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C Technologies subsidiary Anoto, is initiating a cooperation with Spanish Telefónica Móviles, one of the world#s leading

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C Technologies subsidiary Anoto, is initiating a cooperation with Spanish Telefónica Móviles, one of the world's leading mobile telephone service providers Telefónica Móviles España and Anoto are cooperating with the aim of studying the possibilities of Anoto's technology in order to develop value added services for their mobile customers. The initial services comprise the sending of graphic mail, fax, SMS and notes directly from digital paper and pen via the mobile telephone. "Telefónica Móviles, with a strong position on the Spanish mobile telephone market and also in other Spanish-speaking countries worldwide, is without doubt a very interesting partner for us. The company is at the cutting-edge in terms of the development of GPRS and 3G. Their technical competence and forceful expansion strategy provide excellent opportunities to develop the type of advanced services the mobile Internet market requires," says Christer Fåhraeus, President of Anoto AB. "We consider the Anoto concept of digital paper-based services - based on the use of paper and pen - as tremendously interesting. We believe that these kind of services, based on external devices and accessories on top of network capabilities, will help our customers to experience easy use of GPRS and UMTS technologies by the means of a more natural user interface", says Miguel Menchén, General Manager at Telefónica Móviles España. Anoto's concept of digital paper-based services is founded on three components: digital paper with the Anoto pattern, digital pens with Bluetooth communication and customer services offered via a mobile service provider. For further information, please contact: Christer Fåhraeus Miguel Menchén Birgitta Plyhm President General Manager Information Director Anoto AB Telefonica Moviles C Technologies AB +46 733-45 12 05 +34 630 00 33 00 +46 702 07 36 32 About Telefónica Móviles España: Telefónica Móviles España, the domestic Spanish operator of Telefónica Móviles S.A, is the leading mobile phone company in Spain with almost 14 million subscribers (at the end of year 2000). Telefónica Móviles (TME) is one of the ten leading mobile phone companies in the world, with operations in 14 countries and a potential market of 434 million inhabitants. The company aspires to become one of the top five mobile operators worldwide. www.telefonicamoviles.com About Anoto: Anoto AB was founded in Lund, Sweden in late 1999 as a subsidiary of C Technologies AB, which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list (Attract 40). The company currently has about 170 employees working in offices in Lund, Stockholm, Boston, and Tokyo. Ericsson holds a minority stake in Anoto and is also represented on the board. Anoto AB has created a de facto standard for digital paper. The concept is built around converting mankind's most common way of communicating, through pen and paper. Proprietary patterns, advanced image processing, Bluetooth wireless technology and an information infrastructure enables Anoto's system. Hand-written notes written on ordinary paper turn digital through the almost invisible Anoto pattern and can be sent directly through a computer, mobile phone, PDA, palm device or a fax. Even services such as paper- based digital orders can be handled with only pen and paper. www.anoto.com About C Technologies: C Technologies AB (publ) was founded in 1996 and is a young Swedish high- technology company with cutting-edge expertise within the fields of digital camera technology, image processing and digital pens. The Company's primary product is the C-Pen reading pen, which has received several important international awards for best IT product. The C-Pen scans, stores, processes and wirelessly transmits text to a PC. The pen can also translate, send e-mail, SMS and facsimiles as well as reading barcodes. The C Technologies Group currently has about 250 employees and offices located in Lund, Stockholm, Atlanta, Boston and Tokyo. Major shareholders include company founder Christer Fåhraeus, State Street Bank, Ericsson Mobile Communications and SEB Fonder. C Technologies' share is listed on the O-list of the OM Stockholm Exchange (Attract 40). The Group also comprises the subsidiaries Anoto AB and WeSpot AB. www.ctechnologies.se or www.cpen.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/2001/03/21/20010321BIT01010/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/21/20010321BIT01010/bit0001.pdf