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Samsung Chooses Handango for Exclusive Two-Year Deal to Source and Deliver Mobile Content for Its Smart Devices

Posted on: Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 06:00 CST

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at 3GSM World Congress 2006, Samsung Electronics Co. and Handango, the leading provider of mobile content, announced they have signed a deal to offer mobile content for Samsung's full range of smart devices in Europe through the Fun Club Software Store. Utilizing Handango's trusted mobile content platform, Handango AMPP, Handango will host the Fun Club Software Store at http://www.handango.com/samsung/uk. The Fun Club Software Store is part of the Samsung Fun Club (http://www.samsungmobile.com/), a dynamic portal that gives Samsung's customers easy access to ringtones, games, rewards and more.

Available in five languages including German, Italian, Spanish, French and English, the Fun Club Software Store offers customers the best mobile content for their Samsung D720, D730 and i300 phones. Customers can easily browse, purchase and download a broad range of mobile applications for Symbian OS(TM) and Windows Mobile such as travel, multimedia, reference, productivity and games.

"We chose to work with Handango for three reasons -- its solid, time- tested platform, Handango AMPP; its breadth of content; and its expertise in the mobile content industry," said Haeng Woo Kim, vice president of the marketing enhancement team of Samsung Electronics, Co. "Handango's mobile content strategy aligned perfectly with our goal to deliver value-added content to our customer base. This relationship expands upon numerous opportunities to enhance the overall Samsung customer experience as well as continue to build brand loyalty."

Handango will also support all future smartphones launched by Samsung and will run various marketing programs to drive awareness and traffic to the Fun Club Software Store.

"Samsung's breadth of smart devices and leadership in the mobile market make it one of the most attractive companies to work with. Its decision to team with us further solidifies Handango as the preferred mobile content provider," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "Samsung and Handango share a passion for delivering a compelling customer experience, and we are thrilled to work together to provide Samsung's customers with the largest catalog of smartphone content."

The Samsung Fun Club Software Store also provides Handango content partners another valuable route to market. Leveraging this new relationship, content providers will be able to extend their reach into new European markets and attract Samsung's customer base.

For more information about Handango AMPP and the Samsung partnership, visit http://corp.handango.com/, or visit Handango at 3GSM, Hall 2, Level 1, booth #H024.

About Handango AMPP

Handango AMPP is Handango's market-leading mobile content platform, an end-to-end solution that manages the discovery, delivery and download of mobile content and digital media to mobile phones and smart devices. Handango AMPP connects the mobile ecosystem, bringing together content providers, device manufacturers, mobile operators and customers through one robust, proven platform. For more information about Handango AMPP, please visit http://corp.handango.com/.

About Handango

Handango is the leading provider of mobile content bringing over 190,000 digital titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile customers. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile content delivery platform for Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Orange, Microsoft, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL and more than 100 others. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com/.

About Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in telecommunication, semiconductor, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,600 people in 90 offices in 48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Telecommunication Network Business, Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and. Recognized as one of the fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit, http://www.samsung.com/.

Handango

CONTACT: Ashley Walker of Handango, +1-817-501-5100,ashley@handango.com; or Chang Won Kim of Samsung Electronic, Co.,chang1.kim@samsung.com

Web site: http://www.handango.com/http://www.samsung.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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