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Apical licenses Browser, MMS and Email from Winwap for Connected PND devices

Helsinki, Finland and Shenzhen, China on February 1st 2010 - Apical Technology Research (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Winwap Technologies Oy announce that Winwap provides Apical with a Browser, MMS Client and Email Client for the next generation Personal Navigation Devices. The applications will allow the Connected PND devices to provide the same level of application features as Smartphones.

"This deal strengthens Apical significantly as the Connected PND market is growing rapidly and consumers are demanding to have more applications on these devices used for daily navigation and tasks related to finding information about and instructions for going to places," says Mikael Krogius, CEO, Winwap Technologies. "We have a clear and simple approach in our technology that has been customized for PND devices and Apical can focus on their core business. Winwap will provide ready to go customized applications as well as integration assistance for Apical as part of the deal."

"Through this deal we receive the 3 most important applications related to connectivity. Winwap provides us with applications that are very easy to integrate completely with our devices in a short time," says Yu Zheng Zhong (Ken Yu), Deputy GM, Apical Technology Research. "This strengthens our long term goals to provide leading PND devices. We look forward to a long term relationship with Winwap."

For more information about Winwap Technologies, please visit http://www.winwap.com

For more information about Apical Technology Research, please visit http://www.apical.com.cn

About Winwap Technologies Oy

Winwap Technologies is specialized in software technologies for Mobile internet browsing, Multimedia Messaging (MMS) and Email. The product portfolio includes the popular WinWAP browser and software development kits for WAP browsing, WAP connectivity and Multimedia Messaging. The company is privately owned and was founded in 1995 by Mikael Krogius who currently is the CEO of the company.

About Apical Technology Research

Apical Technology Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited is a Hong Kong investment in Shenzhen, the founder of wholly foreign-owned enterprises. Company is located in the Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park of Tsinghua Information Port, specializes in GPS satellite navigation products of embedded hardware and software development, by virtue of expertise and quality technical services to customers to provide high-quality GPS navigation equipment package and technical services.

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