[June 14, 2005] Vodafone Egypt Selects mFormation Software for Over-the-Air Configuration of Customer Phones Tweet EDISON, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- June 14, 2005 -- mFormation(R) Technologies Inc., a leading provider of wireless device management software, and Vodafone Egypt, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group PLC, today announced that Vodafone Egypt is licensing mFormation's Configuration Manager software to quickly and easily configure customer phones for wireless services such as Internet access, email, MMS and SMS over the air. Configuration Manager is a key module of the mFormation SERVICE MANAGER(TM) Suite of wireless device management software. It provides an OMA standards-based over-the-air configuration solution for a wide range of wireless devices, from low-end mobile phones to 3G smartphone and converged devices, enabling easy configuration and reconfiguration of phone settings over the life of the phone. Vodafone Egypt will use the Configuration Manager to automatically configure customers' device settings over the air, ensuring that their customers always have access to their data services. "Vodafone Egypt's GSM and GPRS networks currently cover more than 98% of the total Egyptian population. Our growth in the market is dependent on our delivering the best possible services to our customers," said Thomas Poland, Vodafone Egypt Chief Technical Officer. "mFormation's Configuration Manager software will help us to achieve this objective by providing a fast, easy way for our customers to stay current with their wireless services, not only on the phones they are using now, but on the new devices we plan to roll out in the future." "We are pleased to have been chosen by Vodafone Egypt to provide over-the-air configuration capabilities for their customers," said Mark Edwards, mFormation's Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident that mFormation's secure, scalable, efficient and flexible software platform will be able to help them provide the best possible services to their rapidly growing customer base." About mFormation mFormation Technologies Inc. is the leading provider of wireless device management software, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. mFormation's market-leading mFormation SERVICE MANAGER(TM) Suite is the most comprehensive over-the-air device management software solution in the industry. A completely modular solution, the suite enables mobile operators to remotely configure settings and new services, diagnose faults, update firmware and software, monitor customer experience, and secure device content throughout the subscriber lifecycle. mFormation's software manages a broad mix of wireless devices, including OMA standards-compliant mobile phones, Symbian OS-based devices, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Pocket PC-based handhelds and smart phones, RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry devices, Palm (NASDAQ: PSRC) OS-based wireless devices, and SIM cards across a wide range of wireless carrier networks, including UMTS, CDMA and GSM/GPRS. Headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, and with offices in Europe and Asia, mFormation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Deutsche Bank (NYWE: DB), Intel Capital (NASDAQ: INTC), Kingdon Capital and North Bridge Venture Partners. Contact mFormation on the Web at http://www.mformation.com mFormation and the mFormation logo are registered trademarks of mFormation Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]