Ronneby, Sweden, 12 June 2007 -  Those partnerships will allow UIQ to offer new and improved Java, imaging and porting experience to its customers.

"The addition to Esmertec, Penrillian and Scalado to the UIQ Partner Program is great news for UIQ Technology", says Carina Lindberg, Head of Partner Programs at UIQ Technology. "Those companies expertise will help us expend and strengthen the UIQ product offering to UIQ Technology's licensees, and, ultimately, improve the end user experience."

The availability of Esmertec's leading Jbed™ Advanced Java™ Multi-tasking Virtual Machine (MVM) on the UIQ platform will enable UIQ Technology to offer its customers a powerful Java platform, on which various applications and services such as internet browsing, 3D gaming, payment services or Bluetooth™ can be created and deployed across multiple devices. In addition, the scalable Jbed platform offers UIQ Technology an easy way to integrate additional JSRs, components and features to the UIQ platform, meeting the next-generation Java umbrella standard.

"We are delighted that UIQ has recognized our expertise in the mobile telecommunications industry and chosen us as UIQ Alliance member", says Jean-Claude Martinez, CEO of Esmertec. "We look forward to working together with UIQ in the future enabling our common customers to benefit from an all-in-one platform solution."

Specialising in UIQ and Symbian OS, Penrillian offers development and consulting services, and has been chosen for the UIQ Alliance specifically for its strong porting capabilities. Penrillian's fast, reliable and effective porting process has helped several leading software companies, ensuring a quality product at a greatly reduced cost. This partnership will ensure that UIQ customers and partners can rely on the skills of a recognized UIQ porting Competence center.

"We are very pleased that Penrillian's leadership in porting applications to UIQ has been recognized", commented Charles Weir, managing director. "We look forward to helping more companies realize their applications for the UIQ platform."

Scalado provides mobile imaging software solutions that are powerful, scalable and modular for any camera phone. Its flagship product, the CAPS SDK, is a unique software imaging SDK that enables developers to produce imaging solutions that are extremely CPU and memory efficient and that drastically decrease processing times when managing multi mega pixel images. The partnership will ensure that UIQ-based smartphones are a key device in the mobile imaging chain to easily and efficiently capture, create and share photos.

"We are extremely pleased with the invitation to join the UIQ Alliance partnership program", said Mats Jacobson, CEO at Scalado.  "By becoming one of the preferred technology and application partners for UIQ, we can further expand our software solutions and strengthen our relationships with application developers, smartphone manufacturers and mobile operators within the UIQ community."

About UIQ Technology
UIQ Technology AB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. UIQ Technology creates and licenses the open software platform, UIQ, to leading mobile phone manufacturers. The flexible and customizable user interface and development platform is pre-integrated and tested with Symbian OS, the leading industry standard operating system for mobile phones. www.uiq.com

About Esmertec
Esmertec is a focused provider of software and services to communications device manufacturers and mobile telecom operators. The company provides software platforms that enable the deployment of content and applications in devices and over servers. Customers include mobile telecom operators and manufacturers of mobile handsets, set-top boxes and interactive televisions. Esmertec's software and service capabilities excel with its reliability as well as fast and local execution. Founded in 1999, Esmertec is headquartered in Zurich-Switzerland with subsidiaries in China, France, South Korea, and the USA, and offices in Taiwan and the UK. Since 2005, Esmertec has been listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange (ESMN). www.esmertec.com

About Penrillian
Penrillian is a leading provider of porting services, helping companies to realise their applications for the UIQ platform. Penrillian's elite team of experts provides software development solutions for the full spectrum of mobile platforms and devices. In addition to porting, Penrillian undertakes consultancy and complete application development. Customers include Handmark, Sybase, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Zi Corporation. www.penrillian.com

About Scalado
Scalado AB is a Swedish imaging software company that focuses on the wireless device industry. It provides mobile imaging software solutions that are powerful, scalable and modular for any camera phone. Its mission is to make imaging on mobile phones more efficient - bringing higher usability for end-users and cutting hardware costs for device manufacturers. With unique and patented software technologies, it is solving critical performance issues with less memory and CPU requirements.
Founded in 2000, Scalado has its head office in IDEON Research Park in Lund, Sweden.  The company's principal shareholders are IVS A/S, Industrifonden, Teknoseed AB and the company's founders. For more information, please visit www.scalado.com