Myriad Opens New Office In Chengdu

DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland – 03 November 2009 – This week saw the opening ceremony of our new R & D facility in Chengdu, China. Simon Wilkinson and the Myriad team were joined by local officials and dancing lions to mark the occasion.

“This new office represents a long term investment and commitment to the team in Chendgu and the Asia region, and will provide a better working environment for our 150 employees based there. The Myriad Chengdu office has also been developed with growth in mind as the working capacity of the site is 220 employees.”, commented Gordon Tsang, SVP Sales and GM Asia.

The new office is located in Tianfu Software Park, one of the largest software business park in West China.

About Myriad

Myriad Group AG is a global leader in mobile technology and has shipped software in more than 2 billion devices. Its comprehensive portfolio includes browsers, messaging, Java, social networking, user interfaces and middleware for all types of mobile phones, from ultralow cost handsets to advanced smartphones.

The company provides both individual components and complete solutions, which enable handset manufacturers and operators to deliver amazing experiences on mobile phones. Myriad also develops USSD-based customer self-care platforms that deliver over 10 billion messages a year to 220 million mobile users across more than 30 mobile operators worldwide.

Myriad was created from the combination of industry-leading companies, Esmertec and Purple Labs. It operates worldwide, with offices in Switzerland, France, UK, USA, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Headquartered in Dübendorf-Zürich Switzerland, Myriad is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX Symbol: MYRN).