Sprint Nextel Employs Mformation Device Management Platform

EDISON, New Jersey - January 30, 2007 - Sprint Nextel, North America’s most innovative leading telecommunications company, is to use technology from Mformation® Technologies Inc., the market leader in mobile device management (MDM) software, to provide seamless device management capabilities to all of Sprint Nextel’s mobile subscribers.

Sprint Nextel will use the technology to remotely provision, configure, diagnose and manage feature phones and smart devices throughout all phases of their life. This will ensure that Sprint Nextel’s 56 million customers can make the most of its innovative technologies and networks, and industry-leading mobile data services

Sprint Nextel will be able to better manage the end-user experience with the full device visibility, real-time control and complete security that mFormation’s solution allows. Sprint Nextel’s enterprise customers will also benefit from a hosted mobile device management and security solution.

Sprint Nextel selected Mformation, the leading global provider of complete mobile device management (MDM) solutions, to serve its 56 million nationwide customers because its integrated device management solution is the most comprehensive on the market, and because of its proven ability to help mobile operators deliver innovative new data services. mFormation and Sprint share a vision for the future of the convergence of increasingly faster wireless and IP technology, and the ability to move data and content onto these networks.

“Our mobile device management solution will play a pivotal role in helping us deliver a customer experience that is totally seamless and intuitive, driving up the adoption of sophisticated new devices and advanced wireless data services,” said Mihwa Cha, vice president of device development, Sprint Nextel. “Sprint Nextel will use the MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ suite as the core technology component to provision, support and remotely manage business and consumer devices for all of Sprint Nextel’s mobile subscribers. Working with Mformation is critical to the support of improved service levels for both businesses and the consumer.”

Mark Edwards, Mformation’s CEO comments, “We are excited to be working with Sprint Nextel to deliver a broad device management solution – from initial device provisioning and configuration, to diagnostics, maintenance and software management – that will be fully integrated throughout Sprint Nextel’s mobile network. Operators using the mFormation Service Manager suite benefit from high levels of customer satisfaction, rising revenues and increased profits, accelerating the deployment of new mobile devices and wireless data services.”

About Mformation

Mformation Technologies Inc. is the leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. Mformation's award-winning MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ suite is the most complete, flexible and integrated mobile device management software solution in the industry, providing solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and configuration, FOTA management, smartphone application management, diagnostics, security management, enterprise management and customer experience management.

MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER™ received the 2007 GSM Association’s award for “Best Service Delivery Platform” and was a finalist for the 2008 CTIA E-Tech award in the 4G-Service Management category.  Mformation's platform has been licensed to leading operators in Asia, Europe and the US including Sprint, T-Mobile, Telefónica and Vodafone.  Mformation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey with offices around the globe.  Mformation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital [NASDAQ: INTC], North Bridge Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners, Visa International and Wasatch Advisors Inc.  

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