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OZ AND KPN BRING THE POWER OF BRANDED MOBILE IM TO THE NETHERLANDS Leading mobile operator brings mobile IM via MSN to millions of its customers The Hague, The Netherlands and Montreal, Canada - September 22, 2005 - Staying in touch with friends and family while on the go just got a lot easier for KPN’s mobile customers in the Netherlands. Today OZ announced that it has teamed with KPN to offer instant messaging (IM) via Microsoft’s MSN service, to KPN’s 6.3 millions customers. Starting today, KPN customers can access their MSN IM service chat by sending and receiving IM’s from their i-mode™ mobile phones, whether their contacts are logged in on a PC or on a mobile device. KPN customers can simply connect to their MSN Instant Messenger in 3 easy steps: 1 – Select ‘MSN Instant Messenger’ from the application folder 2 – Enter in their existing username and password 3 – Within seconds they are up and running, able to chat with members of their existing contacts “Expanding the communications options for our valued customers is important for us at KPN,” said Marcel Timmerhuis, Manager for Mobile Consumer Marketing at KPN. “We are delighted to offer this affordable and fun service to our i-mode customers and w e are very pleased to be working with OZ in delivering this coveted service to our customers.” The OZ Mobile IM Solution meets the dynamic needs of mobile operators and handset manufacturers with a proven, standards-based and customizable client application that is designed to meet customers’ specific requirements. Working with the leading instant messaging service providers, the OZ Mobile IM Client enables mobile operators to offer a mobile IM experience that looks familiar to users’ existing desktop IM services, and allows end-users to easily select which IM service they would like to use. The OZ client does this within a small memory footprint while providing the best user experience possible. “Being away for your PC doesn’t mean that you should not be able to stay in touch with the people that matter most in your life,” said Skuli Mogensen, CEO and Founder of OZ. “As Europe’s mobile users continue to demand data services that enable them to stay connected while they are on the go, the OZ Mobile IM Solution provides a fantastic, easy and affordable way to deliver this capability to mobile subscribers.” About OZOZ empowers consumers to stay connected with mobile IM and email solutions that provide users with a seamless and always-on mobile messaging experience. Working with the leading mobile operators, portals/ISPs and handset manufacturers, OZ delivers innovative and standards-based solutions that provide rich and fully integrated messaging experiences on millions of mobile devices. OZ is proud to count among its customers and partners: AOL™, Bell Mobility, Cingular, KPN, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Sprint, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, T-Mobile USA ® and Virgin Mobile USA. OZ is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices in the US and Europe. For more information, visit the OZ website at www.oz.com About KPNKPN offers telecommunication services to both consumers and businesses. The company’s core activities are telephony and data services through KPN’s FIxed network in the Netherlands, mobile telecom services in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium and data services in Western Europe. KPN is the market leader in the major segments of the Dutch telecom market. Through E-Plus in Germany and BASE in Belgium, KPN has number-three positions in the mobile markets of these countries. KPN was incorporated in 1989. Its shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the stock exchanges of New York, London and Frankfurt. More information can be found at www.kpn.com For more information please contact: Beverly Wilks KPN Press Office – Tel: +31 70 446 6300 – Email: press@kpn.com OZ Communications and the OZ logo are trademarks of OZ Communications Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. i-mode and the i-mode logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc, in Japan and other countries |
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