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NEC, FirstHand Technologies Sign Agreement To Deliver Mobile Unified Communications

NEC to Offer Global-Reach Mobile Extensions With
Enterprise Functionality

OTTAWA, ON., Feb. 27, 2007 – FirstHand Technologies, an innovator in transforming smart phones and dual-mode devices into full-featured business telephones, and NEC Unified Solutions (NEC), today announced an agreement to deliver Mobile Unified Communications.

Under this partnership, the FirstHand Enterprise Mobility Solution will be fully integrated with the NEC UNIVERGE® portfolio. This solution will extend UNIVERGE enterprise functionality to smart phones and dual-mode devices, including BlackBerry RIMs, Nokia E-series devices, and Windows Mobile devices, over both the cellular and WiFi networks, creating global-reach mobile extensions. NEC customers will now be able to perform Corporate Directory Lookup, Enterprise Extension Dialing, Presence, Instant Messaging, Outlook Contact Integration, Ad-hoc Mobile Conferencing, Visual Voicemail, and more from their mobile devices.

“We’re very impressed with FirstHand Technologies’ expertise in mobilizing the enterprise workforce,” said Jay Krauser, GM Product Management, NEC Unified Solutions. “By partnering with FirstHand Technologies, our enterprise customers will benefit from seamless mobility, unified messaging, single number reach, and increased productivity.”

“I am very excited to announce this agreement with NEC,” said David Hattey, president and CEO of FirstHand Technologies. “NEC is extremely forward-looking in its approach to Mobile Unified Communications and we’re proud to be a part of its upcoming offerings.”

NEC will be demonstrating the solution at VoiceCon Spring 2007 from March 5 through 8, 2007 at the Gaylord Palms hotel in Orlando, FL, in booth # 801.

About NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.
NEC Unified Solutions Inc., a global leader in VoIP and data communications for the enterprise and small-medium business, delivers the industry’s most innovative suite of products, applications and services that help customers achieve business value through technology. NEC Unified Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation of America, offers a complete portfolio of solutions for wireless, unified communications, voice, data and management services, and an open migration path to protect investments. NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. serves Fortune 1000 customers across the globe in vertical markets such as hospitality, education, government and healthcare. For more information, visit www.necunified.com.

About FirstHand Technologies (www.firsthandtech.com)
FirstHand Technologies mobilizes the enterprise by extending the functionality of numerous IP PBXs to a variety of smartphones and dual-mode devices. FirstHand Technologies empowers an enterprise’s workforce to go mobile with the same functionality as their office desktop. The FirstHand Technologies advanced fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) solution delivers enterprise features and “single number” seamless connectivity over cellular networks and/or WiFi enabling organizations to achieve “enterprise communications everywhere.” The enterprise benefits from faster communication abilities, increased productivity and significant cost savings. For more information, please visit www.firsthandtech.com.

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FirstHand Technologies are registered trademarks of FirstHand Technologies. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. © 2007 FirstHand Technologies Inc.

For more information, please contact:

George Cohen (for FirstHand)
GCC, Inc.
617.325.0011
george@gccpr.com

Amy Dittman
NEC Corporation of America
214.262.6384
adittman@necunified.com