HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE Support the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) Widget Initiative

Leading Handset Manufacturers Announce Support for the JIL Widget Specification, Allowing Support for Richer Applications

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, February 15 - The Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) today announces that handset
manufacturers, HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE will support the new JIL
1.2 specification. Future handsets from all of these manufacturers will be
capable of running JIL apps.

The support of HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE will offer
developers a broader range of devices that support JIL widgets. Customers
will benefit from a wide range of useful and innovative mobile applications
as well as an enhanced experience with seamlessly integrated apps that can be
launched from the home screen of the device.

"The decision from HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE to
include the JIL widget runtime in their future devices demonstrates the
strength of JIL's efforts to establish an open mobile development
environment," says JIL CEO, Peters Suh. "The decision by HTC, Huawei Device,
Lenovo and ZTE to deliver JIL compliant handsets will ensure that customers
are in line for an even better experience on their devices."

JIL has developed a platform for mobile widgets centred on
mobile operators' unique capabilities which enable the developer community to
create applications for a growing number of handsets as well as give
customers access to a range of richer mobile applications and internet
services.

JIL was established in 2008 and has drawn support from other
handset manufacturers such as LG, RIM, Samsung and Sharp since its inception.
With HTC, Huawei Device, Lenovo and ZTE committing to deliver a range of JIL
compliant handsets, developers are able to create innovative JIL widget
compliant applications that will reach even more customers across the JIL
member companies of China Mobile, Softbank, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone.
The combination of these leading companies has a customer base of more than 1
billion people across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Contacts: Paul Kenny: Paul.Kenny at vodafone.com, Tel: +44-796-6676-526