New mobile email service
DAT Group PLC
08 February 2005
For immediate release: 8 February 2005
DAT Group PLC and Dangaard Telecom announce new mobile email service
Today, DAT Group PLC and Dangaard Telecom announced they would form a new
company, Tabella LP, to develop and market a new mobile email solution. The
service has been specifically designed to match the market demand for managed
mobile messaging solutions.
DAT have identified this area as a strong potential source of revenue in 2005
and will receive 77.75% of the profits of the Tabella LP.
DAT provides device management solutions to manufacturers, mobile operators,
distributors and retailers and offers both software product and custom
solutions. Dangaard Telecom is Europe's largest distributor in the
telecommunications industry and in FY 2002/2003 achieved revenues of €1.2
billion.
The new service is aimed at enterprise users and professional consumers who want
their emails delivered on some of the world's most advanced mobile phones,
featuring Windows Mobile software. These devices including the revolutionary
dual-hinge Motorola MPx are capable of delivering the power of an office desktop
in an amazingly compact, highly-functional mobile format.
The service is centred on the Tabella system which incorporates essential
personal information management features with leading edge device control that
is essential for corporate phones. As well as having full push-email, calendar
and contact information, users will also be able to manage their device from a
Tabella web portal. The portal will allow easy setup of multiple email accounts,
upload backgrounds, ring tones and have inherent security features such as the
ability to send a signal to lost phones that locks them and prevents
unauthorised use.
The Tabella system will launch on the Motorola MPx, a truly unique device
blending the best of a mobile phone, personal data assistant and email messenger
in an easy-to-use design that allows users to access information via a QWERTY
keyboard or touch screen.
The service combines DAT's internationally acknowledged device management
software with Dangaard Telecom's highly efficient logistics and distribution
capabilities. Dangaard Telecom has a well established supply chain originating
from their relationships with device manufacturers through to retailers.
Commenting on the joint venture; David Hayes, DAT's CEO said 'I am delighted to
announce DAT's partnership with Dangaard Telecom. Dangaard Telecom's marketing
expertise and established supply chain complement DAT's technology solutions
perfectly. Together the two companies have everything required to build and
market a world beating mobile email service'
He further added; 'I am very excited to be making such a positive announcement
so early in DAT's life as a public company. This is an important development for
DAT and will be a substantial source of future revenue, driving our growth. It
is a hugely exciting opportunity and we are looking forward to working more
closely with Dangaard Telecom on a global level.'
Dangaard Telecom's COO Michael Koehn Milland: 'By joining with a best-of-breed
partner as DAT, we can facilitate the device manufacturers, operators, service
providers, MVNO's and retailers in the telecommunication industry, with new and
innovative business solutions. This joint venture presents an extra dimension to
our value adding services'.
Motorola comments: 'The mobile enterprise market is really starting to take off,
with solutions like mobile email paving the way for professionals to stay better
connected and ahead of the curve,' said Amer Husaini, Vice President Product
Operations, Motorola Mobile Devices Europe. 'Motorola is dedicated to growing
this market by meeting the needs of mobile professionals through a wide range of
products -- such as the Motorola MPx -- that leverage the power of wireless and
desktop, seamlessly. That's why we're so pleased to see Dangaard and DAT coming
together to provide a new mobile email and device management service that will
continue to broaden the market and strengthen customer choice.'
The whole solution is built around Microsoft messaging and mobile phone software
technology and the collaboration has the full support of Microsoft.
'Our goal with Windows Mobile is to deliver an integrated, consistent mobile
software platform that supports the development of innovative applications and
provides seamless integration with critical business information,' said Jason
Stolarczyk, product manager, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft
Corp. 'Tabella LP's mobile email solution provides enterprise customers with a
compelling, new option to manage mobile data on Windows Mobile-based devices.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein maybe the trademarks
of their respective owners.
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For further information, please visit www.datgroup.com or contact:
David Hayes Michael Koehn Milland John West
Chief Executive COO Clemmie Carr
DAT Group Dangaard Telecom Tavistock Communications
Tel:01580 830033 Tel: +45 7330 3080 Tel: 020 7920 3150
Notes to Editors
DAT Group PLC
DAT Group PLC provides device management solutions for mobile operators,
manufacturers, retailers and the enterprise reducing the cost of provisioning
and managing data enabled phones. Based in the UK, DAT supplies products and
custom solutions that leverage DAT's over-the-air delivery platform and unique
expertise in the configuration of mobile devices. More information about DAT is
available at www.datgroup.com
Dangaard Telecom
Dangaard Telecom is Europe's largest distributor in the telecommunication
industry. Advanced services within logistics and distribution - developed by
Dangaard Telecom - have put the company in a significant leading position in
this line of business, and this leading position is maintained thanks to a
strategic and constant focus on finding and developing new business
opportunities. In the financial year 2002/03, Dangaard Telecom Holdings A/S
achieved revenues of €1.2 billion. More information about Dangaard Telecom is
available at www.dangaard.com.
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