Colibria Strikes Deal with Top Malaysian Operator Maxis

• Providing mobile instant messaging solution to Malaysia’s leading mobile operator
• Staged roll-out of service to over 8.9 million subscribers includes in-country Interconnect capability

Colibria, a leading developer of new generation Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) Solutions, has announced a deal with Maxis, Malaysia’s leading mobile operator, to enable MIM for its 8.9 million subscribers.

The service will be initially launched to a number of subscribers in June 2007. It will allow subscribers to take advantage of immediate group communications with their friends and colleagues. Colibria’s solution will support SMS continuity, as advocated by the GSMA’s Personal IM initiative, with its SMS Interworking module. This means that Maxis subscribers signed up to the MIM service can send instant messages to those who do not yet use it; these messages will then be delivered as an SMS and vice versa.

Maxis’ Head of Product Development and Infotainment Kugan T, said: ‘‘Our subscribers are some of the world’s highest users of SMS and are proving themselves to be some of the most receptive to new mobile technology. We are confident that this new generation of messaging service will be just as popular with them as SMS. Instant group based communication is a key step in the drive to continually improve our mobile offering.’’

Keith Gibson, CEO of Colibria commented: ‘‘With billions of SMS messages sent across Malaysia every year, the market is ripe for innovative new services. Between now and June this year, we will be working closely with Maxis to put in place Colibria’s Elevate MIM technology which will power the MIM service to ensure a seamless service for all subscribers.’’

The initial launch will be followed by a rapid roll out in the second half of 2007 across Maxis’ full subscriber base. In addition, Maxis and Colibria are working closely with the other major operators in Malaysia to develop interconnections between mobile IM services nationally. This will ensure that all of Malaysia’s 21 million subscribers can communicate with groups of ‘buddies’ instantly no matter what network they are on.

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About Colibria
Colibria was founded in 2000 and is already a leading international player in the field of new generation Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) solutions. Based in Norway, Colibria also has locations in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Singapore and the Philippines. Colibria has a global customer base of mobile operators in Europe, Asia and Latin America, as well as working with leading systems integrators. Strategic partners include LogicaCMG, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia, and Motorola.

Colibria’s IM platform provides an end-to-end solution from advanced server technology through to innovative handset clients. It delivers the infrastructure for launching instant messaging and associated multimedia services as well as advanced IMS based messaging and presence services. Colibria is focused on ensuring interoperability between devices, platforms and operators. Its IMPS and SIP/IMS test server facilities are now the de facto standard for product and service trials, with users in over 30 countries around the world.

Colibria is an active participant in the international standards arena, contributing extensively to the OMA IMPS forum as a member of the Open Mobile Alliance, as well as the GSMA. It is also a founding member of the COMET alliance, a global consortium committed to the delivery of end-to-end converged messaging solutions.

Colibria’s investors include Northzone Ventures (www.northzone.com), Verdane Capital (www.verdanecapital.no), and Ferd Venture (www.ferdventure.no).

Colibria is at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona Hall 1, Stand 1H49.

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