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bcgi (NASDAQ: BCGI) and Exomi are teaming to offer mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide an efficient and easy-to-deploy solution to address the access management issues that matter to subscribers. The companies today jointly announced their offering of a comprehensive mobile messaging delivery, distribution and filtering solution. bcgi, a provider of innovative billing, payment and access management solutions and products, and Exomi, a renowned leader of messaging and wireless data solutions, are offering a joint access management solution that allows the control of messaging traffic, reducing costs and network congestion while providing additional value and flexibility to subscribers. The two companies will combine the features of bcgi's Mobile Guardian and Exomi's Messaging Gateway products to offer a reliable, highly-scalable and carrier-grade total solution with both management and enforcement, enabling rapid implementation and easy integration to existing messaging infrastructure. "With the near-ubiquity of message-capable phones, issues around unwanted and harmful content, mobile bullying, are growing threats, and the management of this traffic is becoming an increasing burden on mobile operators," said Tom Erskine, bcgi vice president and general manager of access management. "Together, bcgi and Exomi are able to provide global customers with the most sophisticated tools available for combating these threats." The companies' joint offering allows mobile operators to reduce mobile messaging traffic by cutting off spam and other unwanted messages before they hit the SS7 network. bcgi and Exomi's solution also helps operators increase customer satisfaction by putting SMS management controls in the hands of the subscriber and meet growing government and social expectations worldwide for greater access control. "Combining Exomi's offerings with bcgi's complementary content filtering and access controls is a boon for mobile operators and their subscribers alike," said Markus Lonka, Exomi vice president of business development. "Together we offer a strong solution that will stand up to the access management challenges the future holds." This solution allows mobile operators to create global block lists, reducing unwanted messaging traffic and congestions and protecting the operator's network investments. In addition, operators are given the opportunity to offer value-added services to their subscribers, including offering personal block lists and a Web-based Subscriber Care application, implementing a variety of charging models for the service (i.e. per entry or per month) and personalizing the user experience with an optional Web/WAP interface for remote subscriber list management. The partnership with Exomi is bcgi's first under its recently-launched Global Alliance Program, which gives systems integrators and resellers the opportunity to work closely with bcgi to grow and better serve their customer base through two partner models. The Global Alliance Program and Exomi partnership reflect bcgi's focus on developing relationships and customers in the international market, where mobile operators and MVNOs can benefit from the company's innovative solutions and products, which have already been proven in the United States. About bcgi bcgi delivers innovative products and services that enable mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide to differentiate their offerings and increase market penetration while reducing costs. Founded in 1988, bcgi is a leader in identifying and addressing new market needs with proven solutions, including prepaid and postpaid billing, payments and access management. For more information, visit www.bcgi.net. About Exomi Exomi's wireless messaging and data solutions are being utilized in the mobile value added services-provisioning infrastructure as a key element by a growing number of international mobile operators and service providers. Today, there are more than 160 active installations worldwide. Exomi's current customers include major carriers and wireless service providers such as: Cable & Wireless Caribbean, Cable & Wireless Panama, Choice Phone Guam, Cytamobile Vodafone, Movilnet Venezuela, Movistar Argentina, Movistar Chile, Movistar Colombia, Movistar Ecuador, Movistar Guatemala, Movistar Nicaragua, Movistar Panama, Movistar Peru, Movistar Uruguay, Movistar Venezuela; Telcel Mexico, Unplugged Venezuela, Vodafone Egypt, Vodafone Greece, Xpress Jordan, etc. For more information on Exomi, please visit: http://www.exomi.com.