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Zer01 Mobile To Provide True, Unlimited Voice & Data Wireless Services For Buzzirk Mobile & Global Verge Customers Starting In July 2009

Las Vegas, NV May 9, 2009 — Zer01 Mobile announced today that it has signed an agreement with Buzzirk Mobile, Inc. to provide unlimited voice and data mobile wireless services for Buzzirk Mobile subscribers starting in July 2009. The mobile service will also be marketed through Global Verge, a mobile virtual network operator for Buzzirk Mobile. Creating interconnect agreements throughout North America and the globe, Zer01 Mobile is the first mobile service to offer a true unlimited voice, data and Internet plan that is priced affordably with taxes and fees included.

“This is a great way to kick-off our commercial launch this summer 2009 as Buzzirk Mobile and Global Verge will begin marketing our unlimited wireless service. Buzzirk Mobile customers will now be able to use voice, text and Web services without counting their monthly minutes for one low price,” said Ben Piiliani, CEO, Zer01 Mobile.  ”Global Verge has members and sales representatives throughout the United States, Canada and several other countries. By leveraging Global Verge’s expert services, Buzzirk Mobile has plans to significantly expand its customer base and dramatically enhance our customer mobile services as our exclusive direct, affiliate and multi-level marketing industry agreement with Zer01 Mobile develops,” explained Mark Petschel, CEO, Global Verge.

Creating interconnect agreements throughout North America and the globe, Zer01 Mobile is the first mobile service to offer a true unlimited voice, data and Internet plan that is priced affordably with taxes and fees included. Priced also affordably, Zer01 Mobile’s international plan reaches out to the most popular calling countries around the world. The company has licensed patent pending proprietary Veritable Mobile Convergence (VMC) Technology that allows each smart phone user to make voice calls or transmit data by sending voice communications through a VoIP system.

Based in Missouri, Buzzirk Mobile is a worldwide mobile communications company supported by marketing and sales efforts by its parent company Global Verge. For more information about Buzzirk Mobile, visit www.buzzirkmobile.com.

Based in Las Vegas, NV, Zer01 Communications is owned and operated by the Unified Technologies Group, Inc., a global technology services and consulting company that is headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Zer01 Communications recently premiered the new Zer01 Mobile service at the CTIA Wireless 2009 Conference. Laptop Magazine awarded Zer01 Mobile the “Best Overall Product” Award at the conclusion of the industry conference. For more information about Zer01 Communications, visit www.Zer01mobile.com.

Pharos Traveler 117 - Prepare to be Amazed

Don’t let the sleek design of the Pharos Traveler 117 fool you!

 The Pharos Traveler 117 packs a 2.8″ flush touch-screen VGA display as just the beginning of this GPS Smartphone. Featuring the latest 3.5G communications capability based on a tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA and a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 12 cellular modems, the Pharos Traveler 117 offers industry-leading 7.2Mb/s download and 2Mb/s upload which translates to super fast Web browsing, email, social networking and other wireless Internet services. So as not to compromise quality, the Pharos Traveler utilizes both a 2 MP digital camera for recording pictures and video, and a 0.3 MP camera for video conferencing. The Traveler is pre-loaded with Microsoft Live Search, providing free information about traffic, gas prices, movie times and weather and is also powered by the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 with Microsoft® Outlook® Mobile (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Inbox), Word Mobile®, Excel® Mobile, PowerPoint® Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Picture, Notes, ActiveSync, Calculator, Game, Voice Recorder, MSN® Messenger, Media® Player 10. The Pharos Traveler gives up to 7.5 hours of GSM talk time, 5 hours of WCDMA talk time and 200 hours of standby and comes with Pharos’ proprietary Smart Navigator software and server-based travel information and navigation service.

Wireless Features

■ Qualcomm MSM7201-90, 400MHz Processor
■ 2.8” VGA 480 x 640, 65K color (can be expanded to 262K) TFT LCD with touch panel
■ Unlocked 3.5G smartphone for use on any GSM network
■ Tri-band 850/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA: 384K/7.2M/2M bits per sec
■ Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE
■ Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
■ 2MP camera for picture or video; 0.3MP front camera for video conference
■ Free real-time traffic, gas price, movie and weather information
■ Talk time: GSM: up to 7.5 hours ; WCDMA: up to 5 hours;200 hours of standby
■ Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player
■ Outlook Contacts, Calendar and Tasks
■ Email and Internet Explorer

Pricing and availability for the Pharos Traveler 117 will be posted after pre-registered customers and dealers are informed. Launching in July 2009!

HTC TyTN II - The Ultimate Mobile Companion

Ready for Business?

More powerful than anything you’ve seen before, the HTC TyTN II takes mobile communications to the next level.

Communicating while on the move is a breeze with the ergonomic tilting design that positions the screen perfectly for reading and creating emails. The full range of wireless connectivity ensures you can roam anywhere in the world and still enjoy a high-speed internet connection. Important information is just a glance away with the HTC HomeTM screen – giving an instant view of email, calendar, messages, missed calls, dynamic weather updates and more. Staying connected means staying ahead. With a complete suite of Microsoft® Office Mobile applications including Outlook®, Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®, out of office doesn’t have to mean out of the loop. Always ready for business, the HTC TyTN II ensures you are too.

Highlights

• Do more on the move with Windows Mobile® 6 Professional - instant email, calendar and contacts synchronisation
• Take your office with you – download, view and edit documents no matter where you are
• Work in comfort with the unique tilting touch screen
• Find your way wherever you are with built-in GPS navigation with TomTom taster software
• Enjoy super fast connectivity with 3G/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 2.0

Key Features

• Windows Mobile® 6
• Tilted 2.8” 240*320 QVGA touch screen
• Sliding QWERTY keyboard
• 3 mega-pixel auto focus camera
• Value Added Applications - HTC Home™, TomTom navigation software, Business card scanner
• Tri-band UMTS with Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• ROM 256MB and RAM 128MB
• 360 degree 3 way jog wheel paired with OK button
• microSD™ card slot
• Advanced touch screen technology

Pricing and availability for these Buzzirk mobile phones will be posted as it becomes available!

Before Buzzirk Mobile News

Zer01 Offering Unlimited Mobile Service With VoIP

The new carrier will initially only be available on Windows Mobile smartphones with version 6 or above, but the company is working to support other handsets.

March 13, 2009 - Zer01 is taking on AT&T (NYSE: T), Sprint (NYSE: S), T-Mobile, and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless by offering unlimited voice, text, and data plans for $69.95 a month with no contract or credit check.

The company is able to undercut the competitors by using a voice-over-IP client on the handset for all voice calls. This is made possible by interconnect, or roaming, agreements to use AT&T’s and T-Mobile’s networks to tunnel to Zer01’s IP backbone. For an extra $10 a month, users also will be able to make unlimited international calls to 40 countries.

Zer01 CEO Ben Piilani said the company has developed proprietary algorithms and defragmentation engines to handle latency issues and ensure that the VoIP has a high quality of service, even over an EDGE or GPRS connection. While there are already mobile VoIP applications from Fring and Skype, the difference is that Zer01 is providing the data itself, Piilani said.
“We look at ourselves as a new carrier, and this is definitely a disruptive technology,” Piilani told InformationWeek.

The new carrier will initially only be available on Windows Mobile smartphones with version 6 or above, but the company is working to support Android, Symbian, Java Brew, BlackBerry, and “jailbroken” iPhones. Customers will be able to purchase devices directly from Zer01 or bring their existing handsets to the network. Piilani said once Zer01’s software integrates directly with the handset’s operating system, the end user’s experience will be the same as if she were calling on a cellular network.

One of the most appealing factors of the new carrier could be the unlimited data service. The four major carriers have a limit on how much data mobile broadband customers can use, and this can sometimes lead to expensive bills if the cap is exceeded. Piilani said Zer01 will have truly unlimited data, and he wants users to tether their handsets to provide connectivity for laptops on the go.

With the infrastructure already in place, and users prepaying for service, Piilani said the company will be able to generate profits even with a price tag that’s about $30 lower than its nearest competitor. One issue the company may face is that it won’t be able to offer subsidized handsets, and an unlocked smartphone can cost more than $400. But Piilani said once the service is available on a wide variety of devices, users will be able to use the phones they already own.

While the carriers will generate some revenue from the interconnect agreements, they can’t be happy with losing the voice revenue. Piilani said he could not go divulge the terms of the interconnect agreements, but he was not worried about carriers cutting off network access. AT&T didn’t respond for comment.

Zer01’s service will go into a private beta in April, and the company will announce a commercial launch data at the CTIA trade show next month.

Original Post by Marin Perez of Information Week