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TELUS Selects Mformation Mobile Device Management PlatformEDISON, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- Mformation(R) Technologies Inc. today announced that it has been selected by TELUS, a leading Canadian telecommunications company, to supply technology to assist in providing seamless device management capabilities to its CDMA mobile subscribers. TELUS will use Mformation's technology to remotely configure, diagnose, update and manage CDMA feature phones and smart devices throughout all phases of their lifecycle. This will help ensure that TELUS' CDMA customers can make the most of its innovative technologies and networks, advanced mobile devices, and industry-leading mobile data services. TELUS will enhance the end-user experience with the real-time control and over-the-air capabilities that Mformation's solution provides. In addition, Mformation will contribute to TELUS' industry-leading customer support to its wireless subscribers through the sophisticated diagnostic capabilities of MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER. TELUS selected Mformation, the leading global provider of complete mobile device management (MDM) solutions, to serve its nationwide CDMA customers because of its industry-leading integrated device management solution and because of its proven ability to help mobile operators deliver innovative new services. MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER is designed to be forward-compatible with the next-generation of wireless technologies. Zouheir Mansourati, TELUS vice-president of Technology Strategy said, "MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER will be a core technology component to provision, support and remotely manage business and consumer devices for our mobile subscribers. TELUS' strategic intent is to unleash the power of wireless technology to deliver the best mobile solutions to Canadians wherever they are." Mark Edwards, Mformation's CEO comments, "We are excited to be working with TELUS, an industry leader in wireless communications, to deliver a comprehensive device management solution -- from initial device configuration to diagnostics, maintenance and software management -- that will be fully integrated throughout TELUS' mobile network. MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER puts the operator in control, enabling management of mobile services throughout their lifecycle, ensuring satisfied customers, growing revenues and increasing profits." "The mobile operator-centric mobile device management market continues to take off, especially in North America over the last 12 months," says Stephen Drake, Program Director, Mobile Enterprise with IDC. "Successful suppliers of mobile operator-centric mobile device management solutions continue to demonstrate to their customers more robust control and management throughout the mobile device lifecycle and to deliver benefits including increased cost savings, enhanced customer service and value-added platforms for next-generation revenue-generating applications." About Mformation Mformation Technologies Inc. is the market leader in mobile device management (MDM) software, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. Mformation's award-winning MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER(TM) suite is the most complete, flexible and integrated mobile device management software solution in the industry, providing solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and configuration, FOTA management, smartphone application management (including Linux, Microsoft Windows Mobile, RIM and Symbian OS devices), diagnostics, security management, enterprise management and customer experience management. MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER(TM) received the 2007 GSM Association's award for "Best Service Delivery Platform" at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, with North American offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Seattle and Toronto, Mformation also has offices in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, India, China, Malaysia and Japan, as well other parts of Asia and South America. Mformation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital (NASDAQ: INTC), North Bridge Venture Partners and Visa International. Mformation's platform has been licensed to leading operators in Asia, Europe and the US including Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telefonica and Vodafone. Contact Mformation on the Web at www.mformation.com. About TELUS TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.7 billion of annual revenue and 10.7 million customer connections including 5.1 million wireless subscribers, 4.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and non-profit organizations and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com. Forward Looking Statement This news release contains statements about expected future events that are forward-looking. By their nature forward looking statements may not prove to be accurate and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Such statements require the Company to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Please refer to TELUS' public disclosure documents for a review of the risk factors that may affect actual results. Mformation and the Mformation logo are registered trademarks of Mformation Technologies, Inc. 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