Sigmaroc. Regulatory News (SRC)

3 Nov 2008 07:00

Messaging International Plc / Market: AIM / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology

3 November 2008

Messaging International Plc ('the Company')

Top 10 Ranking at Deloitte Israel Technology Fast 50 Awards

Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messaging services, is pleased to announce that its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd ('TeleMessage'), has been ranked 6th of the 50 fastest growing technology companies at the prestigious Deloitte Israel Technology Fast 50 Awards ('Fast 50 Awards'). This is a further endorsement of the progress being made by the Company and an improvement from its 2007 position where TeleMessage was ranked in 14th place.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award programme is an objective ranking of Israel's fastest growing technology companies, which honours them for their innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. Established in 1995 in San Jose, and now operating worldwide, the Fast 50 programme has become a benchmark of success for technology companies. To determine the fastest growing companies, Deloitte reviewed fiscal year revenues over five years (2003-2007), calculated the revenue growth percentage over this period, and compared the growth of technology companies.

Guy Levit, Messaging International CEO said, "This is further testament to the quality of our innovative and convenient messaging products and services, and also our ability to adapt our offering to the growing messaging services markets worldwide. We are delighted to receive this accolade for the second year in a row, especially when considering the improved ranking from the previous year as this shows that TeleMessage has not only sustained the high growth of previous years, but has in fact increased its revenue growth rate. This is a significant achievement for TeleMessage, and highlights the strength and value of our offering in the competitive environment that we operate in."

"Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is a testament to a company's commitment to technology", said Asher Mechlovich, partner in charge of the Deloitte Brightman Almagor Zohar Israel Technology Fast 50 Program. "With its 3,507% growth rate over five years, TeleMessage has proven that its leadership has the vision and determination to grow in difficult conditions."

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About Messaging International Plc

Messaging International Plc joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective of becoming a leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market. Its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platform media messaging management systems and applications. These are designed to enable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receive and manage voice messages, email, SMS, IM and MMS across various media platforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mail notification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to SMS capabilities, all illustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number of contracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless, the largest wireless provider in Canada, and Sprint, one of the largest wireless providers in the US.