Huawei Device Launches a New Era for the Smart Mobile Office

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Huawei Device Launches a New Era for the Smart Mobile Office

BARCELONA, Spain, February 27, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

         Announces Cooperation With IBM GBS to Support Enterprise Mobility Platforms

    Huawei Device today announced at Mobile World Congress 2012 a Smart Workspace@Mobile
solution developed for the enterprise mobility market.

    To support this new direction, Huawei Device announced that they will strategically
partner with IBM Global Business Services in China, to develop an innovative solution for
the enterprise mobility market providing clients with a secure, intelligent mobile
solution, ushering in a new era of the 'smart mobile worker'.

    "We believe this collaboration builds on the strengths of two great companies and will
address the changing needs of the workforce within enterprises," said Mr Wan Biao, CEO of
Huawei Devices. "Today, enterprise mobile office will not only need automation but also
need to drive new service channels, enhance asset and logistics management, offering
customers additional business-oriented services. The launch of this new Smart
Workspace@Mobile solution will redefine a new era for the enterprise mobility market in
China."

    This solution aims to provide an 'anytime, anywhere professional secure office
environment' on smart devices that are integrated with tailored industry applications.
Each device is enabled to be cost effective, efficient and secure. The Smart
Workspace@Mobile solution addresses the growing demand in China for smart mobile office
solutions which integrate effectively with Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP),
Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and inventory
management delivered within a cloud environment.

    IBM Global Business Services in China will provide the overall consulting to support
the enterprise foundations for ERP systems. Huawei Device will undertake the solution
integrator pilot providing the convergent smart devices based on the operating platform -
Mobile Device Management (MDM). This will ensure that companies can have their back end
management systems extend to smart phone and tablet devices tailored to a specifically
customized industry process.

    "With their strength in smart device technologies and the expanding operator
[broadband] coverage in China, Huawei's collaboration with IBM Global Business Services to
provide consulting and enterprise platform integration will ensure that work moves
securely and efficiently from a PC-base to a mobile office environment," said Ms. Shirley
Yu-Tsui, General Manager, Global Business Services, IBM Greater China Group.

    This solution will integrate entire cross-business processes including market sales,
channel management, store management, mobile sales, customer service, devise management,
inventory management and office management all in one device. The solution will also
support three industries; the consumer goods sectorwith solutions developed for inventory
optimization, synchronized distribution and shop management.

    The energy sector services will be developed to enable asset management, secure
access, equipment testing and remote positioning.

    In the retail sector, the Smart Workspace@Mobile solution will provide applications to
accelerate product exhibition, store operation, market information collection, customer
management, channel visit and office automation.

    About Huawei Device

    As of the end of 2011, Huawei Device has been providing products and services to more
than 500 operators around the world. Its product offerings range from mobile phones to
mobile broadband devices, home devices, etc. Committed to ensuring a global customer
centric approach innovating and transforming their mobile internet applications.

    For more information, please visit http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn

    About IBM

    IBM (NYSE: IBM), founded in 1911 in the United States, is the largest information
technology and business solution provider in the world. It has more than 400,000 employees
worldwide, with business presence in over 160 countries and regions. For more information
about IBM, please visit our company website at http://www.ibm.com/cn

Source: Huawei Device

Huawei Device Public Relations, Hu Yue Heng, Tel: (86-755)36837699, Mobile: (86)13923401221
Email: huyueheng@huawei.com; IBM External Relations, Dong Meng, Tel: (86-10)63618072, Mobile: (86)13911080680, Email: dongmeng@cn.ibm.com

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