2008-10-10
114 793 EasyConnect Activations in September
(Oslo, October 10th 2008) Birdstep Technology ASA reported 114 793 EasyConnect activations in September 2008. In addition, the company has revised the activations for January to August, resulting in a restatement of the numbers for the period.
The activations apply to EasyConnect Go and EasyConnect Advanced products, Birdstep Technology’s solutions for mobile broadband connectivity through USB modems and PC cards. Birdstep Technology’s embedded solution for laptop manufacturers, EasyConnect Inside, is not included in the figures.
To enable accurate comparable figures and rigid reporting procedures in the entire value chain from end user to the company, Birdstep Technology has conducted a thorough review of the activation reporting system. The review revealed an accumulated under reporting of 17,065 activations year to date. After the revision, new reporting routines have been established.
Activations January - September 2008(1)
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(1) About the activation report
The activation numbers apply to EasyConnect Go and EasyConnect Advanced products - Birdstep Technology’s solutions for connectivity to mobile broadband through USB modems. Due to different pricing models for different products and customers, the activations are not directly correlated to the quarterly revenues for the EasyConnect business segment.
The activations for August was announced September 15th, while the January to July figures was indicated in the second quarter financial result presentation of August 14th
For further information, please contact:
Torbjörn Sandberg
CEO of Birdstep Technology ASA
+46 705170964
Torbjorn.Sandberg@birdstep.com
About Birdstep (www.birdstep.com)
Birdstep Technology ASA is a software vendor listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under the ticker `BIRD`. The company has four business segments, located in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the United States: EasyConnect offers connection and service management clients for network operators and lap top manufacturers, Service Factory offers network operators to rapidly deploy and manage large networks with advanced features, Secgo Software provides seamless and safe connectivity to business data for OEM-providers and corporations, while Database provides enterprises with high-performance embedded databases for in-memory database usage and persistent storage devices. The company has 100 employees and is headquartered in Oslo. For additional information about Birdstep’s products, services, partners and customers please visit us at: www.birdstep.com.
