Synchronica to Provide Push eMail and Synchronization for IXI Mobile`s Ogo Device

Released on = June 1, 2006, 8:37 am

Press Release Author = Synchronica plc

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = London, June 1, 2006. -- Synchronica plc, an international
provider of mobile synchronization and device management solutions based on open
industry standards, has licensed its synchronization software SyncML Gateway to IXI
Mobile Inc., developer of the Ogo (TM) family of mobile messaging solutions for the
mass market. The agreement enables IXI Mobile to offer mobile email and
synchronization for its Ogo device, brought to market by mobile operators and
internet service providers, and already launched in several countries worldwide.

Press Release Body = The Synchronica SyncML Gateway will allow Ogo users to enjoy
seamless push email, mobile calendar and contact synchronization, enabling Ogo as
one of the first devices to address the mobile email and personal information
management (PIM) needs of the sizeable consumer market. This agreement is expected
to assist the Company in meeting analysts\' revenue expectations for H2 2006, 2007
and 2008.

Synchronica\'s SyncML Gateway offers wireless synchronization of calendar, address
book and email between industry-standard, SyncML-enabled devices and Microsoft
Exchange or Sun Java Enterprise System. It was developed in response to market
demand for industry-standard secure mobile email and PIM synchronization. As the
SyncML Gateway is based entirely on the open industry standards SyncML (OMA DS) and
Push IMAP, Synchronica believes that this holds it safe from issues related to
software patents.

Use of mobile email is set to expand significantly over the next few years according
to Datamonitor, which estimates that global mobile operator revenues from mobile
email and personal information management are expected to exceed USD 600 million by
2009. IXI Mobile developed its end-to-end Ogo offering as a mass market mobile
solution to take advantage of the exponential growth in mobile messaging and
personal information services.

IXI Mobile\'s Ogo is sold via mobile operators and internet service providers, and
Synchronica will provide the synchronization solution for calendar and address book
including email push functionality.

Ogo was initially launched in the US by AT&T Wireless (now Cingular Wireless) and is
offered in Switzerland by Swisscom Mobile, the country\'s leading mobile operator, in
Turkey by a leading ISP and part of the country\'s top media-entertainment
conglomerate and in Germany via a partnership between Vodafone and 1&1, Europe\'s
largest internet service provider with over five million customer contracts and 56
million email user accounts, bundled with a flat rate data charge of EUR 9.99 per
month.

Carsten Brinkschulte CEO of Synchronica comments: \"The agreement with IXI to use
Synchronica\'s SyncML Gateway for its innovative, affordable Ogo offering gives the
man in the street an affordable and advanced alternative to the BlackBerry. Together
with IXI we are well placed to provide device manufacturers, ISPs and mobile
operators with a highly scalable, industry standard synchronization and email push
solution to take advantage of this opportunity in the consumer market.\"

\"Mobile operators have every interest in rolling out mobile email solutions to their
networks and see it as an indispensable element in their competitive strategy,\" says
Datamonitor analyst Alaa Owaineh. \"Mobile email is on the verge of mass market
adoption, and the number of mobilised email accounts will explode over the next
three years.\"

Amit Haller, Co-Founder, President and CEO of IXI Mobile, says: \"We are pleased to
be able to offer a superior email and sync experience on our Ogo devices via
Synchronica\'s SyncML Gateway solution. Our service provider customers are
continually looking for new ways to deliver value added mobile services, and we feel
that this agreement with Synchronica continues the tradition of delivering appealing
and affordable solutions to the mass market.\"

About Synchronica

Synchronica develops and markets synchronization and device management solutions for
mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. Its product portfolio
ranges from data synchronization (DS) to device management (DM) and firmware update
over-the-air (FOTA). Synchronica has a strong track record in the SyncML space.
Products include the world\'s first SyncML DM server in a carrier-grade environment
and the award-winning SyncML Gateway, which enables seamless synchronization of
corporate data. Its latest offering, Mobile Manager, provides companies with a
robust mobile device management solution for Windows Mobile-based devices.
Headquartered in the UK with offices in Berlin and Washington D.C. Synchronica plc
is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange. More information is
available at http://www.synchronica.com

About IXI Mobile

IXI Mobile, Inc. offers solutions that bring innovative, data-centric mobile devices
and services to the mass market. IXI Mobile\'s Ogo devices are designed to improve
the mobile user experience and increase mobile voice and data usage. The company
provides a turn-key solution to mobile operators and internet service providers
worldwide to launch and support Ogo products. IXI Mobile is headquartered in Redwood
City, California, and has research and development facilities in Israel and Romania.
IXI Mobile also maintains regional sales offices. For more information on IXI
Mobile, please visit http://www.ixi.com

On February 28, 2006, IXI Mobile and Israel Technology Acquisition Corporation
(ITAC) (OTCBB: ISLTU.OB, ISLT.OB, ISLTW.OB) entered into a definitive agreement
pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of ITAC would merge with and into IXI
Mobile, with IXI Mobile surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary
of ITAC. Upon consummation of the merger, ITAC will change its name to IXI Mobile,
Inc. and IXI Mobile will change its name to IXI Mobile (USA), Inc.

About Ogo

The Ogo family of devices delivers popular applications, including email, instant
messaging, SMS, RSS, voice and web browsing on optimized, easy-to-use handheld
devices for a true on-the-go mobile messaging experience. Ogo was launched in the
United States by AT&T Wireless (now Cingular Wireless), Switzerland by Swisscom
Mobile, Turkey by e-kolay.net., and Germany by 1&1. More information on Ogo is
available at http://www.ogo.com

Web Site = http://www.synchronica.com

Contact Details = Synchronica plc
Bodiam Business Center
Junction Road
BODIAM
TN32 5UP
GREAT BRITAIN

Nicole B. Meissner
Chief Marketing Officer
Phone: +44 (0) 1580 831 412
Mobile: +44 (0) 7977 256 412
Fax: +44 (0) 1580 606 5045
nicole.meissner@synchronica.com

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