Sicap AG: Swisscom Customers Get Easy Content Transfer on Sicap and Futuredial Technologies



    Sicap AG, a leading provider of device management platforms to
    wireless carriers, announced today that Swisscom has started rollout
    of its "EasyTransfer" solution in retail stores throughout
    Switzerland.

    Sicap's Unified Backup & Restore is a carrier grade platform
    enabling mobile subscribers to backup their phone contents over the
    air, at home or at the point of sale, whether the content be stored on
    the device or on the SIM card.

    Built on the same technical framework as the Sicap Device
    Management Center, the "back up and restore" product offering now
    features technology from U.S. company FutureDial.

    Recent studies have shown that it takes an average of 3 month for
    ARPU to recover after a user loses his phonebook entries or SIM
    content

    Sicap's UBR enables the operator to maintain the ARPU and increase
    customer loyalty by protecting the phone contents.

    FutureDial's Retail Management Solution is the world's first
    web-based Server/Client Point of Sales (PoS) solution that enables
    wireless carriers to provide mobile-to-mobile device content transfer
    services in their stores using local connection (Bluetooth, Cable).
    With RMS installed, subscribers can transfer all of the mobile
    contents such as contacts, ringtones, music, photos, and video from
    their old phone to the new phone they just purchased. In addition to
    transfer, the RMS also allows users to backup, erase, restore, and
    print the contents on their handsets.

    Swisscom's management looks forwards to the opportunities and
    benefits provided by the EasyTransfer solution. Head of Terminal
    Management Lukas Fluri of Swisscom notes that "Solutions like this
    significantly increases our market advantage that will distinguish
    Swisscom from the competition, solidify our level of customer loyalty,
    generate additional revenues and help us win-over new subscribers.

    Dominique Schmid, CEO of Sicap adds: "We are excited about teaming
    up with FutureDial to integrate their technology into our Unified
    Backup & Restore product. Through this partnership, mobile operators
    like Swisscom can benefit from our complimentary offerings and from
    both our knowledgebases to deploy, launch, market and operate backup
    and restore services over the air or at the Point of Sales (PoS). "

    FutureDial's Chairman and CEO, George Huang, comments: "Swisscom
    understands the operational gains and the Return-On-Investment of
    using our solution to maximize profitability and productivity in their
    retail stores. We have worked closely with Swisscom and our partner
    Sicap so that personnel working in the retail store could easily
    install and use RMS. We look forward to continued service rollout
    through our Sicap partnership to rapidly deliver FutureDial technology
    benefits to millions more end users."

    About Sicap

    Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to
    achieve real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging
    subscriber accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM
    configurations. The product portfolio extends to include software
    which facilitates business between mobile network operators and their
    partners. Since 1995, first movers requiring innovative, technology
    driven software choose to rely on Sicap. With fully operational
    regional offices in France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia and South
    Africa, Sicap has both the worldwide reach and the local presence to
    serve operators in their market context. For further information about
    Sicap please visit www.sicap.com

    About Swisscom

    Swisscom (SWX) is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, with
    over 4.6 million mobile customers. In 2006, 18,242 employees generated
    revenues of CHF 9.7 billion. Swisscom has a presence throughout
    Switzerland and offers a full range of products and services for
    mobile, landline and IP-based voice and data communication. Massive
    investments in network infrastructure ensure that this will remain the
    case in the future. Swisscom is also active in IT infrastructure
    outsourcing as well as in the management of communications
    infrastructures. Learn more at www.swisscom.com

    About FutureDial

    Founded in 1999 in California's Silicon Valley, FutureDial is a
    privately held software company focused on developing mobile device
    content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer
    satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers. With its
    mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless
    carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail
    stores, service centers and warehouses. Learn more about FutureDial
    and its carrier-grade solutions at www.futuredial.com

    For more information on Unified Backup & Restore (UBR):

    Please visit the Sicap website, at http://www.sicap.com