SIMALLIANCE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH INTEGRI TO MARKET AND DISTRIBUTE SIMALIZER

SIMalliance facilitates interoperability testing between SIM cards and handsets to provide Operators and Handset Manufacturers a solution for fast & easy new service deployment

13 November 2007, Zaventem, Belgium and Paris, France – SIMalliance, the global association made up of the world's leading SIM card manufacturers, announces that it has signed an agreement with Integri, leading provider of test tools and services for electronic transactions, to market its SIMAlizer.

Differences in specification implementations result in the need for common work between SIM card suppliers and handset providers to realise complete interoperability necessary for the success of mobile transactions and multimedia applications.

To facilitate the implementation phase, SIMalliance has published recommendations which combine aggregations and sub-sets of standards. These describe which features are considered as important and which the SIMalliance advises not to implement in a handset. This has been done with a very pragmatic approach based on application deployment field
experience.

For operators it is essential as interoperability is a pre-requisite to easily deploy new commercial applications and services whatever the SIM card or the mobile handset. With the proliferation of handset types, the testing phase necessary prior to commercial launch can become a cumbersome process for operators.

To facilitate the testing phase, SIMalliance has developed SIMAlizer, a tool which allows operators and handset manufacturers to validate different functionalities against these recommendations specified by SIMalliance.

Integri, who has proven experience as provider of test tools and services in payment and
mobile applications, will market and distribute the SIMAlizer.

Commenting on the partnership, Michel Canitrot, SIMalliance Chairman of the Board said: ”By partnering with Integri, we are able to offer a test solution globally thanks to their wide geographical reach and large installed customer base, with the certitude of a high level of service due to their expertise in selling and deploying test technology.”

At Integri, Jan De Meester, CEO said: “We are pleased to team up with SIMalliance and add the SIMalizer tool to our product offering.” Mr De Meester added: “Being chosen as partner illustrates our reputation as a dedicated specialist and test technology provider for SIM and handset applications.”

About the SIMalliance
Putting the SIM at the heart of the new mobile eco-system: Over the past five years SIMalliance has become one of the world’s foremost commentators in the mobile business. By operating outside the singular commercial interests of any individual SIM card player, the association has been able to pinpoint the mission critical services on the horizon and help steer their development to meet the practical needs of the mobile market.

With SIMalliance members* now responsible for nine in every ten SIM cards sold worldwide, the collective vision of the association is uniquely placed to shape SIM developments and the impact they will have on the new generation of mobile services. From their standpoint, the challenge couldn’t be clearer for the protagonists in the mobile eco-system.

* SIMalliance members are: Eastcompeace, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Incard, Oberthur Card Systems,
Prism (A Net1 Company), Sagem Orga, SanDisk and XPonCard

For more information: http://www.simalliance.org/

About Integri
Integri specializes in test tools and test services for payment, ticketing and mobile applications. Alongside the open INQ platform, Integri offers a number of dedicated platforms for specific applications, each with a number of Off-the-Shelf Test Suites. These test suites are fully prepared solutions that include simulation and test scripts and are based on international open standards.

Integri employs 45 staff, has +150 customers and sold +2000 licenses in 35 countries since its inception in 1992. Integri is located in Belgium, France and the US. Integri’s clients are mainly financial institutions, smartcard manufacturers, terminal manufacturers, ticketing operators, mobile operators and system integrators active in e- or m-business.

For further information, please contact:

Stéphanie de Labriolle
SIMalliance – Marketing Director
+33 6 85 91 19 94
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http://www.simalliance.org/

Steve Lacourt
Integri - Marketing Communications Coordinator
+32 2 717 69 45
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