1Spatial Holdings Regulatory News (SPA)

8 Jun 2006 07:02

Z Group PLC08 June 2006 8 June 2006 Z GROUP PLC ("Z GROUP" or "the Company") Z GROUP extends relationship with BT Z GROUP, the marketing-led technology services company, announces that it hasextended its relationship with BT to distribute the Company's Internetacceleration product, ONSPEED. In February 2005, the Company entered into an arrangement for BT to offer theONSPEED service to its pay-as-you-go and anytime customer base. BT will nowoffer the ONSPEED Version 5 product to its 512kb Broadband customer base, whichwill allow these customers to enjoy up to five times faster connectivity. Jack Bekhor, Joint CEO of Z GROUP, commented: "We are delighted to have strengthened our working relationship with BT and toassist them further in offering an enhanced service to its 512kb Broadbandcustomer base. ONSPEED Version 5 is an ideal accelerator for Broadband customerswith lower speed connections. Our product helps address the issues relating toline quality, contention ratios and distance from the exchange, which oftenaffect the connection speeds for Broadband customers." About Z GROUP Founded in 2002, Z GROUP is a successful, publicly listed London-basedtechnology company which acquires, licences and develops technologies andprofitably commercialises them through proven branded marketing techniques,offering cutting edge, easy to use and affordable software. With over half a million customers to date, Z GROUP has six software businesslines: • ONSHARE: proprietary and revolutionary file sharing software enabling highly secure communication between small or large groups of users • ONSPEED Mobile: unique mobile phone acceleration software, which speeds up and optimises slow Internet connections and helps users control associated costs • ONSPEED: the fastest Internet acceleration software on the market, which instantly enables any PC, Mac and Pocket PC user to browse and email at near Broadband speeds by using a 9-patented compression technology • Net2Roam and NetAway: services that allow individuals and SMEs to obtain local Dial-up access numbers worldwide at rates below normal international rates • Onbidder: a service that integrates into eBay, making a user's bid at the last second of an auction - giving the user the best chance to win their item at the best possible price. For more information on the group, visit www.zgroupplc.com Enquiries: Z GROUP PLCJack Bekhor/Jamie True, Joint Chief Executive Officers 08700 111 173Saskia Hopmann, Public Relations 020 7952 4026Holborn PRDavid Bick/Mike Feltham 020 7929 5599Teather & Greenwood James Maxwell (Corporate Finance) 020 7426 9000 Adam Pollock (Sales) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange