New devices and announcements at the Mobile World Congress 2008

February 17th 2008, Dubai: The global mobile and wireless industry gathered this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to feature the latest in technology and developments that define the industry's trends and growth for the year to come. This year i -mate, the global specialist in Windows Mobile® devices and software applications, launched new devices and solutions and announced new and exclusive partnerships.

The Ultimate Range - New devices

i-mate launched the latest devices in its Ultimate range - the Ultimate 9502 and the Ultimate 8502 - a collection of devices in various forms to suit individual preferences, from classic PDA to a notebook replacement and were designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. With a wide variety of features ranging from to HSDPA and HSUPA connectivity to the 262k colour TFT screen, every component of each device is specified at a very high level.  

Jim Morrison, CEO, i -mate commented: "2008 sees i-mate™ continue to deliver on its iconic devices and sophisticated services; the Ultimate range has already won plaudits on its design and strong specifications. The Ultimate 9502 and 8502 will continue to build on i-mate's  design and technology - the best of breed combination of innovation. Each of our devices is designed with different users in mind giving our customers real choice."

i-Q Services

As part of i-mate's™ service proposition, Mobile World Congress also marked the launch of       i-mate's™ i-Q Services to enhance the i-mate™ user and management, security and customisation experience in an easy out of the box experience. With i-Q, i-mate can immediately customise user devices, fully support devices on a 24/7 basis and protect and if necessary, remotely wipe devices that are lost or stolen in as little as 48 hours. Mobile Operators can use i-Q to improve their services to the enterprise segment and to accelerate their time-to-market with new mobile devices to address the rapidly expanding mobile workforce.

Strategic partnership

i-mate announced a new and exclusive strategic partnership with Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia's leading telecommunications company to launch the i-mate™ Ultimate 8502 and i-mate™ Ultimate 9502. Building on a five-year partnership which has seen the successful launch of ten i-mate™ devices on the Telstra network, Telstra is the first operator to deploy these devices globally and both devices will be exclusive in Australia to its customers.

Also at Mobile World Congress i -mate also appointed Hugh Symons Telecom as the UK distributor partner for the latest i-mate™ Windows Mobile® devices including the Ultimate and JAMA ranges. Hugh Symons Telecom is an innovative value added distributor and service provider within the converging fixed, mobile and IT networking markets.

The Mobile World Congress took place in Barcelona from the 11th till the 14th of February 2008.

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About i-mate™
i-mate™ was founded in 2001 and has its Head Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Other trading offices are spread worldwide including Australia, Italy, UK, South Africa and the USA. In September 2005 following a group restructure, its parent company i-mate plc (incorporated in Scotland), floated on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

i-mate™ specializes in Windows Mobile® hardware and software solutions and services. Its cutting edge, customer-centric solutions offer the latest technology and device features. As a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, i-mate™ provides customers with the best Windows Mobile® experience.

As part of its integrated solutions support, i-mate™ develops in-house leading-edge software solutions for Microsoft® Windows Mobile® platforms. Exclusive software products which allow customers to individually build and manage their devices in accordance with their own preferences and to secure the device and its contents as and when they like. include interactive games from www.clubimate.com, COMS which allows for devices to be customized and personalized by consumers and enterprises at the time of purchase, Control which remotely manages devices in the field, and i-mate™ Suite (www.imatesuite.com) an advanced management solution for mobile devices that gives you IT support in the field, safeguards data, and allows secure access and information transfers on the go.

Club i-mate™ - i-mate™'s device-owner dedicated portal - provides 24/7 multi-lingual technical support and value-added offerings such as subsidized software and systems updates to help customers take full advantage of their i-mate™ devices. Club i-mate™ is the world's largest online Windows Mobile® user group.

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Contact Details:
i-mate™:                                                              
Nadine Salem                                                                                     
Head of Marketing MEA & India                                                       
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Email: contactus@imate.com      
                                                   
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