Lapland Studio and Ardites Enter  into Joint Partnership in Mobile Graphics

Companies work together to offer best-of-breed graphics user interface service solution to mobile and embedded industry

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona - February 16, 2009 - Lapland Studio, a 3D graphics creation, post- production and game company, and Ardites, a software development and user experience optimization house, announced today a cooperative partnership aimed at providing embedded hardware and platform vendors, service providers and device manufacturers with visually impressive, responsive graphics applications and user experiences .

Lapland Studio holds a wealth of experience within all areas of graphics production and 3D animation from games and UI prototypes to commercials and feature films. Ardites is a well-established software service provider focusing on graphics and user experience optimization solutions and platform integration for multiple Operating Systems.

By combining the experience of Lapland Studio and Ardites and their service offering, the joint-partnership enables mobile device manufactures to achieve competitive advantage in today's demanding race for the best possible user experiences. The partnership will provide a one-stop-shop for richer and better functioning user experiences by combining profound understanding of 3D and 2D technologies with high-quality graphics design talent.

Mr. Janne Räsänen, CEO of Ardites said, "Providing a good user experience is hard and requires in-depth understanding of a high stack of different components, from hardware platforms and low-level drivers all the way to higher graphics API functions, application interfaces and graphics content. This can rarely be achieved by a single company alone, which makes good partnerships essential. Lapland Studios is an excellent partner for complementing our offering with their high level of graphics design expertise. "

In this joint-service offering Lapland Studio provides graphics content creation from concept art/design, 2D and vector graphics design, 3D modelling, 3D animation, visual effects and sound. Ardites provides solid OpenGL ES and OpenVG programming expertise and software components to handle system software integration for multiple Operating Systems, interaction components, and testing services.

Mr. Ilkka Immonen, CEO of Lapland Studio said, "We anticipate that this partnership with Ardites will serve as a corporate milestone for Lapland Studio, enabling our graphics capabilities to gain traction in the booming graphics UI and mobile application marketplace. Together we can provide innovative and well performing experiences to new mobile and embedded devices. And of course offer the best visual quality."

Further Information:

Lapland Studio Ltd:

Mr. Petri Talala Chief Operating Officer.

Email: petri.talala@laplandstudio.com

Tel: +358 40 025 0292

Ardites Ltd:

Ms. Leena Piponius

Marketing & Communications

Manager Email: leena.piponius@ardites.com

Tel: +358 40 587 2757