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Russian mobile operator MTS presents special antivirus offer from Kaspersky Lab
2 Apr 2008
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Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management
solutions, and Mobile TeleSystems, the largest mobile phone operator in
Russia and the CIS, have prepared a special offer for MTS subscribers
which gives them the option of using a free version of Kaspersky
Anti-Virus Mobile.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile provides reliable protection for smartphones
and communicators running on Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.
Protection extends to Internet usage, the sending and receiving of MMS
messages and data transferal via Bluetooth. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile
is supported on over 200 different devices from manufacturers including
Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, HTC, E-Ten, Asus, and HP.

"Checking emails, browsing the Internet and receiving MMS messages
or files via Bluetooth are all something todays smartphone users
have become accustomed to. In all those cases Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Mobile allows users to rest assured that their device and personal data
are safe and secure. Distinct product strengths such as easy
installation and setup, user-friendly functions and antivirus databases
that update automatically, as well as our renowned antivirus protection,
meant Kaspersky Lab won the tender process to supply an antivirus
solution to MTS subscribers," commented Garry Kondakov, Managing
Director of Kaspersky Lab EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and
Africa).

"In response to the rapid growth in subscriber services and the
increasing popularity of mobile-based Internet, as well as the
ever-increasing range of sophisticated mobile devices for transferring
data, MTS has made security and convenient subscriber services a
priority. Antivirus protection for mobile devices is an important
feature of trouble-free mobile communications, and today we are pleased
to offer our subscribers a premium quality product," added Mikhail
Shamolin, Vice-President, Director of Business-unit MTS Russia.

MTS subscribers can download Kaspersky Anti-Virus Mobile from the MTS
WAP portal (wap.mts.ru/kav) and use the service for no extra charge
other than the cost of WAP traffic for the initial download and the
antivirus database updates. MTS subscribers that download the product
receive a license allowing them to update the product on a regular
basis, ensuring the safest possible functioning of smartphones and
communicators. About Mobile TeleSystems

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MTS) is the largest mobile phone operator in
Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company services
over 83.88 million subscribers. The regions in which MTS and its
associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide GSM services, which
include Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan,
have a total population of more than 230 million. MTS completed its IPO
and listed its Level III ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange in July
2000, under the symbol MBT.

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