2009-05-26
Synkia - Everything is Going Mobile
Recent estimates have put the European mobile data market at €29billion with strong (20%+) annual growth for the next few years, in contrast to a stagnant mobile voice market.

London, 26th May 2009

Recent estimates have put the European mobile data market at €29billion with strong (20%+) annual growth for the next few years, in contrast to a stagnant mobile voice market. Some mobile service providers are seeing terabytes of data on their networks driving sales growth of their data services by 30%. With customers using their mobile devices to generate & carry more and more valuable data, coupled with the disruptive approach to accessing & using applications that the iphone has created, mobile application development and mobile data management has never been a hotter topic or busier space.

“We have just developed & launched our Microsoft Outlook and Windows Mobile plug-ins to complement the rest of our core synchronisation services which will further increase the different types of data our customers can wirelessly back up from their mobile devices” says Tom Ricca-McCarthy, Managing Director of Synkia. “We are seeing strong demand for the development of iphone & android applications from all sorts of customers and our mobile application testing services are of increasing interest to more and more developers who require their own work tested across the ever growing range of mobile devices and networks out there now.”

Synkia is a software company focused on mobile application development, support & testing. Its core B2C & Enterprise services available at www.synkia.com allow users to wirelessly backup, protect and restore all the data on their mobile device in case of phone upgrade, theft or loss. Mobile/Web convergence solutions are developed and tested at the Development & Operations Centre in Krakow, Poland where Synkia developers provide a wide range of programming skills to develop bespoke applications. With practical experience & testing capability in over 500 mobile devices, application testing is carried out on in-house or third party applications. The company product portfolio also covers remote mobile device configuration and mobile messaging technologies. The five year old company has offices in Norway, the UK and Poland.

Contact for more information:

Tom Ricca-McCarthy
Managing Director
Phone: +44 7513 545111
E-mail: tom@synkia.com

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2009-02-12
Synchronization Specialist SYNKIA expands mobile sync options for Plaxo
SYNKIA AS, the Norwegian software company that develops advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises announced that it’s mobile phone synchronization service is now available to mobile phone subscribers in the USA.

Barcelona, Spain 16th February 2009

Synkia AS, the leading edge mobile back up and synchronization software company has signed a partnership agreement with Plaxo, provider of a next-generation social utility that helps nearly 25 million members stay connected with the people they know and care about. The deal represent’s SYNKIA’s first North American partnership after the recently announced agreement with Plus, one of the biggest mobile operators in Poland.

"In announcing this partnership; we are proud to be a part of Plaxo's broader strategy to support open standards, such as SyncML. Synkia is "cloud" computing for the mobile phone era and works across multiple mobile handsets, softphones, territories and is carrier neutral. Synkia’s platform seamlessly provides phone back up/synchronization for the widest number of mobile devices available today, which is further enhanced by Plaxo’s rapidly growing network of connected people. Your contacts will always be up to date on your mobile device after syncing with Plaxo" said Jo Mosaku, Executive Director, Business Development, Synkia AS.

Plaxo users, who have accounts at Synkia’s online mobile backup service, will be able to synchronize contact data between the two services. This will extend distribution of contact data from Plaxo to the mobile phones of its users and will enable the synchronization of contact data on mobile phones with Plaxo and vice versa. Plaxo will strongly urge its users to backup data on their phones with Synkia and Synkia will advertise Plaxo to its users.

‘I’m extremely happy to announce our partnership with Plaxo’ – says Morten Sundstø, the chairman and founder of Synkia – ‘People store more and more data in their mobile phones which increases the importance of online phone backup services. The agreement with Plaxo will give Synkia a privileged position on the market of such services in the US’.

The SYNKIA personal data management service is available at www.synkia.com and can be used with any SyncML enabled handset and smartphones from Blackberry, iPhone and Palm. With SYNKIA one can store and manage contacts, calendar appointments, tasks, notes and SMS’es. SYNKIA offers 100% safety for users data both during transmission and on its servers. SYNKIA is the first SyncML based service to offer wireless SMS backup functionality.

About:

Synkia is a software company developing advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises. Synkia core technology enables users to wirelessly backup and restore information like contacts, appointments, tasks, notes and SMS’es from any mobile phone or other device that is able to use the SyncML synchronization protocol. The company product portfolio covers also remote mobile device configuration, mobile messaging and advanced web service creation. Synkia's main office is in Nesøya, Norway with a 100% subsidiary in Krakow, Poland. In addition the company has sales representatives located in London, UK.

About Plaxo

Plaxo helps its nearly 25 million members stay connected with the people they know and care about via a social utility that combines the best features of a networked address book and a next-generation social network. Plaxo is a unit of Comcast Interactive Media.

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Contact Jo Mosaku for more information during Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 16th- 19th February:

Jo Mosaku
Phone: +44 7903 157 298
Phone: +1 646 491 1811
E-mail: jo@synkia.com

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2009-02-09
SYNKIA the mobile backup and synchronization service enters the US market with signup via dedicated US short code for subscribers of US carriers
SYNKIA AS, the Norwegian software company that develops advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises announced that it’s mobile phone synchronization service is now available to mobile phone subscribers in the USA.

Oslo, 9 February 2009

SYNKIA AS, the Norwegian software company that develops advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises announced that it’s mobile phone synchronization service is now available to mobile phone subscribers in the USA. This is made possible thanks to introduction of a USA short code, which is used for communication with US end users via SMS messages. The short code is available to the subscribers of the following carriers in the USA: Alltel, AT&T Mobility, Boost Mobile, Cellular One, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon.

"We are very excited to introduce our phone sync solution to mobile phone users in the USA. We realize that it is only the first step on the way to conquer the USA market of mobile data synchronization but we are ready to pick up this challenge." – says Morten Sundstø, the Chairman and co-founder of SYNKIA.

Synkia’s phone backup service can be used with any SyncML enabled handset. The phone and the server communicate Over-the-Air using any data transmission available to the device.

Product features:

  • Backup content from a mobile device
  • Management of information on a personalized web portal with updated information sent back to the phone Over-the-Air
  • Archive and search mobile device information online
  • Transfer information from one device to another and to other services and applications
  • Keep the same information up to date on several devices, services and applications
  • Centrally manage shared information in a multi user environment

About Synkia:

Synkia is a software company developing advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises. Synkia core technology enables users to wirelessly backup and restore information like contacts, appointments, tasks, notes and SMS from any mobile phone or other device that is able to use SyncML synchronization protocol. The company product portfolio covers also remote mobile device configuration, mobile messaging and advanced web service creation. Synkia's main office is in Oslo, Norway with a 100% subsidiary in Krakow, Poland. In addition, the company has sales representatives located in London, UK.

Contact for more information:

Morten Sundstø
Chairman & Founder
Phone: +47 950 61860
E- mail: morten@synkia.com

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2008-11-13
Synkia offers a service called SMS Manager
SYNKIA, the Norwegian software company developing advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises announced that it is offering to its clients a service called SMS Manager, where clients can create and initiate SMS deliveries and campaigns.

Oslo, 13 November 2008

SYNKIA, the Norwegian software company developing advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises announced that it is offering to its clients a service called SMS Manager, where clients can create and initiate SMS deliveries and campaigns. Synkia designed its service as a user friendly web application, where one can store their clients’ phone numbers, create sms’es and send them to selected groups of recipients. All sent messages can be viewed in an easy to search archive and which can be exported as a file at any time.

" Many companies are looking to profit from the power of instant mobile messaging in their business. Synkia offers them a highly reliable SMS outbound service than can be used for communication both with customers and employees, in any industry sector, by any company or institution. " – says Morten Sundstø, the President and co-founder of SYNKIA.

SMS Manager features:

  • Create a list of message recipients or download it from a CSV file,
  • Sort recipients according to the criteria which are defined by you,
  • Create text messages and send them to chosen numbers,
  • Choose sender ID,
  • Download a CSV file with a list of phone numbers and text messages to be sent and initiate delivery by a click of button,
  • View and export sent message reports and statistics, including delivery reports.

About:

Synkia is a software company developing advanced information management solutions for mobile operators, internet portals and enterprises. Synkia core technology enables users to wirelessly backup and restore information like contacts, appointments, tasks, notes and sms’es from any mobile phone or other device that is able to use SyncML synchronization protocol. The company product portfolio covers also remote mobile device configuration, mobile messaging and advanced web service creation. Synkia's main office is in Oslo, Norway with a 100% subsidiary in Krakow, Poland. In addition the company has sales representatives located in London, UK.

Contact for more information:

Morten Sundstø
Chairman & Founder
Phone: +47 950 61860
E- mail: morten@synkia.com

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2008-07-11
SYNKIA partners with Plus - one of the biggest Polish mobile operators
Synkia Sp. z o.o. is a provider of a new service called Kontaktoutrwalacz (ContactSaver) offered by Polish mobile operator, Plus from 10.07.2008. The service enables users to wirelessly copy contacts saved on a mobile phone to an individual account, store the contacts on a safe server and restore them to the same or another mobile phone; regardless of phone manufacturer.

Kraków, 11 July 2008

Synkia Sp. z o.o. is a provider of a new service called Kontaktoutrwalacz (ContactSaver) offered by Polish mobile operator,
Plus from 10.07.2008. The service enables users to wirelessly copy contacts saved on a mobile phone to an individual account, store the contacts on a safe server and restore them to the same or another mobile phone; regardless of phone manufacturer. The service is available for Plus, MixPlus, Simplus, 36.6 and Sami Swoi networks customers.

‘I’m very glad to announce our partnership with Plus’ – says Morten Sundstø, the chairman and founder of Synkia – ‘this shows the potential of our company to deliver the best quality services to the biggest mobile market players’.

The service is offered in two scenarios:

30 day copy – saves contacts for 30 days. During this time the user can wirelessly copy data from a mobile phone to the account without limits. This scenario gives confidence that contacts are always safe – especially in case a mobile phone is lost or stolen. The user is prompted every month whether they wish to continue using the service.

Quick copy – saves contacts until midnight the next day from sign up of the service. This option is useful in case of changing a mobile phone model. It enables the user to easily move contacts from one mobile phone to another; regardless of manufacturer.

About:

Synkia Sp. z o.o. is a Polish company based in Kraków, creating advanced mobile solutions for mobile operators, portals and enterprises. Synkia was the first in Poland to offer a service for remote wireless synchronization of data from a mobile phone to an Internet server and providing access to this data via an individual account. The service is available on any mobile phone that is SyncML compatible. The SyncML protocol is the most common mobile phone data synchronization standard. Currently almost 400 mobile phones are supported by Synkia’s solution. Synkia Sp. z o.o. is a Polish subsidiary of Synkia AS from Norway.

Plus is one of three major mobile telephony networks in Poland, providing its services under trade names of Plus (postpaid services), Simplus (prepaid), MixPlus (mix of postpaid and prepaid services), iPlus (wireless Internet access), 36.6 (prepaid) and Sami Swoi (prepaid). The distinguishing features of its business are: top efficiency, innovative services, customer care. Plus covers 99% of the area of Poland, provides services to almost 14 million customers, operates in the GSM 900 and DCS 1800 systems and offers services in UMTS standard.

Contact for more information:

Krzysztof Dziedzic
CEO, Synkia Sp. z o.o.
Phone: +48 601 959591
Email address: kd@synkia.com

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2008-06-23
SYNKIA first in the world to offer SyncML based SMS backup
SYNKIA, the Norwegian online personal data management service, that has been offered globally to clients since July 2006, is the first and only synchronization service, that offers fully sms backup as a part of SyncML protocol. SYNKIA users are able to back up all their sent and received sms messages, store them on SYNKIA server and access them via the SYNKIA web application.

Oslo, 23 June 2008

SYNKIA, the Norwegian online personal data management service, that has been offered globally to clients since July 2006, is the first and only synchronization service, that offers fully sms backup as a part of SyncML protocol. SYNKIA users are able to back up all their sent and received sms messages, store them on SYNKIA server and access them via the SYNKIA web application.

Sms backup is realized as one time action of synchronization between a mobile phone and the SYNKIA server, together with all personal data. In the sms section of SYNKIA web application users have a backup of messages still present on their phones and an unlimited archive of all messages ever backed up with SYNKIA, no matter if they are still on the phone or not. Rich search functions allow to find a specific message by key words, date sent or received and sender name.

"I’m a heavy sms user myself and with SYNKIA sms backup I know, that the 5000 sms’es that I store are safe and easy to access. Unlike other synchronization service providers, we offer sms backup without asking clients to send all of the messages, each one separately as a single sms, to the server. I’m glad that our clients may use such simple sms backup service as this saves their time and money" – says Morten Sundstø, the President and co-founder of SYNKIA.

The SYNKIA personal data management service is available at www.synkia.com and can be used with any SyncML enabled handset. With SYNKIA one can store and manage their contacts, calendar appointments, tasks, notes and sms’es. SYNKIA offers 100% safety for users data both during transmission and on its servers. SYNKIA is the first SyncML based service to offer sms backup functionality.

Contact for more information:

Morten Sundstø
Chairman & Founder
Phone: +47 950 61860
E- mail: morten@sundsto.com

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2008-05-26
MOBILESYNCHRO FREE phone backup service
The Norwegian company Synkia AS – the leading provider of mobile phone backup services, has just released a new FREE phone backup service called MOBILESYNCHRO. The service is available at www.mobilesynchro.com.

Oslo, 26 May 2008

The Norwegian company Synkia AS – the leading provider of mobile phone backup services, has just released a new FREE phone backup service called MOBILESYNCHRO. The service is available at www.mobilesynchro.com.
"In most cases mobile phones are the only place where people store their contact information. Handsets are replaced more and more often for many reasons so securing the data and being able to copy it to a new phone becomes very important" says Morten Sundstø, Chairman and founder of SYNKIA.
MOBILESYNCHRO reflects SYNKIA’s answer to the need for a free and safe place to store personal data. Although free, still MOBILESYNCHRO is fully secure and offers the most advanced phone backup service. Many consumers who want to have their mobile phone data secured don’t have advanced computer knowledge. MOBILESYNCHRO is simple, no cables or additional software is needed.

Thanks to MOBILESYNCHRO clients get easy access to the following features:

• Free backup of all contacts and calendar events, tasks and sms messages on the mobile
• Free online mobile content management via user friendly web application
• 100% secure storage and transmission between the server and mobile phones
• Synchronization of personal data with other phones and devices

"The idea of launching Mobilesynchro was to make mobile phone backup more accessible for a larger group of mobile phone users. We are now giving to all mobile users a backup service for free. I’m quite sure that soon mobile phone backup will become a standard in everyone’s life", says Mr Sundstø.

The MOBILESYNCHRO backup service can be used with any SyncML enabled handset, application or external service. The phone and the server are communicating Over-The-Air using any data transmission available to the device. MOBILESYNCHRO offers 100% safety for users’ data both during transmission and on its servers. Soon MOBILESYNCHRO users will be able to synchronize their mobile data with other services and desktop applications.

Contact for more information:

Morten Sundstø
Chairman & Founder
Phone: +47 950 61860
E- mail: morten@sundsto.com

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2007-01-25
SYNKIA launches new online phone backup & restore service
SYNKIA today announced the beta-launch of a new version of its online service that lets people backup, manage and restore their mobile’s data. With this new version Synkia introduced a new web application for data management and calendar synchronization.

Oslo, 25 January 2007

SYNKIA today announced the beta-launch of a new version of its online service that lets people backup, manage and restore their mobile’s data. With this new version Synkia introduced a new web application for data management and calendar synchronization.

Synkia service is a unique client/server solution that enables transfer of information between mobile devices and a centralized server. Operation is performed wirelessly over GPRS, EDGE, UMTS or WLAN networks using applications embedded in the phone at the factory. No cables, downloads or additional software are required. Communication is based on the standardized SyncML protocol which is actively developed by the Open Mobile Alliance. Thus Synkia works with all phones that have SyncML support – currently more than 200 models on the market (including non-expensive "mainstream" models).

SYNKIA allows users to store an unlimited number of contacts and calendar entries and access them online from any computer connected to Internet. If a user’s phone is lost, stolen or breaks down, one can easily restore the information on the new phone.

"Nowadays most people don’t remember phone numbers as they know that all this information is stored in their mobiles. That’s why loosing a phone is such frustrating experience for most of us.", says Morten Sundstø, the Chairman and co-founder of Synkia.

"I’m quite sure that sooner or later all mobile phone users will appreciate the service that we offer.", says Mr Sundstø.

Product features:

• Backup content on a mobile phone (calendar, contacts).
• Manage the information via Secure Web Interface and send updated information back to the phone.
• Transfer information from one phone to another.
• Synchronize content between several phones.

About SYNKIA

Synkia is a software company developing advanced information management solutions for mobile devices. Our technology enables users to wirelessly backup and restore information like contacts and appointments from their mobile phones.

Synkia advantage’s
• Eliminates the risk of losing your valuable data if you lose your phone
• Makes phone upgrades a breeze
• 100% secure
• Works globally – multi language interfaces
• Mass market simplicity and business market flexibility

Contact for more information:

Morten Sundstø
Chairman & Founder
Phone: +47 950 61860
E- mail: morten@sundsto.com

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