Award-winning Internet consultancy becomes Melody subsidiary

Award-winning Internet consultancy becomes Melody subsidiary Melody is reshaping its activities. The award-winning Internet consultancy has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melody Interactive Solutions under the name of Melody Creations AB, leaving the parent company free to concentrate on its wireless enablers and applications business. Melody Creations' customers currently include TV4, Ericsson and Folksam, and the company sets out to become one of Sweden's most well-reputed Internet bureaus. "Becoming a separate legal entity gives Melody Creations increased focus and even better conditions for developing its core business," says Per Mosseby, Chairman of Melody Creations, as well as founder and Chief Visionary of Melody Interactive Solutions. "The combination of creativity and high technical competence is the key to Melody Creations' continued success, and the aim is to become Sweden's creatively most respected Internet bureau." The Internet consultancy division, which has been profitable ever since it was established in 1998, has won many awards. Last year, Melody was awarded the prestigious Web design prize 'Guldklappan', for its 'Make Yourself Heard Award' campaign site for Ericsson Mobile Communications. Melody Creations' business concept is to supply creative, user-friendly and target-group customized Internet services. Customers include some of Sweden's largest and most well-known companies. Based on customer requirements, Melody Creations can produce both Web and mobile solutions. The strong connection with the parent company, Melody Interactive Solutions, means that Melody Creations has ready access to leading-edge technical competence within mobile communication. "Melody can now more distinctly market its consultancy services alongside its product offerings," explains Melody Interactive Solutions' President and CEO, Ulf Änggård. "The services provided by Melody Creations continues to form a much appreciated part of the parent company's total offering to mobile service providers." Melody Creations targets companies with strong brands, clear market strategies and the objective to develop their relations via Internet solutions. The company predicts to grow from its current workforce of 17 to around 30 employees by the end of the year. The new company is currently seeking a Managing Director. The new address of Melody Creations is: Melody Creations AB Tel: +46 8 566 317 70 Dalagatan 100 Fax: +46 8 566 317 80 SE - 113 43 Stockholm E-mail: info@melodycreations.se Sweden For more information, please contact Per Mosseby, Chairman of the Board, Melody Creations AB, Chief Visionary, Melody Interactive Solutions AB. Phone: +46 8 454 96 39. Mobile: +46 704 83 62 70. E-mail: per.mosseby@melody.se Ulf Änggård, President & CEO, Melody Interactive Solutions AB Phone: +46 8 454 96 28. Mobile: +46 708 54 72 28. E-mail: ulf.anggard@melody.se MELODY - background Melody Creations AB provides Internet services to large and medium-sized companies and organizations in Sweden. The keywords for Melody Creations' Web services and mobile productions are target group customization, creative content, attractive design, and high quality. Melody Creations is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melody Interactive Solutions AB (publ). Find out more by visiting Melody Creations at http://www.melodycreations.se/. Melody Interactive Solutions AB (publ) provides enablers and applications for wireless communication to mobile operators, service providers, portals and vertical industry segments. Melody's aim is to supply practical wireless solutions that help customers enhance their mobile business and accelerate end-user adoption of mobile services. Melody was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in August 1998 and is financed by Telenor Ventures A/S, IT Provider, StartupFactory, and Capital Research Company. Melody is a member of WAP Forumtm, Mobile Applications Initiative and Bluetoothtm SIG. More information is available at http://www.melody.se. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/21/20010321BIT00980/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/21/20010321BIT00980/bit0002.pdf