SNAPin Software Joins Symbian Platinum Program

SNAPin to enhance the delivery of its self-service software for Symbian smartphones

LONDON & BELLEVUE, Wash.--Sept. 13, 2006--SNAPin Software(TM), the first company to deliver self-service software for mobile devices, has announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for phones based on Symbian OS(TM). As a Platinum Partner, SNAPin Software is extending its SelfService Product Suite to the Symbian ecosystem. The SNAPin SelfService product suite lets operators deliver their own branded self-service experience to their subscribers, delivering interactive promotions and context-sensitive training on every device, driving adoption of advanced services and generating incremental revenue. It supports all mobile devices and networks, giving operators an unprecedented ability to monitor and manage their subscribers' service experience.

SNAPin
"Operators are highly motivated to leverage their investment in smartphones by getting more of their subscribers to use advanced features and services," said Robert Lewis, CEO and president of SNAPin. "By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, we can capitalize on our mutual expertise to make smartphones easier for consumers to adopt, and less costly for operators to support with our SelfService software."

Symbian smartphones are growing in popularity. During H1 2006, Symbian smartphone shipments grew more than 65% compared to H1 2005. According to John Jackson, Director, Wireless/Mobile Technologies, Yankee Group, by 2010, well over 200 million smartphones will be selling worldwide each year, representing 18% of annual global volumes.

Symbian
"We are delighted to welcome SNAPin to the Symbian Platinum Partner Program. This underscores our joint commitment to deliver the leading smartphone experience through the ever expanding and increasingly sophisticated Symbian OS ecosystem," said Simon Garth, Vice President of Marketing, Symbian Ltd.

About the Symbian Platinum Program

The Symbian Platinum Program includes companies that have a technology or strategic position that is key to the success of mobile computing technology surrounding Symbian OS. As part of the program, Platinum Partners benefit from a range of commercial services, including technical support and joint marketing opportunities as well as privileged access to Symbian OS source code and a dedicated Partner Support team. For more information please see http://www.symbian.com/partner/platinum/platinum.html.

About SNAPin Software

SNAPin develops self-service software for mobile devices, and is the first company to leverage the power of the mobile phone itself to resolve problems, and to drive service revenues. The SNAPin SelfService product suite lets operators deliver their own branded self-service experience to their subscribers, delivering interactive promotions and context-sensitive training on every device, driving adoption of advanced services and generating incremental revenue. It supports all mobile devices and networks, giving operators an unprecedented ability to monitor and manage their subscribers' service experience. SNAPin is a privately owned company with offices in Bellevue, Washington and London, England. It is backed by leading venture and strategic investors, including Frazier Technology Ventures, Hunt Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, and Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit http://www.snapin.com.

About Symbian

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones, also known as smartphones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During H1 2006, 24 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian OS phones shipped to 82.8 million.

Symbian is hosting The Symbian Smartphone Show, 17-18 October 2006, at ExCel, in London, UK. For more information or to register or visit http://www.symbiansmartphoneshow.com/2006/.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the United States, Europe (England and Sweden (UIQ Technology AB)), Israel and Asia (India, P.R. China, Korea, and Japan). For more information, please visit www.symbian.com.

Media Enquiries

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Symbian US Press Office +1 650 551 0240 press@symbian.com

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