Phunware Announces New Partnership Agreement with SALTO to Provide Customers a Comprehensive Mobile Experience

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced today its new partnership agreement with SALTO Systems (“SALTO”), one of the world’s top five manufacturers of electronic access control systems.

SALTO specializes in battery-operated, radio-frequency identification (RFID) locking systems for a variety of industries worldwide, including commercial, education, multi-family residential, healthcare, government, transport, hospitality and leisure and entertainment. This new partnership agreement allows SALTO to sell an integrated mobile access control platform, which eliminates the need for physical access cards within an easy-to-use mobile application portfolio provided by Phunware.

“SALTO has led the access control industry in developing smart mobile electronic locking solutions. We’ve developed a strong integration with Phunware and we’re grateful to continue partnering to build upon our foundation to deliver a seamless and reliable experience trusted by end users across a variety of industries,” said Steve Burk, Director of Marketing- SALTO North America.

Phunware customers are able to easily engage, manage and monetize their mobile audiences using the Company’s Location Based Services and Mobile Engagement software. With proven industry solutions focused on healthcare, smart cities, retail, residential, corporate campus, hospitality, media and entertainment, advocacy, and aviation, Phunware’s Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform activates immersive mobile experiences both on and off premise, while enhancing operations, productivity and profitability.

“Phunware’s seamless integration with SALTO provides our customers the security, flexibility, efficiency and usability of SALTO’s mobile access solution within our MaaS platform,” said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. “We look forward to supporting the distribution of a simple to use and extremely efficient mobile solution across SALTO’s global footprint in order to transform the digital human experience for their mobile customers.”

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About Phunware, Inc.

Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital Human Experience

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), is the pioneer of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & Phun) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with more than one billion active devices touching its platform each month. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://www.phunware.com, https://www.phuncoin.com, https://www.phuntoken.com, and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and @phuntoken on all social media platforms.

About SALTO Systems

SALTO Systems is a global leader in the development and manufacture of world-class access control solutions, particularly in sectors where security is critical – hospitality, airports, healthcare, government, education, sports and entertainment venues and more. The company revolutionized access control with a pioneering approach that featured the first stand-alone, battery-powered electronic lock; the SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) data-on-card technology; and the first wireless access control system that combined a stand-alone locking device with online, real-time capabilities – all without using wires or mechanical keys. SALTO’s leading-edge hardware and software technologies are in use in more than 15,000 installations worldwide, with an estimated 20 million daily users. SALTO is headquartered in northern Spain, with local offices in 25 countries and a partner network that extends its reach to nearly every region of the globe.

Investor Relations:
Brendhan Botkin
bbotkin@phunware.com
T: (512) 394-6837

PR & Media Inquiries:
Lauren Beaubien, Phunware
lbeaubien@phunware.com
T: (512) 522-9568

Steve Burk, SALTO
s.burk@saltosystems.com
T: (770) 452‐6091

Source: Phunware, Inc.

Released June 12, 2020