Anny Way Mobile Data Gateway from Materna selected by O2 UK

DORTMUND (Germany) 18th February (PROTEXT/ots) - Anny WayMobile Data Gateway from MATERNA Information and CommunicationsGmbH has been selected by O2 UK to provide next generation mobilebrowsing and mobile services using 2.x.

The Gateway, part of the Anny Way branded mobile services andapplications from MATERNA, is the first WAP 2.x Gateway, whichsupports the new protocol stacks WP TCP and WP HTTP for agreatly improved browsing experience. The Gateway has been livesince November 2003.

About MATERNA

MATERNA is a leading software company in the field ofinformation and communication technology. The company offersproducts and solutions from the business area Mobile Solutionsand Unified Messaging. This includes in particular mobile andfixnet value- added services on base of SMS and MMS, WAP andMobile Java which are distributed under the brand name Anny Way.

About O2 UK

O2 aims to enrich customer's lives by enabling them to getthe most from their mobile. As a leading provider of mobileservices to consumers and businesses in the UK, O2 offers arange of services including text, media messaging, games, alwayson data connections (via "GPRS"), music over mobile and mobilevideo. O2 is the UK market leader in mobile data services suchas text, with over half a billion messages being sent by O2customers each month.

O2 was formed in 2001 following the demerger from BritishTelecom of its former mobile business, BT Wireless. O2 (UK)Limited is a subsidiary of mmO2 plc which also delivers O2branded services in Ireland and Germany. O2 has over 13 millioncustomers in the UK.

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Contact: MATERNA Information & Communications

antje.kraemer@materna.de www.annyway.com Phone: 0713-7011085

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