London - December 2005

AxiCom's consumer technology business continues to expand with the addition of KiSS Technology, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of DVD products and DVB receivers. AxiCom will be providing media relations support for KiSS' latest generation of networked DVD and Media Players focussing on consumer technology and lifestyle media. KiSS Technology is owned by Linksys, a Division of Cisco Systems. KiSS joins AxiCom's existing consumer technology portfolio which includes PC World, Real Networks and ABBYY Software. AxiCom is also managing consumer PR programmes for major organisations such as retailer PC World and digital media services and software giant RealNetworks. "We expect AxiCom's Consumer technology team to play a major part in the future of the agency network," said principal Helen Ridgway. "We have Consumer tech expertise and clients now in every AxiCom office across Europe - UK, France, Germany, Nordics, Benelux, Italy and Spain - and this will continue "