BIG! VERY BIG!
Infowave and Nokia sign WAP
Development Agreement and announce bundling of
Infowave Wireless Software with the Nokia Artuse MAX
Platform
Value Added Service Cooperation Agreement enables the companies to bring
new WAP services to market and taps Nokia's extensive sales and marketing
organization
NEW ORLEANS, LA, March 1 /CNW-PRN/ - Infowave Software, Inc. (TSE:IW - news) today
announced at the CTIA Wireless 2000 tradeshow that it has it has signed a Value Added Service
Cooperation Agreement with Nokia Networks, the infrastructure arm of Nokia (NYSE:NOK -
news), for the development of Wireless Application Protocol (WAP(TM)) applications. Infowave
and Nokia will work together to develop and market wireless applications for Nokia's
WAP-enabled mobile terminals as well as the Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform and Nokia Artuse
MAX Platform. Infowave has also joined the Nokia Artuse Developers Program.
Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will bundle Infowave's new WAP server product along
with their Artuse MAX Platform as an extension application feature. Infowave's WAP application
enables mobile users to seamlessly access their Microsoft© Exchange© messaging and collaboration
server from any WAP-enabled device. The product provides real-time access to email, contacts,
calendar and task lists using a phone or any other device with a WAP browser. The Nokia Artuse
MAX enables the deployment and delivery of WAP content and services. This agreement enables
Nokia to offer Infowave's wireless computing software to carriers and organizations requiring mobile
access via a wireless device to Microsoft Exchange.
``Infowave's wireless enterprise applications will add significant value to the Nokia Artuse Product
Family,' says Pekka Salonoja, Vice President & General Manager, Nokia Wireless Systems
Solutions, Nokia Networks. ``WAP-based connectivity to Microsoft Exchange is key in providing
mobile workers access to this important content. We also look forward to continuing to work with
Infowave to create new applications for the Mobile Information Society.'
``We are extremely pleased to be partnering with the world's leading wireless company,' says Jim
McIntosh, President and CEO of Infowave. ``This co-operation with Nokia Networks represents a
significant business development opportunity for Infowave as it enables us to extend our reach into
companies around the world. It also represents another important endorsement of Infowave's core
wireless expertise.'
Infowave's software provides fast wireless access to web-based applications, the Internet, corporate
Intranets and email for mobile workers who need real-time access to important desktop information,
whether they're across the hall or across the country. Infowave's customers can choose from a
spectrum of mobile devices including phones, pagers, handheld computers and laptops. Infowave's
software sends the right information to the right device at the right time.
About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions.
Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks,
related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD
19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki,
Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 55 000 people.
About Infowave
Founded in 1984, Infowave develops, markets and sells specialized software solutions for wireless
computing and printing and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Infowave's Wireless Division
builds mobile business solutions that use the power of wireless communications to extend the reach
of enterprise computing. `Infowave for Exchange' and `Infowave for the Net' are advanced and
secure wireless solutions for connecting mobile workers to key corporate information and
applications. Symmetry(TM) provides interactive wireless access to Microsoft© Outlook© email,
schedules, contacts and calendar from pagers and PCS phones. Infowave's Imaging Division builds
award-winning printing solutions - PowerPrint© and StyleScript© software kits provide Apple©
Macintosh© users with improved print quality and access to more than 1,600 printers.
Note: Infowave, the Infowave logo, Symmetry, PowerPrint and StyleScript are trademarks of
Infowave Software, Inc. This news release contains forward-looking statements including the
anticipated benefits to Infowave expected to result from Infowave's agreement with Nokia. These
statements are based on management's current projections, beliefs and opinions at the date of this
news release. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based
upon a number of factors including the ability to develop and supply solutions without error or defect
that provide wireless connectivity to Nokia's Artuse MAX Platform and whether companies will
license Infowave's products through Nokia's distribution networks. Infowave undertakes no
responsibility to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's projections,
beliefs or opinions change. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Some
of the above trademarks may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Contact Information
Corporate: Investor Relations:
Infowave Software, Inc. The Investor Relations Group
Todd Carter infowave@invrel.com
cfo@infowave.com 800-444-9214
800-463-6928 604-689-5255 |
