ARGOGROUP STRENGTHENS MMS TESTING SOLUTION WITH NEW PARTNERSHIP

Argogroup, the leader in testing and monitoring software for wireless data services, is determined to provide clients with the best capabilities to test all elements of their wireless service. To this end, Argogroup has entered into a partnership agreement with Celtius Oy, a privately owned Finnish company delivering software and services in the area of telecommunication, Internet and Mobile Multimedia.

Argogroup, the leader in testing and monitoring software for wireless data services, is determined to provide clients with the best capabilities to test all elements of their wireless service. To this end, Argogroup has entered into a partnership agreement with Celtius Oy, a privately owned Finnish company delivering software and services in the area of telecommunication, Internet and Mobile Multimedia.

Under the agreement, the Celtius advanced WAP protocol stack will be incorporated into Argogroups Monitor Master quality assurance testing platform. Due to the addition of the Celtius stack, clients such as Telstra and Orange UK will now be able to perform the most accurate simulation and testing of WAP clients available. The new level of testing accuracy is critical to the successful roll-out of the new Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) services.

We are delighted to work with Argogroup and feel honoured that they have selected us to provide Monitor Master with a key component of the WAP and messaging infrastructure," said Juhani Malka, VP Sales, Celtius.

The demand for highly accurate simulation and test environments for Wireless Data Services has been, and continues to be, very strong. We are thrilled to have found a great supplier such as Celtius which will enable us to further delight our customers with the high quality of simulation provided in Monitor Master." said Paul Nerger, VP Marketing, Argogroup, The addition of the protocol stack provides Argogroup with an unparalleled MMS testing solution".