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NETGIRO DELIVERS THE PAYMENT SOLUTION FOR ERICSSONS INTERNET STORE

- A pilot with online-sales of mobile accessories launched

Ericsson has since early September been selling mobile accessories via the Internet in South Africa with assistance from local distributors. To enable this Internet sales pilot, Ericsson has signed, direct merchants bank
, an agreement with Netgiro to provide the online payment solutions into those markets where Ericsson intends to establish sales over the Internet.

“To be a part of this journey that Ericsson now is embarking upon, is both exciting and stimulating”, says Lennart Gillberg, CEO of Netgiro. “With customers all over the world, Ericsson has excellent possibilities to establish a successful Internet sales program that will become an important, direct merchants bank
, value-add,, direct merchants bank
, direct merchants bank
, to the existing, traditional retail, direct merchants bank
, channel.

Assuming that the first pilot in South Africa becomes successful and Ericsson strategically decides that the Internet sales channel is to be used widely, Ericsson will become one of our most important customers in Europe.”

The program, which is named “E-Shop”, will be executed on the, direct merchants bank
, South African market, direct merchants bank
, as phase one. During 2001 there are plans to start Internet sales in additional markets.

“Netgiro proved themselves to be one of the few solution providers that delivers payment options, direct merchants bank
, that fully matched our needs as a global player”, says Jonas Hammar, Senior Program Manager at Ericsson. “In addition to our high demands in regards to security and scalability, the solutions must for example be able to handle a wide variety of currencies and payment methods.

With Netgiro’s, direct merchants bank
, solutions, we get a proven and flexible payment system that simply can be expanded out with more payment channels, with all possible currencies and banks that we work with.”

The launch of Ericsson’s E-Shop involves the web site display of a catalog on the South African market for customers to order and pay their goods. The orders then get transferred to resellers that deliver the products directly to the customers.

The solution is available on: www.ericsson.co.za

For more information in The United States, please contact:

Jon Rognerud, VP Professional Services at Netgiro North America, phone: 310 406-8481 x112, or by e-mail: jon.rognerud@us.netgiro.com

Mikael Westmark, PR Manager at Ericsson, phone: +46 8 7570000 or by email: mikael.westmark@ecs.ericsson.se

About Netgiro

Netgiro is one of Europe’s leading Digital Payment Providers.

Netgiro manages online payments for B2B and B2C markets. Netgiro offers global credit card acquiring, electronic billing, bank transfers and micro payments, as well as other business related secure, direct merchants bank
, transactions. Through one single channel to Netgiro, the merchant gets access to all leading payment methods. Among Netgiro’s clients are Scandic Hotels, Systembolaget, Swedish Film Industry, Boss Media, Bidlet, Andersen Consulting and Jippii Group.

With clients in 25 countries, Netgiro employs 75 people in United States, France, Spain, Norway, Finland.

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