MobileWeb.be Press release
Brussels, 8 January 2009
MOBILEWEB AND PUMBBY RECEIVE MOBISTAR INNOVATION AWARD
Award given to innovative mobile marketing application

MobileWeb.be has been awarded with the SMS/MMS Award at the annual Mobistar Multimedia Innovation Awards. This prestigious award was acknowledged to the mobile concept of Pumbby, which allows to earn money in exchange of free mobile advertising messages.

MobileWeb.be, five years of innovation
The innovative mobile solutions of MobileWeb.be have been praised many times at the Mobistar Innovation Awards. This year's award follow previous prizes for their Mobile Tools (2004), Laundromat SMS service (2005), Samsung Fun Club (2006), Helpi (2007) and Audi dealer locator (2007). Danny Lein, Managing Director of MobileWeb.be: "This award is a great recognition of all the work we invested in our client applications. It stimulates us to continue our quest for new and innovative mobile products."

Pumbby, innovative mobile advertising platform
MobileWeb.be won the 'SMS/MMS Award' for the mobile application that was developed for Pumbby. Members of the Pumbby service can earn money or simply receive a reduction on their mobile subscription. In exchange they have to accept mobile advertising messages on their mobile. In their Pumbby account they can define the maximum amount of messages they want to receive. If they personalise their profile, the advertised products will match their preferences. The concept has become very popular, especially among the younger audience.

Danny Lein (MobileWeb.be) and Jean-Paul de Ville (Pumbby)
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Note to the editor:

MobileWeb.be (www.mobileweb.be) is a Belgian specialist that offers plug & play mobile solutions (SMS, MMS, LBS, Mobile Internet & Mobile Marketing) to large corporations, media, advertisers and marketing agencies. Among the references are 3Suisses, Corelio, Emakina, InBev, Keytrade, Le Soir, ManPower, Sanoma, Sudpresse, Telenet and VDAB.

The Multimedia Innovation Awards is an annual event, organised by the mobile operator Mobistar. The jury, consisting of senior management of Mobistar, selects the best applications of Belgian mobile service providers and awards them in two categories: the SMS/MMS Award and the Orange World Award.

For further information please contact the following person:

Mr. Danny Lein (MobileWeb.be) on tel. +32 476 94 64 00, e-mail danny.lein@mobileweb.be