Azurn International Limited (ABN: 75 103 539 135)
Level 8, 520 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
Ph: +61 3 9614 8985 Fax: +61 3 9614 3425 Email: investor@azurn.com.au Website:
7th September 2009 MEDIA RELEASE
AZURN INTERNATIONAL TO PROVIDE MERLIN AND K2K
COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGY TO THE LARGEST ONLINE
RETAIL GROUP IN EUROPE
Following their recent listing on the ASX, Global business solutions company, Azurn
International Limited (ASX: AZU) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with
one of the largest online retail groups in Europe, Freemans Grattan Holdings Limited to provide
Freemans Grattan with the use of Azurns Merlin and K2K collaboration technology.
KEY CONTRACTED ELEMENTS OF THE DEAL INCLUDE
Freemans Grattan is a part of the larger OTTO Group of Germany, the largest online retailing
group in Europe. Azurn EU, a subsidiary of Private Equity Gateway Group (EU) Limited, has the
exclusive distributorship of Azurn International Limiteds products to end user customers in the
UK and Europe. The Azurn Merlin is a patented hardware and Software multimedia
Convergence Platform which delivers audio, video and Web collaboration capabilities. K2K is a
patent pending application on The Azurn Merlin which provides One Click connectivity from
Web to Telephone capability.
An initial contract for a minimum Phase 1 amount of 1,000,000 minute usage to be paid
on a payment per minute, consumed across the group, which is ongoing
Automatic conversion to rolling 12 month contracts between Freemans Grattan and
Azurn EU Limited on completion of Phase 1 of the deployment, which is expected to be
within two months
Commitment to continue exploration of wider Azurn technology deployment opportunities
across other OTTO online and contact centre environs
Permission to publicize Freemans Grattan as a key European Union client of Azurn EU
Limited and user of Azurn International Limiteds technologies.
In commenting on this significant achievement, Ananda Rao, CEO & MD of Azurn
International Limited said:
This is an important win for Azurn International and provides us with the necessary evidence to
demonstrate that our vision to leverage Strategic Reseller Relationships for Sales and Business
Development has started to yield quick results. Azurn EU has a very strong market facing team
with well established relationships. We are confident the Client Relationship Management
capabilities of Azurn EU along with our easy-to-use cutting edge collaboration technology will
provide significant value to end clients in the UK & Europe.
If you would like to interview Ananda Rao please contact Rod North, Bourse
Communications on (03) 9510 8309 or 0408 670 706.