Logica Selects Appear as Overall Winner of the Global Innovation Venture Partner Programme 2009

STOCKHOLM - Context-Aware Mobile Platform Supplier Wins Top Accolade From Logica

Logica announced today that Appear was this year’s winner of
the Global Innovation Venture Partner Programme (GIVPP) 2009, a key global
event that occurred across eight countries, where Logica sought to identify
the best Innovation Partner after reviewing 520 technology companies around
the world.

“This programme has always been about recognising innovation
and talent that exists in different companies,” says GBS Bindra, Global
Innovation Director, Logica. “Appear demonstrated a technology that has a
myriad of possibilities for our varied base of customers. In today’s
environment, organisations need to deliver exceptional value to their
customers. With Appear IQ we see tremendous potential in helping
organisations to save costs, develop new business and revenue models as well
as enhance the overall customer experience. We look forward to
collaboratively working with Appear in bringing innovation to the door steps
of our customer.”

Appear has already developed success stories such as the
mobile workforce deployments of Dutch Rail and Paris Subway. As GIVPP 2009
Global Winner, Appear will work closely with Logica teams around the world in
order to develop similar business opportunities across various industries.

“We are honoured to be selected as this year’s recipient of
the Global Innovation Venture Partner Programme Award,” says Xavier Aubry,
CEO Appear. “Receiving this accolade from Logica, the undisputed leading
provider of enterprise mobility solutions, is a significant milestone for us.
We have initially been developing our vision of innovative context-aware
mobile services in the travel and transport sector. Now, with Logica’s
support, we can reach out to a wide range of industries such as public
sector, healthcare or utilities. Tomorrow, thousands of mobile workers and
millions of consumers will be using context-aware mobile services through
their day without even realizing it.”

GIVP 2009 emphasises Logica’s support for the governance of IT
and Business Innovation by ensuring real innovation is brought to market in
the right way and delivers actual business benefits to an organisation. This
reiterates Logica’s reputation as an enabler of change, and continuous
efforts to spark new possibilities for the future through partnership.

More information is available at www.appearnetworks.com and
www.logica.com

Press Contact:
Appear
Angela J. Hepburn
Be-SR SARL Media Relations
+33-6-84-81-51-56
angieh@beseenandread.com

Logica
Suma Boby
+44-7595-612-180
s.boby@logica.com

Source: Appear Networks Systems AB

Press Contact: Appear, Angela J. Hepburn, Be-SR SARL Media Relations, +33-6-84-81-51-56, angieh at beseenandread.com. Logica: Suma Boby, +44-7595-612-180, s.boby at logica.com.