Contec Innovations and Hong Kong Wireless Dev. Centre to Deploy Hornet™ System
Vancouver, Canada and Hong Kong SAR, -/June 02, 2004 The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Contec Innovations (“Contec” or the “Company”), a global provider of mobile data infrastructure, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre Ltd. (HKWDC) for the deployment of Contec’s Hornet™ DE mobile services delivery platform.
The Hornet will be installed in HKWDC’s facility at Cyberport in Hong Kong SAR and will be connected to all six mobile operators in Hong Kong: CSL, Hutchison, SmarTone, Sunday, New World and Peoples. Contec is currently installing a Hornet DE at a similar development facility in Canada, with the goal of providing application developers in each country with enhanced access to the markets in the other country.
This initiative calls for an open and accessible environment for wireless developers to quickly and cost-effectively build and test applications. Hornet is a standards-based mobile services delivery platform enabling rapid development and deployment of new mobile data applications across all major communication modalities (text, multimedia messaging, WAP, email, etc.).
This strategic deployment fits with Contec’s vision to support the full wireless application development and deployment environment – enabling developers to build and garner revenue from their applications more quickly and easily, thereby providing mobile service providers with a steady stream of new mobile data services – all built around the Hornet system.
For this project, Contec is deploying the new Hornet Developer Edition (DE), specifically designed for development and test facilities such as the HKWDC, and Contec is anticipating the installation will take place in the second quarter of this year. HKWDC will manage the system and be the first line of support for the development community in Hong Kong.
Contec is being provided new financial support for this project by the Canadian Government, via the National Research Council (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), which is Canada’s premier organization for R&D and innovation support for Canadian SMEs.
“We see the deployment and connection of the Hornet to be an excellent way for local developers to create and test applications for both the local and export markets”, said Stephen Lai, Director of the Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre.
“A reciprocal system is currently being implemented in Canada which can be connected to the one in Hong Kong – we see this as a real opportunity for Hong Kong application developers,” added Perry Quan. “This initiative will open up additional markets for Hong Kong developers, via upcoming installations of Hornet in North America, China and other regions”.
About Contec
Contec (TSX-V: BUZ) accelerates the growth of the mobile Internet by enabling mobile service providers to capitalize on new data services. Contec’s core product, the Hornet™ is an open, carrier-class service delivery platform capable of hosting multiple applications in a secure and scalable environment. With Hornet, service providers can generate new revenues by efficiently deploying reliable and compelling data applications. For more information, visit
http://www.contec.ca.
About HKWDC
Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre (HKWDC) supports the development of the local mobile and wireless industry in building Hong Kong’s role as a regional hub. HKWDC offers an open platform linking vendors, operators and developers and facilitating the development and application of mobile and wireless solutions in Hong Kong. Located in Cyberport in Pokfulam, HKWDC was established by the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA) with the financial support of the Innovation and Technology Fund of the HKSAR Government and technical support from the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC). For more information, visit
http://www.hkwdc.org.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy of the content of the information contained herein. The statement made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the Company’s expectations. Hornet™ is a trademark of Contec Innovations Inc.
For more information, please contact:
Brian Buckley, Contec Investor Relations
Tel: 604-468-5638 or 1-888-552-0360
brian.buckley@contec.ca
Asa Zanatta, Contec Media Relations
Tel: 604-408-1389
azanatta@spiritcommunications.ca
Flora Yeung, Business Manager, HKWDCflorayeung@hkwdc.org
| Forums:
