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Protecting people from contents
Joint Offering from Mobixell and Commtouch Enables Mobile Operator Compliance with Proposed Web Browsing Legislation
Mobixell Networks and Commtouch® (Nasdaq: CTCH) today announced a new effort to support mobile operators worldwide to comply with proposed Web content regulation. Mobixell Seamless Access Mobile Internet Gateway, featuring Commtouch GlobalView™ URL Filtering offers advanced content filtering capabilities which enable telecom operators to improve security for mobile device users and ensure compliance with child protection Web content legislation. National governments, including those in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, are promoting legislation to protect children from pornography and other unsuitable Web content.
The ability for mobile device users, many of whom are minors, to freely access the Web, has made this an especially critical issue for telecom operators.
If implemented, legislation would require operators to actively block undesirable content and make certain types of content available only if users opt-in to receive it.
However, compliance with such laws could be challenging for operators, since Web pages and their content are constantly changing, and new sites are registered daily. In addition, some sites, particularly those with user-generated content (blogs, social networking sites, etc.), may contain a mixture of family-friendly and inappropriate content.
The Mobixell/Commtouch solution solves this problem, enabling telecom operators to block access to Web sites deemed unfit for children and comply with even the strictest child protection regulation.
Content categorization from Commtouch is available as a module of the Mobixell Seamless Access Mobile Internet Gateway which enables telecom operators to manage complex content delivery policies, offering a variety of opt-in user protection services, including parental control, real-time rating and content verification.
“As the use of mobile devices to access the Web increases, it is essential that mobile operators provide increased protection for their users from potentially harmful Web sites,” said Noam Green, vice president marketing at Mobixell.
“The Mobixell/Commtouch solution lets us offer our mobile operator customers an important service for their customers to counter these threats and to ensure that operators comply with pending Web content legislation.”
The content categorization mechanism within the Mobixell platform is powered by Commtouch’s GlobalView URL Filtering solution and the cloud-based GlobalView Network. The technology continuously monitors and analyzes Web traffic to provide real-time, accurate categorization of URLs from anywhere in the world.
The solution accurately categorizes dynamic user generated content and Web 2.0 sites. Commtouch’s GlobalView Network also features the largest source of real-time, accurate Web threat data via the Commtouch Security Alliance, a union of leading information security community organizations, companies and individuals that share Web threat data.
“The profusion of mobile devices and smartphones among children has increased the ease at which they have access to unsuitable content on the Web. Optional parental control solutions can be installed on mobile devices, but these would not absolve operators of responsibility when these new regulations go into effect,” said Ofer Tal, vice president of international sales and business development at Commtouch.
“We are pleased to work with Mobixell to provide the best possible protection for all mobile users, while ensuring service providers comply with new protection laws.” • 23-11-11
Mobixell Networks provides intelligent mobile Internet solutions to mobile operators that optimize data networks and maximize data profitability. Mobixell’s flagship product, Seamless Access, enables mobile operators to intelligently manage, optimize, and monetize the surging mobile data and video traffic while giving subscribers an exceptional user experience. Mobixell has more than 350 deployments, including Verizon, Vodafone, Bharti, Orange, and Telefonica, providing specially adapted services in Mobile Video and TV, Mobile Internet and Broadband, and Mobile Messaging. Founded in late 2000, Mobixell is a U.S.-based company with additional offices in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, India, China, and Israel.
Commtouch safeguards the world’s leading security companies and service providers with cloud-based Internet security services. A cloud-security pioneer, Commtouch’s real-time threat intelligence from its GlobalView™ Network powers Web security, messaging security and antivirus solutions, protecting thousands of organizations and hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
Company Targets Consumer, Automotive, and M2M Markets
Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.,announced it will demonstrate the company’s latest hardware and software solutions at a meeting suite at the 2011 Mobile World Congress.
In the past year many leading OEMS, wireless and silicon technology companies have engaged Intrinsyc to provide Android development services and license Intrinsyc’s telephony and device management solutions. Intrinsyc has strong experience in development of e-readers and media tablets, including the award winning nook and nook color devices from Barnes and Noble.
Intrinsyc recently announced software and services support for the next-generation consumer mobile reference platform from Freescale, an agreement with Qualcomm to develop and sell the iQ Development Kit™ supporting Qualcomm’s “Internet of Everything” module, and joined the QNX™ partner network, the automotive infotainment alliance program, GENIVI, and the open source organization, the Linux Foundation.
“Intrinsyc will showcase our latest solutions for mobile device development and wireless connectivity,” said Alkarim Kassam, vice president engineering. “Intrinsyc has a strong track record in developing high quality consumer mobile devices and is expanding partnerships and innovative solutions for the automotive and the machine-to-machine (M2M) vertical markets.”
The company will showcase its innovative turn-by-turn navigation solution, Destinator®, on personal navigation devices and handsets. Available in 26 languages, Destinator offers a wide range of features, a rich look and feel, plus cutting-edge functionality in routing and direction finding. It is highly flexible – with available user interface customization and ability to include 3-D mapping of buildings in major cities. All of this is underpinned by a powerful, market-leading routing engine – the driving force behind the best navigation experience. Destinator supports Symbian, Windows, Android, and iPhone devices and is sold globally through leading OEMS, resellers and application stores.
The iQ Development Kit from Intrinsyc is a flexible and complete platform for hardware and software development, evaluation and test. Utilizing QUALCOMM’s compact and powerful Internet of Everything Modules (IEM), the iQ Development Kit comprises a base board, a wireless module, the BREW software development environment, documentation and all of the accessories required for immediate development.
Intrinsyc will also demonstrate UX-Zone™ software supporting femtocell deployments. UX-Zone software is the wireless industry's first solution for automatically detecting femtocells and putting relevant applications and services at your fingertips. UX-Zone provides location and event driven themes and automatically switches UI themes when in the presence of a femtocell. • 10-2-11
Comfone’s Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales succeeds Mathias Prüssing as Chief Executive Officer
The Comfone Board of Directors announced that Markus Sager, former Comfone Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales, takes on the post as Comfone’s new CEO. The appointment is effective immediately.
Since the beginning of 2010, Markus Sager has successfully headed up Comfone’s Marketing & Sales Department, demonstrating great technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of the roaming industry. During this time he has been responsible for all marketing and sales-related activities, including the management and direction of the global sales team and key customer account management.
His wealth of upper management experience results from his years as Managing Director of Agie Charmilles Sales Ltd, part of the Georg Fischer Corporation. Markus Sager is a graduate in Electrical Engineering and completed postgraduate studies at the Lucerne University of Applied Science in Business Development and Management.
Together with the company’s committed employees, Markus Sager is seen by the Board of Directors as the right person to steer Comfone forward to a successful future as the mobile industry’s leading and most experienced roaming services provider.
Markus Sager succeeds Mathias Prüssing, the company’s CEO since January 2008, who successfully guided Comfone through difficult economic times and leaves the company in a planned move to take on another challenge and take a further step in his career. The Board of Directors thanks him for his great commitment over the last three years and wishes him the very best success for the future. • 10-11-10
Comfone, provider of roaming services to over 300 operators in over 130 countries worldwide, is known throughout the telecoms industry as an international mobile roaming specialist. The company's industry know-how owes itself to over ten years of experience in the roaming sector during which it has acquired unsurpassed customer-orientated, in-house expertise.
Through its unique portfolio and additional value added services, Comfone fully optimises the setting up of each operator's roaming processes, facilitating the opportunity of reducing overall costs. The portfolio ranges from the complete outsourcing of roaming services, to the provision of individual elements, such as signalling, data, convergence, clearing and WLAN services. Comfone's pioneering hub solutions provide mobile operators with worldwide coverage, interconnection and clearing through only one agreement with Comfone and one connection to Comfone's central platform.
Comfone's active participation in GSMA Working groups, the WiMAX Forum and the Wireless Broadband Alliance ensures that its innovative solutions are market-driven. From Comfone's headquarters in Switzerland and regional offices covering Northern and Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, Central Asia and Asia Pacific, Comfone is well placed to support and meet the requirements of its substantial worldwide customer base.
Mobile Advertising Solutions • Jinny Software
Latest offering adds to range of mobile advertising possibilities enabled by Jinny’s core platform and provides mobile operators with yet another new way to generate revenue from mobile advertising
Jinny Software, a leading global supplier of messaging and media solutions to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), is seeing significant interest in one of its latest Mobile Advertising offerings - Ringback Tone (RBT) Advertising, which provides mobile operators with an innovative new way to generate revenue and promote subscriber loyalty.
RBT Advertising allows mobile operators to offer customers additional personalisation options, whereby the ringtone a caller hears can be replaced with subscriber-selected advertising messages. Leading operators in the MEA region have recently, and successfully, evaluated this new mobile advertising channel, which leverages Jinny’s global success with its Mobile Advertising and Ringback Tone Server (RBTS) platforms.
RBT Advertising provides high value operator and customer features to the channel including:
Jinny Software’s Head of Mobile Advertising, Cathal O’Toole, said, “The RBT Advertising channel gives an extra dimension to mobile advertising. It offers our operators an untapped source of revenue and incentivises subscribers to adopt the service.”
The Mobile Marketing Association underlined the importance of RBT Advertising in a recent white paper outlining some of its unique benefits, including:
24-6-10 • Jinny Software offers a comprehensive range of messaging, call & media and mobile advertising solutions. Our Messaging solutions drive increased efficiency in traffic management and enable the rapid introduction of secure, innovative and revenue-generating services. Our Call & Media solutions fully exploit the potential of call-related services, driving revenue opportunities through attractive subscriber services and increasing profitability of voice services. Jinny’s Mobile Advertising Solution enables both operators and advertising agencies to efficiently implement their critical mobile marketing and advertising strategies.
Implementation, project management, support and training is provided by Jinny’s service teams located in Brazil, Ireland, Kenya, UAE, Panama and Malaysia. Jinny Software operates from its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and offices across the globe. Jinny Software is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Acotel Group S.p.A, headquartered in Rome, Italy and traded on the Milan stock market (ACO.MI).
Vesta Corporation and Jibe Mobile announced the introduction of an enhanced mobile payments application designed for operators and handset manufacturers. Vesta and Jibe will showcase the application at Mobile World Congress 2011.
Vesta will leverage Jibe’s App to App™ Platformto enable payments through a user’s handset for a variety of consumer goods and services. In addition to prepaid account top up and bill payment functionality, the offering incorporates Vesta-powered digital content and application purchases.Utilizing Jibe platform’s Rich Communication Suite (RCS) specification, the application will also enable peer-to-peer “gifted” purchases between subscribers. As with all of Vesta’s payment solutions, the application is 100 percent PCI compliant and fully indemnifies the operator against fraud losses.
The JibeApp to App Platform enables operators and developers to create richer mobile applications that allow consumers to enjoy an open and seamless communications experience. Jibe’s ability to leverage next-generation networks while maintaining compatibility with legacy and low tier devices reduces the time to market for developers launching innovative third-party applications.
“The proliferation of applications and digital content provides an opportunity for mobile operators to create additional value from existing customers,” said Amir Sarhangi, chief executive officer, Jibe Mobile. “Our collaboration with Vesta delivers rich, integrated payment functionality in an operator-branded environment — securing the operator’s position in the content delivery chain.”
“Vesta’s industry-leading payment solutions are a perfect complement to the Jibe App to App Platform,” said Doug Fieldhouse, chief executive officer, Vesta Corporation. “By delivering seamlessly integrated, secure payments through the handset, Vesta provides a robust foundation for developers.” • 10-2-11
Visit Vesta in hospitality suite 96 at Mobile World Congress 2011: 3.1HS96 (Hall 3.1, Suite 96) or Jibe at the GSMA App Garage Hall: 8.0, Stand 8C118 for a demo.
Addition of new products enables strong growth in competitive markets
Jinny Software, a leading global supplier of messaging, call completion and media solutions to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), announced a record first half in 2010, posting its best ever revenue, EBITDA and order book figures. The company reported strong revenue progress and continues to deliver sound underlying performance both operationally and financially.
Having overcome tight market conditions in 2009, Jinny has doubled its turnover from the first half of 2009 to €8.6 million in the first half of 2010.
Against fierce competition, Jinny has broadened its customer presence in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The company’s total customer base increased to over 70 with more than 200 platforms installed in 60 countries worldwide. The number of subscribers interacting with Jinny platforms has grown to over 500 million.
This result was fuelled by the company’s strategy of investing in products, solutions, strategic partnerships, additional sales personnel and an overall improvement in the effectiveness of the company’s commercial operations.
During the first half of 2010, Jinny bolstered its already comprehensive Call Completion Solutions suite with the launch of its Call Router product, which has been designed to solve several problems facing MNOs, as well as to deliver a differentiating range of new and exciting, high-value features for operators and users, alike. In addition, Jinny launched a new mobile advertising solution, Ringback Tone Advertising, which provides mobile operators with a new way to generate revenue from mobile advertising.
“Jinny has delivered strong revenue growth during the first half of 2010,” stated Max Wilkie, Jinny’s CEO. “We see a robust demand for our messaging, call completion, media and mobile advertising solutions across our target markets. We are optimistic that this momentum will carry on into the remainder of 2010 and that Jinny will continue to deliver a strong performance in the second half of the year.” • 27-8-10
Jinny Software offers a comprehensive range of messaging, call and media and mobile advertising solutions. Our Messaging solutions drive increased efficiency in traffic management and enable the rapid introduction of secure, innovative and revenue-generating services. Our call and media solutions fully exploit the potential of call-related services, driving revenue opportunities through attractive subscriber services and increasing profitability of voice services. Jinny’s Mobile Advertising Solution enables both operators and advertising agencies to efficiently implement their critical mobile marketing and advertising strategies.
Implementation, project management, support and training is provided by Jinny’s service teams located in Brazil, Ireland, Kenya, UAE, Panama and Malaysia. Jinny Software operates from its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and offices across the globe. Jinny Software is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acotel Group S.p.A, headquartered in Rome, Italy and traded on the Milan stock market (ACO.MI).
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