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Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) today announced availability of an expanded OEM solution for its acclaimed BOLT™ mobile browser, the most fully featured mobile browser in the market today. This new BOLT OEM edition is a major evolution of the company’s Thunderhawk mobile browsing technology and architecture. Bitstream has optimized the BOLT browser application and the WebKit-based, cloud-computing architecture that supports it to make the BOLT OEM edition the easiest way for handset manufacturers and wireless operators to offer their customers desktop style Web browsing on mobile phones of all types. Bitstream will be meeting with OEMs interested in the BOLT mobile browser at the Mobile World Congress tradeshow in Barcelona this month.

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Kony Solutions, Inc., the mobile applications platform provider with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology, today announced that the Kony Mobile Application Platform™ now supports the Google Nexus One phone and all other predecessor phones that run on the Android mobile operating system including the Motorola Droid and HTC Hero.

Based on an open architecture, the Kony Mobile Application Platform generates native on-device applications and mobile websites for all major mobile device operating systems. This includes more than 8,000 phones across the most popular operating systems. Current mobile operating systems supported are as follows:

• Google Android
• RIM BlackBerry
• Brew
• Apple iPhone & iPod Touch
• Java ME
• Palm WebOS
• Symbian S60
• Windows Mobile

Recognizing the challenge of a fragmented and increasingly diverse mobile device marketplace, Kony Solutions developed an extensible, future-proof mobile applications platform that supports the constant emergence of new devices and operating systems. The Kony Solutions platform utilizes an embedded client library within its Kony Studio development environment, which executes an application development layer that is completely abstracted from the target mobile operating system. Support for a new device or mobile operating system simply requires development and updates to the corresponding client library.

“Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, the list continues to get longer and more complex as the mobile marketplace rapidly evolves. The challenge for every consumer facing organization is how to quickly provide their audience with multi-device mobile applications that deliver a high-value experience at an economical cost of ownership,” said Raj Koneru, founder and CEO of Kony Solutions. “At this rapid-fire pace of device development, it is crucial to utilize a mobile application platform that is designed to not only overcome this challenge, but actually take advantage of it. Our Write Once, Run Everywhere technology enables organizations to quickly offer and maintain their mobile applications running on the latest devices, making them truly future-proof.”

About Kony Solutions
Kony Solutions provides the mobile applications platform with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology that delivers mobile presence and commerce for consumer-facing enterprises. Delivering on the vision of one mobile platform, many mobile applications, on all types of mobile devices, the Kony Mobile Application Platform uses a single-code base to develop mobile applications that run faster, better and with lower total cost of ownership. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., the company also provides pre-built vertical applications, which are customizable and ready to be deployed, hosted, and managed via Kony 360 services. Visit www.konysolutions.com.

Kony Solutions, Inc., the mobile applications platform provider with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology, today announced the release of Kony Mobile for Commerce, a pre-packaged mobile application developed specifically for merchants and retailers. The Kony Mobile for Commerce application enables companies to quickly launch and maintain a unique branded mobile storefront that delivers a full-featured and secure mobile experience via native on-device applications, device-optimized mobile websites, and other extensible clients such as SMS/MMS services, web gadgets and desktop applications.

Using Kony Mobile for Commerce, retailers can provide a branded and interactive mobile shopping experience to their customers in as little as four-weeks, and on all types of mobile devices including Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Google Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Palm. The application enables customers to browse and purchase products, check order and shipping status, find the nearest store, and conduct secure transactions from their mobile phones. Customers can also receive targeted, timely offers and location-based promotions, as well as access their personal loyalty program account.

Hosted and powered by the Kony Mobile Application Platform™, the Kony Mobile for Commerce application integrates with a retailer’s current and future back-end systems (e.g., GERS, CRM), maximizing capabilities, efficiencies, and performance, all resulting in a superior customer experience and higher satisfaction. The Kony Solutions platform provides the critical mobile infrastructure to support large volumes of transactions, in a secure environment, despite the highly complex challenge of thousands of variations of mobile devices and functionality. Ultimately with Kony Mobile for Commerce, mobile customers can use any type of mobile phone to seamlessly interact with a retailers’ existing commerce and information systems. With Kony Solutions, retailers can deliver an engaging mobile experience aligned with a firm’s overall marketing strategy, driving additional revenue and growing customer loyalty.

According to a recent forecast from ABI Research, North American sales of physical goods ordered via mobile phone has doubled in growth year after year since 2008. Analysts predicted $800 million in 2009 and are predicting it to double to $1.6 billion in 2010.

“Kony Mobile for Commerce is the most comprehensive and advanced mobile commerce application available for retailers to maximize cross-channel sales, profits, and customer loyalty,” said Raj Koneru, founder and CEO of Kony Solutions. “As the mobile channel becomes core to the way shoppers research and buy products and services, the most visionary retailers will embrace an integrated mobile solution, syncing it with their larger business goals and programs to drive the highest overall results.”

Kony Mobile for Commerce Features

• Highly configurable for unique branding and promotion
• Advanced product presentation, search & intuitive navigation
• Flexible filtering & sorting of search results
• Storable My Favorites & wish lists
• Rich product descriptions with multimedia (video, audio & photos)
• Personalized shopper loyalty programs
• Location-based promotions & on-device coupons
• Smart shopping cart with modifier system
• Multi-factor authentication security
• Broad payment gateway integration (e.g., PayPal, credit cards, gift cards)
• Extensive integration methods with back-office and third-party systems (e.g., shipping)
• Order management, history & tracking
• Flexible customer registration & user preferences
• Detailed reporting & analytics, with third-party integration (e.g., Google Analytics, Omniture)

Kony Mobile Application Platform

Providing the development and operational foundation of Kony Mobile for Commerce, the Kony Mobile Application Platform comprises of three primary components that cohesively interoperate with each other and with a business’ existing infrastructure, delivering mobile presence and commerce for consumer-facing enterprises.

• Kony Studio - Providing a complete Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology, Kony Studio is an all-inclusive Eclipse plug-in used to design and construct all types of extensible clients. The IDE enables developers to perform all of the required activities with drag and drop ease, from visual UI designing, coding, data integration, application building, one-click emulator testing and deployment to servers.
• Kony Mobile Server – Compliant with open J2EE standards and runs on any industry standard application server and database, the Kony Mobile Server provides all of the functionality required to deploy and interact with the Kony Solutions extensible clients. This highly scalable and rich interaction includes device recognition and optimization, secure multi-factor authentication, ad and campaign management, back-office integration, and reporting and analytics.
• Kony Extensible Clients – Supporting the need for anytime, anywhere customer interaction, Kony Extensible Clients provide various application options applicable to any interaction situation. This unique offering ensures that customers are able access information and transact commerce regardless of the type of mobile or connected device they choose to use at any time. Unlike most other vendors who focus on just providing some form of a one-dimensional mobile application, Kony Solutions provides extensible clients of various interaction types all designed and operated as part of a single application design or code base. This approach ensures that the customer is never penalized for their choice of interaction device type, and the business never misses an opportunity for commerce or customer satisfaction. The various types of extensible clients available from the Kony Solutions platform include:
• On-device mobile applications for all popular devices that take full advantage of the extensive features of the phone, such as GPS, camera, Bluetooth, and contact management
• Device-optimized mobile websites capable of maintaining the same quality, brand image and functionality as your primary website, dynamically optimized for thousands of brands and models of mobile phones
• SMS/MMS services able to deliver two-way interaction using pro-active and reactive content with any type of mobile device. These services can comprise of simple text content or rich multimedia content (e.g., photo, video).
• Web Gadgets and Desktop Applications enabling powerful interaction with customers when utilizing their personal computers. Light weight and unobtrusive, these clients enable real-time delivery of valuable content and offers, as well as easy access to information and commerce.

About Kony Solutions
Kony Solutions provides the mobile applications platform with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology that delivers mobile presence and commerce for consumer-facing enterprises. Delivering on the vision of one mobile platform, many mobile applications, on all types of mobile devices, the Kony Mobile Application Platform uses a single-code base to develop mobile applications that run faster, better and with lower total cost of ownership. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., the company also provides pre-built vertical applications, which are customizable and ready to be deployed, hosted, and managed via Kony 360 services. Visit www.konysolutions.com.

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) announced today its BOLT™ mobile browser finished 2009 with more than 3.3 million downloads and rendered more than 380 million Web pages. Debuting in beta from Mobile World Congress in February 2009, BOLT capped off a spectacular inaugural year with a long list of industry accolades and handset manufacture deals as proof points to its growing success.

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Kony Solutions, Inc., a mobile applications platform provider with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology, today announced the release of Kony Mobile Finance for Banking, a pre-packaged mobile application developed specifically for banks, savings and loans, and credit unions. Kony Mobile Finance applications enable companies to quickly launch and maintain a unique branded mobile offering that delivers a full-featured and secure mobile experience via native on-device applications, device-optimized mobile websites, and extensible clients such as SMS/MMS services and gadgets.

Using Kony Mobile Finance for Banking, companies can interact with their mobile customers, enabling them to view their bank and credit card balances and history, make transfers between their accounts, and pay their bills securely from their mobile phones. Customers can also check loyalty program information and review targeted, timely offers from their financial institutions as part of the application’s evolving mobile commerce capabilities.

Hosted and powered by the Kony Mobile Application Platform^TM, the Kony Mobile Finance for Banking application integrates with the institution’s current and future back-end systems (e.g., OFX, CRM), maximizing capabilities, efficiencies, and performance, all resulting in a superior customer experience and higher satisfaction. The Kony platform provides the critical mobile infrastructure to support large volumes of transactions, in a secure environment, despite the highly complex challenge of thousands of variations of mobile devices and functionality. Ultimately with Kony Mobile Finance for Banking, mobile customers can use any type of mobile phone to seamlessly interact with a financial institution’s existing commerce and information systems. With Kony, institutions deliver a rich, engaging mobile experience aligned with a firm’s overall marketing strategy, driving additional revenue and growing customer loyalty.

According to recent research from TowerGroup^[1], mobile banking usage is estimated to grow from 10 million active users in 2009 to over 53 million active users in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 51.8 percent. Driven by consumers’ desire for real-time access to- and control of- their financial information, banks are rapidly looking for solutions to create a mobile banking channel quickly and cost-effectively.

“Banking customers have become increasingly mobile and there is a growing urgency for financial institutions to provide the desired customer service at all times. Mobile technologies present a powerful opportunity for institutions to differentiate themselves with immediate value, resulting in significant revenue opportunities,” said Raj Koneru, founder and CEO of Kony Solutions. “In partnership with the financial community, we have delivered Kony Mobile Finance for Banking to provide all customers a high-value banking experience, regardless of the mobile device they choose to use.”

Kony Mobile Finance for Banking Features

• Account information & summary
• Transaction details & activity
• Funds transfer
• Check deposits
• Bill payment
• Service requests
• Offers & special promotions
• Financial information – foreign currency exchange rates
• Mobile security – OFX compliance, SSL, multi-factor authentication

About Kony Solutions
Kony Solutions provides a mobile applications platform with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology that delivers mobile presence and commerce for consumer-facing enterprises. Delivering on the vision of mobile faster, better and with lower total cost of ownership, the Kony Mobile Application Platform uses a single-code base to develop rich native mobile applications, device-optimized mobile websites, and extensible clients (SMS/MMS/Gadgets). Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., the company also provides pre-built vertical applications which are customizable and ready to be deployed, hosted and managed via Kony 360 services. Visit www.konysolutions.com.

Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS), announced today the commercial availability of BOLT^TM 1.5, the fastest mobile Web browser for mobile phones of all types. After eight months of testing that saw previous versions of BOLT downloaded millions of times all around the world, Bitstream unleashed today the fastest, most fully-featured mobile browser available anywhere. The new BOLT 1.5 mobile browser is free to download to your mobile phone from http://boltbrowser.com, bringing desktop-style Web browsing to mobile phones of all types.

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Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) today announced its first commercial release of the BOLT^TM mobile browser, ending eight months of public beta testing that saw the browser downloaded more than 2 million times, rendering in excess of 200 million Web pages. Building on the user experiences and feedback from beta users in more than 190 countries and territories around the world, the company is today making available version 1.5, its fastest, most capable mobile browser to date.

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Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) today announced that BOLT^TM, the company’s web browser for mobile phones of all types, has served more than 100 million page views for its users all around the world in the six months since its public debut. Launched last February, BOLT continues to enjoy a solid adoption growth rate that exceeds 50 percent per month. Since February, the average usage rate of BOLT has tripled with the company’s servers reporting more than 1.4 million pages rendered daily.

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Компания Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) сегодня представила BOLT^TM, браузер для мобильных телефонов всех типов для русского и всех языков, использующих кириллические алфавиты. BOLT – первый браузер, полностью оптимизированный для мобильных телефонов – предоставляет быстрый и аналогичный компьютерному доступ в Интернет практически с любого мобильного телефона, от простого до смартфона.

BOLT впервые был представлен в феврале в Барселоне на конгрессе Mobile World с поддержкой английского и других западноевропейских языков. С тех пор BOLT был установлен более одного миллиона раз и обновлён, что добавило ему много важных новых свойств, а также заработал похвалу средств массовой информации, блоггеров и пользователей во всем мире.

«По всему миру люди обнаруживают мощность и потенциал своих мобильных телефонов», сказала Анна Шаньон – президент и генеральный директор Bitstream. «Население стран СНГ – среди самых грамотных пользователей мобильных телефонов в мире, и во многих из них количество телефонов на душу населения превышает 100 %. Люди, использующие телефон для социальных контактов, электронной почты, покупки товаров и игр в режиме онлайн, теперь смогут бесплатно получить полноценный браузер для своих телефонов. С нашей поддержкой кириллицы, мы ожидаем, что BOLT станет таким же успешным в данном регионе, как и в Северной Америке, Индии и Западной Европе».

BOLT, оптимизированный для бережной передачи данных, обладает непревзойденной скоростью – не менее чем на 25-50% быстрее конкурентов. BOLT предлагает потоковое видео, высокий стандарт совместимости, богатую структуру и графику, позволяющую людям просматривать веб-сайты на своих мобильных телефонах так же, как и на ПК. BOLT – единственный мобильный браузер, позволяющий наслаждаться потоковым видео на обычном мобильном телефоне с таких популярных видео-сервисов, как RuTube, YouTube, vids.myspace.com, video.yahoo.com, blip.tv, dailymotion.com, metacafe.com и т.д.

Созданный при помощи запатентованных технологий компрессии, навигации и воспроизведения BOLT позволяет пользователям быстро и просто находить и читать информацию. Как только пользователи доходят до конкретной части большой веб-страницы, они могут увеличить текст и изображения, так чтобы они выглядели четко даже на маленьком экране мобильного телефона.

Свойства BOLT:

• Быстрое, безопасное отображение веб-сайтов, как на экране ПК, на телефонах высокого и низкого класса
• Возможность демонстрации потокового видео
• Режим разделенного и полного экрана для упрощения навигации и просмотра
• Копирование и вставка текста
• Ввод и редактирование текста непосредственно в режиме онлайн
• Поддержка жирного шрифта, курсива, верхнего индекса и других текстовых стилей
• Загрузка файлов, например, видеоклипов на YouTube
• Добавление и организация закладок избранного, просмотр истории навигации
• Интуитивные ярлыки на клавишах для быстрой навигации и выбора содержимого
• Защита от шпионских программ и злонамеренных или поврежденных дополнений
• Просмотр веб-сайтов при использовании меньшего количества данных, чем браузеры конкурентов
• Переключение между веб-сайтами с выводом изображений или без них

Мы понимаем, что некоторые из используемых ныне телефонов не поддерживают объемные приложения и ограничения провайдеров на размер скачиваемых приложений, поэтому BOLT доступен в легкой версии BOLT lite^TM. BOLT lite содержит все основные свойства мобильного браузера BOLT и сохраняет богатую функциональность BOLT, оптимальную скорость скачивания и расположение страниц как на компьютере. 140-килобайтный пакет BOLT lite оптимизирован для устройств начального уровня посредством удаления не являющихся необходимыми свойств, таких как вертикальное и горизонтальное отображение, встроенное видео, установки транспортных протоколов, копирование и вставка текста, организация избранного, встроенное редактирование, поиск по странице и увеличение в 3 раза. Как BOLT, так и BOLT lite поддерживают дополнительные языки в данной версии.

Благодаря поддержке кириллицы BOLT верно отображает веб-страницы, написанные на кириллице. С таким огромным опытом в разработке программ и шрифтовых технологиях, Bitstream смогла создать мобильный браузер BOLT для масштабирования текста и изображений в шести размерах: маленький, средний, большой, xl, xxl и 3xl. Ни один другой браузер для мобильных телефонов или смартфонов BlackBerry не может отображать или масштабировать кириллический текст с такой амплитудой и четкостью, как BOLT.

«Bitstream ожидает, что BOLT станет очень популярен в Восточной Европе», добавила Шаньон. «Мы специально разработали BOLT, чтобы облегчить людям использование мобильных телефонов для работы в сети, поиска, общения и просмотра видео. Наши пользователи признали наш дизайн, сделав Google, Orkut, Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail и YouTube самыми просматриваемыми при помощи BOLT сайтами».

Использование BOLT:

Мобильный браузер BOLT был установлен более миллиона раз людьми по всему миру. BOLT установлен на более чем 1 000 моделей мобильных телефонов более чем 50 производителей.

Люди проводят много времени, используя BOLT. Более 20% всех подключений BOLT длятся более 30 минут; более 10% всех подключений длятся более 1 часа. Причина того, что подключения BOLT длятся так долго в том, что пользователи проводят много времени в социальных сетях. 40% веб-сайтов, которые посещают при помощи BOLT – социальные сети. В зависимости от географического местоположения, Facebook или Orkut были самыми посещаемыми веб-сайтами среди пользователей BOLT.

Главные направления пользователей BOLT:

• Социальные сети (например, ВКонтакте, Facebook)
• Поиск (например, Яндекс, Google)
• Видео веб-сайты (например, RuTube, YouTube)
• Микроблоги (например, Friendster, Twitter)
• Новости (например, Лента.Ру, CNN)
• Развлечения (например, Травиан, One Manga)
• Спорт (например, СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС, ESPN)
• Электронная почта (например, Mail.Ru, Gmail)
• Программы для мобильных телефонов (например, Zedge, Peperonity)
• Покупка товаров (например, Amazon.com, eBay)

BOLT и BOLT lite доступны всем бесплатно как часть общего бета-тестирования Bitstream. Посетите http://boltbrowser.com, чтобы скачать BOLT сегодня же.

О BOLT:
Браузер для мобильных телефонов BOLT, совместимый с большинством из 4 миллиардов мобильных телефонов на Земле, предлагает непревзойденную скорость и стиль работы как на компьютере, включая возможность демонстрации потокового видео. Запатентованное полиэкранное отображение и интуитивные ярлыки на клавишах упрощают навигацию веб-сайтов. Загрузите BOLT бесплатно на http://boltbrowser.com – мобильный Интернет еще никогда не выглядел так хорошо на вашем телефоне.

О Bitstream:
Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) – компания по разработке программного обеспечения, концентрирующаяся на распространении уникального программного обеспечения на широких рынках. Основное программное обеспечение компании включает в себя удостоенные наград шрифты и поддерживающие их программы, мобильные браузеры и различное программное обеспечение для публикации данных и удаленной публикации для персонифицированного рынка. Для дальнейшей информации о Bitstream, пожалуйста, посетите www.bitstream.com.

BOLT и BOLT lite – торговые марки Bitstream Inc. Все остальные упомянутые продукты и названия – торговые марки соответствующих компаний.

In the first 24 hours since releasing its newest version of its acclaimed BOLT^TM mobile browser, dubbed Beta3, Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) recorded more than 1 million pages rendered for the first time since BOLT debuted at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2009. Since February, BOLT has experienced a steady adoption rate averaging more than 50 percent growth in users per month. Over the last three months the company notes BOLT average usage has nearly tripled.

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