Mobile Tornado Regulatory News (MBT)

18 Oct 2007 07:01

Mobile Tornado Group PLC18 October 2007 Mobile Tornado Group plc ("Mobile Tornado" or "the Company") MOBILE TORNADO SELECTED BY PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED IN ISRAEL TO ENRICH ITS EXISTING OFFERING FOR "PUSH TO TALK" Mobile Tornado, one of the world leaders in convergent, instant communications,announces that Partner Communications Company Limited, has signed an agreementto enrich its existing "Push to Talk" ('PTT') offering. Mobile Tornado isproviding its full integrated solution to Partner Communications CompanyLimited's Israel network infrastructure to add and expand in the futureadditional new services. This PTT service will be targeted at the business user who requires fast andconstant communication links with work teams. The service will allow theestablishment of half-duplex voice links where one person speaks and the otherlistens, either for groups or one to one, at the touch of a button. The MobileTornado solution also has enhanced 'Presence' capability, the only one of itskind in the market, allowing the user to know the status of the phone of theperson being called facilitating more efficient and effective communicationbetween users. Jeremy Fenn, Managing Director at Mobile Tornado said: "We are extremely proud and pleased to announce this managed services agreementthat Partner Communications Israel have entrusted us with. PartnerCommunications are a market leader in the launch of new services in Israel. Theywere pioneers in the introduction of SMS, EDGE, Worldwide Roaming, and now thelaunch of PTT over Cellular, that will facilitate new communication solutions toan important group of Israeli users. Our technology platform combined with theexperience of Partner Communications on sales and marketing should facilitatethe establishment of a significant market share in the PTT market in Israel.This deal further strengthens our position as a world leader in providinginstant communication solutions to the leading telecommunication operators inthe world " Alon Berman CTO of Partner Communications Company Ltd. said: "Partner Communications keeps leading the launch of new services in Israel. Wecontinue to innovate and enrich our PTT over Cellular offering. With MobileTornado's platform, we seek to continue responding to the needs of the corporatesector by offering the best service of voice over GSM/UMTS technology in Israelwith a wider variety of handsets." For further details please contact: Mobile Tornado Group plcJeremy Fenn, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 7734 475888 Blue Oar Securities PlcRomil Patel / Rhod Cruwys Tel: +44 (0)20 7448 4400 Buchanan CommunicationsCharles Ryland / James Strong Tel: +44 (0)20 7466 5000 About Mobile Tornado Group Plc Mobile Tornado is a leading provider of instant communication solutions tomobile operators and enterprises throughout the world. The proprietary IPRS ('Internet Protocol Radio Service') technology platform that has been developedpowers communication sessions which can instantaneously transmit voice, text orother data, and video clips with an easy-to-use, one-click, "push-to" button onthe mobile phone. "Push-To" sessions can occur one-to-one, one-to-many,mobile-to-PC and PC-to-mobile, worldwide. The technology provides a real-timepresence function to ensure users are able to see instantly whether theircontacts are online allowing for more efficient and effective communication.Mobile Tornado sells software licences and services to mobile operators andenterprises worldwide through a number of distribution partners. More information about Mobile Tornado is available at www.mobiletornado.com About Partner Communications Company Limited ('Partner') Partner is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator known for its GSM/GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA based services and the development of wire free applicationsunder the orange brand. In June 2007, Partner had 2.7 million subscribers,representing an estimated 32% of the cellular market in Israel. Partner launchedits 3G network in 2004 and is the current market leader in Israel, withnationwide coverage and 397,000 3G subscribers as at 30 June 2007. More information about Partner is available at www.orange.co.il This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange