APIS: Education Company Within Telecom Gives Away a Virtual Seminar to Clients.Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 2000 APIS Apis (ā`pĭs), in Egyptian religion, sacred bull of Memphis, said to be the incarnation of Osiris or of Ptah. His worship spread throughout the Mediterranean world and was particularly important during the time of the Roman Empire. , an education company within telecom and mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. , gives away a twelve-hour virtual seminar to its clients as a Holiday greeting this year. At the same time APIS gives its clients the possibility to donate money to charity via the seminar website. "Knowledge is the most precious gift you can receive. This is why we are giving slightly more than 8000 clients this seminar," says Susanne de Verdier, Marketing Director at APIS. Moreover we unite several good causes at the same time, we give away education and offer an opportunity to donate money to charity by a simple click of the mouse. The seminar consists of a twelve-hour long streaming video where several people lecture on telecom and mobile Internet issues. The receiver, who in this case are technicians and developers at operators together with staff at system suppliers and telecom consultancy companies, can chose who he wants to listen to and for how long. When entering the seminar website, the participant also has an opportunity to donate money in an easy way to SOS Children's Villages SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. It was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Imst, Austria. or the Salvation Army, by giving his or her credit card number and desired amount in Euro. To take part of the interactive seminar, go to: http://www.apis.se/seasonalgift Company Facts APIS is a supplier independent, international education company within telecom and mobile Internet. It offers education within areas such as GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. together with seminars about WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. and IP. The company was established 1994 and has today 65 employees worldwide. APIS is headquartered in Stockholm. Estimated turnover for year 2000 is 90 million SEK SEK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Swedish Krona. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . APIS client list includes companies such as Bell, British Telecom, Comviq, Cap Gemini, Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Motorola, Sonera, Vodafone Airtouch, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/29/20001229BIT00370/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/29/20001229BIT00370/bit0002.pdf |
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