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UPDATE ON CURRENT TRADING AND APPOINTMENT OF CFO
Adamind Ltd, a leading global supplier of media handling software in the mobile messaging, content and convergence services markets, provides an update on current trading.
Trading Update
As announced on 22 June 2006, Adamind expects the full year
2006 revenue split to be substantially weighted towards the second
half. Since the announcement, Adamind has signed a number of deals,
including with an operator in EMEA region via one of its MMSC channel partners,
a deployment deal at one of the leading consumer brand MVNOs in the US market,
a major contract from one of Europe's top five mobile networks
as well as a licensing content production deal with NGTS Solutions of Malaysia
and with another GSM network operator in Azerbaijan as part of the CBOSS
mobile infrastructure deal.
Whilst a number of the contracts delayed from the first half
have been signed and others are near closure the Company continues
to experience slower than anticipated growth in MMS usage and
material delays in channel customer upgrades and as such now expects
to report revenues for the full year at a similar level or slightly
ahead of those reported for the year to 31 December 2005.
While delays persist, Adamind’s pipeline of new orders for the second
half and beyond remains strong and the Company continues
to make steady progress by signing new operator customers as well
as capacity upgrades from network operators and content service providers
worldwide. The Company’s
largest channel partner has now begun its customer upgrade
programme, although currently at a slower than expected rate. A number
of discussions relating to content deals are also at an advanced stage
and these are expected to bear fruit from the fourth quarter.
The Company
has taken measures to counteract the slower than anticipated
growth in MMS by bringing to market a portfolio of media-handling
products and solutions including Device Management service,
Anti-Abuse & Advertisement-management
platform and Next Generation Media Adaptation Platform which
are capable of addressing services beyond MMS such as Email,
Instant Messaging, Content Delivery, Service Delivery and Internet
to Mobile Convergence applications. With this expanded base of products
and services, the Company believes it is well positioned to enjoy
further growth in 2007 and beyond. Adamind’s
expanded product portfolio is targeted at the Company’s existing operator
and content service provider customers and channel partners,
thus enabling greater deal value per sales effort.
The Company's
balance sheet remains robust with net cash of $23.0 million
as at 29 August 2006.
CFO Appointment
Over the past few months, the Board has been reorganising
the operations of the business with a view to relocating
the CFO function to be closer to the CEO and to the North
American market, which offers excellent potential for future
growth. For personal reasons, Eli Sofer, CFO is unable to
relocate his family from Israel to the US and hence has resigned from
the Company and will step down from the Board with effect from 1 October
2006.
The Company is pleased to announce that Gideon Marks will
be joining Adamind as CFO with effect from 1 October 2006.
Gideon will be based alongside the CEO in Palo Alto, California.
During his career, Gideon, aged 51, has held a number of
senior roles in a range of companies including ten years
as CFO of the RAD Group, where he led the NASDAQ IPOs
of three associated companies. More recently Gideon was CFO
of RealTimeImage, now part of GE Healthcare, and was a Managing
Director at Garage Technology Ventures in Palo Alto. Gideon
holds BA and MBA degrees.
The Board of Adamind wish
to express their gratitude to Eli Sofer for his significant
contribution to the Company’s
development. Eli will remain with the Company to ensure an
orderly handover to the new CFO.
Further detail on the Company’s operational
improvements to support future growth and the outlook for
2007 and beyond will be provided at the time of Adamind’s
AGM on 7 September and on 29 September, when the Company
announces its interim results. .
Enquiries:
| Adamind |
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| Shailendra Jain, CEO |
+44 20 7929 8989 on the day and thereafter |
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+1 650 353 3032 |
| Corfin Communications |
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| Harry Chathli, Neil Thapar |
+44 20 7929 8989 |
About Adamind
Adamind (LSE: ADA) is a provider of software that enables
mobile multimedia content and converged communications services.
The company addresses the interoperability challenge that exists
between different mobile devices to receive and process media rich
content. The Adamind Spire™ platform
provides media adaptation and enhancement software enabling service
operators to successfully deploy messaging, content and next
generation convergence services; generate new revenue streams; and
drive key new value-added-services (VAS) enablers such as advertising,
branding, DRM and anti-abuse support. With over 100 deployments
in some of the world's major mobile operator networks and content
providers such as Universal Mobile Music, Adamind is strategically
poised to enable the promise of the Mobile Lifestyle revolution.
Adamind has strategic relationships with major infrastructure vendors
and system integrators including Ericsson, HP, IBM, Accenture, LogicaCMG,
Motorola, Openwave, Critical Path and CBOSS. www.adamind.com
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