2007-04-27

Birdstep upgrade T-Mobile mobile broadband Internet client to Microsoft Vista

Birdstep has received multiple orders to upgrade T-Mobile mobile broadband Internet client to Microsoft Vista. The orders include several new high-speed modems (HSDPA) and two notebook offerings with embedded client software solutions.

Oslo/Stockholm/Cambridge/San Francisco– April 27, 2007 –Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of seamless connectivity and mobility software for laptop, PDA's and Smartphones, today announced multiple orders on upgrading the T-Mobile laptop client software to EasyConnect. EasyConnect for T-Mobile is delivered with support for Microsoft® Vista® operating systems. T-Mobile now offers two brands of notebook offerings with embedded client software, being Fujitsu Siemens and Sony Vaio. In addition, several external HSDPA high-speed modems with speeds up to 3.6 Mbit/s are included.

“T-mobiles unique combination of being innovative and aggressive in their marketing paying off. The main strength with pre installation and pre configuration of the laptops with embedded cellular modems is the ease-of-use and the convenience for the end-user. We are very happy to jointly with T-mobile take a lead on the embedded laptop market and bringing attractive Mobile Internet offerings to T-mobiles subscribers”, said Petri Markkanen, CEO Birdstep Technology.

Birdstep has, with the solid experience of more than 40 operator deployments and many first to market launches, the expertise needed to provide the best ease-of-connectivity client in the market. For more than 6 years our connection manager have been used and enjoyed by millions of users all over the world. It has given Birdstep the leading technical and commercial experience necessary to guide our customers to successful market launch.