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ZYB Signs Partner Agreement With German Mobile Network Operator E-Plus to Provide Free Online Mobile Backup and Content Management

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 06:00 CST

ZYB, the online mobile backup service that has been offering free unlimited backup since June 2006, today announced a partnership with Germany's third largest mobile network operator E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co KG. This is the first partnership between ZYB and a large network operator and marks a major breakthrough for the innovative online mobile backup service.

The partnership means that E-Plus will be recommending its customers to backup their mobile phone on ZYB. The service is offered for free, only data traffic charges during synchronisation with the mobile apply.

"With this partnership, E-Plus takes an important step towards securing our customers' mobile content. The importance of backing up the mobile is increasing as people are storing ever more information on their mobile handsets. Losing all the information stored on ones mobile is a distressing experience that we will work actively to prevent by promoting ZYB backup", says Michael Krammer, CEO of E-Plus.

Since its launch, ZYB has attracted a steady stream of users by simply offering the free service to all mobile phone owners worldwide, regardless of network operator. Within the next months, ZYB will launch a whole new set of community features that will enable users to activate their mobile content in new and innovative ways.

"ZYB is a popular mobile backup tool, but it is more than just that. ZYB is also a social community, where every user benefits from the information generated by others. The partnership with E-Plus will help us attract users at a higher pace, and in effect improve our service by the hour", says Tommy Ahlers, CEO and co-founder of ZYB.

"We decided to enter into a partnership with ZYB, because we see it as the most innovative online backup service available, and we will be looking forward to present ZYB's many new features to our customers as they evolve in the coming months", adds Krammer of E-Plus.

About ZYB:

ZYB is a free online service that lets users backup the personal information stored on their mobile. Since the launch of ZYB in June 2006, users have uploaded more than 3 million contacts to the online service. ZYB is backed by Nordic Venture Partners, the leading pan-Nordic venture capital firm focusing on Nordic investments within the information and communication technologies segment.

More info on www.zyb.com.

About E-Plus:

With over 12.2 million customers (end September 2006) E-Plus is the third-largest mobile network operator in Germany and a member of the KPN Group. Since summer 2005 E-Plus has improved its market position and has been the fastest and most profitable growing provider in the German market within the first half of 2006.

Source: Business Wire

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