Messaging system supplier tecnomen opens office in the Netherlands
MESSAGING SYSTEM SUPPLIER TECNOMEN OPENS OFFICE IN THE NETHERLANDS Tecnomen, a leading supplier of carrier grade messaging solutions, has opened an office in the Netherlands to take care of the rapidly growing Benelux market. Mr. Edwin Bijl (32) was appointed Area Manager on July 1. A customer event to introduce Tecnomen's Multimedia Messaging solution to local customers will take place on Tuesday, September 18 in the Hague. The new office is centrally located in Krimpen aan den IJssel near Rotterdam. Edwin Bijl, the new area manager, is happy to be able to work closely with local operators in the quickly developing area of messaging service systems. "My goal is to put the strong innovation of Tecnomen into the hands of fixed and mobile operators as well as service providers in the Benelux market area. Since the operators in this area are now looking for solutions for third-generation networks, this is an ideal time to give them easy access to Tecnomen's extensive expertise in messaging," he said. The Benelux market is the most rapidly growing mobile market in Europe with an estimated 20 million subscribers at the end of this year. The large pan-European operators have made substantial investments in the area, and 2.5 and 3G investments are well under way. Tecnomen is presenting its Multimedia Messaging solution in an event organised in the renowned Museon in the Hague on September 18th. The presentation will include a live demo of the company's Multimedia Messaging Service functionality. About Tecnomen Tecnomen develops value-added service systems for teleoperators and service providers. It is one of the world's leading suppliers of carrier grade messaging systems, and is a pioneer developer of wireless Internet solutions. The company's products also include prepaid and wide-area paging systems. Tecnomen sells and markets its products and services globally. It operates in 13 locations and its products have been supplied to more than 30 countries. Tecnomen has over 550 employees and its shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges. For more information: Ms. Sari Aapola, Director, Marketing, tel +358 9 8047 8415 or Mr. Edwin Bijl, Area Manager, tel. +31 180 580465. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/13/20010913BIT00280/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/13/20010913BIT00280/bit0002.pdf