Anny Way Mobile Data Gateway from MATERNA selected by O2 UK
Dortmund, 19 February 2004
Anny Way Mobile Data Gateway from MATERNA Information and Communications GmbH has been selected by O2 UK to provide next generation mobile browsing and mobile services using 2.x.
The Gateway, part of the Anny Way branded mobile services and applications from MATERNA, is the first WAP 2.x Gateway, which supports the new protocol stacks WP TCP and WP HTTP for a greatly improved browsing experience. The Gateway has been live since November 2003.
About MATERNA
MATERNA is a leading software company in the field of information and communication technology. The company employs worldwide 1.200 staff members and its turnover was estimated to more than 145 million euros for the year 2002. Beside the head office in Dortmund, the company has offices and subsidiaries located all over Germany as well as in Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand and USA. In the Business Unit Information, MATERNA develops integrated IT solutions for process optimization involving companies and public administration. This includes the topic fields Portals, Information Management, Service and IT Infrastructure Management. The Business Unit Communications offers products and solutions from the business area Mobile Solutions and Unified Messaging. This includes in particular mobile and fixnet value-added services on base of SMS and MMS, WAP and Mobile Java which are distributed under the brand name Anny Way. The Anny Way Academy is active on the market in terms of trainings and consulting services as found in practice.
For further information:
MATERNA Information & Communications
Antje Krämer
Phone: +49 173 70 11 085
antje.kraemer@materna.de
www.materna.comwww.annyway.com
About O2 UK
O2 aims to enrich customer's lives by enabling them to get the most from their mobile. As a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK, O2 offers a range of services including text, media messaging, games, always on data connections (via "GPRS"), music over mobile and mobile video. O2 is the UK market leader in mobile data services such as text, with over half a billion messages being sent by O2 customers each month.
O2 was formed in 2001 following the demerger from British Telecom of its former mobile business, BT Wireless. O2 (UK) Limited is a subsidiary of mmO2 plc which also delivers O2 branded services in Ireland and Germany. O2 has over 13 million customers in the UK.
