Ericsson's WAP browser will be exclusively distributed worldwide by AU-System

Ericsson's WAP browser will be exclusively distributed worldwide by AU-System Ericsson and AU-system today signed an exclusive international distribution agreement for Ericsson's WAP Browser, which-AU-System also has helped, develop. Ericsson recently announced that they will make their WAP 1.1 browser available at favorable conditions to device manufacturers, operators, applications developers and other WAP players. The agreement that was signed today gives AU-System the exclusive right to distribute the WAP Browser used in Ericsson's mobile telephones and terminals to other manufacturers worldwide. AU-System's offer also includes consultancy services for adaptation, e.g. for the user interface. Ericsson's WAP Browser is the world's first commercially available WAP component that meets all requirements in the WAP 1.1 specification. The browser can be found in Ericsson's already released mobile companion MC 218, and in the recently presented mobile telephone R320. The focus for AU-System's involvement has been to assure the product's platform independence. This openness combined with the distribution agreement now gives other suppliers access to world leading WAP technology. "Today, Ericsson are providing WAP handsets, portals, management consultant, applications, developers and gateways," says Jan Ahrenbring, Vice President Marketing and Communications at Ericsson Mobile Communications. "Ericsson's started the WAP forum and is the main driving force behind the WAP specifications and the evolution to 3G compliance." "A functioning infrastructure is required in order to deliver the full potential of WAP. AU-System now offer service development as well as components in order to further drive infrastructure construction," says Anders Cedervall, president of AU-System. The WAP business within AU-System already has 130 active consultants with more than 200-man year's experience. This competence has been built since the forming of the WAP Forum in 1997. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: http://www.ericsson.se/pressroom FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Jan Ahrenbring, Vice President Marketing and Communications Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Phone: +46 70 590 9900 Bo Albertson, PR & Information Manager Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Phone: +46 8 764 1388, +46 70 510 0992 Anders Cedervall, President of AU-System Phone: +46 46 286 5612, E-mail: anders.cedervall@ausys.se About AU-System Founded in 1974, AU-System quickly established itself as Sweden's first software specialist in the area of data communications. Today, AU-System remains Sweden's largest independent consulting company within the networking field, with more than 400 employees. AU-System is also a world-leading supplier of Internet security and wireless technology. AU-System was recently presented with the prestigious industry award IT Company of the Year, 1999, by the Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer. For more information, please visit the AU-System Web site at www.ausystem.com About WAP WAP, Wireless Application Protocol, is the de facto a worldwide standard for providing Internet communications and advanced mobile telephony services on digital mobile phones, pagers, personal digital assistants and other wireless terminals. WAP is compatible with GSM900, 1800 and 1900, CDMA, TDMA wireless standards, as well as all of the proposed 3G communication systems. Ericsson, together with Nokia and Motorola, has introduced a new marketing initiative to simplify recognition of mobile Internet applications. The Mobile Media Mode (MMM) will enable users, content providers and operators to recognize services, Internet sites and devices, such as smart phones, which provide access to these services. Additional information about WAP is available at http://www.wapforum.org and on www.ericsson.com/WAP ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/10/11/19991011BIT00210/bit0001.pdf http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/10/11/19991011BIT00210/bit0002.doc