Blue Telephony, and CPS Group Italia collaborate on a new range of environmentally aware mobile phones based on the OpenSpime technology platform

Consumers who want to learn about their environment are targeted with the creation of a new category of devices for a greener future

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June 18, 2008: Blue Telephony, creator of the Onyx line of innovative mobile phones, and CPS Group Italia a leading system integrator for mobile solutions, announced the development of a new generation of green phones, capable of sensing, and displaying CO2 concentrations.

Blue Telephony, and CPS Group Italia announced today their joint initiative to collaborate on a new range of mobile phones, and accessories, attuned to the needs of those consumers who are concerned about the quality of the environment surrounding them. The collaboration focuses on the development of integrated sensor technologies, starting with CO2 concentration sensing, and the visualization techniques that make the data collected easily understandable by non-technical users.

"We are very excited to be able and extend our Onyx product line with these innovative devices," said Zafar Mirza, CEO of Blue Telephony, "offering them to our customers who are very sensitive to the quality of their environment!"

"Once again, our cooperation with Blue Telephony is strengthened by the addition of leading solutions, well integrated into the Onyx product line." added Fabio Salierno, CEO of CPS Group Italia.

The phones' sensor data management functionality will be based on the OpenSpime technology platform developed by WideTag, Inc., the infrastructure company for an Open Internet Of Things. "OpenSpime is an enabling technology platform, and we are glad that CPS Group Italia and Blue Telephony chose us for providing value to their customers" added Leandro Agro, CEO of WideTag, Inc.