fg microtec Performs Interoperability (IOP) Tests for its Standard Push to Talk Over Cellular (PoC) Client Solution (fgPOC)

21 June 2005

Together with other major industry players, fg microtec participated last week in the latest Open Mobile Alliance's (OMA) Test Fest event, where for the first time the OMA Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC) enabler has been tested. After the recent publication in March of the first industry consolidated and open standard for Push to Talk
over Cellular (PoC Enabler Release v1.0) by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), a group of leading providers of wireless solutions have conducted the first Interoperability (IOP) tests for this new enabler between the 16th and 20th of May in Helsinki (Finland).

fg microtec's Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC) client solution fgPOC has been successfully tested against different vendor's PoC products in order to ensure fast deployment and wide market introduction of the leading technology standard providing instant voice walkie-talkie communication over wireless packet networks defined by the Open Mobile Alliance.

As an active OMA member and according to fg microtec's commitment to support open standards and implementation of fully interoperable products, fg microtec has closely monitored the standardization work of PoC at OMA. Based on its extensive embedded systems know-how and cutting edge Voice over IP (VoIP) technology, fg microtec was able to produce a stable and compelling OMA Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC) application in record time, resulting in the successful participation last week in the first PoC IOP testing event.

Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC) is a communication service offering real-time half duplex voice communication, in a walkie-talkie style, where users can instantly contact individuals or groups of people by the simple "push" of a button on their cellular terminal. By the combination with Presence functions, the user can define buddy lists and groups, see who is on-line at any time and establish the communication anywhere he is located. Private users and corporate organizations can benefit now from a sophisticated service, widely available and interoperable over cellular networks, evolved from the old PMR (Private Mobile Radio) service and finally consolidated among different proprietary existing solutions.

Robert Mirbaha, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of fg microtec indicated: "We expect that this achievement will boost the deployment of PoC solutions based on the Open Mobile Alliance standard and their commercial launch by operators already during this year. fg microtec will strengthen its close cooperation with OMA in order to best serve fg's customers by providing open, interoperable and high quality products".

About fg microtec

fg microtec is a leading provider of embedded software solutions for the mobile communications industry. Solutions provided by fg microtec address mobile applications like Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS), Voice over IP over Wireless (VoIPoW) and Quality of Service and Service Management mechanisms for error and delay sensitive applications over wireless access networks based in fg microtec's Predictive Flow Control (PFCTM) patented technology. Founded in November 2000,
fg microtec maintains offices in Munich (Germany) and Zagreb (Croatia). For more information, please visit the fg microtec website at www.fgmicrotec.com or send an e-mail to info@fgmicrotec.com.

For further information: Corinna Voss, HBI GmbH, +49-089-99388730, Stefan-George-Ring 2, 81929 Munich, E-Mail: corinna_voss@hbi.de

Source: Groupe CNW