Bangkok--25 Oct--Aziam Burson-Marsteller Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Nokia today announced the rollout of the Independent Artists Club (IAC), a program to promote the discovery of homegrown music and talent from Thailand and Asia Pacific. Nokia also unveiled two new mobile devices specifically optimized for music: the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. The devices offer dedicated music keys, expanded memory, large screens and extended battery performance. “With more than 200 million music-enabled devices currently in people’s hands across the world and plans to roll out music services as part of Ovi, the gateway to Nokia’s Internet services, Nokia is in an unique position to provide music-enabled devices and also offer consumers seamless musical enjoyment such as activities, Nokia Catalogs and the IAC to discover new and fresh music in the digital space,” said Mr. Vipul Sabharwal, General Manager, Customer and Market Operations, for Nokia (Thailand) Ltd. “Music is an important pillar of our Consumer Internet Services strategy, so it is essential for us to nurture the local music industry, which will ultimately be the catalyst for great local content to be discovered and appreciated by consumers,” added Mr. Sabharwal. “At IAC, artists will be invited to upload their tracks, and have those tracks rated, listened to and downloaded by music lovers. The artists that accumulate the most votes for their tracks on the IAC web site will be listed in the Nokia Independent Artists Club Chart, which will be distributed regularly to the media and industry. They will also be given the chance to perform at Nokia-sponsored events and concerts.” The Thailand site (www.nokia.co.th/iac) goes live on 2 Nov 2007. Supporting activities include contests, concerts, and a regular party at Stu-fe, Soi Farm Wattana, Rama 4 Road, with nine Thai indie artists: Frozen (Tum Sathapat Teeranitayapap); POP (Tong Montien Kaewkumnerd); Apartment Khun Pa (Tul Waitoonkiat); Bear Garden (June Somsiri Sangkaew); Scrubb (Muey Thawatphon Wongboonsiri); Seed (Norasate Mudkong); Stylish Nonsense (June Yuttana Kalambaheti); Futon (Gene Kasidit Samniang); and Kijjax (Kijjasak Triyanond). Nokia device owners can download up to 10 tracks per month for free, while non-Nokia device owners can download up to five tracks per month for free. To celebrate the launch, Nokia will launch the “Nokia IAC Stage (A3)” featuring performances by new talent winners from the Nokia Fat Circle contest. It will take place at the Fat Festival 2007 on 10-11 November, 2007, at Impact Arena, Muangthong Thani.Nokia 5310 XpressMusic — Small in size, big on music With a sleek aluminium finish, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone blends an array of features with an iconic design. At only 9.9mm thick and weighing less than 71 grams, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic fits comfortably in a pocket or purse. A mini music powerhouse, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic offers up to 18 hours of music playback, memory for up to 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card and dedicated music keys*. Expand listening options to music headphones or speakers with a built-in 3.5mm jack. With a 2-megapixel camera and a bright 2-inch QVGA screen with up to 16 million colors, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is available now for 9,460 THB.Nokia 5610 XpressMusic — Edgy design, sharp sound The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic comes ready to rock with an iconic Music Slider key making music easy to access with a flick of the thumb. Aluminum side panels accent the all-black high gloss finish and large 2.2-inch, 16 million color display of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic offers crystal clear sound and up to 22 hours of music playback and memory with capacity for 3,000 songs on an optional 4GB microSD card*. More than just a phone and music player, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic features a high-quality 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic uses 3G technology, so pre-loaded web applications, downloads, web-browsing and video calls can be done faster and easier. The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is available now for 11,750 THB. * Capacity based on 3:45 per song with 48 kbps eAAC+ (M4A) encoding on the Nokia Music Manager.About Nokia Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations. www.nokia.com. For more information please contact: Barakorn/Supaporn, Aziam Burson-Marsteller 02-252-9871 Jiraporn Boonnark, Nokia (Thailand) Ltd. 02-673-8949