Nokia completes acquisition of Plazes AG

Telecomworldwire, July 16, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 July 2008-Nokia completes acquisition of Plazes AG(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE: NOK) (OMX Helsinki: NOK1V) said on Tuesday (15 July) that it has completed the acquisition of the Swiss-German start-up Plazes AG.

Plazes, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland with a development office in Berlin, Germany, provides a web platform for location sharing and web publishing. The company has 13 employees.

By acquiring Plazes, Nokia will be able to extend its context-based service offering with social presence and time-based activity planning features.

No financial details were disclosed.

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