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2007-11-23 08:05:00 CET 2007-11-23 08:05:00 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Benefon Oyj - Company AnnouncementGeoSentric's GeoSolutions Business Unit to Provide Nokia SupportEnters Mainstream Location Services Market on largest volume shipping Mobile platform New Geo-location social networking platform accredited for N95 and 6110 Navigator GeoSolutions B.V, a GeoSentric Business Unit, focused on the delivery of applications and services for location-based services, as the developer of a ground-breaking geo-location and social networking platform for mobile phones and Internet devices, today confirmed that the Symbian version of its flagship GyPSii application has been accredited by Nokia for its N95 and 6110 Navigator mobile phones. GyPSii combines - in a web-based application - a social networking platform, location-based news and services such as search and friend-finder, and user generated content-creation and sharing. Designed specifically for use on a mobile phone, the GyPSii platform is already compatible with Windows Mobile devices and by adding Symbian and Nokia support, GyPSii is now available on the vast majority of mobile phones and almost any Internet connected device. GyPSii for Nokia and Windows Mobile is available for download at the company's website- www.gypsii.com. “Consumer demand for mobile location based services is rising dramatically,” said Dan Harple, Chairman of GeoSentric, “and widespread handset compatibility is key to any company wishing to launch new and exciting services such as GyPSii into that market. “Symbian is the dominant handset operating system, and Nokia the dominant handset manufacturer - as demonstrated by its increase in global market share to 39* per cent and sales of some 111 million devices in Q3 of 2007 alone. Adding Symbian capability, accredited by Nokia, to the GyPSii platform is therefore a major breakthrough and milestone endorsement,” he added. Bena Roberts, Chief Mobile Search Analyst of BKI Media added: “Geo-location is nearing the tipping point. It's the connector that is currently missing from the mobile search, data and UGMC market. But soon it will, without a doubt, be the backbone of the mobile communication ecosystem. Knowing where your friends are, how to meet them, where they have been and what they thought of it, will transform the mobile interface from a passive device to an active addictive tool.” GyPSii integrates a wide range of location-specific functions and services into a single easy-to-use interface that works on GPS and non-GPS-enabled devices alike. These functions include user-generated content, friend finding and sharing, and also Point-of-Interest (POI) proximity search for immediate surroundings, maps and directions. * Source Nokia: www.nokia.com/results/results2007Q3e.pdf About GeoSentric & GyPSii GeoSolutions, B.V., a GeoSentric Oyj company is a developer of location-based technologies, delivering products and services that connect people to places and networks, from work to play to home. A publicly traded company on the OMX in Finland (BNFSV). GyPSii is the consumer application for mobile, web & set-top box devices, from GeoSentric's GeoSolutions Business Unit. (www.gypsii.com) GyPSii allows users to share their real life experiences in the virtual world using mobile devices and the web. It is a UGC (user generated content), social networking, search & location based suite of integrated mobile and web applications - for users to share, view & upload pictures, video, text and POI (points of interest) with a geo-tag (location data) - place and track each other in their select communities. Find people and places, points of interest, map and navigate to them all. For press and analyst inquiries please contact: North America: communications@gypsii.com EMEA: gypsii@companycare.com Notice on forward-looking statements: This release includes forward-looking statements regarding GeoSentric Oyi and its business. All statements regarding the Company's future product introductions are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting GeoSentric, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed by GeoSentric on April 2, 2007. A copy of GeoSentric's Annual Report can be downloaded at www.benefon.com. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and GeoSentric undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. |
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