Europolitan Vodafone collaborate with C Technologies subsidiary Anoto, regarding

Europolitan Vodafone collaborate with C Technologies subsidiary Anoto, regarding new communication services Europolitan Vodafone and Anoto have signed a partnership agreement to provide paper-based wireless communication services to Europolitan Vodafone's subscribers. Later this year services will be introduced enabling handwritten text to be sent directly from paper as a graphical e-mail, fax or SMS. The notes are written on ordinary paper with Anoto functionality and forwarded by a digital pen via a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, directly to a computer, mobile phone or fax machine. Anoto's concept will be tested and evaluated on Europolitan Vodafone's network during the year. The aim is to launch the services gradually throughout 2001 and into 2002. The revenue model will be based on a division of the revenue from the services, whereby Anoto is providing the infrastructure together with some basic services, and Europolitan Vodafone will investigate the possibility of developing and expanding the services further. "Europolitan Vodafone is a natural partner for Anoto. Their strong position in the Swedish marketplace and their large amount of corporate customers fits Anoto's concept of digital paper-based services perfectly. Europolitan Vodafone holds a strong position within the Vodafone Group in respect of mobile services which can lead to global partnerships," said Christer Fåhraeus, President of Anoto AB. Anoto has previously announced a number of major partnerships within the pen and paper industry. The cooperation with Europolitan Vodafone is strategically important and enhances the fact that the business model is now complete enabling delivery of digital pen and paper applications. "Europolitan Vodafone's main objective is to provide a broad selection of the market's most qualitative services. The Anoto concept, with paper- based services using an ordinary pen, fits our strategy well. We believe that Anoto's solutions have tremendous potential, the fact that we can offer these services to our entire customer base of mobile phone subscribers makes it very interesting in a long term perspective. Europolitan Vodafone is part of the Vodafone Group and as the relationship develops, there are possibilities that other mobile operators within Vodafone will use the services, said Jon Risfelt, President and CEO of Europolitan Vodafone. Anoto's concept is possible through three different components: ordinary paper made digital by the almost invisible Anoto pattern, digital pens with Bluetooth communication, and services provided through a mobile network operator. For further information, please contact: Robert Nilsson, Marketing Director, Europolitan Vodafone tel: +46 708 33 14 12, e-mail: robert.nilsson@europolitan.se Christer Fåhraeus, President, Anoto AB Tel: + 46 733-45 12 05 Birgitta Plyhm, Director of Information, C Technologies AB Tel: + 46 702-07 36 32 Europolitan Vodafone is a mobile operator with a licence to build a 3G mobile telecoms network. Our strength lies in our focus on developing international services, customer service and quality. Europolitan Vodafone employs some 1,400 people. Europolitan Vodafone is listed on the O-list of the OM Stock Exchange's Attract 40 list through Europolitan Holdings AB. The company's principal owner is Vodafone, with 71 per cent of Europolitan Holdings. The remaining 29 per cent is owned by private shareholders, investment companies and pension funds. The Vodafone group is represented on 5 continents and has around 80 million customers (proportionate customers). For more information, please visit www.europolitan.se and www.vodafone.com. 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.se 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. For more information visit our web site: 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/2001/03/20/20010320BIT00200/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/20/20010320BIT00200/bit0002.pdf