Kodiak Networks and Sagem Orga Announce SIMpower Partnership Agreement; Companies Partner to Address Carrier Demand for SIM-Based Voice Services

Business Wire, Feb 13, 2006

BARCELONA, Spain -- Kodiak Networks (www.kodiaknetworks.com), the leader in advanced wireless systems, and smart card expert Sagem Orga, today announced the availability of Kodiak SIMpower(TM) on Sagem Orga Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. This relationship addresses growing carrier demand for advanced voice services applications on SIM modules that can be quickly and efficiently launched into the wireless marketplace.

Kodiak SIMpower is an innovative SIM technology which enables existing handsets with the following advanced voice services applications and features:

--Kodiak Voice Bridge -- Instant Group Conferencing to provide fast and easy setup of full-duplex, mobile conference calls with up to 30 wireless and wireline participants.

--Kodiak Voice Notes -- Allows instant voice messaging from Kodiak-enabled phones to contacts/groups with wireless or wireline phones.

--Kodiak Instant Availability -- Real-time Availability displays "available," silent mode," "do not disturb" and "offline" states.

--Contact Management -- Handset-Based Contact List Management can be used by customers to manage their contact lists directly from handset or through a web interface.

--Call Me Alerts -- Allows subscribers to send onscreen call alerts to contacts who are away from their phone or have it turned off.

"Kodiak SIMpower on Sagem Orga SIMs will allow operators to bring revenue generating voice services to the marketplace faster and more efficiently by leveraging existing handset devices that are already available," said Hans Thijssen, Global Partner Program Manager, Sagem Orga. "We look forward to working with Kodiak to deploy innovative voices applications on SIM cards that increase carrier ROI and improve end user retention."

"Sagem Orga is addressing the growing base of operators who are demanding new, innovative services delivered on the SIM," said Timothy Hall, vice president of strategic alliances, Kodiak Networks. "Kodiak SIMpower delivered on Sagem Orga SIMs allows carriers to offer advanced voice services applications to their customers without them having to replace existing handsets. For many geographic and vertical markets this efficient delivery system removes cost barriers and increases adoption of new voice services by subscribers, resulting in an immediate increase in ARPU for the operator."

About Sagem Orga

Sagem Orga was founded in 2005 to bundle the smart card expertise of the French company Sagem Defense Securite with that of Germany-based ORGA Kartensysteme GmbH. This smart card expert offers its customers innovative, tailor-made system solutions built around the latest card technology, and it is one of the major players in the international smart card industry. Sagem Orga's portfolio includes hardware and software, consulting and services related to smart cards for the Telecommunications, Health, ID and Banking sectors. Sagem and Orga maintains a global network of subsidiaries, joint ventures, branch offices and sales partners as well as state-of-the-art production sites in Germany, France, China, Brazil, Russia, India, and the U.S. The company employs more than 1,800 people worldwide. Sagem Orga, subsidiary of Sagem Defense Securite, is a part of the international high-tech group SAFRAN. With 58,000 employees in more than 30 countries, SAFRAN generates annual sales of more than 10 billion euros. For more information, please visit www.sagem-orga.com.

About Kodiak Networks

Kodiak Networks (www.kodiaknetworks.com) is the leading advanced wireless systems innovator for network operators worldwide. The Kodiak Real-Time Exchange(TM) (RTX) System enables operators to deliver premium, integrated wireless voice services to their customers with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS). With the best overall performance, fastest speed and lowest latency in the industry, the Kodiak RTX enables a new category of Advanced Voice Services (AVS), including Push to Talk, instant group conferencing, instant voice messaging, real-time availability and group SMS. Kodiak Networks offers GSM, CDMA and UMTS voice systems that can be easily scaled from independent operators to multinational carriers utilizing 2G or 3G wireless networks. Kodiak handset software and thin client is available on handsets produced by leading manufacturers including Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, LG, Kyocera, Sagem, TCL Alcatel and PalmOne. Kodiak SIM partners include Gemplus, Axalto and Sagem Orga.