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Orb Networks® announces partnership with 3 Group® enabling



New, Customized "Orb on 3" Service to be Rolled out across the 3 Group starting with the UK in December

LONDON, Nov. 16, 2006  - Orb Networks and the 3 Group, the leading mobile media company, today announced a global partnership giving 3's 13.5 million customers mobile access to the digital media stored on their home PCs.  The announcement was made today as part of Hutchison Whampoa's global X-Series from 3 launch, which unveiled the true power of mobile broadband.

Working together, 3 and Orb Networks have customized Orb's MyCasting service specifically for 3 customers and the 3 network.  The new  service, called "Orb on 3" gives 3 customers the ability to enjoy all of their home music, videos, photos, and TV, anywhere they go on any device - be it on their mobile, PDA or lap top.  Orb on 3 simply streams a person's own content from their home PC to any device with a Web browser and a media player.  The service will be available in the UK in December, followed by other 3 Group companies in the first quarter of 2007.

"3 Group just gets it," said Joe Costello, chairman and co-founder of Orb Networks.  "They are the first mobile media company to give their customers the freedom and choices to use the mobile internet the way it was intended to be used.  Who doesn't want the freedom to control what digital media we enjoy, when we enjoy it and where?  That's the type of media freedom Orb provides. Hutchison is not running away from the future, they are running towards it with open arms, ripping down that walled garden and offering up the best of Web 2.0 services to their customers." 

"Orb on 3 unlocks the digital content on your home PC and we will ensure our customers get the best mobile media experience with Orb, said Canning Fok, Managing Director of Hutchison Whampoa. "Our customers demand a choice of innovative services and we are delighted to be working with Orb to enable them to enjoy their media wherever they are over the best network."

 
Orb on 3 offers a number of key features and benefits:

  • Orb's MyCasting application has been customized and optimized for the Hutchison 3 Group networks in each country
  • Flexibility of the Orb application allows Hutchison 3 Group to offer a "3" branded version of Orb for their users' mobile experience as well as on other devices like PDAs and PCs
  • Orb on 3 provides a foundation for future integration with other Planet 3 services.

About Orb Networks
Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software and services that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers.  Orb MyCasting gives consumers secure, instant and everywhere-access to everything from their photos and video to TV and music on virtually any Web-enabled device.  Headquartered in Emeryville, California, the company also has a European division based in Paris. The company's partners include: AMD, Nokia, AOL's Winamp, Hauppauge, Hutchison, Intel and Creative Labs.  For more information about Orb Networks and the Orb MyCasting service, please visit www.orb.com.

About 3 Group
A division of Hutchison Whampoa, the 3 Group together with Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, is the leading global player in the 3G arena, holding licenses in 11 markets with total population coverage of approximately 175 million. In just three years, the 3 Group has built an entirely new network, achieving probably the fastest rollout of a radio network in the entire telecom industry. Marketed globally under the 3 brand, the group was the first operator in the world to provide dual-mode 3G services.

To date, commercial 3G services have been launched in Italy, the UK, Australia, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel and Ireland. Hutchison announced more than 13.5 million customers in August 2006.

For more information about 3, please visit www.three.com

 

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