Esmertec and Yuhua TelTech Set New Benchmark with 1-stop Solution for Linux(R)-Based Mobile Devices.

A Pre-Integrated Software Solution on Yuhua TelTech's Linux-Based Platform for Mobile Devices

DUEBENDORF & ZURICH, Switzerland -- Esmertec[TM] (SWX:ESMN), a focused provider of software and services to communications device manufacturers and mobile telecom operators, announces that Yuhua TelTech, a leading Chinese Independent Design House (IDH) for mobile devices, has chosen Esmertec's 1-stop solution for its Linux-based platform for mobile devices and smart phones. The platform will be shipped on Linux-based handset devices for the European and Chinese market at the end of December 2006.

Esmertec's highly portable 1-stop solution comprises Esmertec's award-winning Jbed[TM] Java[TM] Virtual Machine (JVM) and its unique u@[TM] application suite, which consists of a Multimedia Messaging Client, a WAP browser and a Digital Rights Management (DRM) application

By pre-integrating this solution on Yuhua's platform, the difficulties in dealing with various suppliers of WAP, MMS and JVM solutions are substantially reduced. Therefore handset manufacturers are enabled to achieve faster time-to-market without compromising on integration and compliancy issues or on interactive end-user experience requirements.

"Today, manufacturers face fierce competition and are under continuous pressure to develop and deliver multi-purpose handset devices which meet the requirements of operators and end-users", says James Wu, CEO of Yuhua. "With Esmertec's pre-integrated 1-stop-solution, we are able to offer our customers a comprehensive platform enabling them to quickly and cost-effectively deliver differentiated and innovative handsets to the market."

"Esmertec has always aimed to deliver innovative solutions to leading handset manufacturers and design houses world-wide", says Jean-Claude Martinez, CEO of Esmertec. "With our extended 1-stop solution, we are ensuring an even more customer-oriented and flexible solution for manufacturers".

* Esmertec's Jbed Java Virtual Machine and u@ application suite can be bought as individual components or as a complete package.

Meet Esmertec at ITU Telecom World 4th-8th December, where it will be showcasing its complete solution portfolio. Come by and visit us at booth 6007 in Hall 6.

About Esmertec

Esmertec is a focused provider of software and services to communications device manufacturers and mobile telecom operators. The company provides software platforms that enable the deployment of content and applications in devices and over servers. Customers include mobile telecom operators and manufacturers of mobile handsets, set-top boxes and interactive televisions. Esmertec's software and service capabilities excel with its reliability as well as fast and local execution. Founded in 1999, Esmertec is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland with subsidiaries in China, France, South Korea, and the USA, and offices in Taiwan and the UK. Since 2005, Esmertec has been listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (ESMN). www.esmertec.com

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