Wi-Fi Hotspots Operator The Cloud Named One Of 50 to Watch for 2005



The Cloud joins the '50 to Watch' alumni list as one of the UK’s hottest companies, alongside Friends Reunited, Lastminute.com and LK Bennett.


-/3 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-The Cloud, Europe's leading wireless broadband network operator, has been named by Real Business magazine as one of its '50 to Watch' businesses for 2005. The list ranks Real Business’s selection of Britain’s 50 highest-potential young firms and entrepreneurs.

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Snocone and Patterson Photography to Supply Mobile Video Streaming to Subscribers


Snocone Systems Inc. Signs Revenue Deal with will Patterson Photography to Supply Mobile Video Streaming to Subscribers

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -/2 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Snocone Systems Inc. (OTCBB: SCOS), an innovator of wireless solutions, is pleased to announce it has signed a licensing agreement with Will Patterson Photography to use Snocone's Mobile Video Streaming Service for Will Patterson Photography's web service.

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Cerillion add Tele2 Ireland to Managed Service Billing Operation



London, UK-/2 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Convergent CRM and Event Based Billing specialist, Cerillion Technologies, today announced that Tele2 Ireland has been successfully added to its managed service billing operation. Tele2 UK has been using the managed service for the past year, and the extension to include Tele2 Ireland is a significant step in the growth of this solution.

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TelePlus Connect Subsidiary to Bring in $112M in Revenue and $28M in EBITDA Over the Next 60 Months

MONTREAL -/1 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: TLPE), which owns and operates 39 TelePlus-branded stores in major shopping malls selling a variety of wireless and portable communication devices, announced that it has upgraded the Revenue and EBITDA targets expected to be achieved by its subsidiary, TelePlus Connect Corp., over the next 60 months. These revised targets are based on the January 26th press release announcing the acquisition of Telizon.


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Miniature Antennas Specialist Sarantel Brings In New Senior Staff



Wellingborough UK-/31 Jan, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Sarantel, the leading global innovator in the design and manufacture of proprietary miniature antennas for portable and wireless devices, announced that it is strengthening its senior management team with two, new appointments. Bill Taylor joins Sarantel as Chief Operating Officer and Andrew Christie as Director of Engineering.

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Telsis Protocol Converters In Double Order At Jersey Telecom




-/31 Jan, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-A carrier-grade Ocean iPC intelligent protocol converter from Telsis, recently deployed by Jersey Telecom to provide low-latency data connectivity between dial-up Internet users and their ISPs, is now to be partnered by a second unit to support the operator’s next-generation 999 system.

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Nortel Networks Announced Peter Currie as Chief Financial Officer



TORONTO -/31 Jan, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Nortel Networks Corporation [NYSE/TSX: NT] announced the appointment of Peter Currie as chief financial officer effective February 14, 2005. Currie is a senior executive with more than 30 years of financial experience who was most recently vice chairman and chief financial officer of RBC Financial Group, one of North America's leading financial services organizations.


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Motorola to Deploy Wi-Fi Wireless Internet Access For NFL Super Bowl XXXIX



New York City -/31 Jan, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The National Football League announced its selection of Motorola as official supplier of end-to-end wireless networking solutions for all media covering Super Bowl XXXIX. The NFL will leverage Motorola’s expertise in wireless cable modem gateways and enterprise-class Wi-Fi Internet access points to offer robust and reliable wireless connectivity for the more than 3,000 members of the media covering every pre-game and game-day Super Bowl story.

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Convergent billing specialist Cerillion Grows Revenues by 46% in 2004



London, UK-/28 Jan, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Convergent billing specialist, Cerillion Technologies, today announced its audited results for another highly successful year, with turnover up 46% to $17.5m and EBITDA of $3.4m for the financial year ending 30th September 2004. This period has seen 9 new customers choosing Cerillion to solve their billing problems, with continued success in Europe, Africa and The Americas.

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Zi Corporation Completes Acquisition of Assets of Decuma AB of Sweden



Handwriting Recognition Solution Expands Zi’s Suite of Intelligent Interface Technologies



Calgary, AB and Lund, Sweden-/27 Jan, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Zi Corporation (Nasdaq: ZICA) (TSX:ZIC), a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of assets from handwriting recognition software specialists Decuma AB of Lund, Sweden. As part of the acquisition, Zi has acquired the intellectual property and customer agreements of privately held Decuma AB. The purchase price was approximately US$1.0 million paid in newly issued shares of Zi Corporation common stock.


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