Makati City, Philippines - A new 3Cs brand based in Singapore is making waves on Philippine shores with the official arrival of Verzio and their line of products. With a product line that includes mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders, and also notebook computers, the Singapore-based brand is planning to make a good first impression with local consumers with their announcement of a pair of groundbreaking mobile phone models. The Verzio Twinn is the world's first EDGE/GPRS-equipped handset that hosts dual active SIMs, while the flagship model, the Verzio Duplii is among the first 3G-enabled dual active Sim handsets to reach the Philippines. Both phone models support up to two SIM accounts operating simultaneously in the same phone unit. The Duplii is powered by a combination of QualComm and Philips NXP processors, while the Twinn runs on a Philips NXP chip. Haldane Philippines is the authorized distributor of Verzio products in the Philippines After-sales support will be provided by Haldane, as well, along with Stanmore Distributions.

*Hardware Magazine (January 16, 2008)

Verzio, regional 3C (computing, communications, consumer electronics) brand with headquarters in Singapore, introduces Duplii - the world's 1st 3G tri-band dual SIM handset in the Philippines. Its other model. Twinn is the world's 1st EDGE/E-GPRS tri-band dual SIM handset.

Equipped with 3G and tri-band capabilities, the Duplii enables videoo calls and conferencing, high-speed data access and multimedia streamng. This allows anyone to roam around the world even in countries such as the United States snd Japan.

Duplii also boasts having the combination of QualComm and Philips NXP processors, which are long-life platforms designed for minimal power consumption. it comes with an FM radio and a real value 2 mega-pixel camera, contrary to usual interpolated sensors. The handset is further capable of PC Sync, allowing full data sunchronization including contacts.

Besides its EDGE/E-GPRS and tri-band features, the Twinn is the first dual SIM slider phone in the market. It is also compact in size and offers touch screen functionality. It has a real value 1.3 mega-pixel camera, and uses a Philips NXP processor.

Haldane's VP/GM, Chris Uyco cites that verzio handset users can now enjoy the convenience of transfering their complete contact list via PC Sync or send/recieve all contacts via Bluetooth. Both models can each contain 1,000 names and up to 3,000 numbers. Haldane Phils. is the authorized distributor of Verzio products, which currently distributes O2, Sony Ericsson, Canon, BenQ and Siemens in the Philippines.

Duplii and Twinn models come from the same manufacturer of the top 2 mobile phone brands. Likewise, both are registered with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). After-sales support will be provided by Haldane Phils. and Stanmore Distributions, Sony Distributor in the Philippines.

Verzio is the first regional 3C brand with majority interests owned by a Filipino holdings company. Duplii and Twinn will be officially launched in the Philippines on December 2007.

*Manila Bulletin (November 26, 2007) - D6