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TECNOMEN PROVIDES VISUAL VOICEMAIL TO SWISSCOM - SUPPORTS APPLE'S IPHONE

Tecnomen Corporation             STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                      
                                 22 July 2008 at 8.30


TECNOMEN PROVIDES VISUAL VOICEMAIL TO SWISSCOM - SUPPORTS APPLE'S IPHONE        

Tecnomen has implemented a Visual Voicemail application for Swisscom AG,        
supporting the company's launch of the Apple iPhone.                            

Visual Voicemail provides visual interactivity to end users for voice mail      
messages.  In contrast to the traditional voicemail message retrieval method of 
calling in to a voicemail service number, visual voicemail users receive        
messages as they are automatically downloaded to their handsets.  In addition,  
intuitive user interfaces and high functionality give end users the ability to  
easily change settings as well as personalise their voicemail accounts and      
greetings.                                                                      

The Visual Voicemail delivery to Swisscom includes a Visual Voicemail Gateway,  
providing interfaces between the backend voicemail system and mobile handsets.  
The Visual Voicemail Gateway functions independently from the voicemail backend 
and thus supports all generations of Tecnomen's messaging platforms, including  
its latest Next Generation Messaging solution.                                  

Swisscom commenced Apple iPhone sales on July 11th 2008 with full Visual        
Voicemail functionality. “Tecnomen provided excellent support by developing,    
integrating and testing Visual Voicemail within our architecture in less than 10
weeks and in concert with both us and our handset partner. We are extremely     
pleased to have achieved our goal of being the only Swiss operator to provide   
full Visual Voicemail functionality as an integral part of our iPhone service   
offering immediately upon launch”, says Markus Doetsch, Head of Product IT and  
Product Development, Swisscom AG.                                               

Visual Voicemail functionality is expected to expand from Apple iPhone handsets 
to other popular smart phones in the market, and Tecnomen, with its 30 years of 
experience, is ideally positioned to support operators in this expansion. “Apple
has completely reinvented the market understanding of voicemail with the        
introduction of Visual Voicemail, and we are proud to be at the forefront of    
this innovation”, says Miika Reinikka, VP Messaging, Tecnomen.                  


TECNOMEN CORPORATION                                                            


Jarmo Niemi                                                                     
President and CEO                                                               


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Kai Honetschläger, Area Director, Europe, tel. +358 40 821 7799                 


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About Tecnomen                                                                  
Tecnomen, founded in 1978, is one of the leading suppliers of messaging and     
charging solutions for telecom operators worldwide. Tecnomen markets and sells  
its products and services through its own organisation, as well as through      
global and local partners, and has supplied its products to more than 100       
customers around the world. Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Tecnomen has 360   
employees working in 15 locations worldwide. Tecnomen is listed on OMX Nordic   
Exchange in Helsinki. For more information on Tecnomen visit www.tecnomen.com   

About Swisscom                                                                  
Swisscom is Switzerland's leading telecoms provider, 5 million mobile customers,
around 5.3 million fixed lines included 1.6 million broadband connections. In   
2007, the company's 19,844 employees (full time equivalents) generated revenues 
of CHF 11.1 billion. More than 850 young people complete an apprenticeship at   
Swisscom in the fields of IT, telematics, mediamatics, retailing and commerce.  
Swisscom has a presence throughout Switzerland and offers a full range of       
products and services for mobile, landline and IP-based voice and data          
communication. Massive investments in network infrastructure ensure that this   
will remain the case in the future. Swisscom is active in one of the most       
attractive broadband markets in Europe via the Italian provider Fastweb.        
Swisscom also offers services for IT infrastructure outsourcing as well as the  
management of communications infrastructures.