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Changhong IT Selects Winwap Browser and Messaging Applications

Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:00am EDT
HELSINKI and BEIJING, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Changhong IT Information
Products Co.,LTD and Winwap Technologies Oy today announced that the next
generation devices with integrated telephony features from Changhong IT will
include Browser and messaging solutions provided by Winwap. The applications
are included in the licensed Winwap Browser which is a WAP 2.0 and HTML
compatible browser, the MMS Client that provides full Multimedia Messaging
capabilities, and the Winwap Email client which is due for official release
at a future date.
    "Being part of the new devices by Changhong IT strengthens our position
on the diverse Chinese market," says Mikael Krogius, CEO of Winwap
Technologies. "These new devices will get customized and optimized versions
of our products that integrate seamlessly into the products and provide a
powerful interface that end users will find easy to use."
    "By using the solutions from Winwap we can focus on the platform
development and save time to market by not having to spend resources on the
browser or messaging applications," says Wei Ai Hui, Product Dept.General
Manager of Changhong IT. "By adding the Browsing and Messaging capabilities
of the Winwap applications to our new LBS (Location Based System) devices we
strengthen the position of our devices on the Chinese market."
    About Winwap Technologies Oy
    Winwap Technologies is specialized in software technologies for Mobile
Internet browsing and Multimedia Messaging (MMS). The product portfolio
includes the popular WinWAP browser, MMSClient, Software Development Kits and
Toolkits for Browsing, WAP connectivity and Multimedia Messaging. The company
is privately owned and was founded by the CEO, Mikael Krogius, in 1995.
    For more information about the WinWAP browser and Winwap Technologies
visit http://www.winwap.com.
    About Changhong IT
    Changhong IT Information Products Co., Ltd. is invested by Changhong
Group, which has the brand value of 58.325 billion Yuan and the net assets of
nearly 10 billion Yuan. As a subsidiary company, it has the advantages of
Changhong Group in manufacturing and capital as well as its own advantages in
the IT industry and the unique team culture. The company is the flagship and
backbone enterprise in the IT field of Changhong Group's industrial
distribution (household appliances, IT, communication, network, content
service). The target is to integrate and optimize the global resources,
provide the professional solutions, supply the information products, and
become the digital products supplier and facilitator; as well as explore and
promote the 3C new business mode.
    For more information about Changhong IT visit http://www.changhongit.com
SOURCE  Winwap Technologies Oy

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