The TelstraOne app for Android brings news, sports and weather feeds direct to a Telstra customer’s smartphone homescreen. Customers can set up general news or sports widgets. Or, if they’re interested in specific news categories, such as Entertainment, or a particular sport such as NRL, they can set up mini widgets dedicated to this content. TelstraOne also includes two handy weather widgets and, for the first time, a My Account widget that makes it easy to see at a glance how much included data a customer has remaining. TelstraOne content is unmetered on the Telstra Next G® network.

The TelstraOne app for Android builds upon the successful delivery of Telstra MyPlace and TelstraOne Experience leveraging the existing SurfKitchen Mobile Internet Platform.

Telstra has continued to lead the mobile market with high speed mobile networks, and innovative services. TelstraOne builds on this by providing Telstra content and services directly to the subscriber on the home screen.

"Telstra has an outstanding record of innovation in mobile communications, and SurfKitchen has worked extensively with Telstra to improve the usability and discoverability of data services on feature phones” says Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. “The TelstraOne app for Android extends this learning to create a compelling and easy to use experience on smartphones. This is an exciting prospect as we leverage the wide range of Android devices with the SurfKitchen Mobile Internet Platform."

The SurfKitchen Mobile Internet Platform is designed to enable mobile operators to deliver an intuitive and compelling experience to users across an unrivalled range of handsets. It includes sophisticated content delivery, application launcher and carrier-class mobile server which enhance mobile application/service acquisition and usability.

TelstraOne app launches on the HTC Sensation, the HTC Wildfire S and the LG Optimus Black and is available to download via the Android Market for customers with an existing Telstra Next G® Android smartphone.

For more information on the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform, please visit: Products Overview

About Teleca

Teleca is a world-leading supplier of software solutions and engineering services to the connected devices industries. Teleca's global scale and reach is unique. Using tailored solutions, systems design, integration and testing we help drive down development time and deliver value. Teleca has approximately 2,000 employees in 11 countries.

For more information, please visit: www.teleca.com

SurfKitchen – the Mobile Operator division of Teleca is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5,6 and 7, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and & ALJAWAL(SaudiTelecom). For more information, visit : www.surfkitchen.com

Telstra Corporation

Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, and one of the best known brands in the country. Telstra offers a full range of services and competes in all Australian telecommunications markets, providing more than 8.5 million fixed line and 11.4 million mobile services.

One of Telstra’s major strengths is the company’s vast geographical coverage across Australia through both fixed and mobile network infrastructure. This infrastructure underpins the carriage of the majority of Australia's domestic and international voice and data telephony traffic.

Telstra has a number of business interests in Asia, and owns 50% of Australia’s pay-TV company, FOXTEL®.

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marketing@surfkitchen.com

SurfKitchen today announced that it is working with NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan's premier provider of leading-edge mobile voice, data and multimedia services and one of the world's largest mobile communications operators, to provide partner operators with an On-Device Portal solution, an innovative platform for 3G mobile services and applications.

Building on NTT DOCOMO's continued success overseas, the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform will allow NTT DOCOMO Partner Operators to enjoy compelling mobile internet applications via an On-Device Portal, that gives customers quick and easy access to a range of mobile Internet services and applications including mobile TV, social networking and games etc.

"NTT DOCOMO has an outstanding record of innovation in mobile communications having led the world in network and service developments over the last ten years," said Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. "By collaborating with NTT DOCOMO and its associated partners, we are able to help extend that record by providing a compelling experience for the diverse range of mobile Internet services and applications that subscribers are demanding. This is an exciting prospect and as the initial deployments show, it really does have huge potential."

The SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform is designed to enable mobile operators to deliver an intuitive and compelling experience to users across an unrivalled range of handsets. It includes a sophisticated applications storefront, application launcher and carrier-class mobile server which enhance mobile application/service acquisition and usability. For more information on the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform, please visit: www.surfkitchen.com/v5/products-overview.html 

About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: www.surfkitchen.com.

About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO is the world's leading mobile operator and provider of advanced mobile services. The company serves over 57 million customers in Japan, including 48 million using i-mode™, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet platform, and 55 million using FOMA™, the world's original 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. As a leader in the development of cutting-edge mobile technologies, DOCOMO is continually expanding the role of mobile phones as versatile and highly personalized "lifestyle tools" for everyday life, including with a wide range of innovative services for mobile payments, GPS, mobile TV, multimedia content and much more. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.

FOMA and i-mode are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and other countries.
FOMA service is only available in Japan.

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To help mobile operators deliver an intuitive and compelling user experience across a diverse range of devices, SurfKitchen today announced that its market leading SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform is now available as a fully managed service. The new SurfKitchen White Label App Store enables mobile operators and their partners to quickly and easily deploy a complete end-to-end mobile application store across a diverse range of feature and smartphone platforms, including Android, Blackberry RIM, Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile 7. By providing the scalability, cross-platform support, reliability and integration required to optimize the delivery and consumption of mobile Internet services and applications, the new release helps operators quickly and easily increase mobile data revenues and enhance customer loyalty.
The SurfKitchen White Label App Store builds on the proven and robust SurfKit Storefront technology that is used by global tier one mobile operators such as Orange Group and Telstra to overcome the discoverability, usability and fulfillment challenges typically associated with the delivery of mobile Internet applications and services. As a complete end-to-end service that includes a sophisticated application storefront, pre-integrated application catalogue, application launcher and carrier-class mobile server, the new managed service offering delivers rapid time to market for operators by reducing the risk and resources involved in building the required IT infrastructure and developer relations that are needed for a successful application store offering.

"Optimizing the delivery and consumption of mobile Internet services and applications is an extremely complex and time consuming process," said Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. "Faced with increasing competition from OEM applications stores, operators need to be able to streamline this process and by delivering a complete end-to-end mobile application store as a managed service offering, we are able to leverage our vast experience to dramatically simplify it. This is an extremely powerful proposition as it allows operators to increase mobile data revenues and customer loyalty by achieving rapid time to market across an unrivalled range of handsets."

Carrier Class Scalability, Integration and Reliability

The SurfKitchen White Label App Store provides the scalability, cross-platform support, reliability and integration required to optimize the delivery and consumption of mobile Internet services and applications.

To help operators provide a diverse and compelling range of mobile Internet applications and services, the SurfKitchen White Label App Store supports native applications and services as well as Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) 1.0 and 1.1 Widgets.

The main components of the new fully managed end-to-end mobile application store are:

• SurfKit Storefront Client – An application store that allows users to easily discover, preview and purchase mobile applications and Internet services by providing a rich, customizable on-device retail environment.
• SurfKit Launcher – A single location for launching mobile applications and Internet services that helps operators meet consumer demand for quick and easy access to their chosen applications and services. 
• SurfKit Mobile Server - A carrier-grade mobile server that provides mobile operators with a comprehensive set of management tools for managing the delivery of mobile applications. SurfKit Mobile Server is available as a fully managed SaaS implementation and integrates into existing operator systems such as billing and customer service.   
• SurfKit Mediation – An advanced reporting platform that tracks consumer interactions with mobile applications and services to deliver insightful user analytics that operators can use to optimize the delivery of existing and future offerings. 
• SurfKit Storefront Web/WAP site – A ubiquitous browser based store that allows consumers to preview and purchase games, music, video and pictures, ring tones and other types of downloadable content on a broad range of devices.
• SurfKit Home – A home screen widget for the SurfKit Storefront client that encourages discoverability and increased purchasing behavior by enabling operators to promote top selling applications directly to the home screen.

For additional information including technical details on the new SurfKitchen White Label App Store, please visit www.surfkitchen.com
About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.
SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest  range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.
SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: www.surfkitchen.com. 
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Acquiring SurfKitchen expands Teleca’s portfolio to include compelling offerings for the mobile operator sector. Significant customer benefits from the unique combination of SurfKitchen’s strong operator offering combined with Teleca's deep relations and skills for the mobile device sector. 

Malmö, Sweden,– February 8, 2011

Teleca, a world-leading supplier of solutions and services to the mobile- and connected devices industries today announced that it has acquired UK based SurfKitchen. The company, which has approximately 55 employees, helps mobile operators and their partners overcome the discoverability, usability and fulfillment challenges associated with the delivery of mobile applications and services. 

The acquisition strengthens Teleca's ability to offer its products and solutions to the operator market, while SurfKitchen gains access to Teleca&'s global reach, customer portfolio, cost effective services and scale. 

Independent business 

SurfKitchen will stay as an independent business unit within the Teleca organization. The company will focus globally on the operator segment, concentrating on business development, sales & product R&D. SurfKitchen will leverage Teleca's extensive global services for its customer deployment. 

The acquisition fits well into Teleca's strategy of expanding its mobile software outsourcing services to all relevant industries. In 2009, Teleca created a unit to deliver mobile apps, which has already achieved significant customer wins in the media and entertainment industry. Now through SurfKitchen, Teleca can offer the operator segment significant advantages, including complete end-to-end apps solutions, full content and subscriber management services, more than 80% market coverage, a first-rate partner network and increased competitiveness. 

"This acquisition brings together two companies with very complementary skill sets", says Michel Quazza, Chairman and CEO of SurfKitchen. "We get access to Teleca's strong presence in the connected devices industry and its extensive partner network, while Teleca can offer its deep knowledge of embedded systems to our operator customers. The result is true end-to-end services that benefit the whole industry and will provide unique differentiation". 

"The mobile- and connected devices industries are moving from software enabled hardware businesses to hardware enabled software businesses", says René Svendsen-Tune, CEO at Teleca. "We see rapid growth in the overall market of content and application consumption, and through this acquisition we can offer mobile operators, platform providers and other layers in the mobile industry complete solutions for applications and content delivery". 

For more information, please contact: 

René Svendsen-Tune, President and CEO, Teleca AB, rene.svendsen-tune@teleca.com, +45-40540068 

Andrew Till, CTO and Head of Solutions Development, Teleca Ltd, andrew.till@teleca.com, +44 7720 428752

Leif Nørgaard, SVP and Chief Financial Officer, Teleca AB, leif.norgaard@teleca.com, +46 738393040 

About Teleca Teleca is a world-leading supplier of software services to the mobile communications industry. We offer world class operations and execution capability, both on-site and offshore. Using tailored solutions, systems design, and integration and testing we help drive down development time and costs for leading industry players. Teleca has about 2,000 employees in 11 countries in Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit: www.teleca.com 

About SurfKitchen SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU. SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms. SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, T-Mobile USA, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com 

Reading, UK – 13 July, 2010 - SurfKitchen today announced it has integrated Facebook and Twitter into the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform. By seamlessly integrating two of the world’s most popular social networks into its mobile Internet platform, SurfKitchen is able to further support the promotion and rating of mobile applications and Internet services on mass market devices.    

The SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform is used by major mobile operators including Orange Group, Telstra and T-Mobile USA to optimize the user experience for mobile Internet applications and services across an unrivalled range of devices. By delivering Facebook and Twitter integration through a new Social Network Connector, SurfKitchen helps operators and developers promote their application stores by encouraging consumers to discuss and rate the applications they are using on their social networks.

“Consumers are increasingly accessing social networks on their mobile devices,” said Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. “This trend is only going to continue with the rise of location-based networks and as they become an integral part of the mobile experience, it is important that they are seamlessly integrated into other mobile applications and Internet services. This integration not only benefits operators and developers by supporting promotion and feedback, but also ensures a compelling consumer experience.”          

According to Forrester Research, 11 percent of US online adults now interact with social network sites from their mobile phones. In the UK, recent data from the GSM Association (GSMA) went someway to demonstrate the extent of this interaction when it found that UK people spent around 2.2 billion minutes accessing Facebook in December 2009. With the number of new Twitter users alone increasing by 300,000 a day, the integration of social networks with mobile application stores and Internet services is now becoming a critical component to mobile operator data strategies.         

The integration of Facebook and Twitter with the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform builds on its seamless integration with operator systems by extending its reach to social media platforms. This enables new mobile services to be developed by creating a mash-up between operator services and Internet services that can be deployed to the handset.
 
About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest  range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, T-Mobile USA, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com.  

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Reading, UK –February 8, 2010 – Delivering on its vision to bring the mobile Internet to mass market devices, SurfKitchen today unveiled SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform 5.0. The new release extends support of smart browsers now available on smartphones, while also delivering greater sophistication in the management of on-device retail environments.

SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform 5.0 takes the proven and robust end-to-end SurfKitchen client-server platform, which has consistently delivered material commercial results in terms of increased usage and ARPU, and adds support for the emerging device runtimes and browsers on today’s smartphones. Supporting devices running Bondi, JIl, Flash and Web 2.0 browsers enables operators to rapidly deploy high quality storefronts to the broadest range of handsets, with a single infrastructure, without requiring specific client software to be pre-installed on devices.

“Until now, mobile operators had to choose between a mediocre user experience with limited investment on their part, or a rich user experience with a dedicated client. The SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform now bridges these worlds by allowing operators to provide the best user experience while benefiting from open standards on new smartphones, all within a single infrastructure,” said Dave Evans, chief technology officer, SurfKitchen.

SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform is designed to enable operators to deliver an intuitive and compelling experience to consumers across an unrivalled range of handsets. It provides operators with a sophisticated application storefront, an application launcher and a service creation environment, which enhance mobile application/service acquisition and usability across the broadest range of phones. Its main components are:

SurfKit Storefront (Powering Orange App Shop): An application store that streamlines the purchasing experience by providing a rich, operator branded on-device retail environment that:
•    Enables users to easily discover, preview and purchase a broad range of applications and services.
•    Seamlessly integrates with an operator’s existing content providers and platforms, including billing systems.
•    Provides user segmentation, product bundling, and promotion management to ensure effective retailing.
•    Instills user confidence by allowing subscribers to preview mobile Internet applications and services prior to purchase.
•    Delivers actionable insights by providing detailed reporting and analytics that allow services to be refined and modified throughout their lifecycle.
•    Delivers a storefront to a dedicated on-device client, or via the devices browser.

SurfKit Launcher (Powering TelstraOne): A single location for launching mobile applications and Internet services that:
•    Gives operators the ability to create and manage their own set of customisable and updateable shortcut menus.
•    Integrates seamlessly with SurfKit Storefront so that a purchased service appears automatically.
•    Delivers an intuitive on-device experience that allows subscribers to
customise their own experience and easily select and launch mobile applications and other Internet services.

NEW: SurfKit Service Creation Environment: An on-device XML/Javascript runtime environment with a rich client server framework that:
•    Enables operators to rapidly develop and deploy connected applications.
•    Simplifies service creation through deep device integration and unparalleled cross-platform support.
•    Enables in-life management and updates to ensure application content remains fresh and relevant.

NEW: SurfKit Cache: An on-device cache management solution that:
•    Enables third-party applications to be updated transparently to the end user, utilizing the robust sync mechanisms of the SurfKitchen Solution
•    Enables third-party applications to utilize the comprehensive subscriber management features of the SurfKitchen Solution including billing and segmentation.

“The last twelve months in the mobile industry have demonstrated that content choice and a great user experience are critical to the success of mobile data services,” said Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. “SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform delivers on these critical factors by allowing consumers to easily discover, purchase and enjoy a wide range of applications and Internet services on the phone of their choice. By combining easy-to-access applications and services with a compelling user experience on the broadest range of phones, SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform will significantly increase mobile data revenue for our mobile operator customers.”

To support integration and management of mobile Internet applications and services, SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform includes an advanced reporting platform and a sophisticated server solution. SurfKit Mediation provides operators with insightful business intelligence into the use of mobile content and services, while SurfKit Server supports integration into an operator’s infrastructure and provides a central control point for all SurfKitchen on-device applications.

For additional information including technical details on the new SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform, please visit http://www.surfkitchen.com.

About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest  range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com. 

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Reading, UK –February 8, 2010 – SurfKitchen today announced the availability of a unique storefront experience to discover and purchase new content for T-Mobile USA customers using the Nokia 7510. SurfKitchen’s mobile Internet platform technology is intended to help deliver a consistent and compelling user experience for mobile Internet applications and services.      

"We're always looking at new ways to improve the customer experience for both mobile web and purchasing content - things that are still challenges today on many feature phones," said Ian McKerlich, director, mobile web and content services,
T-Mobile USA. "We're pleased to be working with Surfkitchen to create an experience that helps consumers discover and purchase new content on their mobile device."

To facilitate mobile content and service usage, SurfKitchen’s mobile Internet platform technology will be used to streamline and enhance the purchasing experience, leveraging SurfKitchen’s unique cross-platform support.

“The delivery of mobile Internet services is an increasingly critical element of operators’ revenue growth strategies and we are delighted to be working with
T-Mobile USA on this deployment,” said Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. “T-Mobile USA’s web2go storefront combines a diverse and compelling range of mobile Internet applications and services that mobile subscribers are demanding.”

To streamline the deployment, SurfKitchen’s mobile Internet platform technology integrated with T-Mobile USA’s existing content providers and platforms. Launched in December 2009, a select group of existing T-Mobile USA customers received the update enabling them to take advantage of this version of the storefront.

About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest  range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com.  

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Reading, UK – Dec 1st, 2009 – SurfKitchen announced that Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, has increased mobile content and data revenues by more than 11 percent on SurfKitchen powered TelstraOne Experience handsets. Launched in May 2009, the TelstraOne Experience is an innovative mobile user interface that leverages the SurfKit Mobile Internet Platform to give subscribers quick and easy personalised access to applications and services they regularly use on their mobile phone.

Analysis of results since launch revealed that customers using TelstraOne Experience were 60 percent more likely to use their phone on a weekly basis to access the mobile web when compared to Telstra’s regular 3G mobile customers. In reviewing how the new user interface impacted mobile data use by volume, Telstra found that mobile data use was almost 7 percent higher when comparing results on two identical handsets – one with TelstraOne Experience and one without.

“Our research indicates consumers are much more likely to head online when they can easily set-up and personalise links to their favorite sites,” said Ross Fielding, Executive Director, Telstra Product Management. “By leveraging SurfKitchen’s technology, TelstraOne brings icon-driven web access – which is usually associated with smartphones – to 3G feature phones."

Based on the success of the initial rollout, Telstra is launching the TelstraOne Experience on the Sony Ericsson Naite and Sony Ericsson T707, giving pre-paid customers the opportunity to experience TelstraOne for the first time.
 
"The results Telstra has achieved with TelstraOne Experience are a testament to our close collaboration with one of the world’s most innovative wireless carriers,” said Michel Quazza, Chief Executive Officer, SurfKitchen. “With TelstraOne, Telstra has clearly demonstrated that a great user experience does not necessarily require a high-end phone. This is an extremely important point as it highlights the potential for carriers to differentiate competitively priced mass-market phones that are sold every year."

SurfKitchen has been working with Telstra since 2004 and its technology has been installed on more than 60 different device models. Telstra initially selected SurfKitchen technology to support the launch of Telstra Downloads, an on-device retail solution for mobile content downloads. Based on the success of that deployment, Telstra extended its relationship with SurfKitchen in 2005 to launch its Next G mobile services and applications portal, Telstra MyPlace.

Supporting Resources
•    TelstraOne Experience Demo
•    Telstra Selects SurfKitchen to Power Innovative New Mobile User Interface
 
About Telstra
Telstra is Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company with one of the best known brands in the country. Telstra is the only true media communications company in Australia that can provide customers with a truly integrated telecommunications experience across fixed line, mobiles, broadband (BigPond®), information, transaction and search (Sensis®) and pay TV (FOXTEL).

About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the user experience helps build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalised, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest  range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com.

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Reading, UK – September 30th, 2009 – SurfKitchen, the leading mobile Internet platform provider, today announced it has joined the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) forum. SurfKitchen joins mobile operators including AT&T, Orange, Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone and constituents from across the mobile value chain in a global initiative focused on simplifying the customer experience for mobile data services and improving mobile device security.

Established in 2004 by eight mobile operators, OMTP is an operator-sponsored forum that serves the needs of each and every link in the mobile phone value chain by gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements. Since its inception, OMTP has grown to include 32 members and sponsors that represent mobile operators, handset manufacturers, chip makers, content providers, and software and OS developers. In joining OMTP, SurfKitchen is furthering its commitment to provide a compelling and intuitive user experience for a wide variety of mobile Internet applications and services across the broadest range of feature and smart phones.

“The OMTP is about bringing together established industry experts from across the mobile value chain,” said Tim Raby, Managing Director of OMTP. “We are delighted to have SurfKitchen join OMTP as with its expertise in helping mobile operators across the world deliver a compelling user experience for Internet applications and services, it brings unique insight that will help our work around simplifying the customer experience for data services.”

OMTP currently has activities looking into a diverse range of areas including the mobile web (BONDI), green devices and accessories, device cameras, visual voicemail, network and battery optimization amongst others. In particular, the OMTP BONDI initiative is addressing the problem that an application written for one phone must be rewritten again and again if it is to work on all phones. BONDI solves this problem by providing a consistent set of web APIs which will work on across different platforms and phones. Widgets and web applications will hence be able to execute across a wide range of different devices from different manufacturers and on different mobile networks.

“Ensuring the consistent accessibility and security of Web applications across platforms and devices is an increasing concern for the industry,” said Michel Quazza, chief executive officer, SurfKitchen. “We are pleased to be contributing our expertise as a mobile Internet platform provider to OMTP and feel that the work it is doing with the BONDI initiative is particularly significant. We look forward to collaborating with leading companies from across the mobile value chain to help the industry deliver a richer and more productive mobile Internet experience for operators, consumers and developers alike.”

About OMTP OMTP is a forum funded by companies from across the mobile phone value chain, set up with the aim of gathering and driving mobile terminal requirements to ensure consistent and secure implementations, thereby reducing fragmentation and simplifying the customer experience of mobile data services across mobile terminals.

OMTP is backed by many of the largest mobile operators and has members from hardware and software vendors across the value chain. For more information, visit www.omtp.org.

About SurfKitchen SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the mobile user experience allows mobile operators to build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a Mobile Internet Platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile internet applications and services on the widest range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, and Cincinnati Bell Wireless. For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com.

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Reading, UK – 1st June, 2009 – SurfKitchen’s head of product engineering, Dr. Mark Searle, will join executives from ABPHONE, Orange, and Taptu in a panel discussion on the evolution of mobile search and discovery services at the Mobile Web 2.0 Summit. The summit will take place June 3-4, 2009, in Knightsbridge, London.

Speaker: Dr. Mark Searle, head of product engineering, SurfKitchen

Topic: “Search & Discovery on Mobile Devices”

Description: With the rapid growth of mobile applications and Internet services, mobile search and discovery has become a critical component of the mobile user experience. In this session, Searle will explain how mobile operators can deliver intuitive search and discovery services that enhance the mobile user experience. He will share SurfKitchen insights into the factors, which determine the success of search and discovery services and explain how operators can leverage the idle screen of mass-market devices to deliver zero-click access to personalized mobile applications and Internet services.

Date: Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Time: 14:40 p.m. BST

Location: Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Knightsbridge, London For more information about Mobile Web 2.0 Summit, visit: http://bit.ly/993sW, or to download a free copy of SurfKitchen’s white paper on how to enable mobile Internet for the masses, visit: http://bit.ly/1buVHG.

About SurfKitchen SurfKitchen is uniquely focused on providing mobile operators and their partners with the ability to deliver the optimum mobile user experience for mobile Internet applications and services. Optimizing the user experience helps build brand loyalty, reduce customer churn and drive the uptake of mobile Internet applications and services, resulting in increased mobile data ARPU.

SurfKitchen provides a mobile Internet platform that delivers a personalized, compelling and intuitive on device experience for subscribers to discover, acquire and use the broadest catalogue of mobile Internet applications and services on the widest range of smart phones and feature phones including Symbian Series 60, Microsoft Mobile 5&6, Java J2ME MIDP2, BREW 3.1.5, RIM BlackBerry and Android platforms.

SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Maxis, Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ALJAWAL (Saudi Telecom). For more information, visit: http://www.surfkitchen.com.

RSS Feed to SurfKitchen Press Releases: http://www.surfkitchen.com/press-centre/press-releases/rss_2.0.

Follow SurfKitchen on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SurfKitchen. ]]> 2009-06-01T11:24:18+00:00