Aspiro services delivered to Mobyson.Business Editors STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000 Aspiro announces today the agreement of delivering and hosting mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. applications to Mobyson, a new Scandinavian mobile service operator. Mobyson, which is one of Swedish Startupfactory's portfolio companies, aims to be one of the leading actors among the new generation of mobile operators by offering mobile entertainment services to the younger generation, age 17-32. "Among Aspiro's portfolio of mobile Internet services, we have found several which perfectly fits into our concept of offering entertainment services to the young and mobile generation. Aspiro's applications is an effective way for Mobyson to be able to offer our customers a wide assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of services, which we do not need to host ourselves. There are good possibilities that we will order more Aspiro services in the future to launch on our entire European platform," says Jonas Kjellberg, 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. at Mobyson. The applications and their content will be built into the Mobyson's mobile portal and hosted at Aspiro, a type of outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. that is increasingly growing in popularity since it allows operators and portal owners to concentrate on their core businesses. The two year, non-exclusive deal comes close on the heels of a similar agreement signed early this year with Blu, a leading Italian GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. operator, as well as a distribution agreement with Nokia Networks OY, a subsidiary of Finnish telecoms giant Nokia. "We are presently in serious negotiations with a number of international operators regarding our applications and services," says Lena Lena (lē`nə, Rus. lyĕ`nə), river, easternmost of the great rivers of Siberia, c.2,670 mi (4,300 km) long, rising near Lake Baykal, SE Siberian Russia. Wittbjer, CEO of Aspiro. "And we hope to be able to announce further agreements with new customers and partners in the very near future." 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. Aspiro is associated with several sub-suppliers, among others Massive Entertainment and Akumiitti which both delivers games- and entertainment services. Founded in 1998, Aspiro is today an international player in the global mobile Internet market. The Scandinavia-based Company has over 170 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. About Mobyson Swedish Mobyson is the first mobile operator in Europe which only directs the younger generation of Europeans. Mobyson will sell mobile entertainment services via SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and 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. . The company has already an agreement in Norway regarding access to Telenor's mobile network for telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. and will launch their services in Norway during the fall. After that, a launch in several European countries is planned. The goal of Mobyson is to become one of the leading actors among the new generation of mobile telecom operators in Europe. Mobyson is a portfolio company within the Startupfactory group. Startupfactory is one of the first early stage, value-added investors focused on wireless communication and mobile lifestyle. The business concept is to help entrepreneurs transform high-calibre business ideas within mobile Internet into full-fledged companies, by assisting in business development, recruiting and financing. Startupfactory was founded in August 1999 and has offices in Sweden, Finland and USA. 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