2009-02-10

138 235 EasyConnect Activations in January

(Oslo, February 10th 2009) Birdstep Technology ASA reported
138 235  EasyConnect activations in January 2009 
138 235 new customers activated their USB modems with EasyConnect software in January 2009 compared to 36 192 in January 2008. These figures represent a sequential decline from the strong Christmas period numbers, but set EasyConnect on course for a strong 2009.

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.

Birdstep Technology reports EasyConnect Go and Advanced activations monthly, in order to provide increased transparency to the financial market. The report is disclosed the 10th every month or the first trading day following the 10th.
 
See enclosed OSE filing including activation report in attached PDF.
 

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, Orbyte offers network operators to rapidly deploy and manage large networks with advanced features, SafeMove provides seamless and safe connectivity to business data for OEM-providers and corporations, while Raima 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.