Anoto signs contract with Chinese Partner
Anoto signs contract with Chinese Partner At a ceremony today, in Daiyutai Government House, in Beijing the newly formed company AiNiDo signed a contract with Anoto to provide services enabling Anoto functionality for the China market. CNUC Unicom Group and Tong Fang Group have provided capital for AiNiDo totalling some 24 million USD. AiNiDo will be providing Anoto enabled services for example sending e- mails from digital paper and storing handwritten notes digitally. Services will be offered via the networks of China Mobile and China Unicoms. Additionally AiNiDo will be developing open services together with other third-party developers, i.e. customised forms processing solutions for the China market. "There are great opportunities to develop interesting paper-based solutions and we are convinced that Anoto functionality will be a great success," says Li Zheng, COB, CNUC Unicom Group. "In addition to providing standardised services enabling Anoto functionality we will also develop and sell customised corporate solutions for the processing of forms. There is tremendous potential in China and we intend to introduce paper-based services enabling Anoto functionality starting next year," says Lou Qiang, President, AiNiDo. "With the recently formed company AiNiDo we have brought about an excellent platform in China, especially in considering that AiNiDo already has important contacts with China Mobile, China Unicom and China PC industry," says Örjan Johansson, COB, Anoto Group AB. For information: Örjan Johansson Li Zheng Luo Qiang Chairman of the Board Chairman General Manager Anoto Group AB CNUC Unicom Group AiNiDo +46-733 45 12 08 +86-10 6846 7201-15 +86 139 1011 9711 +852 28010188 ANOTO GROUP AB is a Swedish hi-tech company with unique solutions for transmission of handwritten text from paper to digital media, scanning of printed text and intelligent camera surveillance. All products are based on digital camera technology and image processing in real time. The Anoto Group today has three brand names: Anoto® - a comprehensive solution entailing paper, pen and server technologies, allowing us to connect all types of writing paper with the digital world, C-Pen® - a scanning pen that can store, interpret and transfer printed text, and WeSpot(TM) - a hardware and software platform for intelligent camera surveillance. The Anoto Group has around 200 employees, offices in Lund (head office), Stockholm, Boston, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Major shareholders are Ericsson, Capital Group and the founder Christer Fåhraeus. The Anoto share is traded on the O-list, Attract 40 of Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Stock Exchange) under the ticker ANOT. For more information: www.anotogroup.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/12/18/20021218BIT00560/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/12/18/20021218BIT00560/wkr0002.pdf