HELIO Selects 724 Solutions' X-treme Alerts Platform to Support New Member Data Services
724's XAP supports always on, multi- channel content experience
Santa Barbara, CA (April 27, 2006) - 724 Solutions' (NASDAQ: SVNX; TSX: SVN) a leading provider of next-generation IP-based network and data services, today announced that HELIO, a new mobile service for young, connected consumers and a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, has selected and deployed 724 Solutions' X-treme Alerts Platform (XAP) to support its new Helio On Top (H.O.T.) data service. Every Helio device supports Helio On Top, a new content channel service made available to members through scrolling news tickers across their device home screen.
724 Solutions' XAP is a rich content management platform that supports and manages the acquisition and delivery of dynamic, personalized content to Helio's members. This, coupled with the product's unique multi-channel architecture, enables Helio to extend the reach of the Helio On Top service to all members regardless of the type of device or delivery. The robust platform is extensible to easily support new protocols, such as the emergent standards regarding Dynamic Content Delivery.
"724 Solutions is excited to be working with Helio," says John Sims, 724 Solutions Chief Executive Officer. "Helio's drive for innovation and the delivery of a breakthrough mobile experience is uniquely aligned with 724's vision of the Unwired Lifestyle™, where we too are focused on providing solutions that offer secure, seamless, and personalized premium services."
XAP is part of 724's MVNO Data Bundle solution, designed to be extensible to new networks and protocols with a unique programmatic interface that allows its integration to virtually any network situation. XAP provides one-stop alerts and content management and delivery.
For more information about 724's vision of the Unwired Lifestyle, XAP or the MVNO Data Bundle, contact 724 Solutions.
About 724 Solutions
724 Solutions delivers intelligent any-to-any service message and traffic handling solutions built upon a common carrier-grade architecture that allows mobile network operators and virtual network operators to rapidly deploy flexible and open next generation IP-based network and data services. The company's solutions enable the Unwired Lifestyle™, 724's vision of seamless communication without barriers; a vision of how subscribers will use mobile data services to enhance and enrich their professional and private lives with services relevant to their specific needs, with user communities preserved across generations of technology and with data services as reliable and ubiquitous as voice services. 724 Solutions is a global company headquartered in Santa Barbara, California and with development centers in Canada, Switzerland and India. 724 Solutions is privately owned by Austin Ventures. For more information, visit www.724.com.
For more information, contact:
Avichai Levy, VP Marketing Mobixell Networks
Tel: +972 544 666 785
Avichai.levy@mobixell.com
Kirsten Scott and Kim Smith, éclat Marketing
Tel: +44 (0)1276 486000
mobixell@eclat.co.uk
