WAP FORUM MOMENTUM ACCELERATES-23 NEW COMPANIES JOIN IN FOUR SubmittedMONTHS by: Archetype (Text100) Tuesday, 8 September 1998 Membership Now 60 Companies Strong LONDON, United Kingdom (8 September 1998) - The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum (www.wapforum.org) today announced that membership has expanded to include 60 leading industry companies. The WAP specification provides the basis for a unified worldwide standard-for providing wireless information access from handheld devices-which ensures solutions from multiple providers work consistently for end-users on all networks. General WAP Forum membership was opened in January 1998. By May 1998, 37 companies had united to contribute to the Wireless Application Protocol efforts. In the last four months 23 additional companies have joined the WAP Forum and are introduced subsequently. The WAP Forum membership now includes manufacturers that represent the majority of the worldwide wireless infrastructure and handset markets, as well as the largest, and many of the most innovative wireless network operators-implementing all network protocols. The substantial and continued growth of the WAP Forum membership provides an influential basis for the evolution of the WAP specification and signifies broad industry commitment to the creation of a worldwide open standard for wireless Internet access on handheld devices. The WAP Forum also announced the election of officers and the expansion of the Board, which includes a strong cross section of operators and suppliers. The following members now comprise the Board: * Mr. Chuck Parrish (WAP board chairman), executive vice president Unwired Planet, Inc. * Mr. Gregory G. Williams (WAP board vice chairman), vice president, Wireless Systems SBC Communications, Inc. * Dr. Alain C. Briancon, vice president & director, Internet & Networking Group Motorola Limited * Mr. Christophe Francois, product development director CEGETEL / SFR * Dr. Ajei S. Gopal, director of technology, Pervasive Computing IBM Corporation * Mr. Joakim Nelson, director, Strategic Product Management Ericsson Mobile Communications * Mr. Noritake Okada, senior engineer Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. * Mr. Francis Pinault, system & architecture manager, Professional & Consumer Division Alcatel * Mr. Paul Schofield, senior product manager, Wireless Data, Products & Marketing Telstra Corporation Ltd. * Mr. Mikko Terho, vice president, Wireless Data Nokia Mobile Phones "The expansion of the WAP Forum demonstrates the powerful industry consensus Page 1 and endorsement of WAP as the worldwide open standard for delivering information to wireless handheld devices," said the WAP Forum's newly elected chairman, Chuck Parrish. "The presence on the Board of leading wireless operators and industry suppliers confirms WAP's strong market position." "SBC Communications sees WAP as extremely strategic to the future of the wireless industry," said Gregory G. Williams, the WAP Forum's newly elected vice chairman. "As an operator of multiple protocols, SBC is in a unique position to understand the importance of a wireless protocol that can be leveraged across all of the wireless technologies, and I look forward to helping the wireless industry, especially the carriers, capitalize on new services enabled by WAP." About the WAP Forum The Wireless Application Protocol specifies Internet content and advanced telephony services access on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. The WAP Forum has published a global wireless protocol specification for all wireless networks that will be contributed to appropriate standards bodies. Version 1.0 of the Wireless Application Protocol specification is available for download at www.wapforum.org. WAP enables manufacturers, network operators, content providers and application developers to offer compatible products and secure services on all digital devices and networks resulting in greater economies of scale and universal access to information. WAP Forum membership is open to all industry participants. Details and the member application form are available at www.wapforum.org. # # # NOTE to Editors: Please see subsequent pages for the complete listing of WAP Forum members, as well as company profiles and press contacts for new members. All company, brand and product names may be trademarks that are the sole property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved. For further information contact: Julie Juliano J&J Communications [email protected] +1 916 645 1209 (tel) +1 916 645 1202 (fax) +1 916 600 5394 (mobile) Membership - September 1998 Page 2 Alcatel www.alcatel.com APiON Ltd. www.apion-tss.com AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. www.attws.com BellSouth Cellular Corp. www.bscc.com New Bosch Telecom Danmark A/S www.bosch-telecom.de New CCL (Computer & Communications Research Laboratories, ITRI) www.ccl.itri.org.tw CEGETEL / SFR (Société Française du Radio Téléphone) www.sfr.fr New CellNet www.cellnet.co.uk Certicom Corp. www.certicom.com New CMG Telecommunications and Utilities www.cmg.nl New Comverse Network Systems, Inc. www.comversens.com New CTC (Itochu Techno-Science Corporation) www.ctc-g.co.jp DDI Corporation www.ddi.co.jp DeLaRue Card Systems www.delarue.com New Dolphin Telecommunications Ltd. www.dolphin-telecom.co.uk Page 3 Ericsson Mobile Communications AB www.ericsson.se Fujitsu Software Corporation www.fsc.fujitsu.com New Gemplus www.gemplus.com Geoworks Corporation www.geoworks.com Hongkong Telecom CSL www.hkt.com IBM Corporation www.ibm.com New IDO Corporation www.ido.co.jp New Intel Corporation www.intel.com New Logica Aldiscon www.aldiscon.com Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. www.panasonic.co.jp MD-Co www.md-co.com New Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. www.mobileaccessphone.com Motorola Limited www.motorola.com New NEC Technologies (UK) Ltd. www.nec-global.com Nokia www.nokia.com Page 4 NORTEL / Northern Telcom Limited www.nortel.com New NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. www.nttdocomo.com Philips Consumer Communications LP www.pcc.philips.com New Puma Technology, Inc. www.pumatech.com QUALCOMM Incorporated www.qualcomm.com New Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc. www.rogers.com New RSA Data Security, Inc. www.rsa.com New Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd www.samsungelectronics.com SBC Communications, Inc. www.sbc.com Schlumberger Industries S.A. www.slb.com Sema Group Limited www.semagroup.com/telecoms/ Sendit AB www.sendit.se New Siemens AG www.siemens.com SOFTLINE / Scandinavian Softline Technology Oy www.softline.fi Sonera Corporation (formerly Telecom Finland Ltd.) www.sonera.fi Page 5 New Sprint PCS www.sprintpcs.com Spyglass, Inc. www. spyglass.com Starfish Software, Inc. www.starfish.com New SWISSCOM Ltd. www.swisscom.com Symbian Ltd. (formerly Psion Software plc) www.symbian.com New Tegic Communications, Inc. www.tegic.com Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A. www.tim.it Telenor Mobil Group www.telenor.no New Telia Mobile AB www.telia.com Telstra Corporation Ltd. www.telstra.com.au T-MOBIL / Deutsche Telekom Mobilnet GmbH www.t-mobil.de Uniden Corporation www.uniden.com Unwired Planet Inc. www.uplanet.com Vodafone Group plc www.vodafone.co.uk VTT Information Technology www.vtt.fi Page 6 New Member Profiles - September 1998 The main activity of BOSCH TELECOM DANMARK A/S is research, development and manufacture of cellular telephones-primarily singleband and multiband GSM handsets. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Bosch Telecom GmbH, Germany, representing 13 manufacturing plants and a total workforce of around 20,000 within the communications technology sector. For more information visit http://www.bosch-telecom.de. Press Contact: Hans Peter Hinrup, Bosch Telecom Danmark A/S, +45 96 73 80 00 (tel), +45 96 73 80 01 (fax) CCL (COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH LABORATORIES, ITRI) is entrusted with the mission of enhancing the competitive position of the domestic information, communications, and consumer electronic industries through advanced technology. Commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), CCL executes technology development projects of national scale, by means of which a solid base of technology expertise is formed within. CCL is also actively engaged in technology dissemination to Taiwan's industries. For more information visit http://www.ccl.itri.org.tw. Press Contact: Shu-Chin Su Chen, CCL, +886 3 5917 582 (tel), +886 3 5820 243 (fax), [email protected] CELLNET was formed by British Telecommunications PLC (BT) and Securicor Group PLC, and was granted a licence to become a mobile communications network operator in 1983. BT is the majority shareholder with a 60 percent stake. CellNet is one of the world's largest mobile operators with a subscriber base of 3.3 million. For more information visit http://www.cellnet.co.uk or http://www.genie.cellent.co.uk. Press Contact: Damian Peachey, Cellnet, +44 (0) 1753 565309 (tel), +44 (0) 1753 565027 (fax), [email protected] CMG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITIES B.V. is a leading provider of advanced messaging and fraud prevention systems. The Short Message Service Center and Value Added Service Platform for digital cellular networks offers unrivaled performance and functionality. Active in over 40 countries worldwide and with over 5,000 employees, CMG offers long term partnerships, beneficial to the more than 50 network operators that currently use CMG's products. CMG has offices in the USA, Europe and Asia. For more information visit http://www.cmg.nl. Press