Synchronica CEO Dealmaker of the Year?

Carsten Brinkschulte

London, April 16, 2009. - Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica plc, international provider of mobile email and synchronization solutions, has been shortlisted for the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Awards 2009 in the category Deal / Dealmaker of the year for his outstanding negotiation and dealmaking skills in the acquisition of AxisMobile in 2008.

The prestigous awards are organized annually by M&A Magazine, one of the leading business publications in the U.K., and is held in recognition of the achievements of management teams, advisers, and financiers for their executive contributions to corporate transactions.

With the acquisition of AxisMobile, Synchronica is set to become the leading player in mass market mobile email and synchronization middleware for mobile operators and service providers. The addition of AxisMobile's complimentary technology, customer base, and routes to market enabled Synchronica to provide mass market mobile email solutions that work on more than three billion mobile phones in the market today.

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About Synchronica

Synchronica plc develops and markets mobile email and synchronization solutions for mobile operators and device manufacturers. Products include the award-winning push email and synchronization solution Mobile Gateway and the device backup solution Mobile Backup. Based on industry standards, Synchronica can reach the built-in email and synchronization clients of more than two billion mobile devices on the market today. Service providers in emerging and developed markets use Synchronica's products to offer mobile email, PIM synchronization, and backup and restore services to consumer and business subscribers.

Headquartered in England, Synchronica has a development center in Germany and presences in the USA, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC). More information is available at www.synchronica.com

For more information, please contact:

David Clark
Tel.: +44 1892 5527 20
Fax: +44 1892 5527 21
david.clark@synchronica.com