Sale of Licences
Synchronica PLC
05 October 2006
Embargoed until 07.00h, 5 October 2006
Synchronica Announces Sale of 12,000 Mobile Manager Licences to UK Reseller
Remote XT
Agreement brings mobile device management to end users
Tunbridge Wells, 5 October, 2006, Synchronica plc (AIM:Sync), an international
provider of mobile device management and synchronisation software has today
announced the sale of 12,000 user licences under a reseller agreement with
Remote XT from Business Integrated Solutions Limited ("BIS") . BIS is offering
Synchronica's Mobile Manager product, a web based service that remotely manages
Smartphones, to Small and Medium Enterprises and end users, under the brand
Remote XT.
If a mobile is lost or stolen, Remote XT subscribers can use the service to send
a message over the air (OTA) to their device, which remotely wipes any data held
on the phone and locks the device to prevent unauthorized usage. The option of
having the phone emit a high-pitched scream is also available to subscribers of
the £9.99 per month service. All data held on the device, such as phone numbers,
text messages and emails, are wiped until the phone is returned to its
legitimate owner. Even if the SIM card is replaced on the device, the phone will
remain disabled and will continue to emit the high-pitched scream until the
battery is removed.
Commenting on the reseller agreement, Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica
said, "Using the RemoteXT service, crime victims can rest assured that their
information is safe from prying eyes. According to industry sources, it takes on
average only 30 seconds for someone to notice that their phone is missing,
compared to an hour for a wallet/purse. So by using this service, the victim can
potentially hear their phone scream in a crowd of people and take action. Given
the types of personal and business information now held on phones, it goes
without saying that the data is often worth more than the phone itself, so when
the victim purchases a new phone, their data can be restored onto the new
device."
"This deal provides further proof that our strategy to differentiate Mobile
Manager by designing it as a hosted solution from the outset is working. Mobile
Manager is the only hosted solution currently available, remaining outside
corporate fire walls and thus deployable very rapidly. I am pleased that Remote
XT has selected Mobile Manager for its customers and this further penetration of
the market will increase the product's franchise significantly."
Synchronica's Mobile Manager is a complete mobile device management solution,
providing the ability to provision, configure, diagnose and repair mobile
devices remotely over-the-air (OTA). In addition to this functionality, Mobile
Manager has a wealth of security features designed to protect sensitive data
stored on the phone, as well as render it useless to thieves. Devices can be
wiped and locked remotely, ensuring that any information on the device is
secure. With Mobile Manager, phones can be further protected with the unique
'Synchronica Scream Feature', emitting an annoying and embarrassing high pitched
wail from the device.
About Synchronica
Synchronica develops and markets synchronization and device management solutions
for mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. Its product
portfolio ranges from data synchronization (OMA DS) to device management (OMA
DM) and firmware update over-the-air (FUMO/FOTA). Synchronica has a strong track
record in the mobile industry including several live carrier-grade
installations. Products include the SyncML DM Server which enables operators and
device manufacturers to build automated customer-care systems and the SyncML
Gateway, which enables seamless synchronization of corporate data including
Push-Email using OMA DS and Push IMAP. Its latest offering, Mobile Manager,
enables mobile operators and application service providers (ASPs) to offer
mobile device management as a hosted solution to enterprise customers.
Headquartered in the UK with offices in Berlin and Washington D.C., Synchronica
plc is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM:SYNC). More
information is available at www.synchronica.com
For more information please contact:
Nicole B. Meissner
Chief Marketing Officer
Tel.: +44 (0) 1580 831 412
Mobile UK: +44 (0) 7977 256 412
Mobile D: +49 (0) 173 606 9160
Fax: +44 (0) 1580 606 5045
nicole.meissner@synchronica.com
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