Sigmaroc. Regulatory News (SRC)

26 Nov 2008 12:00



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

26 November 2008

Messaging International Plc ('the Company')

Top 30 Ranking at Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA

Messaging International Plc, the AIM traded provider of innovative messaging services, is pleased to announce that its 100% owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd ('TeleMessage'), was ranked 29th in the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA. This is an improvement from the Company's 2007 position where TeleMessage was ranked 122nd, highlighting the continued progress that has been made in order to not only sustain, but exceed its previous year's achievement. 

The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA acknowledges the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa. To determine the fastest growing companies, Deloitte calculated the revenue growth percentage over the past five years, from 2003 to 2007, during which time TeleMessage has grown 3,507%.

Messaging International CEO Guy Levit said, "Securing such an impressive position in the influential Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA is a tremendous achievement for TeleMessage, especially when considering our improved position from last year. This endorsement of the strength of our core business illustrates the quality of our innovative messaging products and services and our ability to adapt to the fast growing and competitive messaging industry internationally."

"Being one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in EMEA is an impressive accomplishment. We commend TeleMessage for making the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA with a phenomenal 3,507% growth rate over five years," said Karel Bakkes, partner in charge of Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 EMEA programme.

In addition to ranking on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 EMEA, TeleMessage was recently ranked 6th in the 50 fastest growing technology companies at the Deloitte Israel Technology Fast 50 Awards.

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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.