HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide communications industry, today announced the winners of the first phase of its Embedded Mobile competition, which was created as part of the GSMA's Embedded Mobile Initiative. The first phase of the competition aimed to identify best-in-class embedded modules for both 3G and 2G applications that are commercially available or will be in the near future. The winners were announced by Rob Conway, CEO and Member of the Board for the GSMA, during his keynote speech at the Mobile Asia Congress, which is taking place in Hong Kong this week.

Major Industry Players Back Initiative to Develop New SIM Technology HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA today announced that it has completed the first phase of its Smart SIM initiative and has published three white papers* outlining the commercial implementation of the technology. Led by the GSMA, this initiative aims to drive the development and adoption of the Smart SIM, which will enhance the mobile user experience by providing simplified, transferable and consistent access to services, data, applications and settings, irrespective of device type. The first phase of the project worked to ensure that consistent interoperability between mobile handsets and SIMs can be achieved, aligning device requirements and analysing the various SIM business models and sharing them with industry partners.

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HOUSTON, November 18 - Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that it has signed an agreement to redeem US$75 million of its US$125 million Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and amend the terms of the remaining US$50 million outstanding. The redemption and amendment reduces the current dilution to common shareholders and eliminates the potential dilution Endeavour common shareholders faced if equity capital was utilized for value-added growth opportunities.

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