Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that it has won the prestigious Europe’s 500 “Most Innovative Use of IT” award, endorsed by Microsoft. The company was honoured for this at the Europe’s 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth Awards ceremony on December 7th in Paris. Mr. Laurent Delaporte, Vice President SMS&P of Microsoft EMEA made the presentation to Option’s CEO Jan Callewaert.
Laurent Delaporte, Vice President SMS&P (Small Mid Market Solutions and Partners) of Microsoft EMEA, noted: “We were impressed by Option’s solution for addressing some of the challenges faced by today’s travelling business person, such as the constant need to check/ synchronize voice mail and e-mail. Their GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software simplifies mobile access to wireless networks and internet services, allowing conversion of notebooks or PDA’s into tri-band mobile phones, thereby increasing productivity while on the move. We congratulate Option and recognize their commitment to innovation.”
Jan Callewaert, CEO Option, comments: “We are honoured to win this award. It underscores the innovation power of our company. We strongly believe that our broadband wireless solutions should be simple, secure, fast and seamless for the end-user. This requires constant innovation, close contact with the customer and a flawless execution. With that you have the basic recipe for our success. I dedicate this award to all Option employees.”
In addition to Option, four other Europe’s 500 champions of growth were honoured with Special Awards: Pharmexx Sales & Marketing Intelligence GmbH of Germany was recognized for their ‘Excellence in Financing Growth’ presented by 3i; CCCzorg B.V. of the Netherlands was awarded the ‘Best Communications Use in Growth’ presented by Weber Shandwick; Espotting Media of the UK was honoured as the ‘Fastest Growing Tech Company’ by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the New Wave Group AB of Sweden was congratulated by the Boston Consulting Group for its ‘Entrepreneurial Value Creation’.
For more information go to www.europes500.com
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven (Belgium). The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork (Ireland).
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO and General Counsel
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that TMN, Portugal’s leading mobile network operator, has selected Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ as wireless broadband data solution for its mobile business users. TMN will start commercialization of this data card solution under its own brand as of December 2004.
TMN is a subsidiary of the Portugal Telecom Group with over 50% market share in a three mobile operator’s scenario. Betting on the ongoing diversification of solutions tailored to individual and professional needs, TMN makes technological innovation and orientation towards the client drive its overall activity. TMN, which has 2,5G, 3G and Wi-Fi networks in place, has a subscriber base of near 5 million customers. TMN’s mobile business users are increasingly demanding seamless, broadband, wireless access solutions covering at the same time 2,5G, 3G and Wi-Fi networks. In selecting Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION data card and Option’s Mobility Manager TMN can now provide those mobile users with a fast, simple and secure mobile data solution.
TMN’s choice for Option was inspired by Option’s relentless focus customer needs, its European centric operations, the possibilities of full customization and the breadth of Option’s current and ‘in-development’ product portfolio integrating WLAN/Wi-Fi and broadband mobile access technologies. Option’s capabilities to provide TMN with a tailor-made after-sales support solution further strengthen TMN’s desire to work with Option.
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public WiFi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or WiFi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services. Option’s GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software enables users of the card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless 3G UMTS, GPRS and WLAN technologies.
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO and General Counsel
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that Vodafone PLC, the world's largest mobile community has selected the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ , the wireless PC data card from Option combining both 3G and WLAN/Wi-Fi technologies in a single product, to further extend their broadband wireless data solutions to the corporate market. Option has already secured orders from Vodafone and products will begin shipping following the commercial roll-out plans for each of the Vodafone countries before year-end. The products will be sold under the Vodafone brand – Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G data card.
In selecting Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ data card Vodafone can provide the corporate market with a fast, simple and secure mobile data solution across all their mobile networks.
Jan Callewaert, CEO at Option: “We are delighted with the ongoing business from Vodafone. After our 1st successful partnership in 2002 with our GlobeTrotter GPRS data card and the 2nd highly successful partnership with the 3G/GPRS data card, we are now excited that the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ has been chosen as the next generation data card to further complement their broadband wireless solutions. This is the third brand of European mobile operators that is endorsing the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ in its product portfolio. It demonstrates again that Option is satisfying the needs of its customers by continuing to deliver innovative leading edge wireless technology solutions”.
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public Wi-Fi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or Wi-Fi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services.
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO and General Counsel
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven, Belgium – October 21st 2004 - OPTION (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that it has been listed amongst the fastest growing European companies included in the 2004 Europe's 500, an annual listing endorsed by Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers and 3i and published by Europe’s Entrepreneurs for Growth.
Option is one of 34 companies in Europe in the ‘Communications & Electronics’ sector who managed to qualify for Europe’s 500.
This year’s five hundred dynamic, entrepreneurial-driven companies who qualified for Europe’s 500 have managed to sustain growth since the year 2000, boosting employment and sales at an impressive average annual rate of 15%. Despite the challenging business environment, these champions of growth have created more than 120,000 jobs across Europe. They have continued to drive employment creating an average of 81 new jobs per year, more than one new job per week per year during three of the most difficult economic years in the last half decade.
Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: “We are pleased to have made the Europe’s 500 list for the first time in the history of our company. Both our GPRS and 3G PC data cards are the product hits that are feeding our growth. Close co-operation with our customers, the mobile network operators worldwide, and a relentless focus of our team on innovation and execution are the key success factors.”
Europe’s 500 shows that growth is not industry specific but is driven by talented, innovative, risk-taking entrepreneurs. The highest number of champions of growth in the 2004 Europe’s 500 are found within manufacturing (industrial goods) and industrial services sector, 30% of the five hundred companies, followed by IT services (15%) and management services (10%).
“Given the economic environment of the last few years, Option’s continued growth is a real achievement. Europe needs to stimulate employment and innovation through more fast growing companies like Option. We believe that these champions of growth should be recognised as role models” said Philippe Leonard of Europe’s 500.
The Europe’s 500 listing identifies rapidly growing European companies for their employment creation and rapid growth. Option will be officially recognized and honoured for its remarkable business achievements and growth in employment at the Europe’s 500 Awards Dinner on 7 December in Paris.
For more information please contact:
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel Option
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
About Europe’s 500
Europe's 500 was first published in 1996 as an initiative of the association also called Europe’s 500 (now know as Europe’s Entrepreneurs for Growth) and has been published on an annual basis ever since. During this time, more than 3.000 of Europe’s high growth companies have received the accolade of being one of Europe's 500 champions of growth.
The listing is intended to focus attention on entrepreneurial achievement and fast-growth European companies. Its focus on job creation and growth in medium sized enterprises is unique and distinguishes it from other business rankings. Full information and the complete 2004 Europe’s 500 listing at: www.europes500.com
Leuven - Belgium, September 22 2004 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE the world’s first data card combining EDGE/GPRS and WLAN (Wi-Fi) access technologies in a single PC data card. Besides incorporating multiple access technologies the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE offers uniquely attractive benefits and functionality making this wireless data card a “must have” for the mobile professional:
- GlobeTrotter form factor with patented retractable antenna design
- Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) functionality which makes it suitable for US, European and Asian markets
- Supports both 54Mbps (802.11g 802.11 b) and 11Mbs Wi-Fi (WLAN) standards
Jan Callewaert, CEO at Option: “The United States is the world leader in EDGE deployment with EDGE data services now widely available across US GSM/GPRS networks. In Europe EDGE networks are being deployed either as a complement to 3G services or as an alternative access technology for network operators that do not have a 3G/UMTS network infrastructure. The GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE being a quad-band data card is targeted to satisfy the needs of data hungry mobile professionals on any EDGE network, US or Europe. For this reason we see EDGE technology as an important addition to our existing data card portfolio. Option is currently pursuing opportunities in both geographical markets with the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE already in approval testing at several network operators.”
GlobeTrotter Combo EDGE will be shipping commercially as from November 2004.
The GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE further complements and enhances Option’s current range of GlobeTrotter wireless data cards: GlobeTrotter (GPRS), GlobeTrotter COMBO (GPRS/WLAN) and the GlobeTrotter FUSION (3G UMTS/GPRS/WLAN).
EDGE, Enhanced Data for Global Evolution (E-GPRS), is a technology that gives GPRS networks the capacity to provide data services similar to the third generation of mobile telephony. By deploying E-GPRS as an overlay within an existing GPRS network operators can provide four times the data capacity of GPRS per subscriber. This in most cases can be achieved as a software upgrade to the existing network infrastructure whilst leaving existing base stations and cell sites intact. Operators already deploying 3G network services may decide also to deploy EDGE as a complementary service to 3G. In such cases data users would benefit from the higher data rates that E-GPRS provides over traditional GPRS in non-urban environments where the 3G service coverage may not be available.
On an EDGE network, GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE enables connection to the Internet at data speeds of up to 247 kbps. Move into range of a public Wi-Fi hotspot, the corporate wireless network or the home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where EDGE or Wi-Fi services are not available the data card still enables reliable and secure data connections over traditional GPRS.
Option offers its premier GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software with the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE enabling users of the data card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless EDGE, GPRS and WLAN (Wi-Fi) technologies. In addition network operators implementing Option’s mobile IP solution, SESAM™, will be able to provide their users with a Seamless Roaming experience regardless of access technology. The GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE, as other data cards within the GlobeTrotter family, has inbuilt support for SIM authentication (EAP-SIM) for automatic authentication and supports Microsoft’s PC Smart Card services (PCSC) within the Microsoft Windows Operating System.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
• Quad-band data card suitable for use on E-GPRS/GPRS/GSM networks World-Wide
• GlobeTrotter PC Card format with retractable antenna design
• GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE supports WLAN 802.11g and 802.11b standards
• Supports IPSec client software for end to end secure corporate data exchange and synchronisation over VPN
• Future proof through user upgradable Flash Memory technology
• Seamless handover between WLAN and 2G and 2.5G networks with optional SESAM Mobile IP solution
• Type II PC Card 32 bit card-bus interface compatible with nearly all popular notebook PC’s equipped with PCMCIA slot and Microsoft Windows Operating System
• GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE support for MAC O/S and Linux on request
• GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE is customisable for mobile operators and IT manufacturers.
For more detailed information and screenshots
Globetrotter COMBO EDGE: https://www.option.com/news/6_3_presskit.shtml
GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager: https://www.option.com/news/6_3_presskit.shtml
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven, Belgium – September 20 2004 - OPTION (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, and T-Mobile, subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), one of the world’s leading mobile communications companies today announced that it has selected Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ broadband wireless data card to give the mobile professional easy and seamless access to T-Mobile’s UMTS/GPRS and Wi-Fi networks.
In June of this year Option announced GlobeTrotter FUSION™, the world’s first 3-in-1 data card combining 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g technologies on a single PC Card, T-Mobile's choice for the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ clearly demonstrates the market need for broadband wireless data card solutions supporting multiple access bearer technologies.
T-Mobile operates more than 8,500 public Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, promotes secure access to the internet or corporate networks, and provides wireless coverage with international 3G and GPRS networks. Today’s mobile professional requires ubiquitous wireless access. Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ is the only broadband wireless data card solution available on the market today that fully satisfies the requirement for ubiquitous access, whilst enhancing the user data experience and convenience.
Jan Callewaert, CEO at Option: "Over the years we have built a solid business relationship with T-Mobile and I am very pleased that they have yet again selected a GlobeTrotter product for the launch of their new data card. T-Mobile’s decision to market our GlobeTrotter FUSION 3-in-1 data card is an important milestone for both our companies as it marks the third such product in the GlobeTrotter range that T-Mobile will be sourcing from Option.”
T-Mobile was one of the first mobile operators in 1999 to market data services in Germany with Option’s FirstFone™, a GSM 900 data card. In 2002 T-Mobile launched its GPRS packet switched data services with Option’s GlobeTrotter GPRS data card. In 2003 T-Mobile selected Option's GlobeTrotter COMBO GPRS card with on board WLAN. Currently Option’s GlobeTrotter data cards are marketed under the T-Mobile brand in Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
David Hytha, T-Mobile’s Executive VP of Terminals says: “T-Mobile is committed to simple, seamless communications. Today’s announcement is another milestone enabling customers to take their office with them on the move. Full broadband speeds and T-Mobile’s unique Wi-Fi offering brings this strategy to life. Currently there are over 8,500 T-Mobile HotSpots worldwide. T-Mobile is delighted to be working with Option in the next stage of our mobile access offering.”
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public WiFi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or WiFi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel Option
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Elaine Devereux, T-Mobile
Tel +44 7950 396249
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com ), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
About T- Mobile
T- Mobile is one of the world’s leading companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche Telecom’s [four] strategic divisions, T- Mobile concentrates on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United States. By the end of the first quarter 2004, more than 96 million people were using the mobile communications services provided by companies in which T- Mobile or Deutsche Telekom have a majority or minority stake. And all that over a common technology platform based on GSM, the world’s most successful digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications provider with a seamless transatlantic service. T- Mobile is now rolling out its 3G networks and services and, uniquely, rolling out Wi-Fi ‘Hotspots’ enabling virtually instantaneous download of data, graphics, audio and visual.
Leuven - Belgium, June 15 2004 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today unveiled GlobeTrotter Fusion™ the latest addition to its range of wireless data cards. So named, Option’s GlobeTrotter Fusion™ is the bringing together of 3G UMTS, GPRS and Wireless LAN 802.11g technologies in a single PC data card marking a world first in next generation broadband wireless data solutions from Option.
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public WiFi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or WiFi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services.
“We started the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ development program at the end of last year and since then have been successful in securing the interest of a selected number of major customers the first of which, Swisscom Mobile formally announced the product earlier this month. GlobeTrotter Fusion is currently in product validation with a number of lead operators and will become openly available for all operators during the 4th quarter” commented Jan Callewaert CEO at Option.
In addition to the Globetrotter Fusion™ data card, Option will offer its premier GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software enabling users of the card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless 3G UMTS, GPRS and WLAN technologies. In conjunction with Option’s mobile IP solution the user will be able to seamlessly roam between access technologies 3G/WLAN/2G with automatic authentication using GlobeTrotter Fusion’s inbuilt support for PC Smart Card and EAP-SIM.
GlobeTrotter Fusion™ opens up a true world of mobile wireless broadband and it is the ideal companion for the mobile professional enabling the internet, e-mail, video conferencing and office applications with real time secure VPN access to corporate applications and data while on the move.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
•tGlobeTrotter Fusion™ supports WLAN 802.11g and 802.11b standards
•tSupports IPSec client software for end to end secure corporate data exchange and synchronisation over VPN
•tFuture proof through user upgrade Flash Memory technology
•tSeamless handover between WLAN and 2.5G/3G networks with Mobile IP option
•tTransparent handover between UMTS and GSM/GPRS networks
•tCompatible with nearly all popular notebook PC’s equipped with Type II PC Card slot and Microsoft Windows Operating System
•tGlobeTrotter Fusion™ support for MAC O/S and Linux on request
•tGlobeTrotter Fusion™ is customisable for mobile operators and IT manufacturers.
For more detailed information and screenshots
Globetrotter Fusion: https://www.option.com/products/gt_fusion_spec.shtml
GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager: https://www.option.com/products/gt_mobilitymanager_spec.shtml
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com ), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Swisscom Mobile is embarking on a new era of mobile data communications. In August Swisscom Mobile is launching a world first on the Swiss market: Mobile Unlimited. For the first time, a PC data card jointly developed with Option (OPTI) of Belgium supports all wireless data transmission technologies from GPRS to UMTS and WLAN.
With Mobile Unlimited irrespective of time, place or transmission technology
Swisscom Mobile and Option: world première in mobile data communications
Swisscom Mobile is embarking on a new era of mobile data communications. In August Swisscom Mobile is launching a world first on the Swiss market: Mobile Unlimited. For the first time, a PC data card jointly developed with Option (OPTI) of Belgium supports all wireless data transmission technologies from GPRS to UMTS and WLAN. Swisscom Mobile NATEL® customers who subscribe to Mobile Unlimited can be connected automatically and securely to the fastest available broadband technology from any location. Mobile Unlimited is also the first product in the world to enable seamless handover i.e. automatic, uninterrupted switching between different types of transmission technologies. The card is offered by Swisscom Mobile under its own name, and its Seamless Handover technology is also being marketed internationally.
"More and more companies are finding that the ability to access their corporate network at any time and from any location, check e-mails, process orders and customer requests in real time, order spare parts, call up assembly diagrams, etc., is becoming a key criterion in the bid to stay ahead of the competition," says Carsten Schloter, Swisscom Mobile CEO. Users expect their mobile connection to be guaranteed 100%, wherever they are and whatever the available transmission technology. And they are not interested in having to make complicated settings on their own PC beforehand, thereby interrupting running applications.
Automatic selection of the fastest available technology
Mobile Unlimited does away with irritating, time-consuming PC chores. With no action required on the part of the user, Mobile Unlimited switches seamlessly from UMTS to GPRS or WLAN, automatically selecting the fastest transmission technology available in any given location. Customers purchasing Mobile Unlimited receive the Swisscom Mobile NATEL® data basic subscription, an Unlimited PC Card and a CD-ROM with the requisite Unlimited Data Manager software. From then on Mobile Unlimited takes over, ensuring secure, reliable connectivity for the user irrespective of time or location.
"Developing the hardware and software for Mobile Unlimited was a challenge," says Jan Callewaert, founder and CEO of Option NV, the Belgian company that jointly developed the new PC data card with Swisscom Mobile. "Integrating UMTS with GPRS and WLAN in such a small PC card and catering to Swisscom Mobile's requirements in terms of performance and user-friendliness, while simultaneously keeping to schedule, was no easy task. So I'm all the more delighted that it all worked out."
Mobile Unlimited offers transmission speeds of up to 384 kBit/s (UMTS) or 54 MBit/s (Public WLAN). For locations that currently offer only GPRS, transmission speeds between 30 and 40 kBit/s are available. By the end of 2004 Swisscom Mobile intends to have more than 800 WLAN Hotspots in operation and will cover 83% of the population with UMTS. Swisscom Mobile is investing some CHF 500 million in the mobile network in 2004 alone.
Standard price dependent on data volume
In terms of price, it makes no difference which technology Mobile Unlimited uses for data transfer. The price is indexed exclusively to the volume of data transferred. Customers can subscribe to different package sizes, e.g. 40 MB per month for CHF 70. The largest packages are based on the principle of 1 Megabyte for CHF 1. The subscription price can be adjusted every three months if the effective volume of data transmitted deviates from the agreed subscription volume. Tariffs are defined such that the average customer can enjoy the convenience of a mobile workspace for a monthly budget between CHF 80 and CHF 100.
Mobile Unlimited is ideal for self-employed persons and companies whose employees need to be able to access their private network irrespective of time or place. "That covers everything from one-man outfits to large international enterprises," says Carsten Schloter. Mobile Unlimited can be used on laptops with Type II PCMCIA slots, the Windows 2000 / XP operating system and 100 MB free hard disk capacity. Mobile Unlimited was comprehensively tested in the Microsoft software environment. The Office 2003 product family in particular supports the new form of mobility offered by Mobile Unlimited.
Available from August 2004 – also scheduled for international distribution
Technical development of Mobile Unlimited is now complete, and commercial mass production has begun. The product will be available from 30 August 2004 and can be used throughout the Swisscom Mobile network.
Swisscom Mobile also has high hopes of the international marketing potential offered by Mobile Unlimited technology. Carsten Schloter is convinced that "Automatic, seamless switching between different network technologies is a prerequisite for offering the mobile equivalent of the "always-on" experience that ADSL customers enjoy.“ The associated rights have been patented by Swisscom Mobile.
Zurich, 3 June 2004
About Option
Option NV (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
More info on www.option.com
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail:
d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven - Belgium, May 13 2004 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today welcomed the launch by Proximus of its high speed data service using Option’s 3G UMTS PC Data Card. The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS high speed data card for notebook and laptop PCs has been specifically customised to promote both the Proximus and Vodafone brands to the Belgian market. The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card was developed, manufactured, and is supplied to Proximus by Option.
In addition to the Proximus/Vodafone co-branding on the data card, Option has been working closely with Proximus in the design and development of a special version of the Vodafone Dashboard software that is automatically configured for the Proximus 3G and GPRS networks and supports the Dutch, French, and English languages required for the Belgian market.
Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: “By enabling Proximus to offer the first 3G data card solution in Belgium, Option reinforces its worldwide reputation as a world leader in wireless data technology. We are pleased that through this offering the mobile professional, small and medium enterprise, and the larger corporate customer will be able to experience the huge benefits that Proximus brings with its 3G network in Belgium.”
Philippe Vander Putten, CEO Proximus: "The launch of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card is a major milestone in Proximus' journey. With this first 3G service Proximus wants to reinforce its Mobile Business Solutions strategy - tailored to help companies increase their productivity, efficiently control their costs and generate revenues. Option has actively contributed to personalise the data card and the software to allow Proximus to offer a product who fully comply with the needs of his business clients."
The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card plugs into a laptop and provides a simple, integrated and secure means of accessing information and data anytime, anywhere, staying always connected while only paying for the information they actually send or receive.
With data rates of up to 384kbps, the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card enables Proximus business customers to access all their usual office applications such as e-mail, calendar and internet at up to 7 times the speed of a fixed line dial up, and up to 10 times the speed of GPRS.
Currently Option supplies the 3G/GPRS Vodafone Mobile Connect Card to over 15 mobile operators within the Vodafone 3G footprint.
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com ), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven - België, 13 mei 2004 - Option NV (Euronext: OPTI), gespecialiseerd in draadloze datacommunicatie, juicht de lancering van hogesnelheid datadiensten van Proximus toe. Proximus maakt immers gebruik van de 3G datakaarten van Option. De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS hogesnelheid datakaart voor notebooks werd gecustomizeerd om beide merken, Proximus én Vodafone, extra zichtbaarheid te geven op de Belgische markt. De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datakaart werd ontwikkeld, geproduceerd en nu ook geleverd door Option.
Naast de co-branding van de datakaart werkte Option ook nauw samen met Proximus om een speciale versie van de dashboard software van Vodafone te ontwerpen en te ontwikkelen. Deze software, meegeleverd met de datakaart, wordt automatisch geconfigureerd voor de 3G en GPRS netwerken van Proximus en is verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands, Frans en Engels (wat noodzakelijk is voor de Belgische markt).
Jan Callewaert, gedelegeerd bestuurder van Option: “Door Proximus de mogelijkheid te bieden de eerste 3G datakaart te lanceren in België, versterkt Option zijn wereldwijde reputatie als wereldleider op het vlak van draadloze datacommunicatie. Dankzij deze datakaart kunnen de mobiele professionele gebruikers, KMO’s en grotere bedrijven immers profiteren van de enorme voordelen van het 3G netwerk van Proximus.”
Philippe Vander Putten, gedelegeerd bestuurder van Proximus:
"De lancering van de Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard, is een belangrijke mijlpaal in de geschiedenis van Proximus. Met deze eerste hogesnelheids-datakaart voor laptops in Europa wil Proximus zijn Mobile Business Solutions strategie verder verbreden door oplossingen te bieden aan ondernemingen om hun productiviteit en inkomsten te verhogen en hun kosten efficiënter te beheren. Option NV heeft actief meegewerkt aan het personaliseren van de datakaart en de software zodat Proximus een gebruiksvriendelijk product kan aanbieden dat beantwoordt aan de behoeften van zijn professionele klanten.”
De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datakaart wordt aangesloten op een notebook voor een eenvoudige, geïntegreerde en veilige toegang tot informatie en gegevens, altijd en overal. De klant blijft continue verbonden met het netwerk, maar betaalt enkel voor de informatie die hij werkelijk verstuurt of ontvangt.
De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS-datakaart downloadt gegevens met een snelheid van 384 kbps. Gebruikers van Proximus hebben dus zo in vergelijking met een vaste inbellijn 7 maal sneller toegang tot hun gebruikelijke kantoortoepassingen zoals e-mail, agenda en internet en tot 10 maal sneller toegang dan via een GPRS-verbinding.
Alle gebruikers halen voordeel uit een naadloze interactie tussen UMTS- en GPRS-netwerken van Proximus. Wanneer gebruikers in een 3G-zone terechtkomen, zullen ze merken dat de datasnelheid aanzienlijk hoger ligt. Wanneer gebruikers buiten het bereik van 3G komen, schakelen de mobiele eigenschappen van de 3G/GPRS-datakaart van Option naadloos over naar de GPRS-netwerkdienst van Proximus, die meer dan 99% van de Belgische bevolking bereikt.
Option levert reeds 3G/GPRS Vodafone Mobile Connect kaarten aan meer dan 15 mobiele operatoren uit de Vodafone groep.
Over Option
Option NV (www.option.com )is dé vernieuwer op het gebied van draadloze data communicatie. Het bedrijf is gespecialiseerd in het ontwerpen, ontwikkelen en produceren van 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM en WLAN producten voor draadloze data oplossingen. Option heeft een benijdenswaardige reputatie weten op te bouwen door verbluffende nieuwe producten te creëren waardoor de prestaties en mogelijkheden van draadloze communicatie groeien. De maatschappelijke zetel van Option is gevestigd in Leuven, België. Het bedrijf heeft een Research & Development-centrum in Leuven, een Software and Applications Development-centrum in Adelsried (Duitsland) en een ISO 9002 production engineering en logistics-afdeling in Cork, Ierland.
Over Proximus
Op 31 december 2003 telde Proximus 4.201.000 actieve klanten* (1.759.000 abonnees en 2.442.000 Pay&Go-gebruikers). Proximus, de marktleider voor mobiele telefonie in België, is voor 75% eigendom van de Groep Belgacom en voor 25% van Vodafone. Belgacom is opgenomen in de notering van de Eerste Markt van Euronext Brussels, onder “BELG”.
* Voor Proximus is een actieve klant de houder van een mobiele telefoon die in de loop van de laatste drie maanden een oproep heeft ontvangen of tot stand gebracht of een sms heeft verstuurd of ontvangen.
Voor meer informatie, neem contact op met:
Douglas Ros, Vice-President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Louvain - Belgique, le 13 mai 2004 - Option NV (Euronext : OPTI), l’entreprise spécialisée dans la transmission de données sans fil se réjouit du lancement par Proximus d’une série de services de données à haut débit. Proximus a en effet décidé de faire appel aux cartes PC 3G proposées par Option. La personnalisation de la carte de données à haut débit Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS conçue pour les ordinateurs portables permet aux deux marques que sont Proximus et Vodafone de profiter d’une visibilité accrue sur le marché belge. Option a développé et produit la carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS et assure la distribution à Proximus.
Outre le cogriffage de la carte PC, Option a également travaillé en étroite collaboration avec Proximus à la conception et au développement d’une version spéciale du logiciel d’interfaçage de Vodafone. Livré avec la carte PC, ce logiciel automatiquement configuré pour les réseaux 3G et GPRS de Proximus est disponible en Néerlandais, en Français et en Anglais (une nécessité sur le marché belge).
Selon Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: “En donnant à Proximus la possibilité de lancer la première carte PC 3G en Belgique, Option consolide sa réputation de chef de file international dans le domaine de la transmission de données sans fil. Grâce à cette carte PC 3G/GPRS, les usagers professionnels mobiles, les petites et moyennes entreprises tant que les grandes entreprises profiteront pleinement des atouts considérables que présente le réseau 3G Proximus”.
Selon Philippe Vander Putten, CEO Proximus: "Le lancement de la carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS est un jalon important dans l’histoire de Proximus. Fort de ce premier service 3G, Proximus entend développer sa stratégie en matière de Mobile Business Solutions par l’offre de solutions intégrées visant à améliorer la productivité des entreprises, à accroître leurs revenus et à réduire leurs coûts d’exploitation. Option a collaboré activement à la personnalisation de cette carte PC et du logiciel concerné afin que Proximus puisse proposer un produit convivial qui réponde aux besoins des professionnels".
Installée sur un ordinateur portable, la carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS garantit un accès simple, intégré et sécurisé aux informations et données, à tout moment et en tout lieu. Connecté en permanence au réseau 3G de Proximus, le client paiera uniquement la transmission des informations émises ou reçues.
La carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS autorise le téléchargement de données à un débit de 384 Kbps. Ainsi, les utilisateurs du réseau Proximus bénéficieront d’un accès à leurs applications bureautiques usuelles (courrier électronique, calendrier et Internet) sept fois plus rapide qu’avec une ligne téléphonique fixe et dix fois plus rapide que par le biais d’une liaison GPRS.
Les utilisateurs bénéficieront tous d’une interaction transparente entre les réseaux UMTS et GPRS de Proximus. Lorsqu’ils se trouveront dans une zone 3G, les utilisateurs remarqueront que la vitesse de transfert des données est considérablement plus élevée. Option livre d’ores et déjà ses cartes 3G/GPRS Vodafone Mobile Connect à plus de 15 opérateurs de mobilophonie appartenant au groupe Vodafone.
A propos d’Option
Option NV (www.option.com ) est le principal innovateur dans le domaine de la transmission de données sans fil. L’entreprise s’est spécialisée dans la conception, le développement et la production de produits 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM et WLAN pour des solutions de connectivité sans fil. Option s'est forgé une réputation enviable de concepteur de produits innovants qui permettent d'améliorer les performances et les fonctionnalités de la communication de données sans fil. Option a établi son siège social à Louvain, Belgique. L'entreprise possède plusieurs centres de recherche et développement à Louvain, un centre de développement de logiciels et d'applications à Adelsried (Allemagne) et une unité de logistique et d'ingénierie de la production certifiée ISO 9002 à Cork (Irlande).
A propos de Proximus
Le 31 décembre 2003, Proximus comptait quelque 4.201.000 clients actifs* (1.759.000 abonnés et 2.442.000 usagers Pay&Go). Leader du marché belge dans le domaine de la téléphonie mobile, Proximus appartient à 75% au Groupe Belgacom et à 25% au groupe Vodafone. Belgacom est admis à la cotation sur le Premier Marché d’Euronext Bruxelles, sous la dénomination “BELG”.
* Proximus entend par client actif tout détenteur d’un appareil téléphonique mobile qui a émis ou reçu un appel téléphonique ou un sms durant les trois mois écoulés.
Pour plus d’informations, veuillez prendre contact avec:
Douglas Ros, Vice-President Business Development & Marketing
Tél. : +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tél. : +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
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Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that it has won the prestigious Europe’s 500 “Most Innovative Use of IT” award, endorsed by Microsoft. The company was honoured for this at the Europe’s 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth Awards ceremony on December 7th in Paris. Mr. Laurent Delaporte, Vice President SMS&P of Microsoft EMEA made the presentation to Option’s CEO Jan Callewaert.
Laurent Delaporte, Vice President SMS&P (Small Mid Market Solutions and Partners) of Microsoft EMEA, noted: “We were impressed by Option’s solution for addressing some of the challenges faced by today’s travelling business person, such as the constant need to check/ synchronize voice mail and e-mail. Their GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software simplifies mobile access to wireless networks and internet services, allowing conversion of notebooks or PDA’s into tri-band mobile phones, thereby increasing productivity while on the move. We congratulate Option and recognize their commitment to innovation.”
Jan Callewaert, CEO Option, comments: “We are honoured to win this award. It underscores the innovation power of our company. We strongly believe that our broadband wireless solutions should be simple, secure, fast and seamless for the end-user. This requires constant innovation, close contact with the customer and a flawless execution. With that you have the basic recipe for our success. I dedicate this award to all Option employees.”
In addition to Option, four other Europe’s 500 champions of growth were honoured with Special Awards: Pharmexx Sales & Marketing Intelligence GmbH of Germany was recognized for their ‘Excellence in Financing Growth’ presented by 3i; CCCzorg B.V. of the Netherlands was awarded the ‘Best Communications Use in Growth’ presented by Weber Shandwick; Espotting Media of the UK was honoured as the ‘Fastest Growing Tech Company’ by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the New Wave Group AB of Sweden was congratulated by the Boston Consulting Group for its ‘Entrepreneurial Value Creation’.
For more information go to www.europes500.com
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven (Belgium). The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork (Ireland).
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO and General Counsel
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that TMN, Portugal’s leading mobile network operator, has selected Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ as wireless broadband data solution for its mobile business users. TMN will start commercialization of this data card solution under its own brand as of December 2004.
TMN is a subsidiary of the Portugal Telecom Group with over 50% market share in a three mobile operator’s scenario. Betting on the ongoing diversification of solutions tailored to individual and professional needs, TMN makes technological innovation and orientation towards the client drive its overall activity. TMN, which has 2,5G, 3G and Wi-Fi networks in place, has a subscriber base of near 5 million customers. TMN’s mobile business users are increasingly demanding seamless, broadband, wireless access solutions covering at the same time 2,5G, 3G and Wi-Fi networks. In selecting Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION data card and Option’s Mobility Manager TMN can now provide those mobile users with a fast, simple and secure mobile data solution.
TMN’s choice for Option was inspired by Option’s relentless focus customer needs, its European centric operations, the possibilities of full customization and the breadth of Option’s current and ‘in-development’ product portfolio integrating WLAN/Wi-Fi and broadband mobile access technologies. Option’s capabilities to provide TMN with a tailor-made after-sales support solution further strengthen TMN’s desire to work with Option.
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public WiFi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or WiFi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services. Option’s GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software enables users of the card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless 3G UMTS, GPRS and WLAN technologies.
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO and General Counsel
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that Vodafone PLC, the world's largest mobile community has selected the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ , the wireless PC data card from Option combining both 3G and WLAN/Wi-Fi technologies in a single product, to further extend their broadband wireless data solutions to the corporate market. Option has already secured orders from Vodafone and products will begin shipping following the commercial roll-out plans for each of the Vodafone countries before year-end. The products will be sold under the Vodafone brand – Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G data card.
In selecting Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ data card Vodafone can provide the corporate market with a fast, simple and secure mobile data solution across all their mobile networks.
Jan Callewaert, CEO at Option: “We are delighted with the ongoing business from Vodafone. After our 1st successful partnership in 2002 with our GlobeTrotter GPRS data card and the 2nd highly successful partnership with the 3G/GPRS data card, we are now excited that the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ has been chosen as the next generation data card to further complement their broadband wireless solutions. This is the third brand of European mobile operators that is endorsing the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ in its product portfolio. It demonstrates again that Option is satisfying the needs of its customers by continuing to deliver innovative leading edge wireless technology solutions”.
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public Wi-Fi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or Wi-Fi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services.
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO and General Counsel
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today reported results for the third quarter 2004.
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Leuven, Belgium – October 21st 2004 - OPTION (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced that it has been listed amongst the fastest growing European companies included in the 2004 Europe's 500, an annual listing endorsed by Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers and 3i and published by Europe’s Entrepreneurs for Growth.
Option is one of 34 companies in Europe in the ‘Communications & Electronics’ sector who managed to qualify for Europe’s 500.
This year’s five hundred dynamic, entrepreneurial-driven companies who qualified for Europe’s 500 have managed to sustain growth since the year 2000, boosting employment and sales at an impressive average annual rate of 15%. Despite the challenging business environment, these champions of growth have created more than 120,000 jobs across Europe. They have continued to drive employment creating an average of 81 new jobs per year, more than one new job per week per year during three of the most difficult economic years in the last half decade.
Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: “We are pleased to have made the Europe’s 500 list for the first time in the history of our company. Both our GPRS and 3G PC data cards are the product hits that are feeding our growth. Close co-operation with our customers, the mobile network operators worldwide, and a relentless focus of our team on innovation and execution are the key success factors.”
Europe’s 500 shows that growth is not industry specific but is driven by talented, innovative, risk-taking entrepreneurs. The highest number of champions of growth in the 2004 Europe’s 500 are found within manufacturing (industrial goods) and industrial services sector, 30% of the five hundred companies, followed by IT services (15%) and management services (10%).
“Given the economic environment of the last few years, Option’s continued growth is a real achievement. Europe needs to stimulate employment and innovation through more fast growing companies like Option. We believe that these champions of growth should be recognised as role models” said Philippe Leonard of Europe’s 500.
The Europe’s 500 listing identifies rapidly growing European companies for their employment creation and rapid growth. Option will be officially recognized and honoured for its remarkable business achievements and growth in employment at the Europe’s 500 Awards Dinner on 7 December in Paris.
For more information please contact:
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel Option
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
About Europe’s 500
Europe's 500 was first published in 1996 as an initiative of the association also called Europe’s 500 (now know as Europe’s Entrepreneurs for Growth) and has been published on an annual basis ever since. During this time, more than 3.000 of Europe’s high growth companies have received the accolade of being one of Europe's 500 champions of growth.
The listing is intended to focus attention on entrepreneurial achievement and fast-growth European companies. Its focus on job creation and growth in medium sized enterprises is unique and distinguishes it from other business rankings. Full information and the complete 2004 Europe’s 500 listing at: www.europes500.com
Leuven - Belgium, September 22 2004 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today announced GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE the world’s first data card combining EDGE/GPRS and WLAN (Wi-Fi) access technologies in a single PC data card. Besides incorporating multiple access technologies the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE offers uniquely attractive benefits and functionality making this wireless data card a “must have” for the mobile professional:
- GlobeTrotter form factor with patented retractable antenna design
- Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) functionality which makes it suitable for US, European and Asian markets
- Supports both 54Mbps (802.11g 802.11 b) and 11Mbs Wi-Fi (WLAN) standards
Jan Callewaert, CEO at Option: “The United States is the world leader in EDGE deployment with EDGE data services now widely available across US GSM/GPRS networks. In Europe EDGE networks are being deployed either as a complement to 3G services or as an alternative access technology for network operators that do not have a 3G/UMTS network infrastructure. The GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE being a quad-band data card is targeted to satisfy the needs of data hungry mobile professionals on any EDGE network, US or Europe. For this reason we see EDGE technology as an important addition to our existing data card portfolio. Option is currently pursuing opportunities in both geographical markets with the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE already in approval testing at several network operators.”
GlobeTrotter Combo EDGE will be shipping commercially as from November 2004.
The GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE further complements and enhances Option’s current range of GlobeTrotter wireless data cards: GlobeTrotter (GPRS), GlobeTrotter COMBO (GPRS/WLAN) and the GlobeTrotter FUSION (3G UMTS/GPRS/WLAN).
EDGE, Enhanced Data for Global Evolution (E-GPRS), is a technology that gives GPRS networks the capacity to provide data services similar to the third generation of mobile telephony. By deploying E-GPRS as an overlay within an existing GPRS network operators can provide four times the data capacity of GPRS per subscriber. This in most cases can be achieved as a software upgrade to the existing network infrastructure whilst leaving existing base stations and cell sites intact. Operators already deploying 3G network services may decide also to deploy EDGE as a complementary service to 3G. In such cases data users would benefit from the higher data rates that E-GPRS provides over traditional GPRS in non-urban environments where the 3G service coverage may not be available.
On an EDGE network, GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE enables connection to the Internet at data speeds of up to 247 kbps. Move into range of a public Wi-Fi hotspot, the corporate wireless network or the home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where EDGE or Wi-Fi services are not available the data card still enables reliable and secure data connections over traditional GPRS.
Option offers its premier GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software with the GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE enabling users of the data card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless EDGE, GPRS and WLAN (Wi-Fi) technologies. In addition network operators implementing Option’s mobile IP solution, SESAM™, will be able to provide their users with a Seamless Roaming experience regardless of access technology. The GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE, as other data cards within the GlobeTrotter family, has inbuilt support for SIM authentication (EAP-SIM) for automatic authentication and supports Microsoft’s PC Smart Card services (PCSC) within the Microsoft Windows Operating System.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
• Quad-band data card suitable for use on E-GPRS/GPRS/GSM networks World-Wide
• GlobeTrotter PC Card format with retractable antenna design
• GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE supports WLAN 802.11g and 802.11b standards
• Supports IPSec client software for end to end secure corporate data exchange and synchronisation over VPN
• Future proof through user upgradable Flash Memory technology
• Seamless handover between WLAN and 2G and 2.5G networks with optional SESAM Mobile IP solution
• Type II PC Card 32 bit card-bus interface compatible with nearly all popular notebook PC’s equipped with PCMCIA slot and Microsoft Windows Operating System
• GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE support for MAC O/S and Linux on request
• GlobeTrotter COMBO EDGE is customisable for mobile operators and IT manufacturers.
For more detailed information and screenshots
Globetrotter COMBO EDGE: https://www.option.com/news/6_3_presskit.shtml
GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager: https://www.option.com/news/6_3_presskit.shtml
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven, Belgium – September 20 2004 - OPTION (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, and T-Mobile, subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), one of the world’s leading mobile communications companies today announced that it has selected Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ broadband wireless data card to give the mobile professional easy and seamless access to T-Mobile’s UMTS/GPRS and Wi-Fi networks.
In June of this year Option announced GlobeTrotter FUSION™, the world’s first 3-in-1 data card combining 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g technologies on a single PC Card, T-Mobile's choice for the GlobeTrotter FUSION™ clearly demonstrates the market need for broadband wireless data card solutions supporting multiple access bearer technologies.
T-Mobile operates more than 8,500 public Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, promotes secure access to the internet or corporate networks, and provides wireless coverage with international 3G and GPRS networks. Today’s mobile professional requires ubiquitous wireless access. Option’s GlobeTrotter FUSION™ is the only broadband wireless data card solution available on the market today that fully satisfies the requirement for ubiquitous access, whilst enhancing the user data experience and convenience.
Jan Callewaert, CEO at Option: "Over the years we have built a solid business relationship with T-Mobile and I am very pleased that they have yet again selected a GlobeTrotter product for the launch of their new data card. T-Mobile’s decision to market our GlobeTrotter FUSION 3-in-1 data card is an important milestone for both our companies as it marks the third such product in the GlobeTrotter range that T-Mobile will be sourcing from Option.”
T-Mobile was one of the first mobile operators in 1999 to market data services in Germany with Option’s FirstFone™, a GSM 900 data card. In 2002 T-Mobile launched its GPRS packet switched data services with Option’s GlobeTrotter GPRS data card. In 2003 T-Mobile selected Option's GlobeTrotter COMBO GPRS card with on board WLAN. Currently Option’s GlobeTrotter data cards are marketed under the T-Mobile brand in Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
David Hytha, T-Mobile’s Executive VP of Terminals says: “T-Mobile is committed to simple, seamless communications. Today’s announcement is another milestone enabling customers to take their office with them on the move. Full broadband speeds and T-Mobile’s unique Wi-Fi offering brings this strategy to life. Currently there are over 8,500 T-Mobile HotSpots worldwide. T-Mobile is delighted to be working with Option in the next stage of our mobile access offering.”
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public WiFi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or WiFi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel Option
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Elaine Devereux, T-Mobile
Tel +44 7950 396249
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com ), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
About T- Mobile
T- Mobile is one of the world’s leading companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche Telecom’s [four] strategic divisions, T- Mobile concentrates on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United States. By the end of the first quarter 2004, more than 96 million people were using the mobile communications services provided by companies in which T- Mobile or Deutsche Telekom have a majority or minority stake. And all that over a common technology platform based on GSM, the world’s most successful digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications provider with a seamless transatlantic service. T- Mobile is now rolling out its 3G networks and services and, uniquely, rolling out Wi-Fi ‘Hotspots’ enabling virtually instantaneous download of data, graphics, audio and visual.
Leuven, 13 September 2004. Option NV (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, announced in a transparency communication to the market regulators its updated shareholders’ structure.
Frederic Convent, Option’s CFO & General Counsel, commented: “The institutional investment community is endorsing our sustainable growth plan and technological product roadmap for the quarters to come by increasing its interest in the Company. By executing well we are able to offer an interesting free float for the investors reflecting our efforts of global investor relations".
Option’s updated shareholders’ structure is as follows: PDF
The last annual report and the other interim reports are available on the website www.option.com
For more information please contact:
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
investor@option.com
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option's headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
Option and the Option logo are trademarks of Option NV.
Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today reported results for the second quarter 2004.
Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today reported results for the second quarter 2004.
Download the results in PDF_UK version
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Leuven - Belgium, June 15 2004 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today unveiled GlobeTrotter Fusion™ the latest addition to its range of wireless data cards. So named, Option’s GlobeTrotter Fusion™ is the bringing together of 3G UMTS, GPRS and Wireless LAN 802.11g technologies in a single PC data card marking a world first in next generation broadband wireless data solutions from Option.
On a 3G network the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ enables broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 384kbps. Move into a range of public WiFi hotspot, the corporate WLAN or your home wireless network and the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ provides connection at speeds up to 54Mbps. In areas where 3G or WiFi services are not available GlobeTrotter Fusion™ still ensures reliable and secure data connection over the widely available GPRS services.
“We started the GlobeTrotter Fusion™ development program at the end of last year and since then have been successful in securing the interest of a selected number of major customers the first of which, Swisscom Mobile formally announced the product earlier this month. GlobeTrotter Fusion is currently in product validation with a number of lead operators and will become openly available for all operators during the 4th quarter” commented Jan Callewaert CEO at Option.
In addition to the Globetrotter Fusion™ data card, Option will offer its premier GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager™ software enabling users of the card to have fast, simple and easy access to wireless data whilst hiding from the user the complexity of underlying wireless 3G UMTS, GPRS and WLAN technologies. In conjunction with Option’s mobile IP solution the user will be able to seamlessly roam between access technologies 3G/WLAN/2G with automatic authentication using GlobeTrotter Fusion’s inbuilt support for PC Smart Card and EAP-SIM.
GlobeTrotter Fusion™ opens up a true world of mobile wireless broadband and it is the ideal companion for the mobile professional enabling the internet, e-mail, video conferencing and office applications with real time secure VPN access to corporate applications and data while on the move.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
•tGlobeTrotter Fusion™ supports WLAN 802.11g and 802.11b standards
•tSupports IPSec client software for end to end secure corporate data exchange and synchronisation over VPN
•tFuture proof through user upgrade Flash Memory technology
•tSeamless handover between WLAN and 2.5G/3G networks with Mobile IP option
•tTransparent handover between UMTS and GSM/GPRS networks
•tCompatible with nearly all popular notebook PC’s equipped with Type II PC Card slot and Microsoft Windows Operating System
•tGlobeTrotter Fusion™ support for MAC O/S and Linux on request
•tGlobeTrotter Fusion™ is customisable for mobile operators and IT manufacturers.
For more detailed information and screenshots
Globetrotter Fusion: https://www.option.com/products/gt_fusion_spec.shtml
GlobeTrotter Mobility Manager: https://www.option.com/products/gt_mobilitymanager_spec.shtml
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com ), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Swisscom Mobile is embarking on a new era of mobile data communications. In August Swisscom Mobile is launching a world first on the Swiss market: Mobile Unlimited. For the first time, a PC data card jointly developed with Option (OPTI) of Belgium supports all wireless data transmission technologies from GPRS to UMTS and WLAN.
With Mobile Unlimited irrespective of time, place or transmission technology
Swisscom Mobile and Option: world première in mobile data communications
Swisscom Mobile is embarking on a new era of mobile data communications. In August Swisscom Mobile is launching a world first on the Swiss market: Mobile Unlimited. For the first time, a PC data card jointly developed with Option (OPTI) of Belgium supports all wireless data transmission technologies from GPRS to UMTS and WLAN. Swisscom Mobile NATEL® customers who subscribe to Mobile Unlimited can be connected automatically and securely to the fastest available broadband technology from any location. Mobile Unlimited is also the first product in the world to enable seamless handover i.e. automatic, uninterrupted switching between different types of transmission technologies. The card is offered by Swisscom Mobile under its own name, and its Seamless Handover technology is also being marketed internationally.
"More and more companies are finding that the ability to access their corporate network at any time and from any location, check e-mails, process orders and customer requests in real time, order spare parts, call up assembly diagrams, etc., is becoming a key criterion in the bid to stay ahead of the competition," says Carsten Schloter, Swisscom Mobile CEO. Users expect their mobile connection to be guaranteed 100%, wherever they are and whatever the available transmission technology. And they are not interested in having to make complicated settings on their own PC beforehand, thereby interrupting running applications.
Automatic selection of the fastest available technology
Mobile Unlimited does away with irritating, time-consuming PC chores. With no action required on the part of the user, Mobile Unlimited switches seamlessly from UMTS to GPRS or WLAN, automatically selecting the fastest transmission technology available in any given location. Customers purchasing Mobile Unlimited receive the Swisscom Mobile NATEL® data basic subscription, an Unlimited PC Card and a CD-ROM with the requisite Unlimited Data Manager software. From then on Mobile Unlimited takes over, ensuring secure, reliable connectivity for the user irrespective of time or location.
"Developing the hardware and software for Mobile Unlimited was a challenge," says Jan Callewaert, founder and CEO of Option NV, the Belgian company that jointly developed the new PC data card with Swisscom Mobile. "Integrating UMTS with GPRS and WLAN in such a small PC card and catering to Swisscom Mobile's requirements in terms of performance and user-friendliness, while simultaneously keeping to schedule, was no easy task. So I'm all the more delighted that it all worked out."
Mobile Unlimited offers transmission speeds of up to 384 kBit/s (UMTS) or 54 MBit/s (Public WLAN). For locations that currently offer only GPRS, transmission speeds between 30 and 40 kBit/s are available. By the end of 2004 Swisscom Mobile intends to have more than 800 WLAN Hotspots in operation and will cover 83% of the population with UMTS. Swisscom Mobile is investing some CHF 500 million in the mobile network in 2004 alone.
Standard price dependent on data volume
In terms of price, it makes no difference which technology Mobile Unlimited uses for data transfer. The price is indexed exclusively to the volume of data transferred. Customers can subscribe to different package sizes, e.g. 40 MB per month for CHF 70. The largest packages are based on the principle of 1 Megabyte for CHF 1. The subscription price can be adjusted every three months if the effective volume of data transmitted deviates from the agreed subscription volume. Tariffs are defined such that the average customer can enjoy the convenience of a mobile workspace for a monthly budget between CHF 80 and CHF 100.
Mobile Unlimited is ideal for self-employed persons and companies whose employees need to be able to access their private network irrespective of time or place. "That covers everything from one-man outfits to large international enterprises," says Carsten Schloter. Mobile Unlimited can be used on laptops with Type II PCMCIA slots, the Windows 2000 / XP operating system and 100 MB free hard disk capacity. Mobile Unlimited was comprehensively tested in the Microsoft software environment. The Office 2003 product family in particular supports the new form of mobility offered by Mobile Unlimited.
Available from August 2004 – also scheduled for international distribution
Technical development of Mobile Unlimited is now complete, and commercial mass production has begun. The product will be available from 30 August 2004 and can be used throughout the Swisscom Mobile network.
Swisscom Mobile also has high hopes of the international marketing potential offered by Mobile Unlimited technology. Carsten Schloter is convinced that "Automatic, seamless switching between different network technologies is a prerequisite for offering the mobile equivalent of the "always-on" experience that ADSL customers enjoy.“ The associated rights have been patented by Swisscom Mobile.
Zurich, 3 June 2004
About Option
Option NV (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
More info on www.option.com
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail:
d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven - Belgium, May 13 2004 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI), the wireless technology company, today welcomed the launch by Proximus of its high speed data service using Option’s 3G UMTS PC Data Card. The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS high speed data card for notebook and laptop PCs has been specifically customised to promote both the Proximus and Vodafone brands to the Belgian market. The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card was developed, manufactured, and is supplied to Proximus by Option.
In addition to the Proximus/Vodafone co-branding on the data card, Option has been working closely with Proximus in the design and development of a special version of the Vodafone Dashboard software that is automatically configured for the Proximus 3G and GPRS networks and supports the Dutch, French, and English languages required for the Belgian market.
Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: “By enabling Proximus to offer the first 3G data card solution in Belgium, Option reinforces its worldwide reputation as a world leader in wireless data technology. We are pleased that through this offering the mobile professional, small and medium enterprise, and the larger corporate customer will be able to experience the huge benefits that Proximus brings with its 3G network in Belgium.”
Philippe Vander Putten, CEO Proximus: "The launch of the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card is a major milestone in Proximus' journey. With this first 3G service Proximus wants to reinforce its Mobile Business Solutions strategy - tailored to help companies increase their productivity, efficiently control their costs and generate revenues. Option has actively contributed to personalise the data card and the software to allow Proximus to offer a product who fully comply with the needs of his business clients."
The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card plugs into a laptop and provides a simple, integrated and secure means of accessing information and data anytime, anywhere, staying always connected while only paying for the information they actually send or receive.
With data rates of up to 384kbps, the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card enables Proximus business customers to access all their usual office applications such as e-mail, calendar and internet at up to 7 times the speed of a fixed line dial up, and up to 10 times the speed of GPRS.
Currently Option supplies the 3G/GPRS Vodafone Mobile Connect Card to over 15 mobile operators within the Vodafone 3G footprint.
About Option
Option NV (www.option.com ), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0) 16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Leuven - België, 13 mei 2004 - Option NV (Euronext: OPTI), gespecialiseerd in draadloze datacommunicatie, juicht de lancering van hogesnelheid datadiensten van Proximus toe. Proximus maakt immers gebruik van de 3G datakaarten van Option. De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS hogesnelheid datakaart voor notebooks werd gecustomizeerd om beide merken, Proximus én Vodafone, extra zichtbaarheid te geven op de Belgische markt. De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datakaart werd ontwikkeld, geproduceerd en nu ook geleverd door Option.
Naast de co-branding van de datakaart werkte Option ook nauw samen met Proximus om een speciale versie van de dashboard software van Vodafone te ontwerpen en te ontwikkelen. Deze software, meegeleverd met de datakaart, wordt automatisch geconfigureerd voor de 3G en GPRS netwerken van Proximus en is verkrijgbaar in het Nederlands, Frans en Engels (wat noodzakelijk is voor de Belgische markt).
Jan Callewaert, gedelegeerd bestuurder van Option: “Door Proximus de mogelijkheid te bieden de eerste 3G datakaart te lanceren in België, versterkt Option zijn wereldwijde reputatie als wereldleider op het vlak van draadloze datacommunicatie. Dankzij deze datakaart kunnen de mobiele professionele gebruikers, KMO’s en grotere bedrijven immers profiteren van de enorme voordelen van het 3G netwerk van Proximus.”
Philippe Vander Putten, gedelegeerd bestuurder van Proximus:
"De lancering van de Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard, is een belangrijke mijlpaal in de geschiedenis van Proximus. Met deze eerste hogesnelheids-datakaart voor laptops in Europa wil Proximus zijn Mobile Business Solutions strategie verder verbreden door oplossingen te bieden aan ondernemingen om hun productiviteit en inkomsten te verhogen en hun kosten efficiënter te beheren. Option NV heeft actief meegewerkt aan het personaliseren van de datakaart en de software zodat Proximus een gebruiksvriendelijk product kan aanbieden dat beantwoordt aan de behoeften van zijn professionele klanten.”
De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datakaart wordt aangesloten op een notebook voor een eenvoudige, geïntegreerde en veilige toegang tot informatie en gegevens, altijd en overal. De klant blijft continue verbonden met het netwerk, maar betaalt enkel voor de informatie die hij werkelijk verstuurt of ontvangt.
De Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS-datakaart downloadt gegevens met een snelheid van 384 kbps. Gebruikers van Proximus hebben dus zo in vergelijking met een vaste inbellijn 7 maal sneller toegang tot hun gebruikelijke kantoortoepassingen zoals e-mail, agenda en internet en tot 10 maal sneller toegang dan via een GPRS-verbinding.
Alle gebruikers halen voordeel uit een naadloze interactie tussen UMTS- en GPRS-netwerken van Proximus. Wanneer gebruikers in een 3G-zone terechtkomen, zullen ze merken dat de datasnelheid aanzienlijk hoger ligt. Wanneer gebruikers buiten het bereik van 3G komen, schakelen de mobiele eigenschappen van de 3G/GPRS-datakaart van Option naadloos over naar de GPRS-netwerkdienst van Proximus, die meer dan 99% van de Belgische bevolking bereikt.
Option levert reeds 3G/GPRS Vodafone Mobile Connect kaarten aan meer dan 15 mobiele operatoren uit de Vodafone groep.
Over Option
Option NV (www.option.com )is dé vernieuwer op het gebied van draadloze data communicatie. Het bedrijf is gespecialiseerd in het ontwerpen, ontwikkelen en produceren van 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM en WLAN producten voor draadloze data oplossingen. Option heeft een benijdenswaardige reputatie weten op te bouwen door verbluffende nieuwe producten te creëren waardoor de prestaties en mogelijkheden van draadloze communicatie groeien. De maatschappelijke zetel van Option is gevestigd in Leuven, België. Het bedrijf heeft een Research & Development-centrum in Leuven, een Software and Applications Development-centrum in Adelsried (Duitsland) en een ISO 9002 production engineering en logistics-afdeling in Cork, Ierland.
Over Proximus
Op 31 december 2003 telde Proximus 4.201.000 actieve klanten* (1.759.000 abonnees en 2.442.000 Pay&Go-gebruikers). Proximus, de marktleider voor mobiele telefonie in België, is voor 75% eigendom van de Groep Belgacom en voor 25% van Vodafone. Belgacom is opgenomen in de notering van de Eerste Markt van Euronext Brussels, onder “BELG”.
* Voor Proximus is een actieve klant de houder van een mobiele telefoon die in de loop van de laatste drie maanden een oproep heeft ontvangen of tot stand gebracht of een sms heeft verstuurd of ontvangen.
Voor meer informatie, neem contact op met:
Douglas Ros, Vice-President Business Development & Marketing
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
Louvain - Belgique, le 13 mai 2004 - Option NV (Euronext : OPTI), l’entreprise spécialisée dans la transmission de données sans fil se réjouit du lancement par Proximus d’une série de services de données à haut débit. Proximus a en effet décidé de faire appel aux cartes PC 3G proposées par Option. La personnalisation de la carte de données à haut débit Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS conçue pour les ordinateurs portables permet aux deux marques que sont Proximus et Vodafone de profiter d’une visibilité accrue sur le marché belge. Option a développé et produit la carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS et assure la distribution à Proximus.
Outre le cogriffage de la carte PC, Option a également travaillé en étroite collaboration avec Proximus à la conception et au développement d’une version spéciale du logiciel d’interfaçage de Vodafone. Livré avec la carte PC, ce logiciel automatiquement configuré pour les réseaux 3G et GPRS de Proximus est disponible en Néerlandais, en Français et en Anglais (une nécessité sur le marché belge).
Selon Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: “En donnant à Proximus la possibilité de lancer la première carte PC 3G en Belgique, Option consolide sa réputation de chef de file international dans le domaine de la transmission de données sans fil. Grâce à cette carte PC 3G/GPRS, les usagers professionnels mobiles, les petites et moyennes entreprises tant que les grandes entreprises profiteront pleinement des atouts considérables que présente le réseau 3G Proximus”.
Selon Philippe Vander Putten, CEO Proximus: "Le lancement de la carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS est un jalon important dans l’histoire de Proximus. Fort de ce premier service 3G, Proximus entend développer sa stratégie en matière de Mobile Business Solutions par l’offre de solutions intégrées visant à améliorer la productivité des entreprises, à accroître leurs revenus et à réduire leurs coûts d’exploitation. Option a collaboré activement à la personnalisation de cette carte PC et du logiciel concerné afin que Proximus puisse proposer un produit convivial qui réponde aux besoins des professionnels".
Installée sur un ordinateur portable, la carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS garantit un accès simple, intégré et sécurisé aux informations et données, à tout moment et en tout lieu. Connecté en permanence au réseau 3G de Proximus, le client paiera uniquement la transmission des informations émises ou reçues.
La carte PC Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS autorise le téléchargement de données à un débit de 384 Kbps. Ainsi, les utilisateurs du réseau Proximus bénéficieront d’un accès à leurs applications bureautiques usuelles (courrier électronique, calendrier et Internet) sept fois plus rapide qu’avec une ligne téléphonique fixe et dix fois plus rapide que par le biais d’une liaison GPRS.
Les utilisateurs bénéficieront tous d’une interaction transparente entre les réseaux UMTS et GPRS de Proximus. Lorsqu’ils se trouveront dans une zone 3G, les utilisateurs remarqueront que la vitesse de transfert des données est considérablement plus élevée. Option livre d’ores et déjà ses cartes 3G/GPRS Vodafone Mobile Connect à plus de 15 opérateurs de mobilophonie appartenant au groupe Vodafone.
A propos d’Option
Option NV (www.option.com ) est le principal innovateur dans le domaine de la transmission de données sans fil. L’entreprise s’est spécialisée dans la conception, le développement et la production de produits 3G WCDMA (UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM et WLAN pour des solutions de connectivité sans fil. Option s'est forgé une réputation enviable de concepteur de produits innovants qui permettent d'améliorer les performances et les fonctionnalités de la communication de données sans fil. Option a établi son siège social à Louvain, Belgique. L'entreprise possède plusieurs centres de recherche et développement à Louvain, un centre de développement de logiciels et d'applications à Adelsried (Allemagne) et une unité de logistique et d'ingénierie de la production certifiée ISO 9002 à Cork (Irlande).
A propos de Proximus
Le 31 décembre 2003, Proximus comptait quelque 4.201.000 clients actifs* (1.759.000 abonnés et 2.442.000 usagers Pay&Go). Leader du marché belge dans le domaine de la téléphonie mobile, Proximus appartient à 75% au Groupe Belgacom et à 25% au groupe Vodafone. Belgacom est admis à la cotation sur le Premier Marché d’Euronext Bruxelles, sous la dénomination “BELG”.
* Proximus entend par client actif tout détenteur d’un appareil téléphonique mobile qui a émis ou reçu un appel téléphonique ou un sms durant les trois mois écoulés.
Pour plus d’informations, veuillez prendre contact avec:
Douglas Ros, Vice-President Business Development & Marketing
Tél. : +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO & General Counsel
Tél. : +32 (0)16 317 411
E-mail: investor@option.com
GlobeSurfer III Reference Manual - revised on 5th March 2012
Learn the latest firmware development on the CloudGate
The iCON 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The iCON 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Step by step description on how to set up Dynamic DNS in GlobeSurfer II 7.2
GlobeSurfer III Reference Manual - revised on 5th March 2012
This application is the interface between the GlobeSurfer® III device and your personal desktop. It allows you to see incoming messages, phone calls, etc. on your desktop.
This document provides a description of how to configure an IPSec tunnel on
the GlobeSurfer® III.
This firmware updater cannot be run on a MAC running Safari browser. Please use Firefox or Chrome.
This firmware updater cannot be used for devices purchased through a network operator. Please contact your network operator for further information.
Please read 'What is new in firmware R1N89' document for updates in this firmware revision.
Note: The firmware upgrade process can take up to 20 minutes. Interrupting the process might lead to permanent failure of the device. Note: this update cannot be used with devices purchased through a network operator. Please contact your network operator directly for assistance.
Please read document for new features in this firmware R1N89
This application is the interface between the GlobeSurfer® III device and your personal desktop. It allows you to see incoming messages, phone calls, etc. on your desktop.
Frequently Asked Questions
GlobeSurfer III+ Firmware update procedure
Revised version to include watchdog and SMS control features.
This document provides a description of how to configure an IPSec tunnel on
the GlobeSurfer® III.
This document provides a description of how to configure Port Forwarding rules on the GlobeSurfer® III.
This document provides a description of how to configure the ADSL Failover functionality on the GlobeSurfer® III.
This document provides a description of how to configure a print server and a file server connected to the USB port of the GlobeSurfer III.
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The GlobeTrotter Express 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.2
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.2.0.536
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.159
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA device will be updated to :
Firmware 2.12.3Hd
Windows software : GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
MAC software : GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA device will be updated to :
Firmware 2.12.3Hd
Windows software : GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
MAC software : GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The GlobeTrotter GT Max HSUPA device will be updated to :
Firmware 2.12.3Hd
Windows software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
MAC software to GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The GlobeTrotter GT Max HSUPA device will be updated to :
Firmware 2.12.3Hd
Windows software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
MAC software to GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164
Version 3.0.0.866
Connection software for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2
Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Windows 7 support: - NDIS connection mode : legacy - GPS mode : legacy
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7
Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2
Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Windows 7 support: - NDIS connection mode : legacy - GPS mode : legacy
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7
Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2
Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Windows 7 support: - NDIS connection mode : legacy - GPS mode : legacy
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7
Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2
This upgrader will upgrade the iCON 225 to firmware version 2.5.24
Note: This flasher can only upgrade Option standard iCON 225 devices.
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAX OSX 10.3, 10.4, 10.5
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Firmware upgrader to version 2.12.0
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.
For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6
Upgrade firmware to version 2.12.0Hd and software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1.0.1086 for Windows and 3.1.19 for MAC OSX
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6
Connection software for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (Legacy mode only)
Upgrade firmware to version 2.12.0Hd and software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1.0.1162 for Windows and 3.1.78 for MAC OSX
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6
Connection software for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (Legacy mode only)
Upgrade firmware to version 2.12.0Hd and software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1.0.1162 for Windows and 3.1.78 for MAC OSX
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
Enables the user to activate or deactivate the GPS port
Enables the user to activate or deactivate the GPS port
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Upgrade frimware to version 3.19.0 (HSDPA category to 14.4 mbps) and software to uCan Connect version 2.2.3.230.
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6
GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
The download contains a document on how to use the iCON 711 in Linux.
This driver installer can only be used in Windows 7 Mobile Broadband mode. After installation, connection of the Option device can be made through Windows Mobile Broadband instead of using Option connection managers.
Important note: This driver CANNOT be installed on any other Microsoft OS than on the Windows 7.
If you already have installed the GlobeTrotter Connect, this driver package CANNOT be installed on top. This will create a driver conflict.
Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.
Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported
uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)
uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit
How to manually add an APN or disable the PIN code of your SIM card
Frequently Asked Questions and answers
Quick and easy set up (also details LED status indicators)
Frequently Asked Questions and answers
Frequently Asked Questions and answers
Board of Directors - Verslag Onafhankelijk Expert - Independent Expert Report: UEST NV Fairness opinion on equity valuation at 31 October 2020
Special Report of the Board of Directors - art. 602
Auditor Special Report - art. 602
Option NV - Auditer Special Report: Uitgifte van Converteerbare Obligaties met opheffing van het voorkeurrecht. Verslag van de Commissaris in het kader van artikel 596 en artikel 598 van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen
Special Report of the Board of Directors: Bijzonder verslag van de Raad van Bestuur overeenkomstig artikelen 583 en 596 juncto 598 van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen over de uitgifte van Converteerbare Obligaties
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The articles of association stipulate that the Board of Directors is composed of a minimum of three and a maximum of nine members, who are appointed by the general shareholders meeting for a maximum period of six years. The Board of Directors has to contain at least three independent directors.
The Board of Directors is currently composed of four members, namely: Eric Van Zele (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Raju Dandu, Martine Reynaers and Paul Matthijs.
Eric Van Zele
Mr. Eric Van Zele currently serves as Chairman of Reynaers Aluminium and Crescent NV. He was recently appointed chairman of the E17 network of hospitals and of the Hermes decision committee of The Flemish agency for Innovation and entrepreneurship. He continues to serve as a director of Barco NV. Prior to his current mandates Eric served as president and CEO of Barco NV in Kortrijk from 2009 thru 2016. He served as CEO of Pauwels International (from 2004 thru 2008) and of Telindus nv (2000 thru 2003). Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Raychem Corporation in Menlo park, CA, USA and as Managing Director of Raychem nv in Leuven, Belgium. (1972 thru 1999). He was nominated “Manager of the Year in 2012” and “ICT Personality of 2013”. Eric holds a masters degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the KUL in Leuven (1972) and postgraduate degrees in management from Stanford University (1992 CA, USA).
Raju Dandu
Mr. Raju S. Dandu is the Founder-Chairman of Danlaw Inc. USA. He is also the Managing Director of Danlaw Technologies India Ltd. He is responsible for strategic planning and corporate management of both companies. Prior to founding Danlaw Inc., he held positions at the University of Iowa hospitals, Ford Motor Company, Dana Corporation and worked as an independent consultant at General Motors. He holds a bachelors’ degree in electronics engineering from Kakinada, India, a masters in electronics from University of Iowa and an MBA from University of Detroit.
Martine Reynaers
In 1980, Martine started her career as Financial Analyst of Technicon in Paris, a subsidiary of the
American Revlon Group.
In 1982, she was appointed Financial Manager of Wexal International Ltd, an aluminium extrusion
company in Enniscorthy, Ireland.
In 1983, she moved to the Reynaers headquarters in Belgium, where she took up the position of
Financial Manager. From 1986 onwards, Martine has been the Managing Director of Reynaers until
June 2021 when she will retire from this position and take on the role of Chair of the Board.
Paul Matthijs
Next to holding several non-executive advisory positions, Paul Matthijs is COO of Vlerick Business School. Prior to this, Paul Matthijs was CEO of Niko until 2019 and held several senior executive positions in R&D, product management and general management in the Medical Imaging and Entertainment division and the Retail and Advertising Venture of Barco. Mr. Matthijs' career at Barco spanned over 30 years. He holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering and an MBA from the Vlerick Business School.
Guy Sips
Equity Analyst
KBC Securities
E-mail: guy.sips@kbcsecurities.be
Address:
Havenlaan 12 SMK 8374, B-1080 Brussels
Gert De Mesure
Analyst
Vlaamse Federatie van Beleggingsclubs en Beleggers
E-mail: gert.de.mesure@skynet.be
Address:
Langestraat 221, B-2240 Zandhoven
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