NEC Selects Telelogic as its Supplier for Third-Generation Mobile Telephony

NEC Selects Telelogic as its Supplier for Third-Generation Mobile Telephony MALMÖ, Sweden, 17 September, 1999 - Telelogic AB (O-list) has received a sub- stantial order from NEC, one of the leading Japanese IT and consumer electron- ics companies. The order consists of product licenses and maintenance agree- ments - for a total of $1,1 million (USD) - for use in the development of third-generation mobile telephony (UMTS/IMT-2000). "Japan is considerably ahead of the rest of the world in developing third- generation mobile telephony, " said Peter Wargeus, president of Telelogic's Japanese office. "This is a strategic step in NEC's investment in Telelogic technology for the development of future mobile applications and systems. A number of negotiations are now in their final stages, and we expect to be able to announce additional sales with NEC within the next few weeks. Telelogic al- ready holds a strong position in the Japanese telecom market, and the release of a Japanese version of Telelogic Tau on September 15 has only strengthened that position." "Telelogic's collaboration with the 3GPP standardization organization is be- ginning to show results," says Telelogic's CEO, Anders Lidbeck. "NEC is one of the major players in the global telecom market. We look forward to working closely with NEC, both in Japan and in other parts of the world." About Telelogic AB Telelogic is the world's leading supplier of visual software development and test tools for real-time communicating systems. Telelogic Tau is comprised of tools for analysis, design and testing of event-driven, real-time applica- tions. Telelogic also provides a host of consulting services focused in the real-time arena. Customers include Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hewlett- Packard, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Siemens and a number of universities and institutions worldwide. Headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, Telelogic's worldwide presence includes sales and service of- fices in Asia, Europe and North America. Information about Telelogic and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.telelogic.com. Telelogic is a trademark of Telelogic. All other products are the trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of their respective holders. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/09/17/19990917BIT00420/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/09/17/19990917BIT00420/bit0002.pdf