Global Message Services sign contract to provide enhanced SMS transit service using Traffic Control from Openmind Networks.

Dublin, Ireland, June 23, 2007 – Openmind Networks, a global pioneer of messaging router solutions and Global Message Services, the leading provider of SMS transit service across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) today announced that they have deployed Traffic Control, the intelligent messaging router from Openmind Networks in Kyiv, Ukraine for the whole CIS region

The unparalleled growth of SMS traffic in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe demands support by robust, scalable and feature rich messaging routers so that future market development is sustainable. That is why Openmind Networks, which has provided 6 of the top 10 global mobile wholesale hubbing operators with Traffic Control, has been selected to deploy a messaging router for Global Message Services.

“With its advanced feature set, reliability and scalability, Traffic Control fundamentally changes the messaging router landscape," said Alex Duncan, CEO, Openmind Networks. "We've been working closely with Global Message Services to ensure the best quality of SMS exchange service for the growing market in the CIS region. Openmind Networks will continue to innovate and add new features, thus offering Global Message Services an ever-expanding portfolio for their mobile operator client base."

Commenting, Yuri Makarenko, Director of Global Message Services said: “Key reasons to select Openmind Networks were functionality of their products, track record in the global mobile wholesale hubbing sector and GSMA Open Connectivity Project compliance. Cooperation with Openmind Networks is essential to our continued ability to provide global access for CIS mobile operators through one interconnection, one contract and one domestic counterpart for financial settlements. Traffic Control will secure the investment we have made in quality of our services.”

Traffic Control has been designed by Openmind Networks to provide intelligent inter- and intra-operator message routing for SMS, MMS and IMS services in a telecom mobile network. Openmind Networks has developed a suite of product extensions that extend the underlying capabilities of Traffic Control to address key business areas including spam and privacy protection, personalised service support and adaptation to standard compliant application servers.