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Mformation Secures Government Support of GBP 2.1
Mformation® Technologies Inc., the market leader in mobile device management (MDM) software, today announced that it will establish a new development and technical support centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Invest Northern Ireland has offered assistance totaling £2.1 ($4.3) million in support of the project.
Mformation is the global leader in mobile device management, providing solutions to many of the world?s leading wireless network operators, including Vodafone, Telefonica, T-Mobile, SPRINT NEXTEL and Telus, where Mformation?s technology is helping to increase demand for mobile data devices and services by improving the customer experience, streamlining the delivery of new data services and applications, and lowering costs.
The new development and technical support centre in Belfast is expected to become a primary global engineering and technical services facility for the development of Mformation?s sophisticated device management solutions.
Commenting on the announcement, Leslie Morrison, Chief Executive, Invest NI, said: ?Mformation?s establishment of its new development and technical support centre in Northern Ireland is a significant addition to the growing cluster of firms here servicing the international mobile communications sector. It is further confirmation of the strength of the available skills, the knowledge base and the ICT infrastructure.?
Mark Edwards, CEO, Mformation, added: ?Northern Ireland offers us an outstanding location Option for our growing company, particularly because of the region?s high quality skills, recognized excellence for academic and industry-focused research, and a compatible business and legal environment supporting the protection of Intellectual Property.
"The Belfast operation will become a centre of technical excellence and a key strategic development facility.
Specifically, this new facility will increase capability in our global engineering and product development functions and ensure that Mformation continues to provide the most advanced and diverse range of Mobile Device Management solutions available in today?s global market.?
About Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland is the business development agency responsible for securing new investment from overseas in the internationally traded services and manufacturing sectors. Focussing in particular on the financial services and ICT sectors, Invest NI works in partnership with public and private sector organisations to establish Northern Ireland as a high performance, high value location for international business. Invest NI also works with Northern Ireland companies to increase competitiveness, promote entrepreneurship and to facilitate the creation of more and better quality business start-ups. Invest NI is headquartered in Belfast and delivers its services through a network of local and international offices.
About Mformation
Mformation Technologies Inc. is the leading global provider of mobile device management (MDM) technology, offering a complete solution that enables mobile operators to rapidly accelerate their data revenues and reduce support costs. Mformation's award-winning MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER? suite is the most complete, flexible and integrated mobile device management software solution in the industry, providing solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and configuration, FOTA management, smartphone application management, diagnostics, security management, enterprise management and customer experience management.
MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER? received the 2007 GSM Association?s award for ?Best Service Delivery Platform? at this year?s 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Mformation's platform has been licensed to leading operators in Asia, Europe and the US including Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telef?pan>nica and Vodafone. Mformation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey with offices around the globe. Mformation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Intel Capital , North Bridge Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners, Visa International and Wasatch Advisors Inc.
Contact Mformation on the Web at www.mformation.com.