Hutchison 3G Austria Selects Insignia Solutions' DMS Platform for Dev

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2005--Insignia Solutions (Nasdaq:INSG) announced today that it has been selected by Hutchison 3G Austria to provide its Device Management Server (DMS) for the configuration of subscriber email accounts. The configuration service is scheduled to be launched in mid-May.
    Insignia and Hutchison 3G Austria have entered into a content-site partner agreement, which is based on a joint effort to increase usage across the data network.
    The Insignia DMS technology fully utilizes the standards defined by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), which enables the platform to send a complete range of parameters to the mobile phone with only one interaction and a single keystroke by the subscriber. This "multi-shot technology" significantly simplifies the process of setting email configuration data on mobile phones.
    According to Hutchison 3G Austria's Head of Product Marketing, Klaus Muller, "The Insignia DMS platform will reduce customer care cost substantially, and more importantly, it will make the set-up of subscribers' email services, simple, fast and effective." He continued, "Working together under our site partner agreement means that both parties are committed to the long-term development of this configuration service. We found Insignia both responsive to our needs and insightful as to how to add value to our business."
    "We are delighted to be working with Hutchison 3G Austria in an effort to increase utilization and improve the subscriber experience of their mobile email service. Hutchison 3G Austria has demonstrated leadership in the deployment of data services through their early adoption of 3rd generation networks and content. Hutchison 3G Austria's adoption of DMS is a strong validation and endorsement of Insignia's mobile device solution and value proposition to global carriers," said Noel Mulkeen, vice president Sales EMEA of Insignia Solutions.

    About Hutchison 3G Austria

    Hutchison 3G Austria is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited ("HWL"). Based in Hong Kong, HWL has been granted an UMTS license in November 2000 to operate third generation mobile services in Austria. In May 2003, Hutchison 3G Austria launched the first purely mobile multimedia in the Austrian market under the brand "3" and has already acquired the status of UMTS market leader with a total of 240,000 customers (as of March 2005). 3 is a convergence of telecommunication, internet and classic media, providing innovative multimedia products and services for mobile usage (e.g. video call, video clips, etc.) and conventional mobile communication services (e.g. voice calls, SMS, MMS).

    Forward-looking statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. This release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the amount of any license fees to be received from Hutchison 3G Austria, Insignia's delisting from Nasdaq, Insignia's need for additional capital to sustain operations, Insignia's need to generate significantly greater revenue to achieve profitability and Insignia's liquidity and capital needs. Further details on these and other risks are set forth in Insignia Solutions' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent filing on Form 10-K. This filing is available on a website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Insignia Solutions does not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking or other statements in this release.

    About Insignia Solutions

    Insignia enables mobile operators and terminal manufacturers to manage a growing, complex and diverse community of mobile devices. Insignia's products and services radically reduce customer care and recall costs, maintain device integrity, and enable a wide range of new mobile services. Insignia SSPv2 product is a complete standard-based mobile device management offering, which includes client provisioning technologies supported by most of the mobile devices in the past, OMA-DM based technology used by current mobile devices and future OMA-DM based technologies. Founded in 1986, Insignia has a long history of innovation, stewardship of major industry standards, and the trust of dozens of manufacturers around the world. Insignia Solutions is traded on Nasdaq under the symbol INSG. Insignia is headquartered in Fremont, California, with research and development and European operations based in the United Kingdom and Sweden as well as regional offices in Hong Kong and Seoul. For additional information about Insignia or its products, please visit www.insignia.com.
    Insignia's global customer list includes ACCS, Amena, Axalto, Campuz Mobile, CTBC, Dobson, I wireless, MTN, New World Mobility, Porta, Telstra, 3, Soutec, Spinbox and Vodacom.

    Insignia, Insignia Solutions, and the Insignia Solutions logo are registered trademarks of Insignia Solutions, Inc.

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