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PRESS RELEASE: Nokia Expands Nokia Artuse Platform BW1048 R CBT 02-28 {00122 SOURCE: ( BW)(LA-NOKIA-4)(NOK.A) NOKIA EXPANDS THE NOKIA ARTUSE TKS Messaging Platform For WAP Enabled Mobile Internet Access Business and Technology Editors NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000-- Technology enables GSM, TDMA and now CDMA wireless operators to implement value added messaging services on top of their existing voice telephony Nokia today announced the extension of its ground-breaking Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform to support CDMA networks. The Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform is a comprehensive WAP 1.1 compliant solution that enables operators to create interactive, value-added WAP and messaging applications for mobile users. 'Nokia offers operators what few others in the industry can: not only a WAP-enabled terminal, but also a complete WAP solution that includes WAP gateways, customized portals, tools for WAP-based content creation, security components, and systems integration services,' says Steve Ballard, Director of Messaging & Service Platforms, Nokia Networks. 'By expanding our Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform to include CDMA networks, we now offer CDMA operators an open architecture platform for creating a new revenue stream from value-added messaging services,' he adds. Internet from any CDMA, TDMA or GSM WAP handset Using WAP, the Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform enables the mobile phone user on the move to easily access Internet information, such as headline news, sports results, stock quotes, and on-line travel and banking services. By supporting HTTPS, a secure protocol for fetching Internet content, The Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform enables secure access to corporate intranets and other sensitive databases. Mobile operators can offer attractive services and the billing interface enables the collection of a variety of information for flexible billing schemes, one of which is service-based billing. The Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform functions as a WAP gateway where users are able to access services from WAP-enabled devices through a variety of bearers. By simply clicking on a hyperlink, users get the information they are looking for. Operators, in turn, can easily provision the services by providing a homepage with hyperlinks to the services they are offering. About Nokia Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 55 000 people. --30--mj/ny* CONTACT: Nokia Cherie Gary, 972/894-6146 Mobile: 214/762-5964 cherie.gary@nokia.com or Ketchum Tim Henschel, 404/287-2000 x. 125 Mobile: 678/5750657 Tim.henschel@ketchum.com KEYWORD: LOUISIANA INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERNET NETWORKING E-COMMERCE PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com