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Telenor acquires 234,000,000 VimpelCom preferred shares from Weather Investments II and withdraws arbitration claim

(Fornebu, Norway – 15 February 2012) – Telenor has purchased 234,000,000 VimpelCom preferred shares from Weather Investments II S.a.r.l. (“Weather”), for US$374,400,000, thereby increasing Telenor’s voting share in VimpelCom Ltd. to 36.36 %, subject to adjustment arising under certain put and call arrangements.  Weather is the investment vehicle through which Mr. Naguib Sawiris and his family hold their interests in VimpelCom Ltd. (“VimpelCom”).

In connection with the transaction, Telenor has withdrawn all its claims against Altimo Holdings & Investments Ltd., Altimo Cooperatief U.A. and VimpelCom Ltd. in the pending arbitration proceeding, and will work to expand the VimpelCom Board to eleven members.  Telenor’s withdrawal of its claims will result in the termination of the VimpelCom shareholders agreement.

Diversinet Receives U.S. Patent for Securely Storing Information on a Mobile Device

Anti-Cloning Encryption Method Protects Sensitive Healthcare and Other Data;
Patent Enriches Diversinet’s Intellectual Property Portfolio

TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2011 – Diversinet Corp. (TSX Venture: DIV, OTCBB: DVNTF), a leader in “Connected and Protected” mobile healthcare communications, was awarded a U.S. patent for an encryption method that addresses growing concerns about protecting sensitive personal data stored on a mobile device.

U.S. Patent No. 8,051,297, “A Method for Binding a Security Element to a Mobile Device,” covers the security of information on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet.

The patented technology prevents unauthorized access to the data on a mobile device via encryption and prevents access to the information if it is transferred to another mobile device. Notably, unlike other methods, it uses characteristics of a mobile device’s unique identity, such as its serial number, to create the encryption passkey.

Confirmit Acquires Techneos: Extends Mobile Capabilities of Leading End-to-End Customer Feedback and Research Platform

 Powerful combination widens scope for mobile feedback and multi-channel engagement

London, England and Oslo, Norway and New York, NY: September 7, 2011Confirmit, the leading global software provider for Customer FeedbackEmployee Feedback and Market Research, today announced its acquisition of Techneos Systems Inc. (Techneos), a technology company specialising in mobile feedback, survey and market research solutions. The acquisition adds a comprehensive, feature rich mobile component to Confirmit’s award winning multi-channel Horizons technology platform and positions the company for expansion in the fast growing mobile engagement channel.

Tier-1 US Mobile network operator to deploy Actix LTE Network Acceptance Solution

Multi-million dollar solution supports nationwide rollout of 4G LTE network

London, 6th September 2011 – Actix, a leader in mobile network analytics and optimization solutions, announced that a tier-1 US operator is deploying Actix’s LTE Network Acceptance solution. The Actix solution will enable the operator to analyse at a detailed technical level, the quality of the network being installed by the network equipment provider.  It will provide sophisticated KPI-based analysis enabling management to assess network performance and to also detect and diagnose problems. As a result senior management will find it much easier to determine whether the pre-launch network is truly ready for live subscribers.  RAN engineers meanwhile will be able to resolve any performance issues more quickly and be able to give greater attention to optimizing the network. 

Newtec Links Up Stellar Solution To Boost Throughput For Government Customer Over Inclined Orbit Satellite

Newtec’s FlexACM® enables satellite service provider Stellar to provide capacity for troop morale, welfare and recreation programme

HÜRTH, Germany, and SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 1 September 2011. Satellite communications technology specialist Newtec has provided a solution for satellite service provider Stellar Group, enabling a link for a camp of 40,000 inAfghanistan.

Stellar has installed Newtec Elevation Hubs for its three transponders covering the base in Afghanistan. The Elevation Hubs combine state-of-the-art modulation with IP and satellite bandwidth shaping and award-winning FlexACM® technology to fully optimise the satellite link.

FTS Wins Western European Content Billing Deal

FTS’ Leap™ Billing to enable innovative content and M2M billing and superior customer experience

Herzliya, Israel | August 31, 2011: FTS, a global provider of billing, customer care and policy control solutions for communications and content service providers, today announced that it has been selected by a Western European content provider to implement its Leap™ Billing, a comprehensive end-to-end billing and customer care solution.

The service provider offers innovative content services combining Video on Demand (VoD) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications. It needed a billing partner that is able to successfully support these new services as well as offer state-of-the-art billing solutions. By implementing FTS’ Leap Billing the service provider is now able to bill effectively for its content and provide a superior experience to customers, thus enabling it to more effectively monetize its network traffic.

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