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9th February 2005 - Nokia and Jamba!, the leading internet
portal for mobile entertainment in Europe and part of
the VeriSign, Inc. family of companies, today announced
that Jamba! will be a key content provider through Nokia's
Preminet Solution, making its industry leading mobile
content available as part of the end-to-end content
distribution and transaction service for mobile network
operators worldwide.
Designed to streamline the distribution process for
innovative and certified mobile content and applications,
Preminet consists of the Preminet Master Catalog, Preminet
Service Delivery Platform and Preminet Purchasing Client,
an innovative software application that makes it easy
for end-users to discover, try and buy mobile software.
Mobile operators using the Preminet Purchasing Client
can choose to complement the content offered in the
Preminet Master Catalog by allowing subscribers to browse,
download, and purchase over the air select Jamba! content.
The Jamba! content catalog of more than 50,000 titles
includes the latest ringtones, images, games, and community
services.
Jamba! will optimize its data feeds to be compatible
with the Preminet client and will also provide e-commerce
services, with various billing options supported by
the Preminet client.
"We're very pleased to be working with Nokia as
part of Preminet," said Oliver Samwer, CEO of the
Jamba! GmbH. "The integration of Jamba!'s extensive
catalog of content titles into the Preminet Purchasing
Client gives operators increased flexibility and the
greatest selection in their efforts to provide premier
mobile content to their customers."
Developed and operated by Forum Nokia, Nokia's global
developer support program, Preminet provides a flexible,
operator-brandable platform for launching new applications
and services to consumers, including a complete solution
for delivery, billing and revenue distribution with
a superior end-user experience.
"Integrating direct access to high quality mobile
content from Jamba! into the Preminet Purchasing Client
is a significant step in Nokia's delivery of an open,
flexible content delivery solution," said Steen
Thygesen, director, Platform Solutions, Forum Nokia.
"The combination of the superior end-user experience
of the Preminet Purchasing Client with a customized
content offering from Jamba! further helps operators
to provide more dynamic and rich content solutions to
their end-user customers. We are excited about the richness
of the content offering from Jamba! and the potential
it has in relation to the Preminet Solution."
Preminet sources premium Java and Symbian OS software
from leading developers and content aggregators around
the globe, giving them access to the wireless industry's
largest addressable market. Java is the leading platform
for mobile software worldwide with over 350 million
handsets in the marketplace, while Symbian is the most
popular smartphone platform in the world, running over
two-thirds of the world's smartphones. For more information
visit: www.nokia.com/preminet.
About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects
developers to tools, technical information, support,
and distribution channels they can use to build and
market applications around the globe. From offices in
the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum
Nokia provides technical and business development support
to developers and operators to assist them in achieving
their goal of successfully launching applications and
services to consumers and enterprises. More information
is available at www.forum.nokia.com.
About Jamba!!
Jamba! GmbH, is the leading provider of premium mobile
entertainment in Europe, and is currently expanding
into the North American and Asian markets. Jamba! has
an in-house team that develops, markets and distributes
digital content and applications for the newest generation
of GPRS, MMS and UMTS mobile handsets. This includes
Information, Entertainment, Shopping, Downloads, Pictures,
Ringtones and multimedia greeting cards. Jamba! products
and services effectively turn the mobile telephone into
a mobile office, a games console, or a communications
center. Jamba GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriSign,
Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the worldwide leading provider
of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet
and telecommunications networks. Jamba! employs over
480 employees at its worldwide headquarters in Berlin.
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