BSD.L Regulatory News (BSD)

4 Jul 2006 09:02

Emblaze Ltd04 July 2006 EMBLAZE MOBILE WINS CONTRACT WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST OPERATORS Will officially distribute "Pay As You Talk" products in the UK London, United Kingdom - 4 July 2006 - Emblaze Mobile, the handset design andmanufacturing house and member of the Emblaze Group (LSE: BLZ), is pleased toannounce that it has won a significant contract with one of the world's largestfirst tier network operators to promote and distribute a range of products underthe operators existing wide range offering branded "Pay As You Talk". The company has been selected to broaden sales of "Pay as you talk" handsets andservices across the dealer and retail community in UK. Name of operator was notdisclosed due to commercial sensitivity. Emblaze Mobile, via its acquisition of European Telecom, has broadened itsoffering from handsets to content, customizations, value added services andmassive distribution capabilities creating an end-to-end offering of services tooperators. "I'm delighted to have one of the top global operators sign up with us. Ourunique expertise in mobile handsets and distribution combined with the strengthof our account management team puts us in an ideal place to offer a broadeningrange of products and services to our growing number of operator clients andsales channels. This appointment confirms our positioning as an aggressive newplayer in the global mobile arena" said Laurence Alexander, Chief Exec ofEmblaze Mobile, "this contract will contribute significantly to our growth inbusiness and to the widening of our margins over the next years." Ends Enquiries: EmblazeHagit Gal/ Doron Cohen + 972 9 7699339 / 301 Corfin CommunicationsHarry Chathli, Neil Thapar + 44 20 7929 8989 Note to Editors: About European Telecom / Emblaze MobileEuropean Telecom offers a sophisticated state-of-the-art distribution solutionfor Emblaze Mobile's wide range of precisely tailored and stylish mobiledevices, accessories and entertainment hardware. Offering a superior level ofservice and robust systems that come from more than 12 years in the distributionmarket, European Telecom have the ability to distribute solutions to the globalbusiness and consumer markets through an array of sales channels. Emblaze Mobile was established in 2001 to offer Telecom operators a range ofbespoke technologies, products and solutions for next generation services. Withdesign and manufacturing capabilities in Korea and the Far East, Emblaze Mobileis able to draw on their expertise to deliver media-rich handsets utilising thelatest voice and data solutions. Being able to tailor solutions to meet specifictarget audiences has not only helped our partners gain a marketplace advantagebut also enabled Emblaze Mobile to continue to deliver communication solutionsthat are individual, cool and stylish. About EmblazeEmblaze Ltd is a group of companies sharing a common mission to provide telecomoperators with technologies, products and solutions for next generationservices: Emblaze Mobile, a new breed in handsets design and manufacturing;Emblaze VCON, is a leading provider of wireless video communicationstechnologies and conferencing solutions for operators and enterprise marketsover IP networks; Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), provider of InteractiveTelevision IPTV middleware for Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services,aimed at Telecom, cable and xDSL operators; Emblaze SmartContent, developer ofhighly advanced technology for Content-Push over wireless and IP networks tomobile devices and personal computers; emoze, a free global Push Email servicefor mobile devices that will push send your Emails and PIM data to you anywhereand to any device and Visual Defence (LSE: VDI), a provider of wireless and IPvideo solutions for military and homeland security markets. Emblaze Group is traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BLZ) since 1996 andhas offices in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Korea andIsrael. www.Emblaze.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange