Preminet Solution From Nokia Adds Content Offering From Jamba!


Operators Able to Complement Preminet Master Catalog, Allowing Users to Browse, Download and Purchase Select Jamba! Mobile Content & Services
 
ESPOO, Finland and FRIBOURG, Switzerland - Nokia (NYSE:NOK), the global leader in mobility, and Jamba!, the leading internet portal for mobile entertainment in Europe and part of the VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) family of companies, today announced that Jamba! will be a key content provider through Nokia's Preminet Solution, making its industry leading mobile content available as part of the end-to-end content distribution and transaction service for mobile network operators worldwide.
 
Designed to streamline the distribution process for innovative and certified mobile content and applications, Preminet consists of the Preminet Master Catalog, Preminet Service Delivery Platform and Preminet Purchasing Client, an innovative software application that makes it easy for end-users to discover, try and buy mobile software.
 
Mobile operators using the Preminet Purchasing Client can choose to complement the content offered in the Preminet Master Catalog by allowing subscribers to browse, download, and purchase over the air select Jamba! content. The Jamba! content catalog of more than 50,000 titles includes the latest ringtones, images, games, and community services.
 
Jamba! will optimize its data feeds to be compatible with the Preminet client and will also provide e-commerce services, with various billing options  supported by the Preminet client.
 
"We're very pleased to be working with Nokia as part of Preminet," said Oliver Samwer, CEO of the Jamba! GmbH. "The integration of Jamba!'s extensive catalog of content titles into the Preminet Purchasing Client gives operators increased flexibility and the greatest selection in their efforts to provide premier mobile content to their customers."
 
Developed and operated by Forum Nokia, Nokia's global developer support program, Preminet provides a flexible, operator-brandable platform for launching new applications and services to consumers, including a complete solution for delivery, billing and revenue distribution with a superior end-user experience.
 
"Integrating direct access to high quality mobile content from Jamba! into the Preminet Purchasing Client is a significant step in Nokia's delivery of an open, flexible content delivery solution," said Steen Thygesen, director, Platform Solutions, Forum Nokia. "The combination of the superior end-user experience of the Preminet Purchasing Client with a customized content offering from Jamba!  further helps operators to provide more dynamic and rich content solutions to their end-user customers. We are excited about the richness of the content offering from Jamba! and the potential it has in relation to the Preminet Solution."
 
Preminet sources premium Java and Symbian OS software from leading developers and content aggregators around the globe, giving them access to the wireless industry's largest addressable market. Java is the leading platform for mobile software worldwide with over 350 million handsets in the marketplace, while Symbian is the most popular smartphone platform in the world, running over two-thirds of the world's smartphones. For more information visit: www.nokia.com/preminet.
 
About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.

About Nokia
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations. www.nokia.com
 
About Jamba!!
Jamba! GmbH, is the leading provider of premium mobile entertainment in Europe, and is currently expanding into the North American and Asian markets. Jamba! has an in-house team that develops, markets and distributes digital content and applications for the newest generation of GPRS, MMS and UMTS mobile handsets. This includes Information, Entertainment, Shopping, Downloads, Pictures, Ringtones and multimedia greeting cards. Jamba! products and services effectively turn the mobile telephone into a mobile office, a games console, or a communications center. Jamba GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the worldwide leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks. Jamba! employs over 480 employees at its worldwide headquarters in Berlin.
 
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Nokia Corporate Communications - Global Developer Program
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presse@jamba.net 
 
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