COOPERATION BETWEEN SGS AND CETECOM


Geneva, April 20th 2001

The SGS Group, the world leader in verification, testing and certification and the CETECOM Network, a leading provider of consulting, development, testing and certification services to the telecommunications and information technology industry have agreed in a Letter of Intent to explore a long term cooperation in the field of the emerging global standard for short range wireless communication called BluetoothTM. The BluetoothTM trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. U.S.A. forThe SGS Group is the clear global leader and innovator in verification, testing and certification services. The SGS Group has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The CETECOM Network is an internationally leading provider of consulting, testing and certification services for telecommunications technology. CETECOM is member of the TÜV-Mitte Group with its headquarters in Essen, Germany