2006-02-01

Birdstep Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Oslo/Stockholm/Seattle/Cambridge – February 2, 2006 –Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of ease-of-connectivity and seamless-mobility client solutions, announced today that Bente Fagtun Skjæran has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company effective immediately, bringing over 20 years of financial and accounting experience to her new post.

Bente Fagtun Skjæran has worked successfully as the Corporate Controller in Birdstep Technology. Since September, 2001 she has been responsible for consolidation of all Birdstep subsidiaries in Seattle, Cambridge and Stockholm.

“Working close to Bente during my first months at Birdstep has made it very clear for me that she is the right person to lead our finance, accounting and investor relations functions and help us with the tasks ahead”, said Petri Markkanen, CEO at Birdstep.

Skjæran has a solid background in finance from large international companies such as Kværner Oil and Gas, BNP Paribas and Nordea.

About Birdstep
Birdstep Technology ASA is a public company listed on 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 3Com, Cisco, Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia, Nortel Networks, HP, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, SonyEricsson and more than 30 mobile network operators worldwide including T-Mobile Group, Vodafone Group, Orange, TIM, Sprint, Telenor and TeliaSonera. Birdstep offers “SmartRoaming”, a hosted roaming service to provide mobility across networks independent of the operator or subscription. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com.

Contact Information:
Petri Markkanen
Birdstep Technology ASA
Phone: +47 24134700
Email: pema@birdstep.com