Aspiro and SMHI Sign Agreement That Puts Sunshine Into Mobile Phones.Business Editors & High Tech Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000 SMHI SMHI Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute SMHI Sveriges Meteorologiska och Hydrologiska Institut , the Swedish Meteorological me·te·or·ol·o·gy n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions. [French météorologie, from Greek and Hydrological hy·drol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. Institute, and Aspiro, a world leading developer of mobile applications and services, have signed a worldwide collaboration agreement. The agreement means that Aspiro will now offer weather information and reports, MetWorld, from around the world directly in the mobile phone. Weather information is a part of Aspiro's portfolio of services and applications aimed at mobile telecom operators and portal owners, who in their turn can offer subscribers a new and useful service. With MetWorld users will always have access to local weather forecasts, whether they are on business, vacation or on the golf course. MetWorld offers specialized three- or five-day weather forecasts for more than 2,000 cities, towns, resorts and golf courses around the world. Mobile phone users can choose to receive instant weather forecasts with just a few clicks of a button or subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; a daily service. The service is expected to become popular among golfers who now have the possibility of checking the weather at several courses before selecting the one with the best weather. "The agreement with SMHI means that we can now offer operators and portal owners weather information and reports from numerous countries around the world in combination with our weather applications. We can tailor our applications to include optional weather services according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the needs of our customers. The agreement is strategically important in our ambition of establishing long-term collaboration and alliance agreements with different quality content providers around the world," says Magnus Liljegren, head of Aspiro Content Aggregation. About Aspiro Aspiro provides mobile applications and services promoting Life in Motion using cutting-edge knowledge and technologies. Aspiro offers mobile portal owners, operators and content providers 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 Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. . The Scandinavian-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 and IT industries. For further information about Aspiro, please visit www.aspiro.com. About SMHI SMHI, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, is an authority with extensive service and business operations. SMHI offers comprehensive competence within areas of meteorology meteorology, branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather. , hydrology hydrology, study of water and its properties, including its distribution and movement in and through the land areas of the earth. The hydrologic cycle consists of the passage of water from the oceans into the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration (or and oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as . General forecasts and severe warnings are processed to provide forecasts tailored to meet the specific needs of different sectors of society. The products and services, including consulting assignments, are frequently used by authorities and by Swedish and international trade and industry. For further information about SMHI, please visit www.smhi.se. Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information. The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/09/20000509BIT00230/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/09/20000509BIT00230/bit0002.pdf |
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