IXONOS AND BLYK SIGN AGREEMENT ON COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING SERVICES AND APPLICATION SUPPORT


IXONOS PLC	STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 DECEMBER 2008
                          
IXONOS AND BLYK SIGN AGREEMENT ON COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING SERVICES AND          
APPLICATION SUPPORT                                                             

Ixonos has entered into an agreement with Blyk, the free, ad-funded mobile      
network for young people, on hosting and application management services. The   
deal covers a group of platforms, solutions and processes at the very core of   
Blyk's business logic. The agreement also includes a set of end-to-end business 
process management services. In the first phase, the agreement applies to Blyk's
operations in the Netherlands.                                                  

"This agreement widens and deepens our relationship with Blyk into a new level. 
Our hard work and superior service attitude­ - during our recent co-development 
of state-of-the-art mobile advertising solutions for Blyk - is paying off", says
Kari Happonen, President and CEO of Ixonos Plc.                                 

"Our cooperation with Blyk has been very demanding, yet rewarding, as we have   
supported Blyk in creating new and innovative solutions to meet the needs of the
developing mobile advertising space. We are proud and passionate to increase our
commitment to one of the leading pioneers in this field", he continues.         

"Our cooperation with Ixonos supports the success of our new, dynamic business  
process. We have searched for a flexible and proactive expert to partner with.  
Ixonos fits our needs", says Turkka Oksanen, Head of Operations at Blyk.        

IXONOS PLC                                                                      
Kari Happonen                                                                   
President and CEO                                                               

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:                                     

Timo Kaisla, Director, Operators and ICT, mobile +358 40 700 9595,              
timo.kaisla@ixonos.com                                                          

Anna Loftin, Cohn & Wolfe PR, phone +44 20 7331 2353, anna.loftin@cohnwolfe.com 

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About Blyk                                                                      
Blyk is the free mobile network for young people funded by advertising.  Blyk   
links young people with brands they like and gives them free texts and minutes  
every month.  Blyk was co-founded in 2006 by Pekka Ala-Pietilä and Antti Öhrling
and has offices in Helsinki, Finland; London, UK; and Amsterdam, The            
Netherlands. Blyk is now operating in the UK and will be live in The Netherlands
in early 2009.  For more information about Blyk, visit http://about.blyk.com/  

Ixonos operates in the ICT service market, offering its customers flexible      
technology consulting, project management, software development and software    
maintenance solutions that support their competitiveness and risk management.The
Group's clientele on the international market comprises leading mobile and      
smartphone manufacturers, mobile network suppliers and telecom carriers. Finnish
customers include finance, industry and service sector companies, as well as    
public administration organizations. Ixonos employs more than 900 people in     
Finland, Slovak Republik, Estonia and China. We are recognized for our customer 
orientation and responsible attitude. http://www.ixonos.com/

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