SINGAPORE—(June 14, 2004)—Extended Systems, a leading provider of mobile application solutions for the enterprise, announced today at the CommunicAsia 2004 conference that it has signed an agreement with Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) to promote and resell the company’s OneBridge Mobile Solutions in Asia. ST Electronics is one of the leading technology integrators and providers in South Asia, with a strong presence in Singapore and greater China.
To capitalize on emerging mobile opportunities in the Asian markets, ST Electronics has created a Mobile Workforce Product Group to compliment its existing divisions. Extended Systems’ OneBridge Mobile Solutions platform is the flagship product for this group and will enable ST Electronics to offer mobile solutions to its existing integration projects. Utilizing OneBridge, ST Electronics will offer existing and future clients the ability to mobilize groupware and virtually any other enterprise application. The company has strong capabilities in electronics and systems integration as well as wireless communications, intelligent transportation and security solutions in the defense, commercial, industrial and financial industries.
ST Electronics provides a local engineering presence to customize, implement, and support end-users. “This was an incredibly important consideration for us,” said David Baldwin, director of Asia Pacific Sales at Extended Systems. “There is no question about ST Electronics’ leadership and capability in the engineering marketplace in Asia. We consider this to be a significant development for our company and believe this new relationship will take us to the next level in this geographic region. ”
“We aim to deliver innovative electronic solutions that will increase the acceptance and usage of wireless and mobile communication. In doing this we aim to exceed customer expectations and constantly create value for our stakeholders,” said Yong Thiam Chong, president of the Large-Scale Systems Group of ST Electronics. “Our relationship with Extended Systems will help us meet this goal in the mobile arena.”
Respondents to a recent Gartner Group Survey* anticipate large increases in spending on wireless data solutions in the Asia/PAC region beginning in 2004, led by wireless messaging and wireless e-mail applications in the developed markets.
About ST Electronics
ST Electronics delivers innovative system solutions to defence, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. It specializes in the design, development and integration of advanced electronics systems, such as broadband RF & microwave communication, rail & traffic management, real-time command & control, training & simulation, intelligent building management, and information security and m-commerce solutions. ST Electronics applies leading edge technologies and design methodologies to meet the stringent requirements of customized electronics systems and solutions. It undertakes continuing research and development to help create cost-effective proprietary products at system and component levels providing quality solutions to customers. ST Electronics is the electronics arm of public listed Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering). Listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX), ST Engineering is an integrated global engineering group with specialized aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine capabilities for defense and commercial enterprises.
For more information please visit the company website at www.stee.st.com.sg.
About Extended Systems
Extended Systems provides the expertise, strategy and solutions to help enterprise organizations streamline their business processes through mobile technology. The company's OneBridge mobile solutions suite enables companies to mobilize critical enterprise applications such as e-mail, field service, sales force automation (SFA), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM). Extended Systems has more than 2,500 enterprise customers worldwide and key alliance relationships with Avaya, EDS, HP, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, palmOne, PalmSource, Sharp, Siemens, Software AG, Sony Ericsson, Symbian and Toshiba.
Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in the United States and worldwide. For more information, call 1-800-235-7576 or visit the company Web site.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the success of the Company’s ongoing relationship with ST Electronics. These risks and uncertainties include the overall economic conditions and the level of information technology purchasing by existing and potential customers, the success of key business relationships, continued growth in the markets for our products, the perceived and realized benefits of mobile devices, the timely development and acceptance of new products and technologies, the risks associated with development of new products and product enhancements, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in Extended Systems' SEC filings, including its 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 29, 2003 and its 2004 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2003, February 17, 2004 and May 17, 2004.
*The Gartner Group - Wireless When? Enterprise Deployment Intentions in Asia/PAC from 2004-2008, April 21, 2004, authors Nick Ingelbrecht, King-Yew Foong and Kobita Desai.
