OSLO, Norway, STOCKHOLM, SEATTLE, and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. -- Birdstep Technology ASA has signed an agreement to acquire US based mobility software company Aramova Inc.

Birdstep has entered into a heads of agreement to acquire Aramova Incorporated. The acquisition further reinforces Birdstep´s leading market position as a seamless connectivity and mobility client software provider by adding stronger relationships with European operators like the KPN Netherlands, E-plus Germany and Neuf Cegetel France. The acquisition also strengthens Birdstep´s US presence by adding Aramova´s client software development organisation in San Francisco, California and new product lines that will expand and compliment it´s market leading wireless product portfolio. The transaction is expected to close in January 2006.

"The market for connectivity and mobility solutions has become a mass-market opportunity and consolidation of the vendor landscape has started. The acquisition of Aramova Inc., a profitable and well regarded US based laptop connectivity company, is an important next step in Birdstep´s strategy to maintain its market leading position and it enhances our North American ambitions ", Petri Markkanen, CEO of Birdstep Technology says.

"We are exited to become a part of Birdstep. We share Birdstep´s vision and view on how the seamless connectivity and mobility market is evolving. By joining forces, our existing customers will get a richer portfolio and a larger organisation that can deliver on their evolving needs", says Pete Szalay, Chairman of Aramova

Birdstep Technology ASA (Oslo: BIRD)