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OnMobile Announces IPO

OnMobile Global, a value-added software products and services provider, has
announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of over 1.09 crore equity shares.
Through this, the company plans to purchase equipment for its offices at
Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi and customer sites meet working capital
requirements, repay loan, and fund expenditures for general corporate purposes.
The company will make a fresh issue of 86,13,356 equity shares and an offer sale
for 22,87,189 shares to raise over Rs 409 crore.

The equity shares will be listed on both the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and
the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

Qualified Institutional Buyers will be allocated at least 60% of the issue.
Out of this, 5% would be made available to mutual funds. At least 10% of the
issue will go to non-institutional bidders while not less than 30% will be
allocated to retail individual bidders.

Sony Ericsson Gets F-Secure Security

F-Secure has announced the availability of its Mobile Security product for
the UIQ platform. F-Secure and Sony Ericsson are partnering on supplying mobile
security to Sony Ericssons smartphones. The F-Secure Mobile Security 3.3 for
UIQ combines an integrated antivirus and firewall. A trial version of the
F-Secure Mobile Security(TM) 3.3 for UIQ will be available in select Sony
Ericsson UIQ devices.

Says Samu Konttinen, vice president, Mobile Solutions Business Unit,
F-Secure, We have seen an increasing demand for mobile security solutions also
from mobile operators, who want to offer their customers a secure user
experience in all situations and on all platforms. We have products for all the
major open smartphone platforms at the moment, and we will continue to expand
our security solutions offering to meet the growing needs in the market.

The F-Secure Mobile Security 3.3 for UIQ will also be available for
subscription through the F-Secure Mobile eStore at
http://www.f-secure.com/estore.

Mobile Advertising from IMImobile

IMImobile, a provider of value-added services to mobile telecom operators and
content owners, has announced commencement of pre-launch trials of its Ad-Ring
mobile advertisement platform. Ad-Ring is expected to launch commercially in the
first quarter of 2008.

Ad-Ring is a fully integrated mobile advertising platform that provides an
environment in which multi-format ad campaigns can be created and delivered to
consumers via mediums including SMS, MMS, voice, WAP portal, caller ring back
tone, and video streaming. Ad-Ring is delivered as a module within IMImobiles
DaVinci service delivery platform (SDP) and is provided as a fully managed
service.

Vishwanath Alluri, CEO of IMImobile, says, Our advertising partners have
increasingly complex needs that demand a highly flexible and intelligent
platform. Ad-Ring is an open platform that not only meets those needs but also
provides a user friendly and sophisticated interface that will allow our
customers to initiate and manage consumer campaigns quickly and easily, taking
full advantage of the highly targeted nature of mobile advertising.

Leaptops from HCL

HCL Infosystems has recently launched MiLeap, Indias first full functional,
ultra portable range of laptops that offer true mobile Internet computing
experience at a price point starting from Rs 13,990. The new range of Leaptops
is sleek and lightweight, and is targeted at consumers who need to stay
connected, entertained, and productive.

Ultra portable form factor of this product makes it convenient to carry
easily, opening up limitless possibilities in new usage scenarios like in
corporates and small businesses. MiLeap Leaptops will enable true automation
of their mobile field sales and service teams, bringing to them the power of
real-time information on the move. The HCL MiLeap X Series Ultra Portable
range of Leaptops priced at Rs 13,990 is available with both flash-based and
disk-based storage versions.

The company also launched MiLeap Y Series powered by the latest Intel Ultra
Mobile Platform and Microsofts Vista Home Premium, operating system and weighs
just 960 gm. This ultra portable Leaptop comes with a Swivel 7 inch touch
screen, 80GB HDD, wireless connectivity, data card option, blue tooth, and
Ethernet network port offering full PC functionality with true Internet
experience on the move. The MiLeap Top Y Series products incorporate a unique
navigational pad that offers multiple navigational features such as touch
screen, thumboard, stylus, keyboard, mouse, and one-touch-buttons, making it one
of the most intuitive products.

Sybase 365, C-SAM Partner

Sybase 365, provider of mobile messaging services, has announced its
partnership with C-SAM to extend its mobile banking platform, Sybase mBanking
365 to include a downloadable Java and NFC compatible client. Retail and
commercial banks can now offer mobile banking services through SMS, WAP, and a
downloadable Java client.

Matthew Talbot, vice president, mCommerce, Sybase 365, says, Adding the
C-SAM client enables Sybase 365 to offer financial institutions a one-stop shop
for mobile banking services.

Whether a bank is looking for SMS messaging capabilities, a mobile Internet
browser solution, or a high-end client solution ready for NFC transactions,
Sybase 365 can now provide a single integrated solution.

Compiled by Shipra Malhotra

shipram@cybermedia.co.in