Miyowa's IM and social networking apps to be preloaded on ZTE phones

Miyowa has signed a global deal with ZTE. The deal will see Miyowa's InTouch5 Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger applications loaded on to tens of millions of handsets, and deployed with leading operators worldwide.

"ZTE has selected Miyowa's InTouch5 clients for their advanced Social Network and IM features, combined with patented technology that optimizes battery consumption and protects operator bandwidth," said Mr. Ding Ning,Vice General Manager of GSM & UMTS Handset Products, at ZTE. "We are confident that this deal will reinforce the global appeal of our devices to end-users and operators alike."

"This is superb win for Miyowa" said Pascal Lorne, Miyowa co-founder and CEO. ZTE's full-feature telephones are worldwide bestsellers, and we're thrilled to have been selected to fortify their range with Social and IM. It's extremely exciting to have entered in to this major deal with ZTE, and see InTouch5 embedded on to tens of millions of handsets throughout the world."