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News Release from: Cambridge Positioning Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 7 February 2006

Visionary Wilkinson comes onboard

Wireless visionary and entrepreneur Simon Wilkinson is to join the board of Cambridge Positioning Systems.

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Wireless visionary and entrepreneur Simon Wilkinson is to join the board of Cambridge Positioning Systems as a nonexecutive director. Currently, Wilkinson is Senior Vice President and General Manager, Content and Services Organisation at Openwave, the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry. Until its acquisition by Openwave in 2004, he was founder and CEO of Magic4, the UK-based pioneer in the wireless messaging and value added data services space.

Prior to cofounding Magic4 in 1999, he held senior international positions at Philips Consumer Communications.

CPS Chief Executive Officer Chris Wade said: 'Simon brings a wealth of experience in the wireless world to CPS.

He is very well regarded - not only for his hugely impressive track record in creating valuable businesses - but also for his insights into future trends in the mobile market'.

'Our investors have shown tremendous commitment to CPS and Simon's welcome addition further underlines the strength of our board in helping drive the company forward'.

Wilkinson added: 'CPS holds a unique position in the wireless industry as the leading innovator of location based technologies'.

'The market today presents operators with an incredible opportunity to exploit location based services as a way to drive larger scale data and rich mobile content adoption'.

'This is an exiting time to be involved with CPS and I look forward to working with the management team to help them realise their vision for a location enabled wireless world'.

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