Acision Delivers SMS Roaming to Qtel's Prepaid Subscribers

READING, England, March 31 /PRNewswire/ --     Acision, the messaging company of choice for more than 300 operators
worldwide, today announced that it has successfully deployed its Prepaid SMS
Roaming solution for Qtel. This allows the operator's prepaid subscribers to
send SMS messages while out of Qatar.

Acision deployed the feature-rich application to improve the messaging
experience to Qtel's prepaid customers whilst ensuring congestion-free
delivery. The service, known as "Hala" and currently in effect, targets all
of Qtel's prepaid customers (80 percent of Qtel's total subscribers).

With Acision's Prepaid SMS Roaming, pre-paid Hala customers can now send
an SMS from over 217 operator networks in 104 countries without having to buy
a foreign operator's SIM card or switch to a post-paid account.

"We have introduced this service as part of our commitment to our prepaid
customers," said Qtel Chief Operations Officer, Sheikh Fahd Bin Jassim Al
Thani. "We chose Acision because of its leadership in messaging & charging;
and its track record of high performance and high availability. Qtel is
delighted to work in partnership with a company who have a track record of
proven expertise in delivering feature-rich, robust platforms , designed to
cope with our heavy traffic. Acision's Prepaid SMS Roaming ensures that
Qtel's services do not stop when users leave Qatar."

Nabil Y. Khalil, Managing Director for Acision in the
Middle East and North Africa, said, "Qatar is a key market for Acision and we
have worked closely with Qtel to ensure that all prepaid customers remain
connected while travelling for business or vacation. As one of Qtel's key
strategic technology partners, we are committed to applying our global
expertise to help Qtel take telecoms services in Qatar to the next level."

Prepaid SMS Roaming is part of Acision's Message Charger offering. The
innovative platform can be easily tailored to specific requirements with
bundles and flexible tariffs applicable to SMS, MMS, data and content.
Acision's pre-delivery charging solutions eliminate fraud and revenue leakage
from 'out of credit' customers and enables a host of services for prepaid and
postpaid subscribers alike.

Notes To Editors

About Acision

Acision is the messaging and charging partner of choice for more than 300
network operators and service providers, supporting over one and a half
billion customers worldwide. With over 50% of global text and multimedia
messaging traffic generated through its platforms, Acision's mobile data
services expertise includes text messaging, multimedia messaging, IP
messaging, mobile internet, mobile advertising, IP voicemail and IP
videomail. Acision's payment systems have processed more than US $100
billion, providing sophisticated real-time charging and removing the
boundaries between prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. All of Acision's
solutions are backed up by a robust, global service organisation, offering
24/7 support provided through twenty four local service centres and three
state of the art global support centres. With global market experience,
Acision has a detailed understanding of what it takes to bring innovative
services to full mass market adoption.

Privately owned by an equity consortium led by Atlantic Bridge Ventures
and Access Industries, Acision is a half billion dollar company, working with
customers in 135 countries across six continents. More information is
available at http://www.acision.com

Press contacts
    Diana Desai
    Acision, Middle East and North Africa
    Tel: +971-4-3916238
    Email: diana.desai@acision.com

    Sameh Hamtini / Mohammed Kharroubi
    Asda'a Public Relations
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    Africa
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