2005-11-29
Birdstep Mobile IP Client available on newly launched Nokia 9300i Smartphones
Oslo/Stockholm – November 30, 2005 - Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD) today announced the availability of the Birdstep's Mobile IP client on the newly launched Nokia 9300i Smartphones. A “try and buy” version of the Birdstep Mobile IP client is shipped bundled with these Nokia devices from this date.
As an End-User and Enterprise offering, Birdstep introduced this fall “SmartRoaming”, a hosted roaming service to provide mobility across networks independent of the operator or subscription - accessible via the Birdstep Mobile IP client. The SmartRoaming service is now activated to allow users of the newly launched 9300i Smartphones enjoy seamless mobility across network boundaries.
SmartRoaming can easily be activated by the End-Users. It is offered as “try and buy” so users can experience it for 4 weeks free-of-charge before they subscribe to the service. Please visit our SmartRoaming site for more information at www.smartroaming.com.
“We encourage all owners of Nokia 9500 and the new 9300i Smartphones to activate our service from our website and experience Birdstep seamless connectivity”, says Petri Markkanen, CEO from Birdstep Technology.
The Birdstep Mobile IP Client
The Birdstep Mobile IP Client supports secure and continuous connectivity between Wireless LAN (also known as guest zones or hotspots) and GSM/GPRS/UMTS/CDMA networks. This market leading client allows users to seamlessly connect and re-connect across different types of infrastructures without application downtime, security degradation or user intervention. The client also mobilizes security components based on SSL VPN solutions as well as thin clients solutions such as Citrix without interruption. The solution also interoperates with authentication methods commercially available in the market. The client gives complete hassle-free mobility without requiring the user to do something except continue doing work as usual.
About Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology ASA is a public company listed in the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under ticker 'BIRD' with head quarters in Oslo, Norway in addition to offices in Stockholm, Sweden and Seattle, USA, as well as offices in Frankfurt, Cambridge (UK), San Francisco, Sao Paolo and Shanghai. In December 2004 Birdstep acquired 100% of the shares in Alice Systems, now Birdstep AB in Sweden. The acquisition makes Birdstep a complete provider of connectivity and mobility solutions for PC, pocket-PC and Smartphone devices. that enable operators to improve their customer experience as they move between available networks, e.g. fixed, cellular and wireless connections. The company today employs around 70 people dedicated to development of advanced connectivity and seamless mobility solutions, as well as small footprint, high performance database technologies. Birdstep's global customers and partners include Nokia, SonyEricsson, Cisco, 3Com, Alcatel, Ericsson, Nortel Networks, HP, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and more than 30 mobile network operators worldwide including T-Mobile Group, Vodafone Group, Orange, TIM, Sprint , Telenor and TeliaSonera. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com.
Contact Information:
Contact:
Stefano Holguin
VP Marketing
Birdstep Technology ASA
Phone: +47 24134700
email: pr@birdstep.com