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mBlox Publishes Record Off-Portal SMS Transactions in 2006.


The World's Largest Mobile Transaction Network Grows 40 Percent and Delivers Over 1.4 Billion Mobile Content Transactions Worth $500 Million During 2006

LONDON London, city, Canada
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 & SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- mBlox, the world's largest mobile transaction network, has today announced a record number of off-portal transactions for 2006. With over 1.4 billion application-to-person transactions processed worldwide, mBlox is the global leader in off-portal 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 premium SMS (PSMS PSMS Premium Short Message Service
PSMS Physical Self-Maintenance Scale
PSMS Puget Sound Mycological Society (Seattle, Washington)
PSMS Piecewise Stationary Memoryless Source
PSMS Personnel Status Monitoring System
) message delivery.

2006 was the fifth consecutive year of high growth for mBlox, with business up 40 percent over 2005. In the U.S., the number of premium SMS transactions mBlox processed increased 100 percent over 2005, and globally mBlox cleared and settled payments for mobile content transactions worth more than $500 million in street revenue.

"These numbers demonstrate the huge vitality vi·tal·i·ty
n.
1. The capacity to live, grow, or develop.

2. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy.
 of the direct-to-consumer market worldwide," said mBlox Executive Chairman Andrew Bud. "They also position us as the worldwide leader in the transmission, clearing and settlement of off-portal content. The scale of our network enables us to serve the vast global community of brands and service providers who are discovering the real potential of the mobile medium. We are excited about growth in 2007, when more enterprises will start to fully embrace the mobile messaging medium. We also look forward to the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous

pro·lif·er·a·tion
n.
 of 3G, together with carrier innovations like 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.
 billing and wholesale data which will open up great new market opportunities."

In addition to this, the UK publication Real Business, in association with O2, launched its "50 to Watch in Mobile" for 2007 this week and ranked mBlox's UK business at number 12, up from number 26 last year. This recognition further endorses mBlox's success in the market and distinguishes the company as a leading player and industry influencer.

About mBlox Inc.:

mBlox is the world's largest mobile transaction network. Specializing in the commercial and technical complexities of mobile payment and message transmission, mBlox is in the business of connecting companies with customers. The result of this dedicated attention to messaging services is that mBlox delivers comprehensive and dependable SMS transport and financial settlement services. With an international network of offices, mature operator relationships and carrier-grade infrastructure, mBlox powers mobile business. mBlox is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760.  with EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets.  headquarters in London, Asia headquarters in Singapore and offices around the world. For further information visit www.mblox.com.
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