ConnectM becomes Wavecom’s Center of Excellence (CoE) in India

As part of the Wavecom CoE Program, ConnectM is part of the identified expert group across the globe to help customers accelerate time to market

Bangalore, July 9, 2008: ConnectM, a Sasken and IDG Ventures company, today announced that it has been appointed by Wavecom S.A. as a “Center of Excellence” (CoE) in India. This program aims at building a worldwide network of design partners to facilitate adoption of wireless machine-to-machine technologies.

ConnectM provides end-to-end solutions, consulting, application development and business intelligence to the transportation, industrial, utilities and enterprise verticals. ConnectM has proven knowledge in Wavecom technology and wireless connectivity. ConnectM has recognized expertise in hardware design, software and Open AT® embedded application development, system integration, testing, prototyping, certification and manufacturing, which can assist Wavecom customers in achieving its specific requirements for optimized, cost competitive systems rapidly.

Wavecom certifies all Centers of Excellence based on a thorough evaluation of their technical expertise, business focus, financial stability and quality standards. These CoEs are regularly trained on Wavecom’s latest technology. As a Wavecom certified CoE, ConnectM will act as trusted advisor and implementor of Wavecom solutions, partnering in design challenges and opportunities. This program gives ConnectM access to all new Wavecom solutions and latest innovations.

“The CoE program allows us to leverage our design capabilities using Wavecom wireless technology for machine-to-machine solutions. As a CoE for Wavecom, we get an edge in end-to-end solution building capability. Thanks to the Open AT® Software Suite, we are able to develop quickly advanced ANSI C software applications on Wavecom Wireless CPU®s and hence to provide competitive solutions to customers and players across the M2M value chain.

We are glad to be one of the Centers of Excellence,” said Rajeev Sharma, ConnectM Head – Sales and Operations.

‘We are delighted to welcome ConnectM to join our Centre of Excellence program as a new CoE centre in India.

This program identifies local experts, like ConnectM in India, to provide a completed service to our customers across the world and help customers enter the market with their products quickly,’ commented Olivier Beaujard, VP Business Development.

About ConnectM

ConnectM, a Sasken and IDG Ventures company based in Bangalore, India, provides end-to-end solutions, analytics, and business intelligence to the transportation, industrial, utilities and enterprise markets. These offerings are enabled by applications powered with cutting-edge Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication technology. ConnectM also works with players across the M2M value chain and provides them consulting, application development, and product life cycle development & sustenance services. www.connectm.com

About Wavecom

Wavecom is a worldwide leader in embedded industrial wireless communication solutions for automotive, machine-to-machine and mobile professional applications. Wavecom solutions include the Open AT® Software Suite encompassing the Wavecom Open AT® Operating System, a wide range of Plug-Ins, the Open AT® Integrated Development Environment (IDE) along with a market-leading range of Wireless CPU® devices, and an expanding portfolio of services. These complete embedded solutions enable makers of all types of machines to develop a new breed of intelligent wireless applications, without the need of external processors and other ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and components.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux (France) near Paris, Wavecom has subsidiaries in Hong Kong (PRC), Research Triangle Park, NC (USA), Farnborough (UK). Wavecom is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (Eurolist) in France and on the NASDAQ (WVCM) exchange in the U.S.www.wavecom.com

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