Sybase iAnywhere software products to be distributed as part of Open-Plug’s ELIPS Application Suite

3GSM World Congress, Barcelona – February 12th, 2007 - Open-Plug today announced the strengthening of their adoption of Sybase iAnywhere embedded mobile solutions within Open-Plug’s ELIPS solutions.

This was done working through Sybase iAnywhere’s distributor in France, Alpwise. The new agreement will allow Open-Plug to distribute Sybase iAnywhere embedded mobile products to handset makers as part of Open-Plug’s leading-edge ELIPS open platform. Sybase iAnywhere SyncML Data Sync, IrDA and Bluetooth connectivity software protocols are part of the agreement.

Sybase iAnywhere connectivity software products have been available in the Open- Plug ELIPS solution for almost one year” said Eric Baissus, CEO of Open-Plug. ”We are happy to bring our business relationship one step further with this leading player and its value-added reseller in France, Alpwise. It is a clear advantage offered to our customers to get such easy access to a leading solution like Sybase iAnywhere to achieve the best performance in terms of reliable connectivity and interoperability with multiple devices.”

Open-Plug will deliver Sybase iAnywhere embedded connectivity products integrated, optimized and pre-validated within Open-Plug’s ELIPS open platform. The following connectivity features and corresponding protocol stack implementations will be available:

• IrDA infrared protocol stack,
• Multi-channel OBEX that can be mapped to any transport layer,
• SyncML Data Synchronization embedded client (Offering Microsoft Outlook synchronization), and
• Bluetooth.

Due to the unique characteristics of the ELIPS open platform, this integration can be used and reused on multiple hardware platforms with minimal efforts.

As part of the agreement, Open-Plug customers will also have access to on demand services covering low level adaptation on final connectivity-hardware as well as interoperability testing and support to certification.

“We’re pleased that Open-Plug chose Sybase iAnywhere as the integrated and preferred solution for Bluetooth in the ELIPS platform,” said Nathan Pendleton, area vice president, Mobile Device Solutions, Sybase iAnywhere. “Combining the strengths of our connectivity technologies with Open-Plug’s innovative platform enables phone manufacturers to take advantage of powerful pre-integrated features that will help bring devices to market more rapidly.”

Based on Open-Plug’s unique and patented Flexibleware™ technology, the ELIPS platform enables the rapid development of mass market phones – from low-end to high-end – which represent more than 90% of the market. With its technology, Open- Plug has successfully adapted the component-based approach to the embedded software industry, delivering the flexibility of a true modular architecture on mass market terminals, with neither resource nor power consumption penalty. ELIPS is available on the most popular Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).

Today, Open-Plug is actively pursuing the development of its ecosystem of partners in order to bring to the market even more ELIPS-Enabled mobile applications giving the handset makers access, with unmatched time to market, to the latest innovations in the area of embedded software and applications.

About Open-Plug

Open-Plug creates and commercializes the first open software framework and MMI designed for mass-market phones. The Open-Plug ELIPS Product Suite relies on a unique component based technology, which drastically simplifies and secures all the phases of mobile phone software development, integration and deployment. It enables mobile operators and handset makers to create, update and customize their phones in record time, while keeping full control over their design and development cycle. Created in 2002, Open-Plug is a private company financed by leading international venture capital investors. Headquartered in France, the company also operates from its sales and support office in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C Open-Plug is a founding member and an active promoter of the LiPS Forum. For more information, visit www.open-plug.com

About Alpwise

Alpwise is an engineering company providing wireless solution to embedded product manufacturers. Alpwise distributes protocol stacks from the Sybase iAnywhere Mobile Device Solution Division, formerly Extended Systems, and provides engineering services to integrate, design and develop wireless applications and products for its customers. For more information please visit our website: www.alpwise.com.

Contacts

Press Contact Open-Plug:

Emilie Lieze, Marketing Executive

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Press Contact Alpwise:

Serge Veyres, Managing Director

Phone: +33 4 76 07 36 20

Fax: +33 4 76 55 10 73

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