Aspiro and Cybird to Join Forces for Mobile Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers STOCKHOLM Stockholm (stŏk`hôlm'), city (1995 pop. 692,954), capital of Sweden and of Stockholm co., E Sweden, situated where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. , Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000 Aspiro today announces that a Memorandum of Understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. (MoU) is signed regarding an alliance between Aspiro and the Japanese company Cybird. Cybird, which has delivered more than 40 services to DoCoMo, is the leading mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. company on the Japanese market, a market that today has 10 million users. The agreement means that the companies will together develop, sell and deliver mobile services and applications globally. The alliance is of great strategic importance. Initially it means that both companies will make each other's products available in Europe and Asia, including Japan. In the long term, a 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 I-Mode competence centers are planned as well as mutual product launches on the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. The MoU between Aspiro and Cybird means that the companies will initially cooperate in making each other's products available in Europe and Asia (including Japan), establishing WAP and i-Mode competence centers and expanding the co-operation with key content providers. The target markets for sales and marketing activities are operators, portals and enterprises that want to develop their relations with customers as well as their internal mobile workforces via mobile portals and services. This MoU provides both parties a mutual platform for further joint activities. "Aspiro and Cybird share the vision of pioneering life in motion," says Robert Hori, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Cybird. "it was this common vision which brought our companies together. By sharing our respective experiences of WAP and i-Mode we can deliver innovative mobile service solutions worldwide. In addition, the Aspiro alliance provides us with the opportunity to sell and deliver our products in the mobile phone rich European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. market." Jrgen Adolfsson, CEO of Aspiro adds, "With over 7 million i-Mode subscribers and 600 i-Mode services, Japan is a world leader for mobile services. Our alliance with Cybird opens this market for us and allows us to bring their knowledge and experience to Europe. Our own position as a leader in the mobile applications and services market and located in the heart of the Mobile Internet world here in Sweden enables us to provide Cybird with unique competence for WAP based applications. Together, we have a wonderful opportunity to become major players in the global market." For more information, please contact: Per Bergman Per H. Bergman (born May 15, 1886 - died October 18, 1950) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Erna Signe, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class. External links
About Cybird Cybird is Japan's leading mobile phone applications and services developer with cutting edge technology and the best minds in mobile-focused strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. . Services from entertainment to information are provided to mobile users via all of the main mobile phone carriers in Japan. Founded in 1998, Cybird has already become a worldwide leader of mobile content in only two years. In addition to the over 100 experienced members at the Tokyo headquarters office, Cybird plans to open a US branch in the year 2000. Cybird is the pioneer of the mobile phone content business in Japan and the matchless company whose content is officially available through all of the main Japanese mobile phone carriers About Aspiro Aspiro provides mobile applications and services promoting Life in Motion using cutting-edge knowledge and technologies. Aspiro offers operators, content providers and mobile organizations a wide range of solutions, from pre-packaged portal services to industry-specific solutions. Founded in 1998, Aspiro is today a world leader within Mobile Internet. The Scandinavia-based company has over 150 employees and offices in Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg and USA. Aspiro's business concept, organization and operations are based on many years of experience gained in the mobile telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and IT industries. For further information about Aspiro, please visit www.aspiro.com. Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. : http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/18/20000518BIT00960/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/18/20000518BIT00960/bit0002.pdf |
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