Launch of Mobile Gateway 4.0

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Synchronica PLC

12 February 2009

 



Synchronica plc

("Synchronica" or "the Group")

Synchronica shakes up mobile email sector with solution for virtually any handset

• Mobile Gateway 4.0 provides a true comprehensive service for the mass-market
• Multi-protocol gateway complements Push IMAP and SyncML with Email-to-SMS, Email-to-MMS and Push-to-WAP
• Enables mobile email even on entry-level phones for consumers and businesses
• Document transcoding converts office documents and reduces image sizes
• Push synchronization of contacts and calendar for Google & MSN/Live
• Full demo available at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Hall 2 Stand 2J25

Hall 2 Stand 2J25 - Mobile World Congress, Barcelona/Royal Tunbridge Wells - 12 February, 2009 - Synchronica, the international provider of mobile email and synchronisation solutions, today announced the launch of Synchronica Mobile Gateway 4.0, a multi-protocol gateway that extends mobile email and data synchronisation to virtually any mobile phone on the market. The solution is based entirely on industry standards, does not require any additional software to be installed on the handset and now enables mobile email on even the most basic of handsets. 

Mobile Gateway 4.0 introduces email-to-SMS and email-to-MMS gateways and Push-to-WAP/xHTML browser access - ideal for emerging markets, where PC-based access is limited and entry-level devices dominate. Users of entry-level handsets send and receive emails as a standard SMS or MMS; their replies are then converted back to email. Mobile Gateway 4.0 includes a document transcoding gateway, which allows a variety of attachments - such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents - to be displayed on mass-market phones. This gateway also optimises images for display on a mobile phone, thereby reducing bandwidth requirements. 

The Group is also pleased to announce the full integration of the technology from its key acquisition in 2008, bringing the SimpleMail solution fully into Synchronica's already impressive product portfolio. Initial costs from the acquisition were amply covered in December by the realisation of certain assets from the acquired entity, while staffing numbers have now returned to the level prior to the acquisition. These cost saving economies have led the Group to look forward to 2009 with much confidence.

Additional functionality in Mobile Gateway 4.0 includes:

• Multiple accounts

Allows up to 5 email accounts to be managed using a single Mobile Gateway account. 

• Google Contacts and Calendar synchronization

Google Mail users can now synchronize their Google contacts and calendar with any SyncML-enabled device, providing mobile synchronization for an estimated 2 billion SyncML handsets worldwide.

• Windows Live/Hotmail Email and Contacts synchronization

Mobile Gateway 4.0 includes a new connector for Windows Live/Hotmail, allowing users to access their Hotmail email and synchronize contacts with any SyncML handset.

Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica, comments: "New mobile email solutions seem to be announced almost every week, but Mobile Gateway 4.0 represents a real breakthrough. Our vision is to enable mobile email and synchronization on virtually any handset and for any user, business or consumer, high-end N95 or entry-level Nokia 1100. This product truly delivers on the promise of a 'Crackberry' for the mass-market."

Forecasts point to emerging markets as a breakthrough area for mass market mobile email. Informa predicts that there will be 4.81 billion mobile phone subscribers by 2012, with the next billion subscribers coming from emerging markets, where PC and fixed-line penetration is low.

Unlike other solutions, Mobile Gateway does not require users to install additional software on the handset or behind the firewall. The combination of this "zero footprint" architecture with an additional over-the-air provisioning module for service activation increases adoption rates and improves the overall user experience. Mobile Gateway 4.0 uses open industry standards such as Push IMAP and SyncML to integrate with the native email and synchronization clients built into more than 2 billion devices from all major handset manufacturers including Nokia, SonyEricsson, Samsung, Motorola and others. It includes connectors for mayor consumer mailservices such as Google Mail, Yahoo or MSN/Windows Live as well as for business servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino.

About Synchronica 

Synchronica plc develops and markets mobile email and synchronization solutions for mobile operators and device manufacturers. Products include the award-winning push email and synchronization solution Mobile Gateway, and the device backup solution Mobile Backup. Based on industry-standards, Synchronica can reach the built-in email and synchronization clients of more than 2 billion mobile devices on the market today. Service providers in emerging and developed markets use Synchronica products to offer mobile email, PIM synchronization, and backup and restore services to consumer and business subscribers. 

Headquartered in England Synchronica has a development centre in Germany and presences in the USA, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.LN). More information is available at www.synchronica.com

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