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Ad-hoc | 18 September 2009 07:00

IXONOS EXPANDS SMARTPHONE R&D SERVICES

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18.09.2009

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IXONOS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 AT 08:00 AM

IXONOS EXPANDS SMARTPHONE R&D SERVICES

Ixonos Plc expands the company's smartphone R&D services and establishes a new
next-generation smartphone design unit in connection with Ixonos' site in
Jyvaeskylae.

As a partner to leading device manufacturers, Ixonos has grown into one of the
world's largest suppliers of smartphone software. In addition to software
development, the new design unit will provide for mechanical engineering and
electronics design.

In the new unit, Ixonos will develop smartphones for international device
manufacturers and operators based on new, powerful chipsetsfrom the world's
leading technology suppliers and on the Android and Symbian operating systems.

'The smartphone market is currently in a highly transitional period. New
chipsets, open operating systems and user-friendlier user interfaces as well as
the productization of software all change the competitive situation between
device manufacturers and boosts the demand for new R&D services', says Kari
Happonen, President and CEO of Ixonos.

The forming of a unit that enables mechanical engineering and electronics
design, supports our ambition to develop smartphones with an unprecedented level
of innovativeness both for our current customers and for an entirely new
international clientele', Mr Happonen continues. 'In the new unit, we will be
able to significantly speed up device R&D as well as to offer
device-manufacturers and operators tailored solutions.'
Next generation smartphones, as well as the Internet services they will be used
for, are estimated to become a significant factor as device manufacturers and
telecommunications operators compete for their share of the market.

'We have significant experience in smartphone functionality, in the development
of mobile Internet services, and in uniting the two into a smooth user
experience. The new unit will be in a key position as we create devices that
inspire consumers with both practical use and pleasure as they take advantage of
the ever-increasing supply of services on the wireless Internet', Mr Happonen
says.

In connection with establishing the new unit, Ixonos purchases the equipment of
Nokia Corporation's mobile phone R&D laboratory in Jyvaeskylae. The equipment
Ixonos acquires with this deal includes mechanical engineering hardware; an RF
and antenna measurement laboratory; facilities for the measurement of audio,
cameras and displays; as well as devices and robot units for the testing of
mobile devices.

Ixonos estimates that it will hire 20 specialists in mechanical engineering,
electronics design, and R&D for its new unit in Jyvaeskylae by the end of 2009.
The company plans to increase the unit's specialist staff to several dozen -
depending on the market situation? during 2010.

IXONOS PLC
Kari Happonen
President and CEO

For more information, please contact:
Ixonos Plc, Kari Happonen, CEO, mobile +358 400 700 761,
kari.happonen@ixonos.com
Ixonos Plc, Kari Liuska, Senior Vice President, mobile +358 40 756 0285,
kari.liuska@ixonos.com

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