Sigmaroc. Regulatory News (SRC)

6 Feb 2008 07:01

Messaging International Plc06 February 2008 Messaging International Plc / Market: AIM / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology 6 February 2008 Messaging International Plc ('the Company') Bell Mobility launches Text-to-Landline service with TeleMessage Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messagingservices, has, through its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd, signed anagreement with Bell Mobility, a division of major telecoms operator, BellCanada, to launch its Text-to Landline service. This application will allowBell Mobility subscribers to send a text message from a wireless phone to anylandline phone. The Text-to-Landline software enables Bell Mobility wireless customers to createand send text messages which are converted to voice messages and retrieved bylandline recipients. The recipient can then respond by voice to the wirelesscustomer, who will receive the reply message as a text. The wireless customerwill also receive a status text message telling him if the message was deliveredto a live person or a voicemail system. Bell Mobility customers who use theservice will pay standard text message costs and TeleMessage will receive apercentage of this fee. Guy Levit, CEO of Messaging International, said, "The launch with Bell Mobilitywill allow thousands of customers to enjoy the benefits of our Text-to-Landlineservice. Additionally, the agreement further strengthens our already impressiveclient list of major global telecom operators, which have chosen to integrateour messaging services due to their innovative and leading edge over competitivesystems." ** ENDS ** For further information visit www.telemessage.com or contact: Guy Levit Messaging International Plc Tel: + 972 3 9225252Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7242 4477Mark Percy Seymour Pierce Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 Notes Messaging International Plc Messaging International joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective of becominga leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market. Its 100%owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platformmedia messaging management systems and applications. These are designed toenable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receiveand manage voice messages, email, SMS, IM and MMS across various mediaplatforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mailnotification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to SMS capabilities, allillustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number ofcontracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless, the largestwireless provider in Canada. About Bell Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers withsolutions to all their communications needs, including telephone services,wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and voice overIP. Bell also offers integrated information and communications technology (ICT)services to businesses and governments, and is the Virtual Chief InformationOfficer (VCIO) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Bell is proud to be aPremier National Partner and the exclusive Communications Partner to theVancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is wholly owned by BCEInc. For information on Bell's products and services, please visit www.bell.ca;for more information on BCE, visit www.bce.ca. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange