2009-07-10

151 698 EasyConnect activations in June

(Oslo, July 10th 2009) Birdstep Technology ASA reported 151 698 EasyConnect activations in June 2009 

151 698 new customers activated their EasyConnect software in June 2009 compared to 52 855 in June 2008. The June activation figure represents a sequential decrease of 5% compared to activations in May 2009.

The activations apply to EasyConnect Go and EasyConnect Advanced products, Birdstep Technology’s solutions for mobile broadband connectivity through USB modems. Birdstep Technology’s embedded solution for laptop manufacturers, EasyConnect Inside, is not included in the figures.

See enclosed OSE filing including activation report in attached PDF.

Birdstep Technology reports EasyConnect Go and Advanced activations monthly, in order to provide increased transparency to the financial market. The report is disclosed the 10th every month or the first trading day following the 10th.

For further information, please contact:

Alex Gundersen
CFO of Birdstep Technology ASA
+47 41 474107
Alex.Gundersen@birdstep.com

Torbjörn Sandberg
President and CEO of Birdstep Technology ASA
+46 70 5170964
Torbjorn.Sandberg@birdstep.com

About Birdstep (www.birdstep.com)
Birdstep Technology ASA is a software vendor listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under the ticker `BIRD`. The company has four business segments, located in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the United States: EasyConnect offers connection and service management clients for network operators and laptop manufacturers, Orbyte allows network operators to rapidly deploy and manage large networks with advanced features, SafeMove provides seamless and safe connectivity to business data for OEM-providers and corporations, while Raima provides enterprises with high-performance embedded databases for in-memory database usage and persistent storage devices. The company has 100 employees and is headquartered in Oslo.