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Swisscom Deployed FutureDial RMS
switzerland — Monday, August 20, 2007:
Swisscom customers get easy content transfer on Sicap and FutureDial technologies.
For the first time in Europe, an innovative software solution enables mobile content transfer at Swisscom mobile shops.
Sicap AG, a leading provider of device management platforms to wireless carriers, announced today that Swisscom has started rollout of its "EasyTransfer" solution in retail stores throughout Switzerland.
Sicap's Unified Backup & Restore is a carrier grade platform enabling mobile subscribers to backup their phone contents over the air, at home or at the point of sale, whether the content be stored on the device or on the SIM card.
Built on the same technical framework as the Sicap Device Management Center, the "back up and restore" product offering now features technology from U.S. company FutureDial.
Recent studies have shown that it takes an average of 3 month for ARPU to recover after a user loses his phonebook entries or SIM content. Sicap's UBR enables the operator to maintain the ARPU and increase customer loyalty by protecting the phone contents.
FutureDial's Retail Management Solution is the world's first web-based Server/Client Point of Sales (PoS) solution that enables wireless carriers to provide mobile-to-mobile device content transfer services in their stores using local connection (Bluetooth, Cable). With RMS installed, subscribers can transfer all of the mobile contents such as contacts, ringtones, music, photos, and video from their old phone to the new phone they just purchased. In addition to transfer, the RMS also allows users to backup, erase, restore, and print the contents on their handsets.
Swisscom's management looks forwards to the opportunities and benefits provided by the EasyTransfer solution. Head of Terminal Management Lukas Fluri of Swisscom notes that "Solutions like this significantly increases our market advantage that will distinguish Swisscom from the competition, solidify our level of customer loyalty, generate additional revenues and help us win-over new subscribers.
Dominique Schmid, CEO of Sicap adds: "We are excited about teaming up with FutureDial to integrate their technology into our Unified Backup & Restore product. Through this partnership, mobile operators like Swisscom can benefit from our complimentary offerings and from both our knowledge bases to deploy, launch, market and operate backup and restore services over the air or at the Point of Sales (PoS)."
FutureDial's Chairman and CEO, George Huang, comments: "Swisscom understands the operational gains and the Return-On-Investment of using our solution to maximize profitability and productivity in their retail stores. We have worked closely with Swisscom and our partner Sicap so that personnel working in the retail store could easily install and use RMS. We look forward to continued service rollout through our Sicap partnership to rapidly deliver FutureDial technology benefits to millions more end users."
About Sicap
Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to achieve real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging subscriber accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM configurations. The product portfolio extends to include software which facilitates business between mobile network operators and their partners. Since 1995, first movers requiring innovative, technology driven software choose to rely on Sicap. With fully operational regional offices in France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa, Sicap has both the worldwide reach and the local presence to serve operators in their market context. For further information about Sicap please visit:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.sicap.com
About Swisscom
Swisscom (SWX) is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, with over 4.6 million mobile customers. In 2006, 18,242 employees generated revenues of CHF 9.7 billion. Swisscom has a presence throughout Switzerland and offers a full range of products and services for mobile, landline and IP-based voice and data communication. Massive investments in network infrastructure ensure that this will remain the case in the future. Swisscom is also active in IT infrastructure outsourcing as well as in the management of communications infrastructures. Learn more at:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.swisscom.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999 in California's Silicon Valley, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses. Learn more about FutureDial and its carrier-grade solutions at:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.futuredial.com
For further information please contact:
Sicap:
Kate Stoney
Telephone: +33 (0) 4 37 37 6974
E-mail: kate.stoney@sicap-france.com
Swisscom:
Sepp Huber
Head of Media Relations
Tel. +41 31 342 91 93
E-mail: media@swisscom.com
FutureDial:
Bruce A. Brunger
Marketing Communications Manager
TEL: +1 (408) 541-9162 Ext 206
Email: bruceb@futuredial.com
Swisscom customers get easy content transfer on Sicap and FutureDial technologies.
For the first time in Europe, an innovative software solution enables mobile content transfer at Swisscom mobile shops.
Sicap AG, a leading provider of device management platforms to wireless carriers, announced today that Swisscom has started rollout of its "EasyTransfer" solution in retail stores throughout Switzerland.
Sicap's Unified Backup & Restore is a carrier grade platform enabling mobile subscribers to backup their phone contents over the air, at home or at the point of sale, whether the content be stored on the device or on the SIM card.
Built on the same technical framework as the Sicap Device Management Center, the "back up and restore" product offering now features technology from U.S. company FutureDial.
Recent studies have shown that it takes an average of 3 month for ARPU to recover after a user loses his phonebook entries or SIM content. Sicap's UBR enables the operator to maintain the ARPU and increase customer loyalty by protecting the phone contents.
FutureDial's Retail Management Solution is the world's first web-based Server/Client Point of Sales (PoS) solution that enables wireless carriers to provide mobile-to-mobile device content transfer services in their stores using local connection (Bluetooth, Cable). With RMS installed, subscribers can transfer all of the mobile contents such as contacts, ringtones, music, photos, and video from their old phone to the new phone they just purchased. In addition to transfer, the RMS also allows users to backup, erase, restore, and print the contents on their handsets.
Swisscom's management looks forwards to the opportunities and benefits provided by the EasyTransfer solution. Head of Terminal Management Lukas Fluri of Swisscom notes that "Solutions like this significantly increases our market advantage that will distinguish Swisscom from the competition, solidify our level of customer loyalty, generate additional revenues and help us win-over new subscribers.
Dominique Schmid, CEO of Sicap adds: "We are excited about teaming up with FutureDial to integrate their technology into our Unified Backup & Restore product. Through this partnership, mobile operators like Swisscom can benefit from our complimentary offerings and from both our knowledge bases to deploy, launch, market and operate backup and restore services over the air or at the Point of Sales (PoS)."
FutureDial's Chairman and CEO, George Huang, comments: "Swisscom understands the operational gains and the Return-On-Investment of using our solution to maximize profitability and productivity in their retail stores. We have worked closely with Swisscom and our partner Sicap so that personnel working in the retail store could easily install and use RMS. We look forward to continued service rollout through our Sicap partnership to rapidly deliver FutureDial technology benefits to millions more end users."
About Sicap
Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to achieve real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging subscriber accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM configurations. The product portfolio extends to include software which facilitates business between mobile network operators and their partners. Since 1995, first movers requiring innovative, technology driven software choose to rely on Sicap. With fully operational regional offices in France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa, Sicap has both the worldwide reach and the local presence to serve operators in their market context. For further information about Sicap please visit:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.sicap.com
About Swisscom
Swisscom (SWX) is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, with over 4.6 million mobile customers. In 2006, 18,242 employees generated revenues of CHF 9.7 billion. Swisscom has a presence throughout Switzerland and offers a full range of products and services for mobile, landline and IP-based voice and data communication. Massive investments in network infrastructure ensure that this will remain the case in the future. Swisscom is also active in IT infrastructure outsourcing as well as in the management of communications infrastructures. Learn more at:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.swisscom.com
About FutureDial
Founded in 1999 in California's Silicon Valley, FutureDial is a privately held software company focused on developing mobile device content management solutions that increase both revenue and customer satisfaction for the world's leading wireless carriers. With its mission of "One Solution, All Devices," FutureDial enables wireless carriers around the world to simplify and enhance operations in retail stores, service centers and warehouses. Learn more about FutureDial and its carrier-grade solutions at:
http://www.sicap.com/admin/www.futuredial.com
For further information please contact:
Sicap:
Kate Stoney
Telephone: +33 (0) 4 37 37 6974
E-mail: kate.stoney@sicap-france.com
Swisscom:
Sepp Huber
Head of Media Relations
Tel. +41 31 342 91 93
E-mail: media@swisscom.com
FutureDial:
Bruce A. Brunger
Marketing Communications Manager
TEL: +1 (408) 541-9162 Ext 206
Email: bruceb@futuredial.com
