ACL Wireless, COMTREND team up to penetrate Taiwanese mobile market
August 12, 2002

ACL Wireless Limited, Asia's leading provider of wireless instant messaging & presence application to mobile operators and COMTREND CORPORATION, a total solutions provider of telecom solutions to leading telcos in Asia Pac region, jointly announced strategic partnership to market and deploy ACL's wireless instant messenger on mobile networks in Taiwan.

"COMTREND already has an established relationships with telcos in Taiwan, which can be further strengthened by offering an innovative wireless instant messaging application, which has a proven track record and consumer adoption history. Further, we believe, with this partnership, ACL has much to gain from the experience of COMTREND in Taiwanese market," says Sanjay Goyal, Founder & CEO, Asia Wireless Limited.

ACL's flagship product, ACL Wireless Instant Messenger (ACL WIM), lets users communicate instantly through SMS, PCs or web-enabled wireless devices, with people on mobile networks, desktop IMs and email. It provides users a superior messaging service, which is attractive, fun and useful. Further, it enables operators to generate higher revenues by leveraging network resources. ACL WIM is powered by the innovation and expertise of people in the fields of both telecom and software.

"ACL has the right mix of technical expertise and user understanding, which is critical for success of a mobile application. Moreover, this offer is tempting for the cellular operators as it provides innovative VAS, enhances network usage and opens new channel for revenues. This product, we believe, once launched in the Taiwanese market will become popular with the mobile phone users", says Steven Chiang, Director of Sales, COMTREND CORPORATION.

About ACL Wireless Limited

ACL's mission is to become Asia's leading developer and provider of a wireless instant messaging and presence application to mobile operators. Founded in early 2000, with its headquarters in India and a sales office in Malaysia, the 40-member strong ACL team comprises of entrepreneurs, telecom and software experts. ACL has successfully marketed its flagship product ACL WIM to seven leading mobile operators in Asia, whose combined subscriber base exceeds ten million. Several other leading operators, with over twenty million subscribers, have evaluated ACL WIM successfully and are considering service offer to their subscribers. ACL's further plans include accessing markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, thereby establishing a global presence.

About COMTREND CORPORATION

COMTREND CORPORATION is a visionary company providing total solution services in the telecom and datacom fields. COMTREND designs, manufactures, and markets telecom and datacom equipment for both the CO and CPE side. COMTREND's key products include: Multiplexers, IP-based DSLAMS, T1/E1 Converters, Splitters, Routers and Modems.

COMTREND is built around a team of professional engineers dedicated to developing quality products as well as providing innovative solutions. Nearly half of COMTREND's employees are design and development engineers, and 15% of revenues are reinvested in R&D and technical support services. This allows the company to continually add new product features and incorporate new communication's standards to its products. COMTREND is an ISO-9001 certified company.