Cinterion Wireless Modules and Research and Engineering Center Establish Partnership to Expand Research and Development Leadership

MUNICH, GERMANY and WROCLAW, POLAND - July 31, 2009 - Cinterion Wireless Modules, the leading global company in the cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) market, announced today a long term development partnership with Research and Engineering Center (REC), a fast growing software engineering company in Wroclaw, Poland. As part of this long term co-operation, Cinterion and REC will integrate their Wroclaw based development resources under REC. Continuing its dedicated local presence in Poland, Cinterion established a new branch office in Warsaw under the lead of Grzegorz Piestrak.

The close collaboration will benefit both companies by expanding research and development capabilities and expertise and improving efficiency and resource flexibility. The partnership is a strategic move for the future development of both companies. REC will benefit from the broad market access of Cinterion, whereas Cinterion will benefit from REC’s highly skilled software development resources that ensure competitive cost.

"Cinterion will benefit from the proven technical expertise that REC brings to the partnership in addition to an extended R&D platform and increased cost effectiveness", said Nobert Muhrer, CEO of Cinterion. "This close partnership will strengthen our software development competences and pave the way to the next level of technical innovation"

"We're proud to announce our partnership with the M2M market leader - Cinterion," said Tony Rozwadowski, member of the supervisory board of REC, "Our close cooperation is as well represented by the nomination of Marian Baran, the global CTO of Cinterion, as supervisory board member of REC."

The company is based in Wroclaw and will continue its innovation leadership strategy, ensuring the best research and development capabilities for Cinterion.

For more information on Cinterion Wireless Modules, its strong product portfolio and case studies, please visit www.cinterion.com .

About Cinterion Wireless Modules
Cinterion Wireless Modules is the worldwide leading supplier of cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules and combines unparalleled M2M engineering expertise and localized worldwide customer support with a strong portfolio of high-quality GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA and UMTS products. Cinterion is a reliable partner and valued by many vertical market customers for its award-winning modules which enable machines, equipment and vehicles to communicate over wireless networks helping enterprises dramatically cut costs and increase productivity and efficiency. Cinterion products are carrier and FTA approved and used for industries including remote maintenance and control; metering; payment systems; industrial PDAs; routers and gateways; security systems; health care; automotive and eToll; tracking and tracing; environmental monitoring and more. The firm’s global headquarters are in Munich, Germany with sales and support offices in local markets around the world. For more information, please visit: www.cinterion.com .

About Research and Engineering Center
Research and Engineering Center is a fast growing software engineering company established in Wroclaw in 2007, with roots back to the year 2000. REC offices are located in Wroclaw in the south of Poland and in Koszalin in the north; REC currently employs over 100 engineers. REC is an IT outsourcing company with wide range of services including technology and solution consulting, program and project management, software design, software development, digital signal processing, web design, software testing and quality assurance, system and software integration and maintenance services.
The portfolio range covers nearshore and offshore services in all stages of software systems life cycle, starting with early requirements analysis and prototyping, ending with maintenance of your systems. These include, for example, components like consulting, bug fixing, change management, application development, helpdesk and others.
www.rec-global.com