OZ, the leading mobile messaging solution provider,
today announced that 3 Scandinavia, the global leader in the 3G arena,
has deployed the OZ Mobile Email Solution to provide their customers
with a rich and easy to use mobile email experience. The award winning
OZ solution will bring the highly popular MSN(R) Hotmail service to
millions of 3 Scandinavia Group's mobile subscribers; allowing them to
stay connected with their buddies anytime and anywhere.
"Providing our customers with innovative services is extremely
important at 3," said Shlomo Liran, CEO of 3 Scandinavia. "We selected
OZ for their innovative mobile messaging solutions, steadfast industry
reputation and its ability to help carriers generate new revenue
streams with subscriber centric solutions - which is crucial to remain
competitive in this marketplace."
Available on LG and Sony Ericsson devices, the OZ Mobile Email
Solution is pre-loaded on the LG U300 and the Sony Ericsson K610
devices; pre-loaded services allows for easy access to the solution,
and encourages quick adoption of the solution. Additionally, the OZ
Mobile Email Solution will be available as a download on the LG U880
and the Sony Ericsson K608 devices. Whether pre-loaded or downloaded,
3's subscriber base can quickly access their existing MSN Hotmail
accounts and stay connected with their friends and family in 3 easy
steps:
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1 - Users simply select the MSN (R) Hotmail logo;
2 - Enter their existing username and password;
3 - Within seconds, users are able to read and respond to their
email contacts while on the go.
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"Mobile operators are looking for ways to provide their
subscribers with innovative services that helps them to keep up with
their quick paced lives," said Skuli Mogensen, CEO & Founder of OZ.
"The adoption of our mobile email solution by 3 Scandinavia further
validates OZ as a leader in the industry. We are excited and committed
to working with 3 to deliver to their subscribers this service which
will contribute to 3 Scandinavia's continued market leadership,
subscriber satisfaction and business success."
About the OZ Mobile Email Solution
Email is the communications method of choice for consumers. The OZ
Mobile Email Solution makes effective use of mobile data and provides
operators with a revenue opportunity that did not exist in the
PC-based environment. Mobile operators can now provide their
subscribers with access to the most popular email services and/or
operator branded solutions on their mobile phones; allowing operators
to increase data traffic, attract new subscribers and generate new
revenue.
The OZ Mobile Email Solution consists of the Mobile Email Gateway
and the Mobile Email Client. The Mobile Email Gateway provides mobile
operators with the necessary protocol adaptations, billing, reporting
and customer care interfaces that they require to effectively deliver
branded portal email services to their subscribers. As a result, for
the first time, mobile operators can generate new revenue and directly
impact their bottom line with a variety of flexible billing options.
The OZ Mobile Email Client offers an elegant, compact and
user-friendly interface. Using recognizable and branded clients, the
mobile email experience mirrors the familiar 'look and feel' of the
PC, generating instant consumer adoption and virtually eliminating the
learning curve. The OZ Mobile Email Client is available on J2ME, BREW
and Symbian devices.
About 3 Scandinavia
3 Scandinavia, a joint venture between Hutchison-Whampoa (60%) and
Investor AB (40%), is part of the 3 Group, the leading global player
in the 3G arena, holding licenses in 10 markets with total population
coverage of approximately 175 million. In less than three years, the 3
Group has built an entirely new network, achieving probably the
fastest rollout of a radio network in the entire telecom industry.
Marketed globally under the 3 brand, the group is also the first
operator in the world to provide dual-mode 3G services.
To date, commercial 3G services has been launched in Italy, the
UK, Australia, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel and the
Republic of Ireland. 3 Scandinavia has operations in Sweden and
Denmark and also holds a license in Norway. For more information about
3 Scandinavia, please visit www.tre.se
About OZ
OZ empowers consumers to stay connected with mobile IM and email
solutions that provide users with an affordable, easy, seamless and
always-on mobile messaging experience. Working with the leading mobile
operators, portals/ISPs and handset manufacturers, OZ delivers
innovative and standards-based solutions that provide rich and fully
integrated messaging experiences on millions of mobile devices.
Leading companies that are Powered by OZ(TM) include: Alltel, AOL,
Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, Bouygues Telecom, Cingular, Dobson, KPN,
Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Sprint,
TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefonica Moviles Espana, Telus
Mobility, T-Mobile USA(R) and Virgin Mobile USA. OZ is a privately
held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices
in the US, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit the OZ website
at www.oz.com.
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