Teleca announces system integration relationship with Apple

Cannes, France -February 14, 2005 - Teleca today announced it has become a preferred system integrator of Apple media creation and delivery solutions in the European telecommunications market.

Teleca supports customers throughout the value chain with services including: conceptualization, systems development and integration, testing, training, operation and maintenance. This alliance will give Teleca the ability to combine the full range of Apple’s hardware and software technology with its considerable experience in integrating complete creation, delivery and multimedia playback solutions from the operator out to the handsets. “This relationship confirms Teleca as a significant player in the markets that the convergence between the media industries and telecom has created,” said Dag Sundström CEO of Teleca. “Apple innovation has created world-class content creation platforms that seamlessly combine its high-performance hardware and software to create value and functionality for our customers.” "QuickTime is the standards-based platform of choice for mobile operators creating and delivering multimedia content," said Frank Casanova, Apple’s senior director of product marketing for Mac OS X Audio and Video. "We’re thrilled to be working with Teleca to drive the adoption of QuickTime and other Apple technologies including Mac OS X, Xserve and Xsan in the European telecom marketplace." Teleca has, through one of its operating companies, Popwire, extensive knowledge in media and a proven track record in leveraging its broadcasting skills to create excellent user experiences for mobile multimedia customers. “We are committed to continue developing exciting products on the Apple Mac OS X platform,” said Åsa Sundqvist, managing director of Popwire. “By working closely with Apple we can implement the telco-graded, high availability solutions that our customers demand.” For more information, contact: - Åsa Sundqvist, MD, Popwire AB, mobile: +46-705668865 Teleca are present at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes on 14-17 February. Welcome to stand E68 in Hall 2.