Berkeley Mineral Resources Regulatory News (BMR)

21 Feb 2006 07:00

Tecteon PLC21 February 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 February 2006 TECTEON PLC Signs Licensing Agreement for Consumer Bluetooth Product with QSTIK Tecteon PLC ("Tecteon" or "the Company"), a leading provider of voice quality,comfort listening and hearing protection technologies and solutions, announcesthat it has signed its first licensing agreement with QSTIK PLC ("QSTIK") in theconsumer electronic Bluetooth market. Under the terms of the agreement, in whichthere is an initial 12-month period of mutual exclusivity, QSTIK will takedelivery of a minimum of 100,000 units, although both companies ultimatelyanticipate significantly higher sales volumes. QSTIK launched its first product this month, a premium mobile Bluetooth headset,which features Tecteon's bi-directional noise cancellation software that isspecifically designed for harsh noise environments and significantly enhancesaudio quality. Qstik developed the application hardware with the low powerconsumption necessary for Bluetooth devices, where battery life is of utmostimportance. In addition, it significantly reduces ambient noise for bothincoming and outgoing calls, substantially improving the user experience. In acknowledgement of its innovative product offerings, QSTIK recently was shortlisted amongst the top three companies (out of a total of 151 nominees) for theMobile Innovation Award at the GSM Association's 3GSM World Congress inBarcelona, a leading mobile communications conference and exhibition. Mark Lyon, Chief Executive Officer of QSTIK, commented: "We believe our Bluetooth product will significantly enhance the user experienceof GSM and 3G services, fundamentally changing the way people use their mobilephones in the future. Its launch at 3GSM was extremely well received and thelevel of new business enquiries has been very encouraging." Masoud Ahmadi, Managing Director of Tecteon, added: "This represents a great opportunity for Tecteon to enter the mass mobile marketand I am delighted with the performance of our team, delivering such anintegrated technology in such a short period of time. Being short listed in theGSM Association's awards is immensely gratifying and boosts our credibilityamongst our industry peers in a highly competitive market." In order to provide the working capital required to further develop Tecteon'stechnology, the Company has placed a further 23% of its shareholding in DominionEnergy PLC, the OFEX-listed exploration and production company, at 2 pence pershare raising £300,000 before expenses. This brings Tecteon's remaining stake inDominion Energy PLC to 39.2%. For further information please contact: Tecteon PLC Tel: 020 8446 5005Masoud Ahmadi, Managing Director http://www.tecteon.com Bankside Consultants Tel: 0207 367 8888Michael Padley/Susan Scott Editors' Note About Tecteon PLCEstablished in mid 2001, with its head office in London, UK, Tecteon PLCdevelops and markets voice enhancement software technologies and algorithmsrunning on a range of DSP platforms. Tecteon technologies provide voice quality,comfort listening and hearing protection in wired and wireless voicecommunication systems, ranging from peripheral devices to telecom infrastructureequipment, examples include: Headsets (call centre, personal, police, pilots,military, fire-fighters), telephony (business, SMEs, residential), switches(PSTN, soft-switches, gateways), digital mobile radios, mobilephones, hands-free kits and AV conferencing units. ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange