ROME, ITALY, 26th JULY 2004 - The Acotel Group S.p.A., announced today that it has formally separated the messaging platform business from the provision of mobile content and services. A decision that sees the wholly-owned subsidiary Jinny Software dedicated to the provision of network infrastructure products that enable messaging and information services across mobile devices.

The Acotel Group S.p.A., announced today that it has formally separated the messaging platform business from the provision of mobile content and services. A decision that sees the wholly-owned subsidiary Jinny Software dedicated to the provision of network infrastructure products that enable messaging and information services across mobile devices.

President of the Acotel Group, Claudio Carnevale stated; “the Acotel Group has achieved several customer wins over the past twelve months and this decision is based on a response to that growth and expected future expansion. It was felt that separating the activities of our day to day business of mobile services will allow each division to maximise their potential, both in terms of development and sales, while at the same time provide the support required to our growing customer base.”

CEO of Jinny Software, Max Wilkie commented; “Taking this step re-positions Jinny Software as a key provider of mission-critical messaging platforms. We are committing additional resources to our development teams, ensuring our product roadmaps are packed with more, exciting features and adding depth to our support, operational and business development teams. This also means that our customers are in a unique position where they can leverage the expertise of our parent company to fulfil their specific requirements in the content space”.

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About Jinny Software:

Jinny Software (www.jinny.ie) is a leading provider of mission-critical messaging platforms and powerful VAS platforms for mobile network operators across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company bundles more messaging capabilities on its infrastructure than most other vendors. The Jinny product range builds on current, open standards and is designed for WAP, SMS, GPRS and future generation wireless networks. It enables mobile operators to launch more Value Added Services and win more messaging customers, which lead to significant revenues and profit increase. Founded in 1999, Jinny Software is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Rome-based Acotel Group. Acotel Group SpA (www.acotel.com) is Europe’s leading Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) and provides personalised, wireless value-added services to millions of active, paying subscribers worldwide.
Jinny Software operates internationally from its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and regional headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These offices are complemented by representation through Acotel regional offices in Rome, Paris, New York, Boston and Rio de Janeiro.

Media Contacts:

Max Wilkie,
CEO, Jinny Software,
Via della Valle dei Fontanili,
00168 Rome, Italy
Email: info@jinny.ie

Declan O’Mahony,
Commercial Director, Jinny Software,
Dubai Internet City,
PO Box 500067,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Email: info@jinny.ie