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British Telecommunications plc Selects SMobile Systems to Secure its Newest Broadband Offering

LONDON, May 8 PRNewswire — Subscribers to British Telecommunications plc's (BT) ground-breaking BT Total Broadband Anywhere service, will receive the top-of-the-range broadband service at home and BT ToGo, an all-in-one, Internet-enabled phone designed to email and surf the Internet, in-or-out of the home. These new phones will come protected with mobile security software provided by SMobile Systems, Inc. (www.smobilesystems.com)

BT ToGo will allow users to connect to the Internet at high speeds wherever they are and also offer services like Snap and Send, that let's them save and share photos and the ability to make VoIP calls from the same device.

David Grossman, GM Mobility and Convergence at BT said: "There are over three million consumers that have our broadband services in the UK and we believe that BT Total Broadband Anywhere will encourage a new level of broadband adoption. Couple this with the BT ToGo and BT's broadband customers will be empowered to take advantage of all the benefits of the broader Internet in ways they have never experienced before. Wherever or however a customer is communicating, we want to ensure their devices remain connected and secure. After extensive testing, we chose SMobile Systems to provide the level of security required by us and our customers."

SMobile (www.smobilesystems.com) offers a full suite of security products and services that protect mobile phones and the entire wireless infrastructure. In this deal with BT, SMobile will provide its integrated Security Shield software. The suite of applications protects users from malware delivered via email, WiFi, Bluetooth and other mobile vectors.

"BT Total Broadband Anywhere ushers in a new level of connectivity for mobile phones with all the attendant value for users. Ensuring that these phones have the highest level of security on the market is extremely forward looking of BT," said Rick Roscitt, chief executive officer of SMobile Systems. "You wouldn't buy a new computer without ensuring that the best security products are installed — our philosophy is the same for today's mobile devices which pack the processing capabilities of the average computer but need separate and custom mobile protection. Thanks to Security Shield, over three million BT customers will be given the option to stay in contact, securely."

About SMobile

SMobile, Inc. has created the first and only complete line of products and services that securely protect mobile phones and the global wireless infrastructure from hackers, viruses, data compromise, unauthorized data theft and the effects of lost or stolen devices. The company's security applications include virus and malware detection, text message and data filtering, prevention of unwanted messages from interrupting the user, spam blocking, enterprise management, protection for mobile professionals from harmful data on open networks and data security and password-protection for content and files. SMobile is headquartered in Columbus, OH with facilities in Fort Lee, N.J., Dortmund, Germany, and Pune, India. The company is privately held.

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Our principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.

Contact: Lewis Goldberg / Christa Conte KCSA Strategic Communications (212) 896-1216 / (212) 896-1238 lgoldberg@kcsa.com / cconte@kcsa.com

SOURCE British Telecommunications plc

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