Sybase 365 Announces Partnership with paybox Furthering Mobile Commerce Globally

  
    
  
  
    
      Sybase 
      365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the global leader in 
      mobile messaging services, today announced a partnership agreement with 
      paybox, a leader in mobile payment solutions, that will extend mobile 
      payments and mobile money services to customers worldwide.
    
    
      This agreement furthers Sybase 365’s global mCommerce footprint that 
      today includes remote mobile payments (via premium SMS billed to the 
      operators phone bill) and mobile banking services. Now, financial 
      institutions, mobile operators and merchants will be able to easily 
      offer their customers various mobile payment services, including 
      payments for goods and services, money transfer and mobile airtime 
      top-up.
    
    
      “paybox’s vision for mobile commerce fits well with our business 
      objectives,” said Matthew Talbot, vice president, mCommerce, Sybase 365. 
      “paybox and Sybase 365 will offer solutions for mobile payments and 
      person-to-person money transfer targeted at both emerging and developed 
      markets.”
    
    
      paybox’s mobile payment software – Mobiliser Portfolio – 
      recognized as one of the broadest on the market – will leverage Sybase 
      365’s integrated mobile messaging services and unrivalled global reach 
      to more than 700 mobile operators and 3 billion subscribers, offering 
      customers an open mobile payment infrastructure standard.
    
    
      “This agreement is a natural progression of where the market is headed 
      and what customers are demanding from their mobile phones,” said Eckhard 
      Ortwein, CEO paybox. “By combining mobile messaging and mobile payments 
      offerings, Sybase 365 and paybox are establishing a global standard for 
      mobile commerce services.”
    
    
      paybox has also been selected as a finalist for the ‘CHANGING LIVES 
      AWARD’ at AfricaCom.
    
    
      
        
           
        
        
          
            For more information, visit Sybase 365 during:
          
        
      
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
        
        
          
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            Mobile Asia Congress, Macau
          
        
      
      
        
        
        
          
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            November 18-19
          
        
        
        
        
          
            November 18-20
          
        
      
      
        
        
        
          
            Stand # B28
          
        
        
        
        
          
            Stand # F55
          
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          
            Paybox Booth: Mobile Money Pavilion
          
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          
            Stand F#60
          
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    
      About paybox
    
    
      paybox solutions AG is the global market leader in mobile payment 
      enterprise solutions. Founded in 1999, paybox was the first to launch 
      mass-marketable mobile payment solutions in five European markets. 
      paybox set up operator-led, national mobile Payment standards in Germany 
      and Austria proving a blueprint for highly developed markets where an 
      open mobile payment infrastructure drives the expansion of the mobile 
      services ecosystem. As an officially certified GSMA Mobile Money Vendor, 
      paybox also covers the entire value proposition for emerging markets 
      where mPayment, mBanking and mCommerce solutions create low cost banking 
      services for the unbanked.
    
    
      paybox received the Int’ Stevie Award 2007 for Best Product in 
      Telecommunications and the World BSS Award 2008 for the Best 
      E/M-Commerce Payments Implementation. Recognised for having the broadest 
      mobile Commerce offering worldwide, paybox mobile payment enterprise 
      solutions are deployed by leading companies across Europe, North and 
      South America, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. For more 
      information, visit www.paybox.net.
    
    
      About Sybase 365
    
    
      Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), is the global leader 
      in SMS, MMS and GRX mobile messaging interoperability, the delivery and 
      settlement of SMS and MMS content, mobile commerce and enterprise-class 
      messaging services. Processing more than 200 billion messages per year, 
      Sybase 365 reaches more than 700 mobile operators and 3 billion 
      subscribers around the world. For more information, visit: www.sybase.com/365
    
    
      Sybase and Sybase 365 are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
      Sybase, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned may be 
      trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
    
    
      Special Note: Statements concerning Sybase 365’s future prospects, new 
      products and services, and business relationships are forward-looking 
      statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks and cannot 
      be guaranteed. Factors that could ultimately affect such statements are 
      detailed from time to time in the Sybase, Inc. consolidated Securities 
      and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its annual 
      report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (copies of 
      which can be viewed on the Company's web site).