Aspiro in collaboration with Ericsson for launch of mobile services

Aspiro in collaboration with Ericsson for launch of mobile services Aspiro and Ericsson have signed a distribution agreement regarding Aspiro's entire portfolio of WAP, SMS and GPRS applications and concepts for entertainment, information and messaging. Ericsson will market and sell Aspiro's services as a part of Ericsson's mobile portal, WISETM Portal. Ericsson's mobile portal, WISETM Portal, offers mobile operators powerful and flexible solutions for launching mobile services to subscribers. In order to provide operators with an extensive and varied range of mobile services, Ericsson has signed a distribution agreement with Aspiro. The agreement initially covers the integration of 16 of Aspiro's services into Ericsson's WISETM Portal before Midsummer, followed by a further 30 Aspiro services later. The final goal is the integration of Aspiro's entire range of services and concepts. Ericsson will offer Aspiro's services partly through its WISETM Portal, partly as separate services. Eventually, most of Aspiro's complete range of services will be fully integrated into the WISETM Portal. Both partners will be involved in marketing Aspiro's services. "The collaboration with Ericsson increases our sales channels to operators considerably," says Lena Wittbjer, CEO at Aspiro. "The agreement also demonstrates the technical flexibility of Aspiro's services, which will integrate seamlessly and function well with Ericsson's WISETM Portal." For more information, please contact: Lena Wittbjer, CEO, Aspiro AB, tel: +46 (0)40 630 03 00 Helena Gynnerstedt, Press Officer, Aspiro AB, tel: +46 (0)709-91 80 18 About Aspiro Aspiro provides mobile services, promoting life in motion, using cutting- edge knowledge and technologies. Aspiro offers operators, portals, content providers and mobile organizations a wide range of solutions, from pre-packaged portal services to industry-specific solutions. Founded in 1998, Aspiro is today an important player in the global mobile Internet market. 136 people currently work for the company, which has offices in Sweden, Luxembourg and USA. Aspiro1s business concept, organization and operations are based on many years of experience gained in the mobile telecommunications and IT sectors. For more information about Aspiro, please visit www.aspiro.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/09/20010508BIT01450/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/09/20010508BIT01450/bit0001.pdf