ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Gains Access to Advanced Nokia Technical and Marketing Support; Wireless Developer Joins Industry Leaders in Forum Nokia PRO.

ATLANTA -- ART Advanced Recognition Technologies, a leading provider of voice interface solutions for mobile devices, today announced that it has become a member of Forum Nokia PRO, a program that provides advanced technical, business development and marketing support to select mobile software companies. As a member of Forum Nokia PRO, ART has the opportunity to further strengthen its relationship with Nokia, gain early access to Nokia technology and take advantage of specialized service and support provided by Nokia to help ART stand out in the marketplace.

A new program started by Nokia this year, Forum Nokia PRO provides specialized support for advanced developer companies creating the next generation of software based on the Series 40, Series 60, and Series 90 Developer Platforms from Nokia. A select number of companies worldwide who demonstrate industry leadership are chosen as Forum Nokia PRO members. By becoming a Forum Nokia PRO member, ART ensures the close integration of its software with Nokia's devices and benefits from Nokia's extensive worldwide software distribution channels.

Member companies are also invited to participate in valuable co-marketing activities with Nokia. These can include opportunities to demonstrate applications in Nokia's booth at industry events and inclusion in Nokia-published software catalogs, distributed to mobile network operators and content aggregators worldwide.

"Working closely with Nokia engineers over the past year has made ART a stronger and more innovative competitor," said Eran Aharonson, CEO of ART. "We have forged a close working partnership with Nokia and we look forward to even greater collaboration and support in the future as a member of Forum Nokia PRO."

ART targets the Mobile Handset, and Smartphone markets with its speech and handwriting recognition solutions. Among the leading solutions available from ART that run on Nokia devices are smARTspeak(R) XGT, simpliWrite(R) and smARTwriter(R).

About Forum Nokia

Nokia's global developer community, Forum Nokia, connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises.

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia is dedicated to enhancing people's lives and productivity by providing easy-to-use and secure products like mobile phones, and solutions for imaging, games, media, mobile network operators and businesses. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on five major exchanges. More information is available at www.nokia.com.

About ART Advanced Recognition Technologies

Established in 1990, ART is the acknowledged market leader in embedded speech and handwriting recognition software for mass-market mobile devices. With a decade of award-winning innovation behind it, ART develops and markets technologically superior solutions for the control and command of mobile devices through the human voice and natural handwriting. The company's proprietary technologies provide next-generation user interface solutions for cellular handsets, smartphones, mobile communicators, PDAs and handhelds, and automotive systems.

Today, ART's embedded software-only solutions are deployed in dozens of product lines from industry leaders such as Motorola, LGE, Xelibri by Siemens, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, NEC, BenQ, Pogo, Logitech, AlphaCell, GVC, Capitel, Qanta, Compal, Inventec, Casio, Maxon, RAKS, Siemens Automotive, Franklin, PaceBlade, Hitachi, Sierra Wireless and others. ART has strategic and technological partnerships with industry leaders including: Texas Instruments, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Motorola Semiconductors, Intel, Infineon, Agere, ADI, TTPCom, DSPG, Ceva, Microsoft, Symbian, UIQ, SVOX, Accelent Systems, Renesas, Persay, e-sim, Broadcom, Clarity, Teleca and others.

Based in the United States with sales offices on the East and West Coasts, ART maintains a wholly owned Israeli subsidiary that conducts research and development. Additional information about ART is available at: http://www.artcomp.com.