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Macalla Software Moves Into Italy with Quinary SpA Agreement

Dublin; Ireland - March 25, 2002, Macalla Software, Europes leading provider of proven mobile e-Commerce platforms and applications, and Quinary SpA, the leading Italian technology services organisation and part of the Tiscali group, have signed an agreement aimed at winning significant mobile e-Commerce contracts in Italy. Having a large portfolio of existing financial services and mobile operator customers, Quinary has identified a series of opportunities where there is demand for the combination of Macallas widely deployed mobile e-Commerce solutions and Quinarys systems integration and support expertise. This collaboration has already resulted in a number of mobile e-Commerce opportunities that are currently being pursued.

Patrick Kinsella, Director of International Channels, Macalla Software explains, The Macalla Mobile e-Commerce Platform and associated suite of applications have built up a significant pedigree and reputation within the financial services and mobile operator communities. Combining this reputation with such a well-known and highly regarded technology services organisation such as Quinary in Italy, will deepen Macallas market penetration in Europe.

Ettore Decio, Strategy Director, Quinary went on to say, Quinary has a requirement for superior proven mobile e-Commerce solutions based upon a strong revenue generating model. We are already in discussions with a number of parties interested in engaging jointly with Quinary and Macalla Software and we expect to make these announcements in due course.

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Press queries to:
Sarah Flynn, Director of Marketing, Macalla Software
Tel: + 353 1 664 22 40
[email protected]

or
Jacinta Ryan/Ronnie Simpson, Simpson Financial & Technology PR
Tel: + 353 1 260 5300
[email protected]
or
Christina Massironi, Marketing Manager, Quinary SPA
Tel: +39 02 3090 1502
Email: [email protected]

About Macalla Software
Macalla Software is a leading European provider of proven mobile e-Commerce platforms and
solutions to mobile operators and enterprises. Macallas mobile e-Commerce platform underpins Europes largest mobile e-Commerce deployment supporting 500,000 users with ING/Postbank Nederland and Telfort (MMO2). It has also provided an impressive range of solutions for world-leading organisations such as, Charles Schwab Europe, Eircell Vodafone, AIB Bank plc., Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Staal Bankiers (Achmea Group), IG Index, and Ulster Bank (Royal Bank of Scotland).

Macallas technologies and solutions are designed to increase profitability, reduce churn, create additional revenue sources and facilitate the acquisition and retention of new quality customers. Working on a global basis with an increasing range of technology partners and systems integrators, Macalla is able to leverage its presence in Dublin, London, Madrid, Rotterdam, New York and Frankfurt, and provide customers with a full range of the best experience, platforms, solutions, integration, implementation and ongoing support for their mobile e-Commerce strategies. Technology partners include, Sun Microsystems, IBM, BEA, HP, Nokia, IONA, Openwave, Reuters, and Baltimore Technologies. Systems integrator partners include, CMG, CSC, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Getronics Iberia, Quinary, Compta and eServ.

Version 3.5 of The Macalla Mobile e-Commerce Platform, is based upon the three core technologies of multi-device-delivery, mobile payments and alerts and provides the following solutions out-of-the-box; top-up, shopping, banking, share dealing, peer-2-peer payments, premium content, gaming, ticketing, and a complete integrated development environment. http://www.macalla.com

About Quinary

Quinary S.p.A., a leading provider of system Integration services in Italy, helps clients in the Mobile Telecommunications, Financial Services, Media, Energy and IT markets as wells as R&D organizations to implement and integrate state-of-the-art software systems within their organisations.

Quinary designed a multichannel framework that includes a wide range of solutions such as Content Management, Commerce, Marketing Applications, Knowledge Management, and Messaging Applications. In order to build these solutions, Quinary has developed key partnerships with world leading providers of e-business technologies such as Macalla Software.

Quinary commitment is to provide the highest quality technology based solutions to satisfy the organisation business and system objectives. To this end, the company project teams include experienced consultants who have both the teamwork and technical skills needed to effectively work together with the client.

Quinary currently employs over 65 engineering professionals located in Milan and Rome, (Italy). For more information, visit the companys Web site at www.quinary.com http://www.quinary.com