Contact:
Thomas Reiter
Phone: +43 676 66 88 611
E-Mail: thomas.reiter@ucpmorgen.com
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Santa Barbara, CA / Vienna (pts024/10.02.2003/11:35) - Danger Inc. has chosen components of ucp morgen´s MMS software suite to enable MMS functionality for Danger´s innovative hiptop wireless solution.
ucp morgen, one of Europe´s leading providers of mobile messaging solutions for MMS and SMS, today announced it has signed a software licensing contract with Danger Inc., Palo Alto. ucp morgen is delivering MMS components of its VAS product "mobile media platform" including the MMS Gateway and MMS Conversion Engine for Danger´s Service Delivery Engine, a backend infrastructure solution for carriers, which will enable users of hiptop devices to send, receive and compose MMS messages.
"Danger is an exciting, creative company and their hiptop device is demonstrating how future communication behavior will evolve with Internet enabled mobile devices. We are very happy to have won this pitch and are in a position to contribute with our know-how and software to the further success of Danger", says the CEO of ucp, Christian Lutz.
"This contract is also our first big project in the USA, which we expect to be our major growth market this year. ucp morgen has unique expertise with several commercially deployed GSM-carrier MMS-platforms and portals, providing our customers a serious competitive advantage", Christian Lutz adds.
"ucp morgen is an innovative mobile software company", said Hank Nothhaft, Chairman and CEO of Danger Inc. "They have a broad range of MMS-solutions available and were very flexible in delivering leading edge technology and high quality services in a very short time frame. MMS will be an important part of our hiptop wireless solution for carriers, and we are pleased to have our agreement in place with ucp morgen to deliver this technology to consumers."
Visit ucp morgen at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes (18th-21st February, Hall 2, Booth F37) and at the CTIA New Orleans (17th-20th March).
About ucp morgen (www.ucpmorgen.com):
ucp morgen is a leading provider of software solutions and hosted services for mobile media. Founded in 1999, the company specializes in bringing mobile messaging and entertainment to the mass market, and is a pioneer in the field. ucp morgen's core product line is the Mobile Media Platform, a highly scalable carrier-class solution for mobile operators, device manufacturers, portals and media/content providers. This leading edge solution enables mobile users to send and receive multimedia messages - text, pictures, photos, audio clips and animation, to other users - on their mobile devices, via the web, and even to users of non MMS-capable devices. ucp morgen also provides custom software development of mobile Internet, intranet, and extranet applications on a wide array of platforms, including SMS, WAP, EMS, MMS, J2ME, JAVA, and others. ucp morgen is a venture-backed privately held company with offices in Santa Barbara (USA), Vienna (Austria), Berlin, London, and Lugano (Switzerland). More information about ucp morgen and its affiliate companies can be found at http://www.ucpmorgen.com and http://www.ucpag.com .
About Danger inc (www.danger.com):HYPERLINKHYPERLINK
Danger, Inc. provides a complete solution that enables wireless carriers to offer innovative and affordable voice and data products to consumers over next-generation wireless networks. Today, this solution includes: the hiptop(TM) Data Services Framework-a back-end service delivery infrastructure; the hiptop(TM) Development Platform-a platform for the development of mobile applications using industry standard development tools; and the hiptop(TM) Device Design-a hardware design for a wireless all-in-one device, customized and branded by wireless operators. Founded in January 2000, Danger, Inc. is a privately held company backed by leading venture capital firms and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com.
For more Information please contact:
Pacific Time Zone: Sasha Globa, ucp USA, Tel: +1 805-637-2793, email: sasha.globa@ucpmorgen.com
GMT Zone: Thomas Reiter, ucp Europe, Tel: +43 676 66 88 611, email: thomas.reiter@ucpmorgen.com
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