Camera-Enabled Mobile Phones to Recognize Information for Instant Access to Content.Business/Technology Editors International Wireless Inc. teams with Bango.net to exploit new generation of camera-enabled handsets The arrival of camera-enabled mobile phones such as the Nokia 7650 and SonyEricsson P800 provides new opportunities to access information, services and graphics. Using new technology from a partnership between International Wireless (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :IWIN IWIN Interactive Weather Information Network (NOAA/NWS) IWIN Illinois Wireless Information Network ) and Bango.net, users can now simply point a `seeing' handset at a bar code and content is delivered straight to the mobile. "I could purchase theatre tickets by scanning a code on a poster or download a train timetable simply by scanning a bar code at the train station," said Anil Malhotra, Director of Alliances at Bango.net. "There are endless possibilities such as this for people to receive highly targeted and up-to-date information when they are on the move." Content providers register the bar codes as Bango Numbers and then link these to specific content such as pictures, text, video and sound, located on mobile-enabled web sites and data servers. International Wireless' CodePoint software interprets these symbols and sends a coded number to Bango.net where it is mapped onto a specific URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. . "We're working with leading handset manufacturers on embedding 1. (mathematics) embedding - One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e.g. a group which is a subgroup. 2. (theory) embedding - (domain theory) A complete partial order F in [X -> Y] is an embedding if the CodePoint software into handsets and expect to announce partnerships in this area shortly," said Kevin Wells, President, CodePoint Division of International Wireless. "As the Bango.net platform also enables charging for content, businesses now have the ability to collect micro-payments for premium content, opening up significant revenue opportunities from the use of mobile phones." The CodePoint software will also be available via download from mobile operators' servers for those without the embedded bar code reading software in their handsets. "This provides an excellent way for operators to drive more usage of billable data services," commented Ray Anderson The following notable people are called Ray Anderson
About Bango.net Bango.net provides the technology to help businesses promote and charge for their content and services on the Mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. in the easiest way possible - through numbers. Working with industry leaders such as Telefonica, BT, KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) and Mitsubishi, Bango has helped thousands of content providers world-wide to promote and charge for their content and services. Over thirty portals and mobile operators provide Bango services to over twenty million users world-wide. Bango.net is headquartered in Cambridge, England. For further information, go to www.bango.net. Photography can be accessed at www.bango.net, type photos into the Bango box. About International Wireless, Inc. International Wireless, Inc., (OTCBB:IWIN) is focused on providing a portfolio of wireless applications and services that supports m-commerce and enterprise solutions. International Wireless' patented CodePoint software solution allows mobile phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices to read visual symbols such as barcodes and complex matrix codes via integrated digital cameras. International Wireless can be found on the World Wide Web at www.international-wireless.com. "Safe-Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding any potential sales of products as well as statements that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of International Wireless, Inc. ("International Wireless"), to differ materially from those implied or expressed by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk factors included in International Wireless's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and any subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act. This press release speaks as of the date first set forth above and International Wireless assumes no responsibility to update the information included herein for events occurring after the date hereof. |
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