07 March 2005

CeBIT Visitors Protected from
Mobile Phone Viruses by New Zealand Software

New Zealand software company SimWorks has teamed up with Jamba, Europe’s leading portal for mobile entertainment and downloads, to offer free mobile virus protection for visitors to CeBIT.

Users of mobile telephones can install the latest SimWorks software free of charge during CeBIT, which runs from the 9th to 15th March. They can either send an SMS with the word "simworks" to 33 33 3, and the software is sent to their mobile phone. Otherwise users can go online and download the virus protection from www.simworks.biz/cebit

The software offer protects phones based on Symbian UIQ and Series 60 free of charge for 30 days. SimWorks anti-virus offers automatic virus scanning and automatic updates.

Mobile virus and spam threats include SMS spam and programs that delete directories or covertly dial expensive overseas numbers. SimWorks continuously researches defences against new threats and updates protection for its customers.

Supported mobile phone models:
UIQ Version: SonyEricsson P800, SonyEricsson P900, SonyEricsson P910, SonyEricsson P910i, Motorola A920, Motorola A925, Motorola A1000, Motorola M1000, BenQ P30

Series 60-Version:
Nokia 3230, Nokia 3250, Nokia 3600, Nokia 3620, Nokia 3650, Nokia 3660, Nokia 6260, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6620, Nokia 6630, Nokia 6670, Nokia 6680, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6682, Nokia 7610, Nokia 7650, Nokia N-Gage, Nokia N-Gage QD, Panasonic X700, Panasonic X701, Panasonic X800, Sendo X, Siemens SX1, Samsung SGH-D720, Samsung SGH-D730


SimWorks will be joining other New Zealand ICT experts on the New Zealand stand in Hall 3, A25, at CeBIT.

For further information: Silja Binner/Philipp Haberland, GBC, telephone +44,208,322 1922, E-Mail nzte@gbc.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

1. the SMS will be charged at the usual rate by the network operator
2. after the 30 days free offer users can buy SimWorks anti-virus from Jamba

About SimWorks
SimWorks is a leading developer of mobile security product for network operators. SimWorks'product portfolio currently includes SimWorks Anti-Virus and Subscriber Data Management System (a phone synchronisation and social networking application). SimWorks Anti-Virus is presently one of the best recognised anti-virus applications for Symbian UIQ and Series 60 based mobile phones. SimWorks was the first vendor to release an anti-virus product for UIQ phones and remains one of the few vendors to support both the UIQ and Series
60 platform. Further information on SimWorks Anti-Virus, phone backup, social networking and directory service applications is available at www.simworks.biz.

About Jamba
Jamba is the German operation of Jamster (www.jamster.co.uk), Europe's leading portal for mobile entertainment, is the intelligent companion for mobile customers. Jamster develops, markets and distributes digital content and applications for the newest generation of GPRS, MMS and 3G mobile handsets. A wide variety of mobile services are provided by Jamster, such as Information, Entertainment, Shopping, Downloads, Graphics, Ringtones, and MMS Greeting Cards. Jamster enables the user to fully customize his handset to become a mobile office, a game console, a portable music player or a communications hub.