Pantech Introduces 'Touch Wheel Music Phone' in Hong Kong

SEOUL, May 15, 2006: Pantech Group, the number two mobile phone company in South Korea, today announced the launch in Hong Kong of its PG-3600V handset. Boasting a sleek and trendy look, the new slider phone has a revolutionary touch wheel sensor, as well as a unique video editing application, and is aimed at young, trend-setting consumers.The touch wheel sensor enables easy navigation by allowing users to sweep the wheel key with their fingers. Targeted at the younger, ‘digital generation’, the touch wheel offers an easy-to-use function for tracking songs, a zoom function for capturing images or tracking recorded movies, and moving menu bars.

S. Jay Yim, Vice President, Overseas Marketing, Pantech, said: “The PG-3600V not only offers a unique design with its finely honed, attractive finish, but it also highlights our efforts to offer the latest, most user-friendly applications to young tech-savvy users. We feel the PG-3600V actively supports the desire prevalent amongst many people to stand apart from the crowd�.

The PG-3600V has already been noted for its eye-catching design and diverse applications. It received wide acclaim among both enthusiasts and industry observers at the CeBIT trade show in Germany in March.

Significantly, the video editing function incorporated in the PG-3600V is a world first, in terms of being installed on a GSM handset. The phone also features a 1.3 mega pixel camera.

Pantech PG-3600V

Users can access a range of music files through the music player and enjoy stereo music, using Bluetooth technology. In addition, the handset, which is also being introduced in Taiwan this week, has an internal 512 Mb memory capacity and an external card slot for more capacity.

The mobile phone market in Hong Kong, where Pantech began to sell handsets under its own brand in 2004, is expected to grow to around 2.5 million users this year. Pantech aims to boost its market share by supplying increasing quantities of its groundbreaking products and to position Pantech as the premium handset brand in Hong Kong over the coming years.

PG-3600V features:

-Intenna type slider
-Touch wheel sensor
-1.3 mega pixel CMOS camera
-Dimension/weight: 102.3x46.6x17.9 mm/94.1g(w/standard battery)
-Display: 1.9� QCIF, 260 K color TFT LCD
-MPEG-4 recording/editing function
-Music player (MP3/ AAC/AAC+/WMA)
-Speakerphone
-Stereo Bluetooth
-SMS/MMS/e-mail

Source: Pantech

Nokia to Showcase New Mobility Initiatives in Support of Java Technology at Javaone 2006 Conference

New Java Mobile Platform for 'Remote Control' of WEB 2.0 Services, On-device Debug for Eclipse-based Tool and Java Expert Presentations Headline Nokia Participation

May 15, 2006 -- San Francisco, CA, USA -Nokia (NYSE:NOK) will demonstrate this week at the annual JavaOne 2006 conference in San Francisco its sustained commitment to leading-edge mobile Java(TM) technology development, showcasing its service-oriented mobile Java architecture for the creation and deployment of mobile middleware to connect to the wealth of collaborative WEB 2.0 services emerging on the Internet.During JavaOne 2006, the leading conference for developers of Java technology worldwide, Nokia will highlight its S60 Mobile Service Platform for Java(TM) Technology, dubbed "remote control for WEB 2.0," as one of several significant announcements and demonstrations at the event.

Based on the new JSR-232 Mobile Operational Management specification (OSGi), S60 Mobile Service Platform for Java Technology is an extensible service-oriented platform that supports Java applications and component-based services and is the standard technology for connecting mobile devices to emergent WEB 2.0 environments to provide a broader range of high-value services and applications for consumers, operators and the enterprise.

Participating through its global developer support program, Forum Nokia, for the sixth consecutive year of JavaOne sponsorship, Nokia also will demonstrate for Java developers attending the show the new on-device debugging capabilities of the Carbide.j IDE, an Eclipse-based toolset for Java that allows mobile software developers to troubleshoot code that is running on a mobile device, as well as SDKs supporting developers working with its S60 3rd Edition and Series 40 3rd Edition mobile device platforms.

Nokia's enterprise-grade Intellisync Wireless Email solution will also be showcased during JavaOne, including demonstrations for mobile enterprise developers of the capabilities of Intellisync-enabled connectivity for almost any device - built on almost any platform - over any network to any data source or corporate application.

"The S60 Mobile Service Platform for Java Technology creates an exciting environment for application and services development by offering 'mobile middleware' components, services and libraries for use with the skyrocketing number of mobile devices that support Java in the global market," said Nasser Iravani, Director for the Americas at Forum Nokia, the largest mobile developer community worldwide, with over 2.5 million registered members. "Nokia's ongoing support for open end-to-end mobile Java platform architecture demonstrates our commitment to accelerate a simple, profitable move into next-generation mobility for developers of software built around the dynamic Java Platform."

Nokia's support for Java technology is being demonstrated at JavaOne 2006 within the context of a sharp surge in shipments of Nokia devices worldwide supporting Java, including a near doubling of device shipments into North America to 8.4 million devices in 1Q 2006, up nearly 95% over 1Q 2005 shipments. By year-end 2005, Nokia registered cumulative worldwide shipments of approximately 350 million devices based on Nokia platforms for application development, including devices supporting Java development.

Developers visiting the Nokia booth #1114 during JavaOne 2006 also will be able to learn about:

- Nokia's complete, low-risk, SNAP Mobile end-to-end solution for community-enabled connected multiplayer Java ME gaming, offering standardized development tools and significant reduction in development costs and set up time.

- Nokia's world-class developer services in support of the Java developer community, including documentation, tools and SDKs for mobile Java development available through Forum Nokia, as well as advanced technical and business development support from Forum Nokia PRO and its recently launched series of Forum Nokia PRO Zones for qualified developer companies; and,

- Mobile APIs for Messaging, Bluetooth, Graphics, Security and Trust, as well as the new Mobile Media API (JSR-135), key to multimedia development opportunities on both Series 40 3rd Edition and S60 3rd Edition platforms, especially Nokia's multimedia-focused Nseries devices.

Attendees at the JavaOne conference will also hear Nokia's Java experts, who will participate in at least ten presentations exploring developer issues related to mobile platforms, application development and next-generation technologies. Developers attending the show are encouraged to participate in the following Nokia conference sessions:

  Session TitleTimeWednesday May 17, 2006 TS-4936Mobile Service Architecture Initiative: JSR 248 Hitting the Market Soon9:45 a.m. TS-4693Digital Television for the Java ME Platform: Introduction to JSR 2724:00 p.m.BOF-2460Java Verified Program: The Latest Activities8:30 p.m.BOF-2810Mobiles Get Senses: Applications With JSR 256 Mobile Sensor API10:30 p.m.    Session TitleTimeThursday May 18, 2006TS-3789Touch a Phone, Touch a Friend: Using RFID and Visual Tags with JSR 257 Contactless Communication API9:45 a.m.TS-1281Best Practices in UI Design and Programming for S40, S60, S80 Platforms11:00 a.m.TS-4447Java Technology for The Mobile Mass Market - Series 40 From Nokia12:15 p.m.TS-3757Introduction to Mobile Java Technology JSR 232 Architecture and Benefits4:00 p.m.BOF-2141Develop Rich Competitive Applications with Java(TM) ME Technology Standards9:30 p.m.BOF-2796Using WSRF in Developing Future Java Technology-Based Telecom Services9:30 p.m.

More information about Nokia activities in support of Java Technology can be obtained from Nokia executives at booth #1114 at JavaOne 2006, taking place May 16-19, 2006 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, or by visiting www.forum.nokia.com/javaone .

Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com .

About Nokia

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.

Source: Nokia

Motorola Joins (RED) to Help Eliminate AIDS in Africa

Motorola mobile phone users to contribute with each call, text and download as the UK telecommunications industry unites

Consumers can now do the RED thing with BT Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, Fresh, O2, Orange, Tesco Mobile, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone

BASINGSTOKE, UK – 15 May 2006 – Motorola (NYSE:MOT) today unveils, with the unanimous support of the UK Mobile Industry, (MOTO)RED – the first in a brand new portfolio of mobile handsets created to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.Launched by co-founders Bono and Bobby Shriver at the World Economic Forum last January, (PRODUCT) RED is designed to deliver a sustainable flow of private sector money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS.

In an unprecedented demonstration of support, mobile operators and retailers from across the UK (BT Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, Fresh, O2, Orange, Tesco Mobile, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone) have all united behind this initiative.

The first product in Motorola’s new (MOTO)RED portfolio was revealed as the ultra slim, ultra chic red MOTOSLVR.

"RED is a 21st century idea. It's an amazing thing that these companies are doing - lending their creativity and financial firepower to the Global Fund's fight against AIDS in Africa, the greatest health crisis in 600 years. I think doing the RED thing, doing good, will turn out to be good business for them," said Bono, co-creator of RED.

“Motorola has been doing business in Africa for more than 30 years, and our support of the Global Fund is one way that we're able to give back to the region. Additionally, with our new red model, MOTOSLVR will help change the way people think about AIDS in Africa. We're literally placing in people's hands an opportunity to help find a solution," said Ron Garriques, president of Motorola Mobile Devices. "Motorola and the retailer partners in the UK are contributing £10 from every red MOTOSLVR handset purchase. And, starting today, our operator partners have agreed to donate to the Global Fund 5% of the monthly revenue generated by each red MOTOSLVR. So, with every call, every text and every download, consumers will be able to make a difference in the fight against AIDS in Africa every day."

Recent figures1 provided by the Global Fund demonstrate just how significant the individual contribution every new (MOTO) RED connection can make. The proceeds of selling just three handsets can provide a year’s worth of school materials and daily hot meals for a child orphaned by AIDS, while 5% of the average yearly phone bill can provide 180 treatments to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

The new red MOTOSLVR will be available to purchase in stores throughout the UK from 15 May 2006.

About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks - along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US$36.8 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com

About (PRODUCT)RED
(PRODUCT)RED’s primary objective is to engage the private sector in raising awareness and funds for the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa.
Companies whose products take on the (RED) mark contribute a percentage of the sales from that product to the Global Fund to finance AIDS programmes in Africa, with an emphasis on the health of women and children. Current partners are: American Express, Armani, Converse, Gap and Motorola. www.joinred.com

About the Global Fund
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a unique global public-private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities represents a new approach to international health financing. The Fund works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organizations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases.

Apart from a high standard of technical quality, the Global Fund attaches no conditions to any of its grants. It is not an implementing agency, instead relying on local ownership and planning to ensure that new resources are directed to programs on the frontline of this global effort to reach those most in need. Its performance-based approach to grant-making is designed to ensure that funds are used efficiently and create real change for people and communities. All programs are monitored by independent organizations contracted by the Global Fund to ensure that its funding has an impact in the fight against these three pandemics, which together kill over 6 million people per year. AIDS alone kills over 3 million people per year.

As of end December 2005, 384,000 people have begun Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through Global Fund supported programs, which is nearly triple the number of ARV recipients funded by Global Fund resources by the end of 2004. Around half of the Global Fund’s financing ($5.2 billion committed to 385 programs in 130 countries) is being spent on medicines, mosquito nets to prevent malaria and other products, while the other half is for strengthening health services. Taken together, Global Fund supported programs to combat malaria expanded distribution of insecticide treated bed nets to 7.7 million. In addition, tuberculosis programs have detected and treated more than one million TB cases through DOTS (Directly Observed Short Course Treatment).
www.theglobalfund.org

Source: Motorola

Telcordia and Norbelle Collaborate to Provide Real-Time, Highly Precise Accurate, Mobile-to-Mobile Tracking

Ability to Dynamically Track Mobile Users in Real-Time Opens Doors to a Multitude of New and Improved Carrier Offerings

PISCATAWAY, NJ - May 15, 2006 -Telcordia Technologies, Inc., (www.telcordia.com) today announced a strategic alliance with NorBelle, LLC (www.norbelle.com), an international wireless location technology provider, to commercialize and deliver mobile-to-mobile tracking solutions that provide real-time location reporting and significantly improved accuracy in tracking to end users. These applications will be part of the Telcordia® Maestro™ IMS portfolio delivering product- and hosted-based solutions to wireless carriers globally.This new and innovative product offering is based on the Telcordia® Maestro™ IMS portfolio and NorBelle's flagship product, Cearch™, which increases the accuracy and extends the application of location based solutions. Based on sophisticated algorithms developed and patented by NorBelle, it is maximized for handset-to-handset and handset-to-tag transactions. This state-of-the-art GPS and location accuracy enhancement system dynamically allows one wireless device in motion to track and locate any other wireless device in motion with precision.

Telcordia is bringing this advanced technology to market to enhance its leadership role in delivering applications that allow carriers to deliver leading-edge solutions that set them apart from the competition. This brings significant benefits, for example, better parental guidance as to the exact whereabouts of their children, or greater productivity/responsiveness in managing small business field forces or delivering more accurate asset tracking for enterprise customers. In addition, it also gives carriers a more innovative way to deliver mobile marketing messages, creating additional revenue streams. In each case, the unique ability to track from a mobile device to another mobile device with real-time updates frees end users from being tied to a fixed location or device to track another person or physical asset.

Now, with the Telcordia® Maestro™ IMS portfolio and Cearch-enabled devices, the solution will consistently bring the user within "line of sight" of the person or object they are seeking on the most prevalent receivers in the most challenging of GPS reception environments . Where devices employ coherent tracking GPS receivers, Cearch technology can improve relative positioning performance to within 1-meter. The highly accurate relative measurements are accompanied by NorBelle's unique and patented mobile application, which intuitively guides a user with a compass-like arrow that points to a target in any terrain without necessitating the use of miniature maps or short form text messages. While this capability is quite helpful in busy and densely populated locals, it is indispensable in unmapped areas.

"We believe that location tracking provides carriers worldwide with significant service offering opportunities, while meeting the demands of their subscribers," said Mike Henderson, president, Global Solutions, Telcordia. "When looking for a partner to enable location tracking services, Telcordia found Norbelle to be the perfect company due to its advanced technology advancements and flexible business model. We look forward to working together to bring location based services to market on a mass scale."

Improved accuracy is the lynchpin in the value proposition for certain high demand commercial, consumer and emergency location services. Whether it is an enterprise tracking precious cargo, a small business efficiently managing a limited field force or more importantly, a parent searching for a lost child or a Police Department trying to locate a wireless user in an emergency…how close a searcher can be brought to the true position of their target, matters. In a city like New York, reliably being able to locate a car within a half block or less is highly efficient whereas narrowing its location to a six or eight square block vicinity, is effectively useless.

"Mobile-to-mobile real-time tracking is just one example of a more valuable location service. With the Cearch platform providing carriers with the capability to improve the accuracy of a wide variety of other location offerings, the true potential for revenues from this space is much more likely to be realized," said Patrick Mulhearn, CEO, NorBelle. "NorBelle and Telcordia together will be providing next-generation solutions through technology leadership to meet a variety of end-user Location Based Services needs."

The LBS conundrum has been: how can the consumer research consistently identify such enormous demand for tracking products, while no carrier offering has approached that level of success in the market? Telcordia and NorBelle expect to help carriers bridge that gap with Cearch technology. "If you can't be brought close enough to see what you are looking for, you can't find it. If you can't find it, why would you pay for something that purports to be a "tracking service?" asks Patrick Mulhearn, "It is just as true that if you can depend on a service to consistently, accurately, reliably allow you to monitor and/or rendezvous with your child, that capability becomes, as they say, "priceless" in times of need. Truly effective location products will sell themselves".

Telcordia is embarking on multiple tier-one trials with carriers across the globe, having completed lab trials with a major carrier in North America supporting both GSM and CDMA technologies. NorBelle has already secured relationships with wireless tag manufacturers to support this new technology.

About NorBelle
Founded in 1999, NorBelle is a location systems engineering firm offering a wide array of server, application and device-based solutions. Underpinning all of NorBelle's offerings is its patented Cearchâ„¢ technology that enables significantly enhanced accuracy on multiple location methodologies (GPS, and land-based trilateration including AFLT, TDOA, etc.). Together with its strategic global partners, NorBelle will introduce "turnkey" network, commercial and consumer product solutions through wireless operators in Europe and the United States providing for the easy and secure tracking of people and things in a highly accurate way.

NorBelle has a network of licensed strategic partners that includes: chip makers; OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers); LSPs (Location Service Providers); and wireless carriers/operators. NorBelle, LLC is a privately held concern whose major institutional investors include Palisade Capital Partners and Weichert Equity. For more information, please visit NorBelle on the web at (www.NorBelle.com).

Source: Telcordia

Sprint and Sun Microsystems Introduce Custom Development Solutions to Java ME Community

Software powers applications that help transform Sprint phones into portable music and video players

Reston, VA — 05/15/2006 -- Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the availability of the Sprint Wireless Toolkit 3.0 and Sprint Mobility IDE for members of the Sprint Developer Program. Continuing its commitment to Java™ Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) and mobile data, this customized tool solution is optimized for the Sprint portfolio of devices and their Java ME platform APIs and capabilities, enabling developers to rapidly and efficiently deliver mobile Java ME technology applications such as the Sprint Music Store™ and other multimedia applications to the entire Sprint customer base."Sprint is dedicated to meeting the ever-increasing customer demand for mobility services," said Paul Reddick, vice president, business development and product innovation, Sprint. "Offering developers a one-stop solution for bringing innovative content and applications to our network allows customers access to a vast portfolio of multimedia content. Our commitment to wireless data and Java has been unwavering since we launched our first Java-technology enabled device in 1999."

Based on the award-winning Sun Java Wireless Toolkit and NetBeans products, this solution provides an out-of-the-box experience that provides Java ME technology developers the tools they need to build innovative applications for the Sprint network. Drag-and-drop design, including specific preconfigured Sprint components, highlights the feature set of the Sprint Mobility IDE. Templates, samples and a preprocessing solution simplify the challenge of optimizing applications for the entire Sprint portfolio. The Sprint Wireless Toolkit offers emulation for almost all devices in the Sprint portfolio and supports Sprint-specific APIs, and a number of JSRs, plus MIDP 1.0 and 2.0. Both the Toolkit and the Mobility IDE are compatible with other IDEs and device emulators, allowing developers to expand the environment to whatever their specific needs require.

"Sprint has been an important partner for Sun as we have brought Java ME technology to consumers on more than 1 billion devices," said Alan Brenner, vice president, Client Systems Group, Sun Microsystems. "Developers are critical to the success of the Java ME platform, and using our innovative developer products to tailor a solution specifically for Sprint's leading edge network is a win-win for everyone."

The Sprint Wireless Toolkit 3.0 and Sprint Mobility IDE for members of the Sprint Developer Program is available at www.sprint.com/developer.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of communications services bringing mobility to consumer, business and government customers. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks offering industry leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and an award-winning and global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

Source: Sprint Nextel

Sonera to provide Iin Energia and Yli-Iin Sähkö with automatic electricity consumption measurement as a total service

5/15/2006 -- Iin Energia Oy and Yli-Iin Sähkö Oy have concluded an agreement with TeliaSonera Finland Oyj on the provision of automatic electricity consumption measurement as a total service. Using the new service, the electricity company can remote read all electricity meters of its area wirelessly once a day, which allows the company to invoice its customers based on the actual consumption. The new service entity will considerably facilitate the lives of both users and the electricity companies. The agreements will remain in force for 15 years.The total service agreement covers, for example, the delivery, installation and maintenance of new intelligent electricity meters, a mobile-based automatic meter reading service, and the necessary telecommunications connections. In addition to consumption data, the solution also provides information on the state of the network. Sites with district heating will also be incorporated in the scope of the service according to the same schedule.

The consumption and fault data of electricity meters will be transmitted wirelessly to Sonera's database once a day and forwarded from there to the network companies. The data connection is a two-way connection: in addition to the information transmitted from the meters to the system, software updates and tariff changes, for example, are sent from the system to the meters in real time.

Consumption data is measured genuinely in real time, as electricity meters appear as independent devices in the network, and the personnel of the electricity company can access them immediately through a browser-based user interface. The introduction of automatic measurement requires that all electricity meters in the areas be replaced by new remote-readable meters. The replacement process begins at the beginning of August.

The total service will provide Iin Energia Oy and Yli-Iin Sähkö Oy with significant benefits. It will allow the network companies to monitor consumption data accurately and in real time, to switch over to actual consumption-based invoicing, and to enhance both customer service and fault management.

"We selected Sonera's service solution, as it suited our needs best. The agreement will facilitate the operations of our companies in many ways. Since we buy the solution as a service, it does not tie up our own capital. Our companies will receive each service entity on turnkey basis, and we will pay fixed monthly service charges for them, which will also makes it easier to plan and budget our operations," say Juhani Jääskeläinen, CEO of Iin Energia Oy, and Tuomo Alaoja, CEO of Yli-Iin Sähkö Oy.

"The new service solution will also free our resources for new things. Installers can use the time they have used for collecting meter readings for actual installation work. And TeliaSonera's leadership in telecommunications provides a solid foundation for our cooperation," say Juhani Jääskeläinen and Tuomo Alaoja.

"The energy sector is one of the strategic focus areas of TeliaSonera Finland. Electricity business is to an increasing extent data communications. Companies can streamline their processes by utilizing real-time data. Networking and automation are musts for future business. End-to-end manageability and transparency are the key words. We want to support companies' customer focus and build total service solutions that support their business," says Esa Korvenmaa, Chief Operating Officer of TeliaSonera Finland.

The introduction of automatic measurement requires that all electricity meters in the areas be replaced by new remote-readable meters. The replacement process begins at the beginning of August.

Source: TeliaSonera

Opera Announces New Partnership with Wind River to Deliver Full Internet Capabilities to Connected Devices

Oslo, Norway – May 15, 2006 -- Opera Software today announced a new partnership with Wind River, the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). As a part of Wind River's partnership network of best-in-breed solutions, the fast and full-featured Opera Web browser will be offered as a validated software component for devices using Wind River's Linux-based products.By partnering with Opera, Wind River acknowledges the potential of the Opera browser to provide full Internet capabilities on a device, and as a tool for developing dynamic user interfaces and advanced Web applications. The Opera browser for devices is complementary to Wind River's promise to deliver flexible, standards-based solutions. In strict compliance with W3C standards, applications developed using Opera are easily ported to a device.

“For a device manufacturer, adding a browser to the software mix will not only enable full Internet capabilities but also contribute to a quicker time to market,� says Scott Hedrick, Executive Vice President, Opera Software. “Using Web technologies to develop applications and UIs for devices means that we've taken away the learning curve. Wind River is a visionary in the device software market, and they have rightly predicted that the Web browser will become a powerful tool that extends beyond surfing the Web.�

As its first partnership activity, Opera Software will be present at the Wind River World Wide User Conference in Orlando, Florida, on May 15-18, 2006. Charles McCathieNevile, the Chief Standards Officer at Opera Software, will host a session during the conference entitled “Web standards for devices�. Opera will exhibit as well at the conference and demo its Web browser on several different devices.

“Opera has long set itself apart in the browser industry for delivering a superior Internet experience to devices,� said Steve LaPedis, vice president of field and alliance marketing, Wind River. “We offer our customers the best solutions that are on the market today, so a partnership with Opera was a natural step.�
About Opera for Devices

Opera provides and optimized implementation of Internet technologies for digital TV and other consumer electronics devices, with innovative and powerful features that seamlessly adapt the Internet experience to suit varying screen sizes and input devices. In addition to being a full Internet browser, Opera is an execution environment for Web applications and dynamic user interfaces based on interoperable open Web technologies such as AJAX. More…
About Opera Software ASA

Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross- platform Web browser technology is renowned for its small size, performance and standards-compliance, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

Source: Opera

Palm Reveals Treo 700p Smartphone, Blending Broadbandlike Speeds with Palm OS Usability

First Palm OS Based Treo Smartphone on EvDO Offers Faster Connection Speeds, Dial-up Networking, Rich Multimedia and More Memory

Palm Treo 700p Smartphone

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2006-- Demonstrating its commitment to providing mobile professionals with a choice of smartphone operating systems, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 700p smartphone, which includes hardware and software innovations centered around usability, connectivity, multimedia and compatibility. As the first Palm OS(R) CDMA-based Treo smartphone to offer the broadbandlike speeds(1) of the EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized) network(2), the Treo 700p smartphone helps customers better balance their personal and professional lives by combining an easy-to-use mobile phone with high-speed wireless data access to web, email, business and multimedia applications.(3)Pricing and availability for the Palm Treo 700p smartphone will be announced later by Sprint and Verizon Wireless.

"The release of this Palm OS based product on the latest high-speed network technology is music to the ears of our dedicated installed base of Palm OS customers and clear validation that we intend to continue to focus on multiple platforms for our solutions," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, Inc. "This flagship product - the second new smartphone Palm will introduce this calendar year -- offers our world-class usability combined with a smarter phone, wireless email, built-in browser, and rich media capabilities - all at blazing speeds on the EvDO network."

As the newest member of the Treo family, the Treo 700p smartphone combines the award-winning hardware design of the Treo 700w smartphone with Palm's innovative software that has shipped on approximately 3 million Palm OS based Treo smartphones worldwide. Palm differentiates this smartphone from others in the Treo line by offering the following features along with many additional enhancements:

First Palm OS Based Treo Smartphone on EvDO

Adding a fast data connection to the already efficient Palm OS platform speeds email, messaging and large attachment downloads, and dramatically enhances web browsing. The speed of EvDO also allows for an enjoyable experience when streaming multimedia content, and the Treo 700p smartphone ships with Palm's first built-in streaming application. The Treo 700p streams mobile content, such as live TV, movie clips and audio from radio stations, as well as training videos or company communications.

"Palm continues to deliver powerful and easy-to-use smartphones to the market, and we are pleased to be a part of the new Treo 700p smartphone with Palm OS," said Toru Arakawa, chief executive officer, ACCESS Co., Ltd. "We believe the Palm Powered Treo smartphone, together with the wide variety of applications available from our developer community, provide a powerful mobile-computing experience."

First Treo Smartphone with Built-in Dial-up Networking (DUN) Capabilities

Treo 700p smartphone users can take advantage of broadbandlike EvDO download speeds on their laptop computers by using the new smartphone as a wireless modem via USB or Bluetooth(R) wireless technology. This functionality may eliminate the need to purchase Wi-Fi or other connectivity services at coffee shops, airports and hotels. For the first time on any Treo product, this capability is available out of the box. Individual carriers will set pricing for appropriate data plans.

Supercharged Multimedia

In addition to the new streaming application, the Treo 700p smartphone now includes a 1.3-megapixel camera and camcorder, offering four times the resolution of a VGA camera. To help Palm customers organize and share their photos, the new product makes it significantly easier to create and manage photo and video albums. Once albums are created, Treo 700p smartphone customers can use the slideshow application to add music, audio captions and transitions.

The Treo 700p includes Pocket Tunes from NormSoft, Inc. for playing music files. The new application, with an easy-to-use Palm-customized user interface, offers customers more options for sorting music and making play lists. With an upgrade to Pocket Tunes Deluxe, Treo 700p customers can play content from all music stores that use Microsoft's PlaysForSure/Janus technology.

Additional Memory

The Palm OS based Treo 700p smartphone includes 128MB of memory (60MB user available). By using SD memory cards, currently available with 2GB of storage (sold separately), in addition to the 60MB of dedicated user storage, users have plenty of room to download and carry important documents and multimedia content.

Other Treo 700p Features and Benefits

-- Superior phone functionality, including personalized ring
tones for various categories of callers and the ability to
ignore a call with text messaging;

-- New voice-memo application, which can be used to create custom
ring tones, add voice annotations to photos or simply record a
memo;

-- Enhanced email and messaging, including better Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 ActiveSync support, which now includes
contact sync in addition to email and calendar, as well as
threaded SMS/MMS messages in a single chat view and
out-of-the-box support for Yahoo!, AOL, and Gmail;

-- Smarter, faster web browsing using a new and improved version
of the award-winning Blazer browser;

-- Full PDF support using DataViz(R) Documents To Go(R) Version
8.0, which also offers native support for Microsoft Word,
Excel and PowerPoint; and

-- The fast, friendly and familiar Palm OS platform, Version
5.4.9.

In-box Treo 700p Smartphone Applications

A CD in the Treo 700p smartphone box includes extra applications -- some free, others for a fee -- such as VoiceSignal, for users who want voice dialing, and Avvenu, for those who want access to their home- or work-computer files while on the go. A secure VPN software client is provided by anthaVPN. Anyone with downtime could appreciate games from Handmark (Solitaire) and Astraware (Bejeweled), while those with a commute may find Palm Traffic to be a useful application. For book-lovers, the CD also includes Palm eReader as well as software from Audible Inc. for listening to audio books.

New applications for the Palm OS platform continue to be developed and improved. Two recent additions include scanR, which cleans photos of whiteboards and documents and delivers the results as a PDF file, and Lower Mars' Mobile Golf Pro, which uses the Treo 700p smartphone's streaming application and the Blazer web browser to stream videos of golf lessons and tips. On the enterprise front, Good Technology has enhanced GoodLink's push-email experience and security capabilities.

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm handheld computers, and Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).

More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com.

(1) "Broadbandlike speeds" refers to download only.

(2) Within EvDO data wireless service coverage area only. Actual data speeds vary based on network capacity and application design. Backward-compatible with 1xRTT and IS95 networks.

(3) Within wireless coverage area only. Email and web require data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. VPN may also be required. Outlook email requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.

Palm, Palm OS, LifeDrive and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

Source: Palm, Inc.

Microsoft and TechFaith Form Strategic Collaboration to Promote Windows Mobile and Windows Media Technology

BEIJING, May 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft China Co., Ltd. and China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF), one of the largest handset application software and handset solution providers in China, today signed an MOU to establish a strategic collaboration to promote the use of Windows Mobile and Windows Media technology. The two companies will work together to improve the user experience and market share of Windows Mobile based devices, while reducing the time to market and lowering development costs.According to the MOU, the two parties will work closely with each other in technology development and sales and marketing to further enhance cooperation in the wireless field.

Based on the Windows Mobile and Windows Media technologies, the strategic partnership covers smartphone and entertainment handset product development, application development, collaborative sales and marketing, and an exchange of talent and technology.

Tim Chen, Corporate Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Greater China Region, said, "China is one of our most important markets in wireless area. And Windows Mobile has become one of the major operating systems for mobile devices. The strategic cooperation with TechFaith today is another milestone for Microsoft's development in China in the wireless area. Our strategy is to grow with China's information industry on a win-win basis. We wish to facilitate the entry of software and IT products and services from China-based companies into the international market."

Mr. Defu Dong, TechFaith's Chairman and CEO, said, "This is an important strategic partnership for us. We will be able to leverage our expertise to help Microsoft expand the Windows Mobile market. Through cooperation with Microsoft, TechFaith can provide better services and user experience to customers in China and fast growing international markets."

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

About TechFaith

TechFaith (Nasdaq: CNTF) is one of the largest handset application software and handset solution providers. Based in China, the Company employs approximately 2,350 professionals, of whom 90% are engineers. TechFaith's three business units are handset design, application software, and smartphone and pocket PC. With the capability of developing MMI / UI software on GSM/GPRS, CDMA1X, EVDO, WCDMA/UMTS, HSDPA and TD-SCDMA communication technologies, TechFaith is able to provide MMI/UI software packages that fulfill the specifications of handset brand owners and major global operators. Having a full range of wireless application software including WAP, Java, MMS, WWW browser, SyncML and DRM, TechFaith is also providing total solutions for upper layer software of handsets. In addition, TechFaith is developing smart phone software based on open operating systems including Linux and Windows Mobile, and capable of implementing high-end smart phones integrating Bluetooth, WiFi, high mega pixel cameras etc. based on different communication technologies according to special requirements of customers. TechSoft, the Company's newly established entity with Qualcomm's capital investment is focusing on the development of application software for wireless devices. For more information, please visit www.techfaithwireless.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

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SOURCE China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited

New Verizon Wireless Advertising Campaign Introduces The People Behind The Nation's Most Reliable Wireless Network

Multi-Faceted Recruitment and Retention Campaign Profiles Real-Life Employees

05/12/2006 -- BEDMINSTER, NJ — It's the network and today, Verizon Wireless is rolling out a new advertising campaign to introduce the people who make this statement a reality. The Verizon Wireless “Our People. Our Network.� advertising campaign, which will run through June, includes print, radio, TV and online ads featuring employees whose work behind-the-scenes helps build and maintain Verizon Wireless' network.The ads include an image of each employee in the workplace and his or her own word's about what makes Verizon Wireless a great employer. All employees cited the role they play in the different aspects of the Verizon Wireless network from the design to the performance to the maintenance of the network, as well as a variety of benefits offered to them by the company as the reasons they like working at Verizon Wireless.

Since its inception, Verizon Wireless has dedicated both financial and human resources to the expansion and enhancement of its national network. Employees featured in the ads include a senior technical analyst, a switch technician, a project engineer, a network engineer and a cell site equipment engineer. These employees are just a handful of the many employees who work behind-the-scenes everyday to make Verizon Wireless' network the most reliable.

“At Verizon Wireless, we employ the best of the best,� said Martha Delehanty, vice president of human resources at Verizon Wireless. “We attract these employees by not only offering them top-of-the-line benefits that help them be successful both during the workday and once they leave the office, but by also allowing them to be owners of the business and to share in the value Verizon Wireless creates every day. We are continuing to grow both internally and externally and it is our hope that these ads will attract additional superstars looking to be part of the Verizon Wireless team.�

Verizon Wireless offers a variety of work/life programs designed to help employees balance their work and personal responsibilities. Verizon Wireless offers backup child and elder care, which provides up to 80 hours of backup care for full-time and 40 hours of care for part-time employees when normal child/elder care arrangements fall through. The company also offers support for employees during family-related events and/or work-related events through its Life Event Navigator, which guides employees through the benefits, time-off policies and resources needed for work/life situations. Additionally, Verizon Wireless has lactation rooms at all major corporate facilities and offers tuition reimbursement, 401(k) and profit sharing and Weight Watchers Corporate Solutions, a flexible, comprehensive group of healthy living offerings.

For more information about Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation’s most reliable wireless network, serving 53 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

Source: Verizon Wireless