Press release

Valista makes IT Europa’s Top 1500

January 18th, 2006

Valista, the leading provider of payments and merchandizing software enabling the purchase of premium services, has been profiled in IT Europa’s Top 1500 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in Europe. Within the report, the company is also ranked as one of the top 50 ISVs in the UK and Ireland.

Valista is a global leader in its field with blue chip clients including AOL, 3, NTT DoCoMo, France Telecom’s w-HA, Orange and Vodafone. The company’s technologies are deployed by wireless and fixed line operators, ISPs, financial services institutions and merchants to create comprehensive commerce ecosystems where goods and services can be purchased using both mobile and fixed line devices.

According to IT Europa’s ISVs in Europe, The Top 1500 volume of sales reported by the top European developers has grown more than 50pc during the past two years. The top 1000 players now account for more than $30bn in revenues and 200,000 people in headcount with both figures increasing even more dramatically once the European numbers for global giants such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and Symantec are included.

For more information, see http://www.iteuropa.com/ite/Nhome/content/db-report-isvs.asp

Notes:
For more information, please contact:

Valista®
Evanna Kearins
Director, Marketing.
Email: marketing@valista.com

About Valista
Valista is a global leader in the provision of multi-channel payments and merchandizing software, accelerating digital content and premium services adoption for on-portal (walled-garden) and more open ecosystems (off-portal). The company enables wireless, fixed, cable operators, ISPs and portals to create new relationships with customers by facilitating a wider choice of purchase and payment options. The company’s products support the entire commerce ecosystem and include micro and macro-payments; multi-merchant bundling, discounting, promotions and loyalty programs; and cash-based top-up. Valista’s technology has been proven in real-world implementations across four continents with customers such as: AOL; Vodafone; NTT DoCoMo; France Telecom's w-HA, Wanadoo, Tiscali, T-Online, Virginmega.fr; NTT DoCoMo; Orange; 3 (eight countries); GTECH; Hong Kong CSL; and Telcel

Valista® and ‘accelerating commerce™’ and ‘new ways to purchase with multiple ways to pay™’ , ‘payments software enabling the purchase of premium services™’ are registered trademarks and trademarks of Valista Limited. All other trademarks and registered trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners.

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