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Soleus Version 1.50 Supports 3G Connection Speeds and Accelerates Time-to-Market for Media-Centric Handheld Devices
Intrinsyc Software International, Inc., a global wireless software solutions provider, today announced the release of Soleus version 1.50. Soleus is a proven software platform for smart consumer phones, connected personal navigation devices (PND) and media-centric handhelds based on Windows® Embedded CE. Soleus version 1.50 will enable device makers to build handsets that can support third-generation (3G/3.5G) high-speed HSDPA and HSUPA data connections, while also allowing differentiation through unique customization of compelling user-interfaces (UI) and applications.
“This latest Soleus software release delivers important features for the development of next-generation handhelds and enables a breakthrough mobile device by Quanta Computer expected later this year,” said Glenda Dorchak, CEO and Chairman, Intrinsyc Software. “Intrinsyc continues to innovate on Soleus, recognizing the increasing value of the application and UI software that enables compelling user experiences and expedites development of unique feature-rich handhelds, with our existing and future customers.”
Building on Intrinsyc’s reputation as an innovative provider of wireless software solutions, Soleus version 1.50 includes a new level of flexibility in data connection management for both the device maker and end-user. The new Soleus Network Connection Manager delivers a powerful framework to allow multiple GPRS, UMTS and other Internet Protocol (IP) connections (such as WiFi) to be used simultaneously. This latest version of Soleus can also be combined with Microsoft® Windows® Embedded NavReady to provide an optimized solution for the development of connected Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs).
“At Intrinsyc, we deliver powerful wireless software solutions for the rapid development of compelling connected devices, such as GPS-enabled mobile-phones,” said Souheil Gallouzi, Vice President & General Manager, Mobile Products & Development, Intrinsyc Software. “Users of devices based on Soleus version 1.50 will benefit from 3G and 3.5G speeds, and the ability to easily manage multiple data connections. The combination of Soleus and Windows Embedded NavReady enables manufacturers to rapidly create connected PNDs with differentiated user-experiences, unique UI and high utility; devices that will allow high-speed Internet connections to LiveSearch, real-time traffic updates from MSN Direct, and instant access to at-a-glance information such as stock quotes and weather reports.”
“Windows Embedded is excited to recognize Intrinsyc as a leading innovator with its Soleus software platform,” said Ilya Bukshteyn, Director of Marketing for the Windows Embedded Business. “Soleus, based on Windows Embedded CE, allows handset makers to develop smart, user-friendly and feature-rich navigation devices that make it easy for users to go from point A to point B and stay connected along the way.”
Leading wireless device makers are using Soleus to speed development of GPS-enabled navigation devices that deliver real-time traffic reports and point-of-interest updates, as well as let end-users stay connected with messaging, phone, and email. With its wireless engineering expertise, extensive experience with multiple operating systems and the Soleus software platform, Intrinsyc offers complete software solutions to makers of media-centric connected handheld devices, enabling the differentiation and customization of applications and user-interfaces across multiple platforms. With the pending acquisition of strategic assets of navigation software provider Destinator Technologies, Intrinsyc will further strengthen its offering to the connected PND and GPS-enabled handset market.
Intrinsyc provides wireless software solutions that enable next-generation handheld products, including mobile handsets, smart phones and converged devices. The company’s software products, engineering services, and years of expertise help device makers, service providers, and silicon providers deliver compelling wireless products with faster time-to-market and improved development cost. Intrinsyc is the licensor of the Soleus™ software platform based on Windows® Embedded CE for consumer handset development. Intrinsyc is a Microsoft® Windows Embedded Gold Partner and a winner of Windows Embedded Excellence Awards in 2007 and 2008, a Symbian Competence Center and Symbian Platinum Partner. Intrinsyc is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: ICS) and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Taiwan.
Source: Intrynsic (26-6-08) • Intrinsyc + Destinator
SES ASTRA, an SES company, announced an increase of transponder capacity for the German television channel Tele 5. The increase serves Tele 5 to further improve and optimise the picture quality in Standard Definition (SD) transmissions. The agreement on additional capacity is effective immediately.
"This new agreement with Tele 5 shows that TV channels and viewers are benefiting from the technical advantages of the satellite transmission not only in the area of High Definition (HD) but also in Standard Definition", said Wolfgang Elsasser, Managing Director of ASTRA in Germany. "The further improvement of the transmission quality is especially driven by the increasing demand for high quality TV flat screens and represents a significant driver for digital capacity demand."
"The digital transmission of our program becomes increasingly important for us as the share of digital satellite households is steadily growing", said Ludwig Bauer, Managing Director of Tele 5. "Our ambition as a movie channel is to offer the 8.2 million digital satellite households in Germany top cinema quality in their living rooms. With this additional capacity agreement with ASTRA, we can further strengthen our profile as a premium movie channel."
SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to more than 109 million DTH and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting 1,864 analogue and digital television and radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, Internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies.
Source: SES ASTRA (14-9-07)
August ’07 – Satellite communications
SES NEW SKIES, an SES company, announced that AfSat, one of Africa's largest VSAT companies, has contracted additional capacity on the NSS-7 satellite for its 'iWay' broadband via satellite services. Afsat takes on the additional satellite capacity to specifically target sub-Saharan customers, notably in West Africa and Southern Africa.
The terms of the five-year, multi-million dollar deal - comprising a bundled solution of space segment (approximately 2.7 transponders at 36 MHz) as well as teleport and IP backhaul and other services - remain confidential.
Afsat was formed to provide high-end satellite data network solutions for corporations, banks and government organizations in Africa. Over the last 10 years, Afsat has been building an ever-growing VSAT network and has deployed over 4,000 active Very Small Aperture Terminals, making it one of the largest VSAT companies on the continent. Afsat offers its satellite broadband services under the flagship 'iWay' brand to corporations and public and educational establishments, as well as to individuals.
Salim Suleiman, CEO of Afsat, welcomes the additional SES NEW SKIES capacity: "The additional capacity on NSS-7 is vital to the continued expansion and sustainability of our network."
SES NEW SKIES' NSS-7 satellite is a state-of-the-art, hybrid Ku- and C-band spacecraft located at 338 degrees East over the Atlantic Ocean, providing coverage of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. ISPs and network providers supply North American Internet backbone connectivity to Points-of-Presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa via established DVB platforms respectively on NSS-7's Ku-band Europe/Middle East beam, and C-band South East Zone beam into Southern Africa. NSS-7 is capable of delivering signals into West Africa at DTH-type power levels.
States Jean-Pierre Kabanda, Director of Sales for Africa at SES NEW SKIES: "Internet access is increasingly vital for sustained economic as well as socio-educational development, and satellites are particularly well-suited to bridge any 'digital divide' between areas where the internet is accessible via terrestrial means and others where it is not. SES NEW SKIES is proud to provide state-of-the-art space technology to support Afsat's ubiquitous satellite internet service offering for sub-Saharan Africa."
NSS-7 is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band and C-band satellite located at 338 degrees East over the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite provides optimized coverage and power for the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East for video, data, Internet and Government services. As the leading satellite for transatlantic video traffic and the primary satellite for video distribution across the whole of Africa, NSS-7 highlights include:
SES NEW SKIES is an SES company offering satellite communication services to a range of customers including telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments around the world. SES NEW SKIES operates a global fleet of seven satellites in orbit, with 2 additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-9 and NSS-12) and ground facilities around the world. Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. In addition to SES NEW SKIES, SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM in North America and also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 37 satellites in 25 orbital locations.
M-Paisa brings financial services to un-banked and assists in economic development in Afghanistan. Vodafone and Roshan, the leading telecommunications operator in Afghanistan, announced the launch of Afghanistan’s first mobile money transfer system. The service, branded M-Paisa, is a mobile technology platform that provides financial services for those without access to banking and aims to facilitate economic activity in the region.
The M-Paisa system builds on Vodafone’s highly successful M-PESA mobile money transfer service in Kenya which has seen 1.6 million people register as customers since its launch in March 2007. At launch the Afghan service will, however, have a significantly different focus from the Kenyan version. Initially M-Paisa will act mainly as a vehicle for microfinance institutions’ (MFI) loan disbursements and repayments, with an additional range of business to business applications such as salary disbursement and airtime distribution. Consumer person-to- person transactions will also be available from the outset, enabling those MFI clients and employees who have received their money via M-Paisa to benefit from the full capabilities of the service.
Roshan and Vodafone are trialing interactive voice recognition services which, when launched later in the year, will enable greater use of M-Paisa by consumers who might otherwise be excluded due to high illiteracy rates in Afghanistan.
Roshan’s retail outlets will serve as transaction points for the withdrawal or paying in of money, thus reducing any dependence on financial institutions. Currently, there are 50 M-Paisa-trained dealers in the cities of Kabul, Mazar, Jalalabad and Herat; Roshan is looking to expand agent reach nationwide by the end of 2008.
In addition, M-Paisa will be used by major organisations such as Afghanistan’s The First MicroFinanceBank and FINCA – one of the world’s largest microfinance institutions. The First MicroFinanceBank has successfully used the service to disburse funds and accept loan repayments while FINCA is currently trialing the product. Other institutions within Afghanistan will soon use M-Paisa to disburse salaries to their unbanked employees.
Karim Khoja, Chief Executive Officer for Roshan, said: “The benefits of mobile money transfer are particularly relevant in a developing market such as Afghanistan, where the large majority of the population does not have access to traditional banking services. The challenge of providing timely and reliable payments in a country requiring major infrastructure development is significant. M- Paisa, with Roshan’s mobile network, will provide the backbone to enable such funds to be transferred reliably, which will provide an important vehicle for economic regeneration.
“The launch of M-Paisa is consistent with Roshan’s vision of promoting social and economic development within Afghanistan, a key focus of Roshan’s majority shareholder, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), an international development agency dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and building economically sound enterprises in the developing world.”
Hatem Dowidar, CEO of Vodafone Partner Markets said: “The launch of M-Paisa in Afghanistan is an important step forward in Vodafone’s international rollout of its money transfer service and we welcome Roshan to Vodafone’s international community of Partner Markets.
“We have always envisaged that our mobile money transfer would develop differently in each new market according to the requirements of that country. Vodafone is therefore particularly pleased that, alongside today’s launch with Roshan and a range of microfinance institutions and companies, our trialing of an interactive voice recognition system means that financial services can be brought to people across the world regardless of their social circumstances.”
Muslim ul Haq, Chief Executive Officer of First Microfinance Bank, an institutional client of M-Paisa, added: “M-Paisa offers us the ability to extend benefits of microfinance to those who have not had access to financial resources in the past. M-Paisa makes it more cost effective and convenient for our clients to access the services we offer.”
10-2-08
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