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Sanyo licenses IXI-Connect™ software for new mobile email device

WiPOQ™ devices for the mobile professional to be released by Q2 2005

GSM WORLD CONGRESS, CANNES, France, 15 February 2005 — IXI Mobile, Inc., developer of mass market messaging devices and feature phone operating system software, announced today that it has licensed its feature phone Operating System, IXI-Connect OS, to SANYO and its Wi Mobile Technologies Group for a range of new mobile devices called WiPOQ. The first device, scheduled to be released in Q2 2005, is a sleek multimedia messenger with a built-in Java browser, large screen, QWERTY keyboard, and easy to use interface.

SANYO has selected IXI-Connect OS, designed specifically for feature phones and data-centric mobile devices, as it device operating system. Using IXI-Connect OS, SANYO is able to develop a robust messaging solution, reduce development complexity and bring devices to market rapidly. IXI-Connect OS also features PMG® (Personal Mobile Gateway) technology, which allows a mobile phone or data-centric device to wirelessly Internet-enable a variety of application-specific companion devices such as watches, cameras, and MP3 players.

Okikuni Aoyagi, Manager, Sanyo Sales and Marketing Corporation, and the program’s director at SANYO said: “IXI-Connect OS is the first operating system that directly targets the feature phone market. Utilising this software solution, we are able to create attractive mobile devices quickly and easily that meet our customers’ needs.” He added that “IXI-Connect OS allows us to deliver innovative wireless products, leveraging the WiPOQ and SANYO brands, further expanding our product offering.”

“SANYO is a leader in the consumer devices market, and we are delighted they are licensing IXI-Connect OS,” said Amit Haller, CEO, IXI Mobile. “This announcement shows that SANYO believes in the value of a feature specific OS, and we are looking forward to working closely with them on WiPOQ and future products.”

About IXI Mobile

IXI Mobile, Inc. develops a feature phone operating system as well as messaging devices for the mass market. IXI’s Operating System, IXI-Connect OS™, is a robust, customizable, and upgradeable solution, and includes PMG® technology. PMG (Personal Mobile Gateway) technology allows a mobile phone or data-centric device to wirelessly Internet-enable a variety of companion devices such as messaging devices, watches, cameras, and MP3 players. IXI’s customers include mobile operators and service providers, as well as device manufacturers. IXI is a member of OMTP, the Open Mobile Terminal Platform group. IXI was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. IXI is privately held and backed by leading venture investors, as well as Intel and Texas Instruments.
More information can be found at: www.ixi.com

About PMG

Personal Mobile Gateway technology (PMG®) combines cellular (e.g. GSM/GPRS, CDMA, etc.) and short distance wireless (e.g. Bluetooth or other technologies like WiFi), with micro-router and micro-server functionalities. It is the point of connection between the wireless network and a new category of affordable and best-of-breed mobile devices for consumers (PMG Companions).

The PMG enables a new set of innovative, optimised PMG Companion devices (e.g. messaging terminals, watches, cameras and MP3 players) that deliver a superior user experience, while still focused on fashion and budget. These devices cost less to manufacture, can be brought to market much faster than ordinary mobile phones or smartphones, and generate greater data usage. The PMG also seamlessly connects existing legacy terminals (e.g. PDAs, laptops) with no additional client software needed.

About SANYO and Wi Mobile Technologies Group

SANYO, based in Osaka Japan, is a leader in wireless and portable telecommunications products. For WiPOQ, SANYO created a separate design and marketing entity called the Wi Mobile Technologies Group and assembled an international team of experts in wireless product design and marketing. US-based COMSCIENCES provided the conceptual design as well as marketing and sales direction. Its product design studio in London, well versed in European tastes – took the lead. Technical development was coordinated from Sanyo Technology Center USA in San Jose California drawing on a wide range of expertise in the US, Europe and Japan. The ultra-modern Sanyo factory in Shimane Japan rounds out the team providing manufacturing and final assembly.