Mr. Angus Dent of Synchronica reports
SYNCHRONICA SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH INTERTAINMENT MEDIA RELATING TO CO-DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND INVESTMENT IN SYNCHRONICA
Synchronica PLC has signed a letter of intent with Intertainment
Media Inc. to integrate Synchronica's
flagship messaging platform, Mobile Gateway, with Intertainment Media's
Ortsbo experiential language technology. This will enable Mobile
Gateway to provide its users with seamless and real-time translation
between more than 50 languages potentially across Synchronica's growing
client base of over 100 mobile operators and device manufacturers
around the world.
In addition, Synchronica will enter a joint venture agreement with
Intertainment Media and its subsidiary Ortsbo Inc., in which the
parties will license their respective intellectual properties to a new
subsidiary. The subsidiary, which will be jointly owned by both
parties, will allow Synchronica and Intertainment Media to further
develop each other's products, share research and development efforts, enlarge each other's
business development activities, and drive revenue and profitability for
both companies from new projects.
It is envisaged that Synchronica will demonstrate the Ortsbo technology,
fully integrated with Mobile Gateway, in time for Mobile World Congress
2012 in late February. In late 2011, with a view to aligning its costs to its recurring
revenue billings, Synchronica informed shareholders that it was
implementing several cost reduction initiatives across the entire
business. The board of directors also committed to manage its cash
carefully, while also seeking further funding opportunities which would
accelerate the business and drive shareholder value.
This joint venture agreement will represent the first step in this
commitment, with Intertainment Media making a strategic investment into
Synchronica. As part of the transaction, Intertainment Media will,
subject to Synchronica shareholder approval, invest up to $10-million in Synchronica, at a minimum price of 16 pence per unit. Each
unit will comprise one ordinary Synchronica share, plus one ordinary
share warrant, exercisable at 40 cents per share, at any time within
two years of issue.
The transaction is subject to the completion of satisfactory due
diligence, the execution of legally binding agreements, as well as
necessary board and regulatory approvals.
Synchronica will shortly seek shareholder and necessary approvals for
Intertainment Media's first investment of $1-million. These
additional funds will be used for additional working capital and to
integrate the Ortsbo language technology with Synchronica Mobile
Gateway. Subject to shareholder and necessary approvals, Intertainment
Media will make a further investment in March, 2012, of between a
minimum of $1-million and a maximum of $5-million.
"Synchronica Mobile Gateway has strong sector revenue and is already
used by more than 100 of the world's most successful mobile operators
and device manufacturers," says David Lucatch, chief executive officer of Intertainment
Media and Ortsbo. "Several of Synchronica's customers have
multinational properties, and by providing on-the-fly translation with
Ortsbo, they add even greater value to their service offerings and
sector leadership. Intertainment Media is all about investing,
nurturing and developing leading edge technologies, digital and social
media platforms. Synchronica ticks all of these boxes, and we're
excited about the prospects of our cooperation and a strong future
together."
"This is a new and exciting partnership for Synchronica," adds
Synchronica's CEO, Angus Dent. "It will allow us to immediately enrich
Mobile Gateway with real-time conversational translation services,
which will really appeal to our new and existing customers. Ortsbo
complements Synchronica Mobile Gateway, and together we're able to
provide a unique possibility for our customers to position themselves
as the hub for social interaction, regardless of geographical or
language limitations. Intertainment Media owns and operates several
key technologies, and we believe this co-development agreement and
investment will create significant value for Synchronica shareholders."
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