1rstWAP,
February 27, 2002
1rstWAP
Wins Top Award from Indonesian Chamber of Commerce
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Global instant and
mobile messaging developer and service provider, 1rstWAP,
won the “Best Product of the Year” in the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual Telecommunication
& Information Awards in Jakarta on February 27, 2002.
The “Micronics
Internusa Golden Award for The Best Product of the Year”
is an annual award awarded by the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry to recognize outstanding achievements and developments
in the Telecommunication and IT industry.
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1rstWAP was selected
for the award in recognition of its pioneering role in telecommunications
and information technology which has broadened people's knowledge
about technology in communications.
Also acknowledged was 1rstWAP’s
focus on customer needs and convenience, security and reliability
and effective application of technology.
“We are very proud
of this wonderful achievement. Already, our locally developed and
supported services are used by thousands of customers from Portugal
to Russia and from Australia to China” said 1rstWAP Director
of Operations, Jonny Goebel, after accepting the award from Chamber
chairman, Aburizal Bakrie.
On learning of the
award, 1rstWAP Managing Director, Pascal Lalanne, said “this
award is tribute to the dedication and professional effort of all
of our staff who have worked very hard to develop a first class,
cutting edge service here in Indonesia, that now leads the world
in mobile messaging. Telecom operators worldwide, including China
Unicom which has begun rolling out 1rstWAP’s service to its
35 million customers, have recognized 1rstWAP, and it is both humbling
and encouraging to receive this affirmation and praise from the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.”
About
1rstWAP
With offices in Vienna and
Jakarta, 1rstWAP has developed a robust global instant and mobile
messaging platform. The company, founded in 1999, is a wireless
ASP providing an integrated communication platform and branded portals
in four languages which bring together the internet and mobile worlds
for consumers with PCs, mobile phones and PDAs.
Popular 1rstWAP applications
include instant message and SMS email notifications, SMS reply to
PC, Community Building, Multi-mode News and Alert delivery and Multimedia
Messaging. 1rstWAP operates its own grid of eight SMSCs, and its
coverage in over 130 countries through 500 telecom operators is
truly global. Customers include Mobilkom Liechtenstein, Indosat,
Telkomsel, MobilTel, China Unicom, MCM, TM1 and several media companies.
For more information about this press release or for images and
artwork, please contact public_relations@1rstwap.com
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