NXTcomm08, Las Vegas, 16th June 2008 - Artilium, a leading European developer of Microsoft-based carrier-grade software for mobile network operators, unveils new mashup applications developed via the Microsoft Connected Services Sandbox, a development environment that facilitates the rapid creation and deployment of new services which combine Web 2.0 type services with traditional telecommunications offerings.

Artilium will showcase three applications created in the Sandbox at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas, June 17-19, 2008 at the Microsoft booth #SL5916/SL5923. Featuring Artilium’s patented Mobile Presence functionality the applications are examples of the thousands of services that can be offered by mobile operators as paid services or part of subscriber or business customer packages. The Artilium NXTcomm08 demonstrations will feature:

• A child monitoring service that allows parents to check the location of their children and their status (ie., on phone, in a lesson, etc.); and make a one-click phone call from the computer desktop to their child or a designated contact within a particular location (ie., school, home).
• Real-time call control from the desktop so that when you receive a call on your mobile, landline or IP phone, a pop-up displays on your computer screen that features contact details including a photo designated in Microsoft Office Outlook contacts, and provides the user with options to ‘control’ the call such as sending it to voicemail, forwarding the call to an assistant, another number, or other options.
• A desktop-integrated location-based weather service that delivers dynamic 12-hour weather forecasts specific to the subscriber’s current location.

“Microsoft shares Artilium’s vision for the development of new services by combining the best of the Web world with the best of the telecom world. We see third-party application development powering a new wave of innovation, which in turn provides operators with a plethora of new revenue-generating services,” stated Steve Zimba, Managing Director of the Global Telecom Business at Microsoft Corp. “We’re excited to be showcasing Artilium’s applications created in the Microsoft Connected Services Sandbox.”

Artilium CEO Robert Marcus added, “Artilium has extended the Microsoft desktop presence experience, making it fully mobile, network-based and device agnostic to deliver continuous real-time location and state data that open an infinite variety of possibilities for mobile mashups that combine the ‘three C’s: content (including advertising), commerce, and community (social networks). We’re excited to work with Microsoft to enable network operator delivery of a new generation of services that securely exploit the convergence of Web and telecommunications networks.”

The applications showcased in the Microsoft booth are built using Artilium’s ARTA Mobile Services Platform, an open and modular Next Generation Service Delivery Platform and Intelligent Network built on Service Oriented Architecture principles and designed to enable the rapid creation of new mobile applications. ARTA provides open and secure mobile network access to third-party developers creating intelligent mash-ups that combine network capabilities of presence, mobility, location and telephony with Web services including advertising, social networking and search. Artilium’s patented Tri-cell Intelligent Location System is the only location technology that provides automatic continuous location data for unmodified mobile phones without the need for GPS or other specialist equipment.

Built entirely on Microsoft’s .NET Framework, ARTA runs on the Windows Server line of operating system using Microsoft SQL Server database technology and Microsoft Visual Studio as a rapid service creation environment for third-party developers. 
The Microsoft Connected Services Sandbox is a program that unites independent software vendors (ISVs), developers, systems integrators (SIs), network equipment providers and telecommunications service providers in developing and testing new communications services, and ultimately bringing these new services together. Through the Sandbox, participants can take their core network assets and combine them with technologies and applications from the Web 2.0 world. Through this initiative, Microsoft aims to build a solid partner ecosystem for the Telco 2.0 era, spurring the creation and commercialization of a range of innovative new services.

About Artilium

Artilium is the leading developer of Microsoft-based carrier-grade software for mobile networks. 

Artilium’s ARTA Mobile Services Platform is an open, highly extensible Next Generation Service Delivery Platform including an Intelligent Network built on Service Oriented Architecture principles and designed to enable rapid creation of new mobile applications.

ARTA activates the coming wave of third-party application development and innovation.  By providing open and secure access to mobile network functionality and autonomous software processes, ARTA enables infinite possibilities for intelligent mashups which combine network capabilities of presence, mobility, location and telephony; with Web services including advertising, social networking and search. 

Based in Belgium with offices in the United Kingdom, Artilium is a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). The company was founded in 1995 and has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries.

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Activates mobile Internet applications based on Microsoft .NET

The Hague, NL and Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2008 – Today, KPN Mobile International, a leading European provider of next-generation telecommunications services, and Artilium, a leading European developer of software for mobile network operators, announced their partnership to create new opportunities for user-generated applications on KPN’s mobile networks.

The software enabling this transformation is Artilium’s Real-Time Architecture (ARTA) for Connected Mobile Services, designed to facilitate rapid creation of new mobile applications, packaged as services. ARTA is designed and developed by Artilium on the Microsoft Platform.

The partnership includes a licensing agreement allowing KPN deployment of ARTA as a platform for next-generation converged services across its growing base of more than 27 million mobile subscribers in the Benelux, Germany and Spain.

KPN Mobile International Chief Executive Officer, Stan Miller said, “This agreement is a major boost for KPN’s strategy on MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) in Europe. Artilium software allows KPN to surge to the forefront of mobile/Web innovation. We are able to open our network to developer communities worldwide to deliver an infinite range of differentiated services and an exciting new level of personalisation and interactivity for subscribers. In doing so, we begin to transform the very essence of our business, creating new service-centric business models across a broad value chain that includes developers, advertisers and our commercial partners.”

“Artilium unifies IP, PSTN, ISDN and GSM network communications and provides the framework that securely opens the mobile network to rapid application innovation,” said Artilium Chief Executive Officer Robert Marcus. “We are delighted to be partnering with KPN in this groundbreaking work that brings with it an unprecedented level of business model originality and value-chain diversity.”

Commenting on the agreement, Steve Zimba, Managing Director Global Telecom Business at Microsoft Corp. said:  “We are excited that KPN and Artilium have chosen the Microsoft platform to power their ecosystem of connected mobile services. We will be working closely together to help make this great vision a compelling reality for the millions of consumers who are eager to embrace rich, personalized and contextually aware mobile experiences.”

About KPN

KPN is a leading international telecommunications and ICT service provider, offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to consumers and end-to-end telecom and ICT services to business customers. The international KPN data and IP services are enabled through an extensive, high-capacity fibre-optic network in 22 European countries, plus worldwide connections to 180 countries. KPN’s subsidiary Getronics operates a global ICT services company with a market leading position in the Benelux, offering end-to-end solutions in infrastructure and network-related IT. In Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy in its mobile operations and holds number three market positions through E-Plus and BASE. KPN provides wholesale network services to third parties and operates an efficient IP-based infrastructure with global scale in international wholesale through iBasis.
At December 31, 2007, KPN served over 35 million customers, of which 27 million in wireless services, 5.4 million in wireline voice, 2.4 million in broadband Internet and 0.5 million in TV. With 25,500 FTEs (43,531 FTEs including Getronics), KPN posted revenues of EUR 12.6bn in 2007, with an EBITDA of EUR 4.9bn. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.kpn.com/international

About Artilium

Artilium develops carrier-grade software that unifies communications and opens mobile networks to user-generated mobile Internet application development and innovation, enabling rapid creation of a virtually infinite ecosystem of autonomous software processes interoperating as services in an open yet structured and secure architecture.

Artilium’s ARTA Connected Mobile Services Framework is an open, modular and highly extensible Service-Oriented Architecture that includes a Service Creation Environment, a real-time Service Delivery Platform including an Intelligent Network, and a Mobile Presence Server that intelligently combines highly accurate, continuous real-time location and state awareness to enable a vast range of new mobile commerce, advertising and social networking services based on the company’s patented Tri-Cell Intelligent Location System (TILS).

Founded in 1995 and recognized for advanced and innovative engineering, Artilium has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries. Artilium plc is a publicly listed company with AIM on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA).  The company is based in Belgium. For more information, visit www.artilium.com

For further information:

KPN
KPN Press office
+31 70 446 63 00

Artilium (Europe)
Anne Walker
+44 (0)20 7402 7349
anne.walker@artilium.com

Artilium (USA)
Jeff Fishburn
+1 (503 802-4408
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London, UK and Barcelona, Spain – 11 February 2008 – Artilium plc (LSE/AIM: ARTA), a European leader in advanced telecommunications software is pleased to announce the acquisition of Trisent Communications, a specialist in Location-Based Services (LBS) technology that enables mobile network operators to deliver services to subscribing customers based on the geographic location of their mobile phone.

Trisent’s technology complements Artilium’s ARTA Service Delivery Platform to allow operators to rate, charge and deliver an array of intelligent differentiated services combining location, presence (Ie, availability), commerce and social networks, among other criteria.  Applications include resource tracking i.e. taxis, fleet scheduling; business directory, weather, traffic; and proximity-based notification i.e. targeted advertising, buddy list, profile matching (dating).

“Mobile presence is the most innovative revenue generating opportunity for network operators today.  By combining location with presence and status consumers can see the availability of the people they want to reach, mobile network operators can provide contextually aware services, and brands can better personalize mobile experiences,” said Robert Marcus, CEO of Artilium.  “Add commerce to the mix and the vision and monetization of location-based services is truly realized.”

According to research from Gartner Group, the total number of subscriptions to Location-Based Services in Western Europe, North America, Asia / Pacific and Japan is expected to grow from 7m in 2006 to 298m in 2011.* According to Strategy Analytics, in North America alone, end-user spending on location-aware mobile services is expected to grow from $110m end of 2006 to $2.2bn by end of 2011.**

Trisent currently has a licensing agreement with Max Telecom, a fixed and wireless telecommunications operator in Bulgaria.  The Trisent technology is being used for workforce management and fleet tracking at present and will expand to offer mobile customers location-aware services including personal security, lone worker protection and services industry employee deployment.

“In our initial roll-out of Trisent technology in the business-to-business market, we’ve realized a cost savings of up to 25 times compared with GPS fleet tracking equivalents,” stated Krassimir Stoitcheff, CEO of Max Telecom.  “We’re very pleased with the Trisent technology and have hugely satisfied customers using the technology.  We are excited about the opportunities for future services, revenues and growth ahead.”

“Although many players are in the location-based services space, Trisent’s technology is definitely unique in providing a low-cost software-only solution to determine continuous location.  Google’s My Location provides spot location presented on the phone as a map, whereas Trisent offers a sophisticated alternative with automatic continuous location,” said Professor Stephen McLaughlin, University of Edinburgh.

The Trisent technology, the Tri-Cell Intelligent Location System, offers real-time tracking service like GPS (Global Positioning System), but does not use satellites or require equipment to be installed on the network.  The technology works by using standard phone handsets and offers several advantages over GPS, including significant cost savings, lower battery requirements, increased indoor coverage (an advantage for social networking) and ‘always on’ status (GPS can be turned off). 

Based in Dunfermline, Scotland, Trisent was founded by Gordon Povey PhD, inventor of the Tri-Cell Intelligent Location System.  Previously, Dr. Povey was a founder and managing director of Elektrobit (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of Elektrobit Corporation based in Finland.  There are currently two patents filed for the Trisent technology. 

About Artilium:
Artilium develops software in the heart of the telecoms network. ARTA, the company’s IMS-compliant service delivery platform, first converges and then intelligently controls networks to enable fast, efficient deployment and monetization of innovative, differentiated mobile unified communications solutions for operators.

Founded in 1995 and recognised for its engineering talent and unique combination of IT and telecom expertise, Artilium has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries.  The company is a Microsoft Gold-Certified Partner.  Artilium plc is a publicly listed company on AIM: the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). For more information, please visit: http://www.artilium.com

About Trisent
Trisent Communications Limited creates software products that enable mobile network operators to deliver services to subscribing customers based on the geographic location of their mobile phone or device connected to the cellular network.

Trisent has created unique software technology that provides automatic continuous location monitoring and requires no specialist equipment or modifications to the mobile phone or the network equipment. The Tri-Cell Intelligent Location System offers a low-cost alternative to satellite GPS and creates a platform on which mobile network operators can provide a range of location-aware services to business customers and consumers. The company obtained investment capital from Sigma Technology Group plc to bring the product to market.

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Contact:

Artilium at Mobile World Congress: with Dialogic on Level 1 of Hall 2 - 2.1 B81; and in the Mobile Innovation Zone in Hall 7, Stand IZ23. 

Anne Walker
+44 (0)20 7402 7349 (forwarding to mobile)
anne.walker@artilium.com
http://www.artilium.com

*Gartner Group Dataquest Insight: Location- Based Services Subscriber and Revenue Forecast, 2006-2011 29 January 2008

** Strategy Analytics:  North America Consumer Location Based Services (LBS) Forecast.  3 August 2007

Artilium Unveils Mobile Unified Communications Platform for Network Operators
Software drives revenue generating services for network operators
Operator QiComm to trial and launch new offerings

BOSTON, Mass. VON FALL CONFERENCE, Oct. 30, 2007 – Artilium plc (LSE/AIM: ARTA), a European leader in advanced mobile telecommunications software development, is pleased to unveil ARTA II: its next-generation unified communications service delivery platform. The modular and highly scalable solution unifies fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable network operator delivery of innovative, differentiated and ARPU-enhancing mobile unified communications solutions to a broad range of customers. 

ARTA II delivers the convergence, management and advanced features operators need to build a commercially compelling mobile-centric unified communications business including:

• Unified networks to merge and manage fixed/mobile/IP communications
• Control in real-time to manage rating and charging with full multi-tenancy
• Geospatial mobile presence to make communications and content delivery relevant
• Voice-call continuity over GSM, Wi-Fi, 3G and WiMAX networks for least-cost routing
• Universal mobile-to-mobile click-to-dial from Microsoft Office to drive high-ARPU calls
• Intelligent automation to bridge media types and manage communications overload

Unveiling ARTA II, Artilium Chief Executive Officer Robert Marcus commented:

“Artilium develops advanced software for the heart of the complicated telecoms network. ARTA II brings the ubiquity of Microsoft to the universality of mobile telecommunications, allowing operators to rapidly integrate and deploy mobile unified communications services that provide convenience and simplicity for consumers and businesses alike.”

ARTA II is built on Microsoft’s .NET Framework, is designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and integrates with Exchange Server 2007 and Office Communications Server 2007.
Commenting on the ARTA II launch, Yancey Smith, group marketing manager, Unified Communications Group, at Microsoft Corp said:
“Microsoft unified communications technologies use the power of software to deliver complete communications--messaging, voice, and video--across applications and devices. Relationships are core to Microsoft’s go-to-market strategy for unified communications. We’re excited to be working with Artilium to bring innovative mobile unified communications solutions to meet the needs of network operators.”

Artilium is also pleased to announce that QiComm http://www.qicomm.com, a network operator providing telecommunications solutions to some of the world’s largest carriers, telcos and government agencies, is partnering with Artilium to deliver new unified communications offerings based on ARTA II.

Pat Nabhan, Chief Executive Officer of QiComm stated:

“ARTA II drives a new class of rich mobile services which improves the customer experience, builds loyalty and drives up minutes. We are working closely with Artilium to trial and to ultimately launch new offerings to the millions of subscribers on our system.”

Available in the spring of 2008, ARTA II supports a wide range of protocols including IMS (SIP and DIAMETER), SS7, MAP, CAP and others. It also includes a software development kit to enable rapid customization and partner development of add-on solutions.

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About Artilium
Artilium delivers innovative telecoms software solutions which unify fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable operators to easily deliver and monetize advanced differentiated services to a broad range of market segments.

For more than a decade, Artilium has been recognized for its engineering talent and unique combination of IT and telecoms expertise. Artilium has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of end users in 11 countries. Customers include fixed, mobile and alternative network operators, systems integrators and managed services providers.
The company has headquarters in London, England, and offices in Bruges, Belgium, and Seattle, Wash., USA.  Artilium plc is a publicly listed company with AIM on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). For more information, please visit http://www.artilium.com.

For further information on ARTA II please contact:
Europe
Anne Walker
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USA
Jeff Fishburn, OnPR for Artilium
+1 503 802 4408

For further information on Artilium plc please contact:

Financial Dynamics
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Deloitte Corporate Finance (NOMAD)
Tel: +44 (0)207 936 3000
Jonathan Hinton/David Smith

Panmure Gordon
Tel: +44 (0)20 7459 3600
Dominic Morley/Giles Stewart

Artilium’s achievement of Microsoft Gold Partner status acknowledges the company’s leading capabilities in seamlessly integrating fixed, mobile and IP networks based on the Microsoft platform. The elevation to Gold Partner status is evidence to customers and partners that the company operates at the world’s best technology standards. It gives Artilium a definite point of differentiation and a reason for customers to be confident in choosing Artilium’s telephony, unified communications and convergence technology as the solution to their telecommunications needs.

In addition, Gold Partner status is key to strengthening and leveraging Artilium’s existing relationships within Microsoft and will enable Artilium to work more closely with Microsoft in identifying and pursuing business opportunities. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft and as a result are able to deliver the best possible customer experience with Microsoft’s technologies.

11 June 2007 - Artilium, a provider of Service Delivery Platforms (SDP) for telecom companies, and Atos Origin, an international IT services company, today announced the global launch of a new solution for the telco market, a hosted MVNO/MVNE (MVNx) service delivery platform. Atos Origin is utilising the technology of Artilium to offer Mobile Virtual Network Operators and Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNO and MVNE) a ‘future-proof’ step-in platform for hosted telecom services. Atos Origin will be present at the MVNO World Congress taking place in Berlin from 12 – 14 June 2007.

This new solution combines Artilium’s proven telecom network and IT knowledge with Atos Origin’s expertise in the prepaid and e-payment market via Atos Worldline, an Atos Origin company. The hosted service platform represents a powerful and modular solution offering the complete range of real time voice and data network services, coupled with prepaid/post-paid management and the CRM tools required for a multi-community, multi-brand and multi-reseller approach. This solution is future proof and modular meaning that it can be easily adapted to new functionalities.

Erik Munk Koefoed, Executive Vice President at Atos Worldline stated: “We have selected Artilium to offer a technologically strong solution that prepare MVNO and MVNE’s for the challenges of the future. The worldwide MVNx market, related local regulations and network specifics continuously change. With this new offering that is part of our telecom portfolio Atos Origin is able to offer a future-proof hosted service in order to optimize the Total-Cost-of-Ownership and shorten time-to-market“. Robert Marcus, Chief Executive Officer of Artilium, concluded: “Working together with Atos Worldline allows us to extend our proven platform to a broad range of customers seeking a payas-you-grow model. With a customer base that includes MVNOs, MVNEs and MNOs, Artilium has extensive experience in understanding in the key drivers of success in the VNO marketplace – rapid deployment, real-time controls and flexibility for sales and marketing.”

Atos Origin’s turnover in the telecoms industry is close to €1 billion. It delivers consulting (through Atos Consulting), systems integration and outsourcing expertise to 350 customers around the world, including major telecom operators in Europe such as France Telecom, KPN, Telecom Italia and Vodafone. Atos Origin has been active in the telecoms market for more than 20 years.

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About Artilium
Artilium delivers innovative software solutions which layer seamlessly over disparate fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable the rapid deployment of converged services and applications. For more than a decade, Artilium has been recognized for its engineering talent and unique combination of IT and telecoms expertise. Artilium has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of endusers in 11 countries. Customers include MNOs MVNEs, MVNOs, Fixed and alternative operators, Hosting Providers, Systems Integrators and Managed Services Providers. With headquarters in London, England and offices in Bruges, Belgium and Seattle, USA, Artilium is now expanding its leadership in telecoms and unified communications platforms on a global scale. Artilium plc is a publicly listed company with AIM on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). For more information, please visit
http://www.artilium.com.

About Atos Origin
Atos Origin is an international information technology services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company’s annual revenues are EUR 5,4 billion and it employs 50,000 people in 40 countries. Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and has a client base of international blue-chip companies across all sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market and trades as Atos Origin, Atos Euronext Market Solutions, Atos Worldline and Atos Consulting. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at http://www.atosorigin.com

Atos Worldline, an Atos Origin company
Atos Worldline is a major European player in the processing of large-volume electronic exchanges, specialising in electronic payment services, CRM and e-services (internet, voice and mobile services). With the focus on technological innovation, Atos Worldline implements its solutions in processing or integration mode. On December 7th 2006, Atos Origin announced the acquisition of Banksys and Bank Card Company (BCC), creating a European leader in Payment Services, with combined pro forma 2006 revenues of EUR 630 million and 4,000 employees.

For more information, please contact:
Artilium
Stuart Marks/Laurena McKenna
Lighthouse PR
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lmckenna@lighthousepr.com

Atos Worldline
Anja Müller
+49 69 66 57 14 01
anja.mueller@atosorigin.com

London, UK: 24 May, 2007 – The rise of Internet Protocol (IP) networks as a communication platform coupled with fragmentation of the marketplace due to the rapid increase in Virtual Network Operators has dramatically altered the telecommunications landscape to create new opportunities and challenges for operators, managed service providers, system integrators and hosting companies.

These issues, along with a discussion on how Unified Communications has become a reality due to major developments in the industry, were the key topics addressed at a customer event hosted in Brussels, Belgium by Artilium (LSE/AIM: ARTA), a specialist in convergence technology that seamlessly integrates disparate fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable the rapid deployment of converged services and applications.

As part of the Artilium event, the company outlined its portfolio of solutions. Robert Marcus, Artilium’s CEO stated “Artilium has developed innovative solutions which have enabled operators to extend legacy networks to launch new offerings which are delivered across fixed, IP and mobile platforms. Founded in 1995 and recognized for its engineering talent and unique combination of IT and telecom expertise, Artilium has completed more than 40 installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries.” Attended by more than 125 customers and partners and including key speakers from communications industry leaders, Artilium’s customer and partner event enabled delegates to discuss:

• Fixed Mobile Convergence: The reality of convergence today focuses on the issues of seamless call routing between networks and service integration and features such as One number (or multiple numbers), one invoice (or multiple invoices), and Find Me/Follow Me presence capabilities which forward calls and emails to the location of the user.
• Fragmentation: Mobile and fixed-line providers see VNOs as a crucial new way of increasing revenue and growing their subscriber bases. However, in order to do this VNO’s need autonomy and real-time control of the network. Ideal solutions enable real-time subscriber creation, the ability for real-time fraud detection, fixed/mobile routing of calls and the ability for VNOs to offer online self-care tools and to own and quickly change product, price and promotion offerings.
• Unified Communications: Convergence is here. The advent of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is bringing Unified Communications to the forefront of new service offerings. Today, operators and service providers are laying the foundation for offering services such as: 1) centralizing telephone, fax, SMS/MMS and email messages into one place to be accessed via an easy-to-use interface; 2) Linking Microsoft Exchange 2007 desktop presence technology with telecoms networks to enable subscribers to define their availability and preference for receiving communications; and 3) Integrating voice with business processes to maximize existing networks and provide revenue-generating, differentiating offerings.

“Moving forward, Artilium is scaling our suite of solutions for global customers that seek to capitalize on the fixed mobile convergence initiatives in Unified Communications by Microsoft and others,” Marcus added. “The need for people to connect to their desktop is not only the domain of road warriors anymore; prosumers are rapidly demanding access to communications in one place. Our portfolio of open, flexible and modular solutions - Arta VNO Enabler, Arta Convergence Enabler and Arta Business Voice Enabler - drives the ability to launch new services which merge the desktop with networks to increase revenues for operators today and position for future convergence.”

In conjunction with the customer and partner event, Artilium also announced two new nonexecutive board members, Richard Hooper and Michael Hulme.

Richard Hooper joins Artilium as Non-Executive Director after a long and distinguished career in the communications industry. From 2002 until 2005 Richard was founding Deputy Chairman of the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) and served prior to that as Chairman of the Radio Authority. Richard has devoted his career to the convergent world of media and communications, having been a radio and television producer at the BBC; Chief Executive Officer of the Value Added Systems & Services division of British Telecom; and Chief Executive Officer of the satellite channel, Super Channel Limited. Mr Hooper is also a partner of Hooper Communications.

Richard is currently a Non-Executive Director of Yell Group plc and of i-mate plc. He recently stepped down as Chairman of the £2.5 billion specialist information provider, Informa plc, following nine years of service on the Board. Since 1988 his career has combined board positions across the public and private sector. Other directorships in the past five years include IMS Group plc and UK e-Universities Worldwide Limited.

Also joining the Board is Michael Hulme, 50. Michael is Honorary Professor and Associate Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Lancaster University where he is a member of the Lancaster University Development Board. He is a Fellow of the UK’s Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Market Research Society.

Michael is Director of the Centre for the Study of Media Technology and Culture, a social insight consultancy and director of the Social Futures Observatory an independent think-tank closely associated with the Institute for Advanced Studies. His involvements outside social research include chairing a public-private special investment partnership providing seed and growth funding to small and medium businesses. Michael’s career began in corporate finance before moving into marketing and then strategy in the computer industry, becoming head of strategic marketing for one of Europe’s then largest financial services software houses.

For more information regarding these appointments and the a complete view of Artilium’s leadership team visit http://www.artilium.com

About Artilium
Artilium [LSE/AIM: ARTA] delivers innovative software solutions which layer seamlessly over disparate fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable the rapid deployment of converged services and applications.

Founded in 1995 and recognized for its engineering talent and unique combination of IT and telecom expertise, Artilium has completed more than 50 installations serving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries.

Customers include Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNEs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), Fixed and alternative operators, Hosting Providers, Systems Integrators and Managed Service Providers.

Artilium is now expanding its leadership in telecom and unified communications platforms on a global scale.

Artilium is headquartered in London, England with offices in Bruges, Belgium and Seattle in the USA. Artilium plc is a publicly listed company with AIM on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). For more information, please visit: http://www.artilium.com

For more information contact:
In Europe:
Stuart Marks/Laurena McKenna
Lighthouse PR
+44 (0) 20 7494 6590
smarks@lighthousepr.com
lmckenna@lighthousepr.com

In the United States:
Jeff Fishburn or Gerry Van Zandt
OnPR for Artilium
Tel: 503.802.4400
Email: jefff@onpr.com or gerryvz@onpr.com