Synchronica Signs Global Distribution Deal with Brightstar for Mobile Gateway

Business Wire, Feb 6, 2008

Agreement with global mobile solutions leader enables Synchronica to reach over 50 countries across six continents

ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England -- Synchronica plc, (AIM: SYNC.LN), the mobile email and synchronisation company, is pleased to announce a worldwide agreement with Brightstar Corp, a global leader in distribution and supply chain solutions for the mobile industry, for the distribution of its award-winning mobile push email and synchronization technology, Mobile Gateway.

As part of the agreement, the two companies will create a dedicated sales and marketing team that will draw on Brightstar's vast customer base to promote Mobile Gateway in over 50 countries across six continents. Initial marketing undertaken by the teams has generated positive responses from potential customers. Over 15 opportunities with mobile operators are now in active discussion and / or under trial. The Company has hired a dedicated sales representative in Miami, where Brightstar is headquartered, to handle this alliance and ensure its success.

Brightstar, with estimated annual gross revenues of $4.8 billion in 2007, serves many of the world's leading mobile network operators. In addition, Brightstar has a strong presence in the fast growing emerging markets in Asia Pacific, Africa, India and throughout Latin America. The company also serves customers throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Brightstar delivered one of every 20 mobile devices in the world in 2007.

Commenting on the agreement, Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte said: "We are very excited to team with Brightstar. This is an outstanding validation of Mobile Gateway which provides an easy-to-use and affordable way for accessing email on mass-market mobile phones. Brightstar's marketing flair, as well as its far-reaching and established supply chain extends our global reach, in particular in the booming emerging markets of Latin America and Asia, where we see a tremendous opportunity for growth."

Brightstar vice president of data centric and enterprise Michael Tate, said: "We are delighted to partner with Synchronica, as Mobile Gateway is an outstanding product. As a global leader we seek value added solutions for the global wireless market and Mobile Gateway is best in class. We see a huge opportunity for push email and synchronisation solutions and Mobile Gateway is sure to generate tremendous interest across the world."

About Synchronica Mobile Gateway

Synchronica's Mobile Gateway is a carrier-grade middleware solution providing push email and synchronization services. Based on the open industry standards SyncML and Push IMAP, Mobile Gateway is compatible with a wide range of mobile devices from leading device manufacturers, such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and Apple, without requiring additional client software to be installed on the device or behind the firewall. Today more than 400 device models and 1.5 billion devices support the industry standard.

Synchronica offers Mobile Gateway to operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises, enabling their mobile users to send and receive email from consumer mailboxes (AOL, Gmail, and others), as well as to synchronize their calendar and contact data with business systems like Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, and Sun Java Communications Suite.

About Synchronica

Synchronica plc develops and markets industry standard mobile email and synchronization solutions for more than 1.5 billion devices in the market today. Mobile operators, device manufacturers and service providers in emerging and developed markets use Synchronica products to offer mobile email, PIM synchronization and backup & restore services to their consumer and corporate customer base. Products include the push email and synchronization solution Mobile Gateway and the device management suite Mobile Manager with the flagship solution Backup & Restore. Headquartered in the UK with a development centre in Germany and a presence in Hong Kong, Dubai, U.S. (North Carolina and California) and Latin America. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.LN). More information is available at www.synchronica.com.

About Brightstar Corp.

Brightstar Corp. is a global leader in customized distribution and supply chain solutions for the wireless industry. With global headquarters in Miami, FL, Brightstar operates sales, distribution and manufacturing facilities in more than 50 countries on six continents. The company provides solutions to over 30,000 network operators, MVNOs, retailers, resellers and independent agents around the world, and also represents the world's leading wireless manufacturers. For more information, visit www.brightstarcorp.com.