LOS GATOS, Calif., Jan. 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Semotus Solutions (AMEX:DLK), an innovative leader of software solutions for enterprise mobility, today announced that Clickmarks, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Semotus, has formed a strategic partnership with Redwood, Inc. (http://rwi.jp/), naming Redwood as the sole distributor of Clickmarks' products in Japan. The alliance is expected to provide for comprehensive, on-the-ground sales and marketing support of Clickmarks technology offerings and increased technical support for new and existing Clickmarks' customers and partners in Japan.
Clickmarks provides on-demand software solutions to corporations worldwide. Its patented Presentation Level Integration (PLI) technology allows enterprises to extend their existing backend applications to mobile and portal access points. Clickmarks enables workflow automation and On-Demand information access across a corporation's employees, customers and partners.
According to Umair Khan, President of Clickmarks, "Our Company has a strong history of customer successes in Japan, dating back to January 2002. Forming an exclusive distributorship with Redwood and securing their expertise and resources is a key strategy in Semotus' plan to aggressively expand our sales and marketing operations in Japan."
Redwood, a leading Japanese technology and services company, is led by noted veterans of the Japanese technology industry. These include Redwood's CEO, Yutaka Katabami, who was instrumental in establishing the Japanese-based sales and marketing operations for Mercury Interactive, 10+ years IT company's CEO experience, a global leader in business technology optimization (BTO) software; Nori Ohsumi, a visionary leader in the fields of XML, supply chain management and ubiquitous mobile computing, who brings 25+ years telecommunications industry experience; and Shin Nishikawa, who is Principal Partner of Eagle Partners specializing in fund management and investment, President of a successful web hosting company for the last nine years, and board member of IT companies, including one of Japan's major domain name registration companies.
"We are delighted to have forged this sales and marketing relationship with Clickmarks and believe that its PLI technology represents very promising, best-of-breed solutions that are capable of addressing the large and growing demand from Japanese enterprise customers seeking robust, efficient work flow automation tools and applications," added Mr. Katabami. "We are very excited to be partnering with Clickmarks and look forward to a long and successful alliance."
Anthony Lapine, CEO of Semotus, stated, "This collaboration with Redwood represents a significant opportunity for Semotus and Clickmarks to begin leveraging the strength of our growing technology platform to capture meaningful share of the prevailing global market for enterprise mobility. Moreover, this agreement will serve as a cornerstone of our international marketing strategy and should yield material revenue growth for Semotus over time. Redwood's reputation, experience and success in marketing leading technological solutions in Japan made them the obvious choice as our distribution partner in this important market."
About Semotus Solutions
Founded in 1993, Semotus Solutions is the premier provider of software for the mobile enterprise, connecting employees to critical business systems, information and processes. Semotus has a Fortune 1000-installed customer base and more than 600 corporate clients including Lockheed Martin, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coca-Cola, Hewlett Packard, Nextel Communications, JP Morgan Chase and The United Nations. Semotus Solutions' software provides mobility, convenience, efficiency and profitability in the areas of workforce automation, finance, health care and m-commerce. For more information on the Company, please visit the following web sites: http://www.semotus.com; http://www.hiplinkwireless.com; http://www.clickmarks.com; http://www.xb.com.
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