MALMO, Sweden, June 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Teleca and Legend, the leading supplier of consumer electronics in China, have signed an agreement covering licence of Teleca's Obigo mobile suite. Initially, Legend will use Teleca's Browser solution in its G820 phone.
Legend began producing mobile phones last year in June, and the handsets have been well received by the market under the brand name Lenovo. The market potential of mobile handsets in China is huge. This agreement is the first step towards future co-operation between Teleca and Legend.
"The Obigo mobile suite is designed for the latest and future mobile handheld devices," said Mr. Liu Zhijun. "We need a browser for the future with rich functionality, quality and support for the new G820 phone."
"We are pleased to announce this licensing agreement with Legend and are grateful to be recognised by a leading handset manufacturer in the fast-developing Chinese market," said Joakim Nydemark, president of Teleca Mobile Technologies. "This will strengthen our position as the leading provider of mobile application software."
Teleca's Obigo software package (formerly known as the AU Mobile Suite 2.0) is the preferred software package for the next generation of mobile phones. The package contains technologies that enable mobile browsing, messaging and content management.
Teleca is an international consulting company building and applying advanced technology. The company's business concept is to strengthen the customers' market position and time to market. Teleca builds and integrates solutions for technology and software intensive customers worldwide. Core values are honesty, reliability and hard work. The company has more than 2,500 employees with operations in 15 countries in Asia, Europe and USA.Teleca is quoted on the Attract40 list of Stockholmsborsen. For more information, please visit www.teleca.com.
Obigo is a world-leading software for mobile phones and other mobile devices. The product suite is based on open standards and contains applications that include browsing, messaging, content management and security. The applications are included in a framework, Obigo Framework, that is OS, hardware and network independent. The architecture facilitates simple integration of further applications such as games. www.obigo.com Obigo is a trademark that belongs to Teleca.
Legend is a diversified technology company providing advanced IT products and services. From designing computers to providing Internet services, from manufacturing IT components to setting up corporate IT solutions, Legend is constantly tracking what people want from advanced technology. Established in 1984, Legend is already itself a legend of sorts in China. Its PCs have been the best selling brand for six consecutive years in China since 1997 and the best seller in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) for three consecutive years since 2000. Now employing over 10,000 staff, Legend is a diversified high-tech company which was ranked first among the Top 100 Electronic Enterprises in China for both 1999 and 2000. Legend has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited since 1994, and is one of the constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index. The China market offers massive undisputed potential. Legend's current dominant position in that market keeps it poised to take up substantial new business opportunities and accelerate its development in the near future. On April 28,2003, Legend announced the change of its logo to cater for the Group's diversified business development and lay the groundwork for its expansion in overseas market. The new logo represents an "innovative Legend," which embodies four superb attributes, namely "trustworthy," "innovative & energetic," "professional services" and "easy." As for the future, Legend aspires to become a high-tech, service-oriented international enterprise. For more information, please visit www.lenovo.com
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