fring to bring rich mobile Internet communication to Intel® Atom™ processor based MeeGo* devices

London, United Kingdom, June 1, 2010. fring, the popular, mobile communication application is extending its application support to the wide range of Intel® Atom™ processor based devices running the MeeGo-based software platform.

Meego is a mobile version of Linux that merges Intel's Moblin™ with Nokia's Maemo operating systems. It's designed to be used in smartphones, handheld computers, netbooks and more.

saidDan Atzmon, fring's Director of Business Development said:, "fring is proud to bring its solution service to the MeeGo project where we redefine mobile communication to new categories of Intel processor based devices. With fring on MeeGo, users are able to enjoy mobile rich communication options from an array of devices ranging from netbooks to Smartphones"

fring was early in developing for both the Moblin and Maemo projects and has come to be recognized as a key pillar application for new MeeGo devices.

"With MeeGo* running on Intel® Atom™ processor based devices, users can enjoy exciting mobile computing experiences by using new, and innovative applications like fring," said Ram Peddibhotla, open source business director, Intel Software and Services Group. "As an early participant in the Intel Atom Developer Program, fring made their application store-ready for the launch of the Intel AppUpSM Center Beta. Consumers are looking for apps like fring that take advantage of the netbook performance, form factor and portability."

fring is one of the first mobile social communication application to launch on Intel App-UpSM Center beta for netbooks running Moblin™- based operating systems. Users with devices running Moblin 2.1 and in the future MeeGo will be able to enjoy fring's IP-based voice and chat and community by downloading fring from Intel AppUpSM Center Beta

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The MeeGo project combines Intel's Moblin™ and Nokia's Maemo projects into one Linux-based, open source software platform for the next generation of computing devices. The MeeGo software platform is designed to give developers the broadest range of device segments to target for their applications, including netbooks and entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs, media phones and more – all using a common development framework, Qt. For consumers, MeeGo will offer innovative application experiences that they can take from device to device. The MeeGo project is hosted by the Linux Foundation. For more information on MeeGo, visit www.meego.com.

*MeeGo is a trademark of the Linux Foundation

fring (www.fring.com) is a multi-award winning mobile application that lets users communicate over mobile internet and share experiences from their mobile devices. fring operates as the users' mobile social communication hub. Friends video call, call, chat, share files & experiences on fring and other integrated communities and social networks all through one central profile.

fring lets users communicate across social networks, mobile operators, device platforms and internet access connections. fring is completely free to download and free to use.

fring requires no additional hardware, is pc-independent, has no geographical or location limitations and operates on any available mobile internet connection (3G, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE & WiMAX). fring supports thousands of devices on multiple platforms including Android, Symbian S60, iPhone/ iPod touch, Windows Mobile, J2ME, Linux and Intel Moblin devices. fring continues to grow exponentially with millions of users across more than 200 countries, with more than half a million new users joining fring every month.

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Gil Regev, Director of Marketing Communications at fring™
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