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ROGERS WIRELESS SELECTS OZ TO DELIVER MOBILE EMAIL TO ITS CUSTOMERS Canadians can now access email on their mobile phones Montreal, Canada - September 4, 2007 – The power and convenience of consumer mobile email is now available to Rogers Wireless customers. As of today, Rogers Wireless subscribers can easily access their favorite Windows Live™ Mail, Yahoo! ® Mail and Rogers Yahoo! Mail accounts on their mobile phone, further extending the reach of the mobile phone, allowing consumers to stay connected while on the go. The OZ Mobile Email service provides Rogers Wireless customers with OZ Mobile Email clients that are available as downloadable applications. The Client offers an intuitive email experience that is similar to PC-based email. Consumers can quickly access their existing email accounts and stay connected in three simple steps: 1 – Users simply select the familiar Windows Live, Yahoo! ® or Rogers logo; “Email is a large part of consumers lives, thus we developed the OZ Mobile Email Solution from the ground up to be a mass market application that is easy to use, affordable and effective,” said Jim Knapik, President and CEO of OZ. “We launched the OZ Mobile Email Solution in 2005 and the response has been tremendous. We are very pleased and excited to be working with Rogers in extending the most popular email solutions from the PC environment to the mobile phone; enabling Rogers Wireless customers to stay connected with their friends and family while they are on the go.” About the OZ Mobile Email Solution Email is the communications method of choice for consumers. The OZ Mobile Email Solution makes effective use of mobile data and provides operators with a revenue opportunity that did not exist in the PC-based environment. Mobile operators can now provide their subscribers with access to the most popular email services and/or operator branded solutions on their mobile phones; allowing operators to increase data traffic, attract new subscribers and generate new revenue. The OZ Mobile Email Solution consists of the Mobile Email Gateway and the Mobile Email Client. The Mobile Email Gateway provides mobile operators with the necessary protocol adaptations, billing, reporting and customer care interfaces that they require to effectively deliver branded portal email services to their subscribers. As a result, for the first time, mobile operators can generate new revenue and directly impact their bottom line with a variety of flexible billing options. About OZ OZ empowers consumers to stay connected with the most popular messaging solutions - IM, Email and Social Networking - on their mobile phones. Working with the leading mobile operators, handset manufacturers, portals and online communities, OZ delivers innovative and standards-based solutions that provide rich and fully integrated messaging experiences on millions of mobile devices. Leading companies that are Powered by OZ™ include: 3 Scandinavia, Alltel, AOL®, Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, Bouygues Telecom, Cingular, Dobson, KPN, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Pantech & Curitel, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Sprint, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefònica Mòviles España, Telenor Group, Telus Mobility, T-Mobile USA®, Virgin Mobile USA and Yahoo! ®. OZ is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices in the United States, Europe and India. For more information, visit the OZ website at www.oz.com. For more information please contact: Beverly Wilks Copyright © 2007 OZ Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The OZ logo and Powered by OZ are trademarks of OZ Communications Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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