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Synchronica PLC 28 July 2006 Strictly embargoed until 07.01, 28 July 2006 Synchronica plc ("Synchronica") T-Mobile markets Synchronica's Mobile Manager London, 28 July 2006 - Synchronica plc has signed a partnership agreement with T-Mobile UK, which will see T-Mobile's business consultants promoting Synchronica's device management solution Mobile Manager to T-Mobile's customers base. Mobile Manager addresses the growing need for mobile device management, providing businesses with an easy to use self-care solution for over-the-air (OTA) configuration and management of Smartphones. The agreement comes into effect immediately and covers all sales made by Synchronica to customers introduced by T-Mobile business consultants. T-Mobile currently has six Windows Mobile devices in its portfolio. The market for Windows Mobile devices is growing fast; a 2005 report from Centre Development Cooperation forecasts that Smartphone penetration as a percentage of all mobile devices will rise from 3.1% in 2005 to 28.5% by 2009. T-Mobile UK evaluated a number of mobile device management applications before choosing to endorse Mobile Manager. Steve Tait, T-Mobile UK's Business Solution Manager said: "We chose to partner with Synchronica because we felt that Mobile Manager offered the only mobile device management solution tailor-made for enterprises deploying Smartphones and Pocket PCs. The software is extremely flexible and scalable, and we were particularly impressed with the intuitive user interface, which makes initial configuration easy." Mobile Manager is a web-based tool that allows IT departments to set up Windows Mobile e-mail across hundreds of devices without manually configuring each one. The software also allows administrators to apply a range of pre-set configurations to different groups of users and distribute applications and data files to a group of devices or individual users. It also addresses security concerns associated with data-loaded Smartphones by enabling administrators to wipe and lock lost or stolen devices. Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO at Synchronica plc, commented on the agreement: "We are pleased to be working with T-Mobile UK to offer their customers a sophisticated lifecycle management application for managing their fleets of Smartphones. We see more and more companies who want to manage their mobile devices in-house, but want assurances that the application they choose will make provisioning easy, keep support costs to a minimum and overcome security concerns associated with lost or stolen phones. Mobile Manager ticks all these boxes." About T-Mobile UK T-Mobile is one of the world's largest mobile operators with around 80 million customers worldwide and in the UK it is the network of choice for over 16 million customers, more than any other UK network. T-Mobile has a range of innovative products and services such as Business 1-Plan, U-Fix, a tariff that combines pay-as-you-go and a monthly contract and Web'n'Walk Professional, which enables customers to access their systems and information on the move. T-Mobile's network coverage is among the best in the UK (over 99% of the UK population) with one of the lowest dropped call rates. It offers the largest worldwide Wi-Fi network, with over 1,000 HotSpots in business-friendly locations in the UK and 19,000 worldwide, and offers a variety expanding 3G network across the UK. For more information about T-Mobile UK, please visit www.t-mobile.co.uk About Synchronica Synchronica plc develops and markets synchronisation and device management solutions for mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. Its product portfolio ranges from data synchronization (DS) to device management (DM) and firmware update over-the-air (FOTA). Synchronica has a strong track record in the SyncML space. Products include the world's first live installation in a carrier-grade environment of a SyncML DM server and the award-winning SyncML Gateway, which enables seamless synchronization of corporate data. Its latest offering, Mobile Manager provides companies with a robust mobile device management solution for mobile devices. 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 market (SYNC). For more information please visit www.synchronica.com or contact: Nicole Meissner, Simon Hudson / Clemmie Carr Chief Marketing Officer Synchronica plc Tavistock Communications Tel: +44 1580 831 412 Tel: +44 20 7920 3150 / 07966 477 256 Mobile UK: +44 (0) 7977 256 412 Mobile D: +49 (0) 173 606 9160 Fax: +44 (0) 1580 606 5045 nicole.meissner@synchronica.com ccarr@tavistock.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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