BLStream brings Blogia mobile blogging to Symbian smartphones

BLStream joins Symbian Platinum Program

3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, 12 February, 2007 - BLStream, a provider of mobile blogging solutions, today announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones. As a Platinum Partner, BLStream is extending its Blogia mobile blogging solution to the Symbian ecosystem, creating new revenue streams for service providers and mobile operators through distribution of mass media such as digital photos, video and sound captured by camera-equipped smartphones.

BLStream
"BLStream believes that one button use with an intuitive and easy to use interface provides the type of on-the-go freedom that will take mobile blogging to mass market", said Samuli Koski-Lammi, CEO, BLStream. "The widespread availability and affordability of the new Symbian smartphones allow mobile users to publish text, photos and recorded sounds quickly and easily. The ability to capture and share the moment as it happens creates a fun and a very rewarding end user experience. The newest SIP features are one of the main differentiators in our product platform; they add unique and truly interactive community features to mobile blogging."

For service providers and mobile operators, the Blogia mobile blogging client-server solution offers revenue stream enablers and added brand value with support for customized branding. The newest SIP version of the Blogia client software for Symbian OS v9, along with the corresponding server software, enables subscriptions and invitations for viewing and contributing to the content that blogs offer. This feature enables end-users to get instant notifications about new blog postings and comments and thus increases service usage. Through remote configuration, licensing and branding, flexible business model support, customer retention, viral growth and ARPU boost for existing messaging investments, BLStream Blogia enables full provisioning of social media.

Symbian
"With the growing social media phenomenon, mobile subscribers expect to access and contribute information and rich-media content on blog sites directly from their Symbian smartphones," said Jerry Panagrossi, vice president of US operations, Symbian. "BLStream's Blogia mobile blogging solution addresses this need by providing a robust client-server solution that enables operators to offer branded blogging services as a new source for driving data service revenues."

Symbian enables a thriving ecosystem of partners, handset vendors, operators, developers and other key mobile players that create value for the growing smartphone market. This value is cultivated by the continuing development and commercialization of new software solutions and award-winning applications for Symbian OS and its user interface platforms including MOAP, S60 and UIQ.

BLStream
"The open standards and flexibility of Symbian OS are driving the kind of innovation that allows BLStream to demonstrate fully the power and value of Blogia on today's leading smartphones and we are delighted to collaborate with Symbian as a member of the Symbian Platinum Partner," - said Jacek Lisowski, Principal Technologist at BLStream.

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 Symbian Platinum Program

About BLStream

BLStream is internationally operating innovative mobile solutions provider and system integrator for Telecommunications and Finance industries. BLStream specializes in complex high usability mobile/multi-channel applications including mobile blogging, operator and banking grade software solutions and professional QA services.

BLStream employs 110+ uniquely skilled team of IT professionals developing complex Symbian and J2EE platform applications. With over 7 years of experience on the Symbian OS platform, BLStream was one of the first partners of Nokia to deliver SIP enabled applications. Blogia Product Platform by BLStream is one of the world's leading and internationally recognized mobile blogging technologies.

The company has been established in 1999 and provides services for customers in US and Europe. BLStream has its offices located in Szczecin, Wroclaw and Warsaw/Poland, Helsinki/Finland and Lviv/Ukraine.

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 Q3 2006, 13 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators. To date, more than 100 million Symbian smartphones have shipped cumulatively.

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).

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