Artilium Invests in Research and Development in Scotland

Investment Expands Artilium's R&D into Innovative Mobile Presence
Capabilities for Its ARTA Mobile Services Platform
DUNFERMLINE, Scotland & BRUSSELS, Belgium--(Business Wire)--
Artilium, a leading telecoms software developer of Microsoft-based
carrier-grade software for mobile network operators, is to increase
its research and development activities and create 30 new jobs at its
operations in Dunfermline, Scotland.

The new investment is being supported by Scottish Enterprise with
a general Research and Development grant of GBP 750,000 in conjunction
with investment from Artilium.

"We chose Scotland as the base for our planned expansion in
development capacity because of its highly talented workforce, the
excellence of its academic institutions, and the business environment
we discovered there, which is clearly supportive of enterprise and
innovation," said Artilium Chief Executive Officer Robert Marcus.

Artilium's office in Dunfermline holds key intellectual property
for its Tri-cell Intelligent Location System technology, the backbone
for the mobile presence capabilities of its ARTA Mobile Services
Platform. Dr. Gordon Povey, the VP of Mobile Development within
Artilium, was previously an academic in communications technology at
Edinburgh University and remains an Honorary Fellow at the university.
He still maintains strong links with local universities, including
placement opportunities from students within Artilium to foster the
development of talent within the area.

Enterprise Minister Jim Mather said, "The creation of 30 new R&D
jobs at Artilium underlines Scotland's reputation for innovation
excellence and resourceful, inventive people. The Scottish Government
is creating an environment in which more and more Scottish-based
research and development can flourish."

Welcoming the investment, Linda McPherson, Regional Director East
at Scottish Enterprise, said, "The decision by Artilium to invest in
its R&D activities in Dunfermline is an indication of how highly
Scotland and its talent is regarded--and with its high growth
potential, it is exactly the kind of company that we want to encourage
to stay in Scotland. The company's leading-edge technology has placed
Artilium at the forefront of its field, and we are delighted that
Scotland will play a role in taking this technology and reputation
still further."

About R&D Grant

The general R&D grant, administered by Scottish Enterprise,
provides support for innovative projects across Scotland. Three
existing grant schemes have been consolidated into one general R&D
grant to simplify the process of securing Government support for
research and development.

About Artilium

Artilium is the leading developer of Microsoft-based carrier-grade
software for mobile networks. Artilium's ARTA Mobile Services Platform
is an open, highly extensible Next Generation Service Delivery
Platform including an Intelligent Network built on Service Oriented
Architecture principles and designed to enable rapid creation of new
mobile applications. ARTA activates the coming wave of third-party
application development and innovation. By providing open and secure
access to mobile network functionality and autonomous software
processes, ARTA enables infinite possibilities for intelligent mashups
which combine network capabilities of presence, mobility, location and
telephony; with Web services including advertising, social networking
and search.

Based in Belgium with offices in the United Kingdom, Artilium is a
publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA).
The company was founded in 1995 and has completed more than 40
installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries.
For more information: www.artilium.com

About Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's main enterprise, innovation and
investment agency and is focused on supporting business growth and
developing a competitive business environment. Working in partnership
with industry, academia and the public sector, SE aims to play its
part in delivering the Scottish Government's new economic strategy to
increase productivity in Scotland by helping businesses grow,
encouraging greater innovation and creating the right conditions for
companies to access property, markets and finance.

Further information can be found at www.scottish-enterprise.com.

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