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Marie Claire Goes Mobile with Picsel Technologies



    Marie Claire, one of Britain's leading fashion magazine brands and
    Picsel Technologies, provider of the world's leading mobile content
    platform, today announced the launch of the Picsel Powered Marie
    Claire mobile magazine. The first mobile issue of Marie Claire will be
    made available for free to select UK readers in March 2007, with
    additional phased roll-outs planned for the rest of the UK throughout
    the next twelve months.

    Marie Claire readers can expect extremely rich and interactive
    content delivered in a mobile magazine service which will feature
    content targeted specifically at mobile users, including exclusive
    offers to appeal to the modern, style-conscious female. Mobile
    advertising will also be included as part of this offering, opening up
    new ways of bringing content providers in contact with their target
    audiences.

    As market penetration of the mobile magazine increases over time,
    Marie Claire will consider future services such as the creation of a
    Marie Claire mobile community, social networking capabilities and the
    exchange of user-generated content.

    "For nearly 20 years Marie Claire's blend of fashion, beauty,
    celebrity and award winning reportage features has captured the hearts
    and minds of the UK's thirtysomething women. Going forward, as web and
    mobile technology play a greater role in our readers lives, giving our
    readers the ability to interact with Marie Claire on a mobile platform
    is an exciting opportunity both for our readers and advertisers," said
    Richard Johnstone, Publishing Director, Marie Claire. "With Picsel we
    have found a partner that can provide us with a technology platform
    that can successfully bring our mobile vision to life."

    "The mobile analyst firm Informa currently predicts the mobile
    entertainment market to reach US$42 billion in 2010," said Imran
    Khand, Chief Executive Officer for Picsel Technologies. "However, for
    the industry to successfully meet the individual needs of consumers
    requires the ability to think beyond the advertising models and the
    battleground for ownership of the customer billing relationship.
    Picsel is honoured to be collaborating with innovative organisations
    such as Marie Claire which instead base their offerings on the
    individual needs and preferences of each customer."

    Marie Claire will begin publicising its mobile magazine in the
    June 2007 issue which will direct readers to the Marie Claire website
    at commercial launch. The mobile Marie Claire magazine will also be
    offered by other third-party mobile content portals.

    About Marie Claire

    Marie Claire is a worldwide icon; with editions in 27 countries,
    it epitomises style and substance, with fashion and beauty that
    embrace everything from catwalk to high street and feature content
    that reflects both the fun and more serious sides of its readers'
    personality. A true leader, Marie Claire sets the pace in the fashion
    monthly sector

    About Picsel

    Picsel Technologies brings mobile content to life. Key
    stakeholders across the mobile ecosystem - including service
    providers, handset manufacturers and content developers - rely on
    Picsel's dynamic software platform to deliver vibrant, visual mobile
    content experiences that actively enrich how people express themselves
    and share information. The company's technology is shipping on more
    than 70 million devices worldwide and has more than 200 employees
    based in its European, Asian and U.S. offices. Customers include Palm,
    Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic and Nokia. For more
    information visit www.picsel.com.