2.5G and 3G Mobile Operators Bring Mobile Email to Market

US : SEVEN announced commercial partnerships with five leading 2.5G and 3G mobile operators who have chosen its software to provide push-based mobile email to their enterprise and consumer customers. SEVEN-powered services are available in Australia through Hutchison Telecom's 3 network, in Malaysia through DiGi and in Spain through Amena. For the first time, device-agnostic, push-based mobile email is available in France through Bouygues Telecom and in Mexico through Grupo Iusacell. These five operators are innovators in their markets, characterized by fast subscriber and data growth rates and leading 2.5G and 3G networks.

"Businesses and individuals worldwide continue to demand the ability to check email on the go. A variety of new email capable mobile phones are coming to market at a rapid pace and SEVEN enables people to use either integrated voice/data devices or lower cost voice-centric devices such as data-capable cellular phones for mobile email. SEVEN and its operator customers have the potential to meet the global market demand for mobile email," said Eugene Signorini, Director of Yankee Group's Wireless/Mobile Enterprise Solutions advisory practice.

SEVEN-powered mobile email services are currently available through 47 mobile operators across 30 countries and on more 3G networks than any other mobile email vendor. SEVEN makes it easy for companies and consumers to access email on the mobile device that best suits them -- with over 100 smartphone and affordable everyday mobile phones to choose from. Today, businesses and organizations of all sizes, from individuals, workgroups of 5-25 people, and large enterprises such as Accenture, Boeing, Danone, Ford, HP, KPMG, L'Oreal, Lucent Technologies, McDonald's, Mitsubishi Motors, Schering, Toshiba, Toyota, UPS, and XEROX use SEVEN-powered mobile email.

Asia Pacific Expansion: Hutchison Telecoms' 3, Australia

3, Hutchison Telecom's flagship brand for 3G services in Australia, is now offering Business Messaging Server and Desktop Editions, powered by SEVEN, to its small and medium corporate customers for as little as $30/per subscriber/month ( http://business.three.com.au/index.cfm?pid=2104&pageid=2873 ).

"At 3, we are focusing our Business Messaging service toward small and medium enterprises. Our customers are very cost aware and have diverse requirements for data services and mobile devices. With SEVEN's flexible mobile email platform and intelligent management system, we are able to quickly provide a comprehensive service portfolio across our 3G network. SEVEN also has the capability -- like no other vendor in the market -- of supporting a variety of 3G mobile devices, enabling 3 to best meet customers' needs, imaginations and budgets," said Nigel Dews, 3's Director of Sales, Marketing and Product.