Gemalto Partners With Agis to Offer Managed Services for Location Based Solutions

Gemalto Partners With Agis to Offer Managed Services for Location Based Solutions

February 12, 2007

    BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb. 12
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO),
a world leader in digital security, today announces its
partnership with Agis Pte Ltd to provide an end-to-end
location-based service solution to mobile
telecommunications operators and content providers. Gemalto
incorporates GprX(TM) technology from Agis into its SIM card
solutions, enabling service providers to deliver
location-based services such as parent-child tracking,
fleet monitoring and lost handset tracking, in a cost
effective manner. These services provide location
predictions of 50 to 100 meters accuracy, even in densely
built-up areas.

    The managed services model enables mobile operators and
content providers to offer affordable location-based
services without the need for any significant capital
expenditure. The model integrates Gemalto's dynamic STK
(SIM Tool Kit) solution -- LinqUs Online Service Gateway --
its location tracking engine on SIM cards, and mobile applet
software, with Agis' GprX(TM) location technology. It also
comes with maps of main cities and point of interest
databases. This turn-key model also provides flexible
service levels options, which will give operators
cost-effective control of their service offerings.

    "The development of our location-based services
using the SIM was driven by the needs of service providers
to diversify and enrich their mobile offerings. Unlike
network-based solutions deployed by operators themselves,
our services also work even when subscribers roam into
other countries," said Ng Fook Seng, vice president
South Asia telecoms marketing, Gemalto.

    Key features of the Gemalto solution with GprX(TM)
include:

    - 10 times more accurate than conventional Cell-ID
solutions when 
      calibrated
    - Continuous coverage including in-building and tunnels
when cellular
      signals are available
    - Low power requirements and minimal impact on phone
battery performance
    - No new equipment investments are required for
operators
    - Supported by most handsets in the market today

    "We are glad to partner with Gemalto -- one of the
world's leading companies in digital security -- and to tap
on its extensive capabilities in SIM technologies, as well
as its understanding of operators' business to bring this
best-of-breed solution to the market," said Sunny Lim,
chief executive officer of Agis. "We are confident that
our partnership will greatly support operators' efforts to
bring a richer mobile experience to their
subscribers."

    The Gemalto solution, already available, will initially
be rolled out for operators in Asia.

    A demonstration of the location-based services is
carried out at the Gemalto stand: 8A102, Hall 8.

    About Gemalto

    Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is a leader in
digital security with pro forma 2006 annual revenues of
EUR1.7 billion, operations in about 100 countries and over
10,000 employees including 1,500 R&D engineers.
    In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly
transforming our lives, Gemalto's solutions are designed to
make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure
and enjoyable.

    Gemalto provides end-to-end digital security solutions,
from the development of software applications through design
and production of secure personal devices such as smart
cards, SIMs, e-passports, and tokens to the management of
deployment services for its customers.

    More than a billion people worldwide use the company's
products and services for telecommunications, financial
services, e-government, identity management, multimedia
content, digital rights management, IT security, mass
transit and many other applications.

    As the use of Gemalto's software and secure devices
increases with the number of people interacting in the
digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive
over the coming years.

    Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of
Axalto and Gemplus.

    For more information please visit
http://www.gemalto.com

    About Agis

    AGIS is an acknowledged leader in the area of mobile
location technologies and geographic information systems
(GIS). Founded in Singapore in 2000, it independently
developed GprX(TM), the revolutionary, high-accuracy
location technology for 3G/GSM mobile devices. With an
amazing accuracy that is 3 to 10 times higher than the
standard Cell-ID solutions, GprX(TM) is the world's first
zero hardware, zero cost technology that brings affordable,
accurate and dependable location-services to the mobile
market.

    AGIS' NAVFone street directory & navigation
solution for mobile devices was exclusively selected by
Nokia to be used on the new N95, which features the first
integrated GPS for Nokia devices. AGIS was also the only
Asian finalist for the Nokia Symbian Challenge in 2006. And
in 2006, its unique GprX(TM) technology was nominated by
Gartner as one of the most exciting new technologies from
Asia.

    AGIS offers a wide range of location solutions for both
consumers and enterprise clients. Its NAVFone suite of
mobile software (with GprX(TM)) is widely used on
smartphones from Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, O2 and others. In
the navigation market, the NAVFDrive solution is integrated
with Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) by Packard Bell and
Siemens VDO as well as in-vehicle devices of an
international car manufacturer.


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