Sigmaroc. Regulatory News (SRC)

26 Apr 2006 08:11

Messaging International Plc26 April 2006 Messaging International Plc / Market: AIM / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology 26 April 2006 Messaging International Plc ('the Company') Expands Partnership with leading US Mobile Operator Sprint/Nextel Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messagingservices, has expanded its relationship with Sprint/Nextel, a leading tier oneUSA mobile operator (NYSE: S), through the launch of its proprietary Text toLandline solution to the Nextel network http://www.nextel.com/en/services/messaging/text_landline.shtml. Earlier this year Sprint/Nextel launched the same service to its Sprint CDMA network customers http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/ueContent.jsp?scTopic=txt2landline. The service, now available to over 50 million mobile phone subscribers on boththe Sprint and Nextel networks, enables both Sprint and Nextel customers to sendtext messages, which are converted to automated voice messages and delivered toany landline phone in the USA and Canada. The recipient can then send a voiceor selected text message reply, which the original sender can retrieve through atext message alert. Customers on both networks pay standard text messaging rateswhen using the service. Horacio Furman, Chairman Messaging International Plc, commented: "We continueto have good success selling the Text to Landline application in the USA. Thismarks the second launch this year and we have several more planned in the comingmonths." * * ENDS * * Contacts: Guy Levit Messaging International Plc Tel: + 972 3 Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7242 447 Notes Messaging International Plc Messaging International Plc joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective ofbecoming a leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market.Its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), providescross-platform media messaging management systems and applications. These aredesigned to enable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users tosend, receive and manage voice messages, email, text, IM and MMS across variousmedia platforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion,e-mail notification, unlimited text length, and direct reply to textcapabilities, all illustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has anumber of contracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless,the largest wireless provider in Canada. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange