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Advisory: Intrinsyc CTO to Deliver Keynote at MAPOS
Randy Kath, Intrinsyc CTO & VP Mobile Products Group, speaking at Mobile Applications Platform & OS (MAPOS) conference
Vancouver, BC, Canada & Birmingham, UK – August 24, 2006 – Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX:ICS), a leading provider of mobility software and services, today announces that Randy Kath, Intrinsyc CTO and VP of the Mobile Products Group, will deliver a keynote presentation at the Mobile Applications Platform & OS (MAPOS) conference in London, UK, on September 5 at 2:15 pm BST. As the innovative device software strategy event for the mobile industry, the MAPOS conference serves as the yearly meeting point for the industry's top players, innovators and decision makers. Mr. Kath's speech, 'Industry in transition: technology discontinuity in the feature phone platform market', will present his view of the transition from basic phones and feature phones to next generation consumer communications and entertainment devices. As well as delivering a keynote speech, Mr. Kath will participate on the discussion panel on September 5 at 9:45 am BST titled 'Changes, challenges and new opportunities', which intends to address the main challenges facing mobile phone vendors – including support for multiple operating systems (OS) versus standardization of the OS.
Mr. Kath is a technology business leader with more than 15 years experience in software development, business and product management, and sales and marketing. From 1991 through 2000, Mr. Kath worked for Microsoft® Corporation building, delivering and marketing operating systems and tools platforms for developers, silicon vendors and systems integration partners. In 1995, Randy joined the newly formed Mobile & Embedded Devices Group and built the first Windows™ CE embedded platform for Microsoft. As General Manager of this group Randy's team released the first three versions of the Windows CE operating system and tools, and was awarded Partner status for his efforts. At Intrinsyc, Mr. Kath has been building the Soleus™ mobile phone software platform. Developed and licensed by Intrinsyc, Soleus is the world's first mobile phone software platform based on Windows CE. Soleus offers mobile phone manufacturers and network operators a new way to build mobile phones through a modular design with rich customization capabilities and efficient use of the Microsoft Visual Studio™ tool chain.
The MAPOS conference and forum is organized by Informa Telecoms & Media and takes place at the Jury's Hotel in London, UK, from September 5 – 7, 2006. Over 250 attendees participated at the MAPOS events in 2005. For more information visit the show website at www.informatm.com/maposevent.
If you would like to arrange a meeting with Randy Kath and Intrinsyc at MAPOS and receive a demonstration of Soleus, please email bizdev@intrinsyc.com.
About Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.
Intrinsyc is a mobility software and services company. Its mobile software products, engineering design services and systems integration expertise help customers make better decisions, improve productivity, and reduce time-to-market. Since 1996, Intrinsyc has built a strong customer base and has formed solid alliances with many leading technology companies including Microsoft®, IBM, Intel, Philips, Siemens, Symbian, General Electric, Hand Held Products, Texas Instruments and Ford.
Named a Microsoft Gold Partner, Intrinsyc has extensive experience with the intricacies of designing, developing and supporting voice and data-enabled handsets built on Microsoft's Windows™ CE operating system. Intrinsyc is also the creator and licensor of Soleus™, the world's first feature phone software platform based on Windows CE. Soleus offers mobile phone manufacturers and network operators a new way to build feature phones through a modular design and use of the Microsoft® Visual Studio™ tool chain.
Intrinsyc is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with additional regional offices in Bellevue, Washington; Singapore; Birmingham, UK and Barbados. To find out more about Intrinsyc, visit: www.Intrinsyc.com.
Contacts
Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.
Media
Laura Sykes, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc., +1 604-801-6461, lsykes@intrinsyc.com
Michael Anderson, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc., +1 604-801-6461, manderson@intrinsyc.com
Jennifer Gehrt, Communiqué PR, +1 206-282-4923, jennifer@communiquepr.com
Investor Relations
Murray Duncan, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc., +1 604-801-6461, mduncan@intrinsyc.com
Tracy Rawa, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc., +1 604-801-6461, trawa@intrinsyc.com
