BARCELONA, Spain, February 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- Brazil's leading Web applications provider delivers next-generation
mobile services to service providers

Simdesk Technologies today announced that Inova, Brazil's leading Web
applications service provider, has integrated the SimMobile next-generation
mobile services platform into its Velop messaging and collaboration solution.
Inova partnered with Simdesk to bring true mobility to the Velop service it
provides to Brazil's market-leading fixed and mobile telecommunications
service providers, cable operators and internet service providers (ISPs).

Inova's Velop messaging and collaboration solution provides
small-to-medium-size businesses (SMBs) and sophisticated consumers with
access to feature-rich e-mail, contacts, notes and online file storage on any
Web-enabled computer. The solution appeals to SMBs because it provides them
with powerful productivity and collaboration tools at an affordable price
point. By integrating the SimMobile mobile services platform into the
offering, subscribers can now access all of the Velop services on any
mass-market handset or smart phone.

"The emergence of wireless e-mail services for large enterprise customers
in Brazil has created a desire among SMB subscribers to have access to the
same high-value services to help them compete," said Alexis Panagides,
Inova's CEO. "However, the high cost of deploying today's traditional
enterprise solutions preclude most SMBs from gaining access to the mobile
services they want, which makes our partnership with Simdesk to integrate the
SimMobile platform into the Velop solution a solid fit for our SMB services
strategy."

With an existing installed base of more than 500,000 Velop subscribers,
Inova recognizes that the demand for anywhere, anytime access to
communication tools and information is growing in Brazil just as it is around
the world. SMBs are faced with the challenge of competing head-to-head with
large companies that can afford to invest in and maintain the expensive
back-end infrastructure necessary to power today's typical enterprise mobile
solutions. But SimMobile changes this dynamic and makes it possible for Inova
and its service provider customers to reach the SMB market with
enterprise-class mobile services they can afford.

"By integrating SimMobile into the popular Velop messaging and
collaboration solution, Inova is positioning itself as a market leader in
helping mobile service providers, cable operators and ISPs reach new markets
with high-value services," said Lou Waters, president, Simdesk. "Over the
past several years, mobile device penetration in Brazil has experienced solid
year-over-year growth and now the demand for services is building momentum,
particularly among SMBs. We designed SimMobile specifically to help service
providers like Inova cost-effectively and efficiently reach this largely
untapped market segment with the mobile services they want, at a price point
they can afford and on the devices they already own."

SimMobile is a powerful and affordable alternative to Exchange, BES and
Domino deployments designed to reach underserved market segments. A brandable
product, SimMobile is a complete end-to-end solution that enables Simdesk
customers and partners to deliver high-value mobile services, featuring the
S-drive, a network file system, push e-mail, shared calendaring, contacts and
notes, and virtual printing. SimMobile makes any phone a smart phone without
the associated high handset costs, optimizing the full communication
experience on 600-plus devices and every major phone operating system. The
solution can be accessed natively on any mobile device, via desktop sync or
through the Web, turning any mass-market handset into a smart phone and
helping achieve fixed-mobile convergence.

Unlike traditional mobile e-mail gateway providers, SimMobile goes beyond
e-mail to provide an end-to-end solution that complements an operator's
current offering as a complete, low-cost alternative to Exchange and Domino.
At the heart of SimMobile is the S-drive, a network file system that enables
mobile operators to host subscribers' UGC, including music, photos, streaming
videos and work files. The solution's groupware management ties everything
together with workgroup sharing of files that include read/write permissions,
as well as sharing across all services.

About INOVA:

INOVA is a leading provider of high performance integrated web
applications. INOVA delivers users access to all their data and key
applications from any web enabled device, significantly reducing the cost and
complexity of working with computers. INOVA has been a pioneer in perfecting
AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) technologies that can deliver desktop
like application performance over the web.

INOVA delivers its solutions through a growing channel of private-label
resale partners, and also reaches users directly through its subsidiaries.
INOVA enables its partners to operate highly profitable businesses. INOVA is
a privately held company with offices in -Washington DC, USA and Sao Paulo,
Brazil. The company is funded by founders and one main institutional
investor, Darby Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of Franklin
Templeton.

About Simdesk Technologies:

Simdesk Technologies, Inc. provides mobile operators and their hosting
providers, broadband service providers and handset manufacturers with the
leading mobile services platform. Unlike traditional mobile e-mail providers,
Simdesk delivers an end-to-end solution that redefines services for
sophisticated consumers and SMBs delivered through a variety of access points
including mass-market handsets, the Web and desktop. With disruptively low
deployment costs, Simdesk enables its customers to open new and highly
profitable revenue streams, and accelerates loyalty within their existing
customer base. Simdesk's customers include KDDI, NEXTEL Peru, Inova, Oi, TTG
Belgium, among others. The company's worldwide headquarters is located in
Houston. For more information, visit www.simdesk.com.

Web site: http://www.simdesk.com