PHILLIPINE'S LARGEST WIRELESS CARRIER TO MAKE OCEANLAKE'S "MOBILE GATEWAY"
AVAILABLE TO OVER 20 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS
13:36 EDT Monday, June 12, 2006
Agreement with Smart Communications extends OceanLake's products and services to
over 50 million mobile users in Asia
FSC / Press Release
PHILLIPINE'S LARGEST WIRELESS CARRIER TO MAKE OCEANLAKE'S "MOBILE GATEWAY"
AVAILABLE TO OVER 20 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS
Agreement with Smart Communications extends OceanLake's products and services to
over 50 million mobile users in Asia
Singapore and Toronto, Ontario CANADA, June 12, 2006 /FSC/ - Oceanlake Commerce
Inc. (OLI - TSX Venture),
OceanLake Asia Private Limited, a subsidiary in which OceanLake Commerce Inc.
holds a 40% interest, is pleased to announce that its strategic partner, Datapax
Inc., the Philippines leading provider of mobile applications has reached an
agreement with Smart Communications for the use of OceanLake's Mobile Gateway.
Under the terms of this agreement, Smart will market mobile Gateway to its more
than 20 Million users under the name SmartSurf(r) where it will form the
cornerstone of Smart's mobile internet service offering. Smart is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Philippines' dominant telecommunication carrier, the
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (NYSE:PLDT).
"This agreement with Smart makes OceanLake's products and services available to
more than 50 million users across Asia," said William Car, OceanLake's President
and CEO. "Smart is the largest mobile carrier in the Philippines and Filipinos
are among the world's largest per capita consumers of mobile Internet services.
By using SmartSurf(r), Smart's users will gain access to the entire internet
from their handsets, greatly enhancing their mobile Internet experience and also
driving revenue for Smart, Datapax and OceanLake," added Car.
Across Asia, and particularly in the Philippines, data-ready mobile phones serve
as a primary means for many people to access and surf the Internet.
Unfortunately, the reduced size of the screen on most mobile handsets and other
technical restrictions, often limits the range of sites accessible to mobile
users. Mobile Gateway removes these restrictions and makes the entire Internet
available by re-formatting all websites in a way that makes them viewable and
fully interactive with any data-ready mobile phone or PDA. In this way, Mobile
Gateway brings the full commercial, educational and entertainment potential of
the Internet to regions that have modern mobile networks but limited penetration
of personal computers.
OceanLake's Mobile Gateway and WPMail mobile push mail products are part of a
suite of services for mobile carriers that allow users with internet-enabled
mobile phones and PDA's to (i) view and interact in a meaningful way with all
sites on the internet; and (ii) send and receive e-mail from their existing
e-mail accounts at a fraction of the cost of the Blackberry(r) or similar
services. OceanLake markets these services on a global basis directly to
consumers and carriers through a network of regional partners.
For more information about Smart Communications, please go to www.smart.com.ph
For more information about OceanLake, please go to www.oceanlake.com
For more information about Datapax, please go to www.datapax.net
Contact:
William Car
CEO, OceanLake
wcar@oceanlake.com
1-416-568-5267
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