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AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, April 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has extended its portfolio of end-user cloud services solutions for mobile network operators with an innovative private file storage and sharing application. LinqUs CloudnShare offers mobile network operators a fast-track to launch their own fully branded and secure OTT (Over-The-Top) application, or complement their existing cloud backup services in the fast-developing personal cloud market.

A recent Gemalto end-user survey highlights the untapped demand for mobile operator branded secure Personal Cloud services and reveals that 80% of mobile users would use cloud-based data backup & sharing services if offered by their mobile network operator. With LinqUs CloudnShare, mobile operators can quickly realize the potential of the personal cloud market and deliver more choice with higher service quality with ... Read more »
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LUXEMBOURG & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (NYSE Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) announced today that SkyStream FZ LLC has renewed a multi-year deal on SES' NSS-6 satellite at 95 degrees East to provide reliable connectivity to its maritime, and oil & gas customers via secure VSAT networks.

SkyStream will utilise the Ku-band capacity on the SES satellite to deliver corporate VPN services across Iraq, Afghanistan and other key countries, so that SkyStream's customers stay connected at all times.

"We started our business with SES years ago and their services were the first bricks of our expansion and success. We are privileged to work with a professional and supportive partner such as SES,” said Riyadh Al Adely, Managing Director at SkyStream. "The latest deal with SES reaffirms our continued commitment to provide our customers with premium cost-effective capacity and will allow us to extend our VSAT business ... Read more »
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STOCKHOLM - Tuesday, April 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Singapore-based e-horizon has delivered a new generation of products to a mobile operator in Asia, including a new type of app innovation called a mobile soft device. What distinguishes a mobile soft device from traditional communication apps is full integration with the core mobile network, which allows mobile operators to provide completely new types of services to subscribers.

A mobile soft device allows mobile operators to provide VoIP and messaging services that are superior to what is provided by Internet-based smartphone call and messaging service providers. The mobile soft device works in a similar way to well-known Internet services when the user is connected to the Internet, but has the added end-user value that you can communicate with anyone, anytime and anywhere, independently of whether you have Internet access or not. This is an example of value that the mobile networks bring to the end use ... Read more »
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Forecast-beating 2012 smartphone shipments lay foundations for high-value growth in 2013


SHENZHEN, China - Monday, April 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, exceeded the company’s target by more than doubling shipments of smartphones in 2012, delivering improved profitability for the terminals division.

The growth in smartphone sales helped ZTE post a gross profit margin of 16.8% in its terminals division in 2012, an improvement of 1.6 percentage points compared to a year earlier.

In the United States, ZTE’s smartphone shipments greatly increased, a reward for the company’s strategy to focus on high-end markets. In emerging markets including India, Indonesia, Mexico, Argentina and Russia, ZTE also achieved fast growth. In 2012, the distributors channel contrib ... Read more »
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NEW YORK - Monday, April 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tag, a leading global marketing production agency, won the "Creative” Award (aka Sparky) at Intel’s 2013 Marketing Innovation Awards. The Creative Award recognizes the campaign that best represents breakthrough design and effective brand expression. This marks Tag’s third consecutive win at Intel’s annual ceremony.

Tag won the award for their work on Intel’s Ultrabook campaigns, in collaboration with OMD (media agency), VB (creative agency) and Interlude (interactive video experience). Tag's role was in the cultural consultation, transcreation, localizing, producing and delivering of Intel's Ultrabook and Ultrabook Convertible campaigns across seven key, global markets in 2012.

"This is our third consecutive win in the three years since the Marketing Innovation Awards were launched, and we thank Intel for this high honor and recognition,” says Peter Kuhn, Managing Director of Tag Americas. "Our scale ... Read more »
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