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Symbian Limited, the market leader in open operating systems for mobile phones, today released the following unaudited financial and operational figures for the second quarter ended 30 June 2008:
Nigel Clifford, Symbian CEO, commented: “We are pleased to report that a total of 19.6 million Symbian mobile phones were shipped over 250 major network operators globally in the quarter. Symbian celebrated its tenth anniversary at the end of June, with a cumulative total of 225.9 million Symbian mobile phones shipped since formation. This number is based on nearly 250 models, designed and shipped by the world’s leading handset manufacturers.
In ten years we've achieved an enormous amount. Together with our customers we have invented, built and continue to lead the smartphone market. We are particularly pleased that our customers have reported that Symbian mobile phones are strong contributors to their financial performance and that each of our licensees has shipped at least one new Symbian mobile phone model since the beginning of 2008.
We’ve worked hard to extend the close collaboration with our customers and operators and have built a strong product pipeline. Our highly innovative product roadmap will ensure that Symbian OS continues to lead in the high-end converged device and smartphone markets whilst its penetration into the mid-range segments increases. As proof of this, there are now 159 Symbian phone models available in the global market from eight handset vendors – a rise of 30% over last year – and another 92 phone models are in development. This is reflected in an increased demand for consulting services by 76%.”
Q2 device shipments – varied models for varied markets
14 new models commenced shipment in Q2 with a total of 27 new models shipping in H1. Q2 new models include the Motorola Z10, Nokia E71, Nokia N78 and Nokia 6220, Samsung G810, Sony Ericsson G700 and Sony Ericsson G900, and several handsets for the Japanese market including NTT DOCOMO’s FOMA SO906i, F906i and SH906iTV. These cover a broad range of market segments and form factors including high-end converged devices, smartphones and mid-range mobile phones and half are GPS enabled. The majority of these new phones are based on Symbian OS v9, including some of which are based on Symbian’s latest product offering, Symbian OS v9.3, and are currently shipping in Japan and Europe.
Total Symbian phone models shipping at end H1 2008
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End H1 2008 |
End H1 2007 |
YoY change |
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Number of Symbian phone models in the market |
159 |
122 |
30% |
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Number of Symbian phone models in the market since formation of Symbian |
249 |
187 |
33% |
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Number of licensees with Symbian phone in the market |
8 |
8 |
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Number of Symbian phone models in development |
92 |
62 |
48% |
In May 2008, Symbian launched the Symbian Ready technology validation program, designed to offer customers direct access to pre-validated ecosystem solutions. In addition to helping ecosystem partners make the most of Symbian OS technologies by developing in the most efficient way, Symbian Ready also offers ecosystem partners the opportunity to showcase their solutions to handset manufacturers and network operators through a variety of co-marketing initiatives such as the Symbian Ready Directory and promotion on Symbian Developer Network.
Symbian Ready is an umbrella program, comprising two strands at launch – Symbian Ready AUTO and Symbian Ready VERO. In Q2 2008, 6 ecosystem companies are undergoing validation through the Symbian Ready program, including, for Symbian Ready VERO, three of the top four NAND vendors are either validated for Symbian OS or engaged in validation.
Symbian launched its new partner program, the Symbian Partner Network (SPN). This new program replaces the Platinum Program and focuses on harnessing innovation by further strengthening the ecosystem, helping its members and customers to build compelling devices and solutions more quickly and at a lower cost. Key benefits to the SPN include enhanced marketing and business development opportunities as well as improved access to online developer support resources, including technology roadmaps and other documentation. Membership is now available at a new competitive annual membership fee of US$1,500.
Symbian Partner Network, along with other market leaders and visionaries including customers, media and analysts, will come together to help shape the future of mobile at the annual Smartphone Show in London, UK on 21st - 22nd October.
Symbian Limited remains focused on further strengthening the development and adoption of its open mobile platform with a vision of becoming the most widely used software platform on the planet. On 24th June, Nokia announced its intent to acquire the remaining Symbian shares that it didn’t already own and simultaneously announced, with other industry leaders, plans to establish the Symbian Foundation - major steps that follow our vision and mark the next stage in the evolution of Symbian OS.
Through the Symbian Foundation, mobile leaders plan to unify the Symbian software platform with user interface software and provide this new platform under a royalty-free license. The initiative is supported by all our major shareholders and Symbian management. Membership of this non-profit foundation will be open to all organizations and plans for the foundation have already received wide support from many industry leaders, with initial board members including five leading handset manufacturers (LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson), leading operators (AT&T, NTT DOCOMO and Vodafone) and hardware manufacturers (STMicroelectronics and TI).
Nigel Clifford continued, “Ten years ago, Symbian was established by far sighted players to offer an advanced open operating system and software skills to the whole mobile industry. Our vision is for Symbian OS to become the most widely used software platform on the planet and indeed today it leads its market by any measure. The Symbian Foundation is a bold new step to achieve that vision by embracing a complete and proven platform, offered in an open and royalty-free way, designed to stimulate innovation which is at the heart of everything we do.
The mobile industry coming together to create the Symbian Foundation will mark the biggest contribution to an open community we believe has ever been made, with software assets of around 40 million lines of code being contributed."
Source: Symbian (2-9-08)
Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. announced the signing of a multi-year agreement establishing a sales relationship with NAVTEQ, a global leader in premium-quality digital map data. The new Intrinsyc - NAVTEQ agreement will see NAVTEQ map content bundled with Intrinsyc navigation software. Intrinsyc recently purchased strategic assets of Destinator Technologies Inc., a leading provider of wireless software for global positioning system (GPS) devices and navigation software for wireless handsets.
“We are pleased to enter into an agreement with Intrinsyc that allows us to continue providing map data for Destinator-based navigation devices,” said Jeff Mize, Executive Vice President Sales, NAVTEQ. “NAVTEQ maps are found in in-vehicle navigation systems, Internet-based mapping applications and mobile navigation devices; Intrinsyc offers device makers advanced navigation software, a proven platform for mobile handset development, and the engineering expertise to put it all together. Together, NAVTEQ and Intrinsyc create a powerful combination to drive the next generation of GPS-enabled wireless handsets and personal navigation devices.”
The Intrinsyc-NAVTEQ relationship provides wireless device makers with a single source for NAVTEQ digital maps, Destinator navigation software, and the Soleus software platform for wireless handheld development. Device makers will further benefit from Intrinsyc’s world-class wireless engineering services, including systems integration, Board Support Package (BSP) development, and power management. And with NAVTEQ, end-users receive quality, comprehensive map data.
“NAVTEQ is a world leader in premium-quality digital map data, and delivers the critical breadth of geographic coverage required by our customers,” said Souheil Gallouzi, Vice President & General Manager of Mobile Products & Development, Intrinsyc Software. “This agreement strengthens our relationship with NAVTEQ, and also provides a great platform for long term business growth. Soleus and Destinator technology greatly speed the development of connected GPS-enabled navigation devices that can deliver mobile phone capabilities, real-time access to traffic reports and Location Based Services (LBS). High quality NAVTEQ digital map data completes this offering.”
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world.
Intrinsyc provides wireless software solutions that enable next-generation handheld products, including mobile handsets, smart phones, and converged devices. The company’s software products include the Soleus software platform for consumer device development and the recently acquired Destinator GPS/navigation technologies.
17-7-08
Cortado's hosted Exchange services are ready to support the upcoming iPhone capability for direct push e-mail, calendar and address book synchronization
With Cortado's mailbox packages based on Microsoft Exchange and including Direct Push technology, iPhone users all over the world can now easily benefit from the advantages of professional mobile e-mail, contact and appointment synchronization in real time. Both individual business users and small to medium-sized companies can benefit from these new features without the need to run their own mail server environment.
"Right from the beginning we have supported the iPhone with our Cortado free service which is focused on consumers. With the upcoming iPhone's full Exchange and ActiveSync support, we are now able to provide complete professional push mail packages even for business users", says Dirk Löwenberg, Business Director Cortado Services.
To be ready for the launch of this new service, Apple iPhone users should access Cortado website directly from their iPhone's Safari browser to be among the first to be informed once the service is available.
Cortado's push mail packages with real-time synchronization of contacts and appointments are free of charge for the first 30 days. A hosted 2 GB mailbox with ActiveSync and direct push service, also including both Outlook 2007 for Windows and Entourage for Mac software and license are available from EUR 9.98 / USD 11.98 per month.
March 2008
TeamSpirit Voice Conferencing Engine Offers Real-time In-game Voice Communication • Includes End-user Software, Conferencing Server, and soon - Mobile Client
SPIRIT DSP, the world's leading provider of voice and video software engines, announced TeamSpirit Conferencing Engine for developers and publishers in the gaming market, specifically for Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs). TeamSpirit Conferencing Engine, with its superior VoIP capabilities, enables game developers to satisfy the market's requirement for in-game voice chat which is a must-have feature for MMOGs today.
With millions of online subscribers, the MMOG market is already significant and growing rapidly. Accord-ing to the market research of DFC Intelligence, the worldwide online game revenue is expected to increase from $ 5.7 billion in 2007 to $13.1 billion in 2012. SPIRIT, with its best-of-breed Conferencing Engine, is ideally poised to capitalize on all aspects of this fast-growing market, including game-playing on portable devices.
"MMOGs have unique requirements that not all vendors can satisfy," said Slava Borilin, VP Product Development at SPIRIT DSP. "A first-class solution must support diverse user terminals; it must provide superior wideband quality under adverse conditions; it must, as much as possible, reuse existing infrastructure to save investments; and it must be economical to purchase and maintain. Our Voice Conferencing Engine is the only one that satisfies all these requirements, and more."
SPIRIT is in discussions with several leading MMOG developers and publishers who see voice chat as the next level of gaming communication. A good example of voice chat is in Blizzard's World of Warcraft game, which is powered by SPIRIT's voice solution.
TeamSpirit Conferencing Engine has been fine-tuned to meet the specific requirements of the MMOGs market and to provide the cost-effective solution for MMOG publishers. The engine contains a scalable SPIRIT IP-MR˙ wideband codec, which can adapt to any bandwidth connection without transcoding. Smart conferencing manager Multi-PASS noticeably decreases voice traffic and preserves high speech quality for conferences, thanks to sophisticated active speaker selection algorithms.
TeamSpirit Voice Conferencing Engine can handle 1200 concurrent connections on a dual-core Intel-based server, without any noticeable degradation of voice quality. At the same time, SPIRIT's engine provides up to 20 percent improvement in voice traffic efficiency compared to similar solutions.
Unlike most other systems, SPIRIT Voice Conferencing Engine is free of any codec patent fees. Potential migration of MMOG to mobile platforms can also be supported by TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Mo-bile.
SPIRIT DSP employs 140 professionals, and has been in the international software licensing business since 1992. A bootstrap company, SPIRIT has been profitable for 15 years. For the last 10 years, SPIRIT's focus has been on voice and video communication software products. SPIRIT counts among its customers Adobe, Agere, Arima, ARM, Atmel, Cisco, Compal, deltathree, Flextronics, Ericsson, HP, HTC, Huawei, Importek, Korea Telecom, Kyocera, LG, MediaRing, Microsoft, NEC, Nortel Networks, NXP, Oracle, Paltalk, Polycom, Quanta, Radvision, Reigncom, Samsung, Siemens, Texas In-struments, Toshiba, Trinity Convergence and Veraz, and among 200+ other communication OEMs and software vendors. SPIRIT communication software is used in over 80 countries and powers more than 100 million embedded voice channels today. SeeStorm is SPIRIT affiliate for synthetic video conferenc-ing.
27-2-08
August ’07 – GSM in maritime sector
BOW partners with an established, international GSM network operator • Accelerates roll-out of BOW's dedicated product offering for the global merchant maritime sector • Provides GSM network facilities and call/text terminations for BOW global merchant maritime service • Provides route to significant Filipino market for BOW SIM and pre-paid value cards • Broadens SMART's service to its existing subscriber base and an opportunity to capture significant new subscribers from world's 1.2 million seafarers.
Blue Ocean Wireless ("BOW"), an Irish company delivering GSM communication capability for the merchant maritime sector, announced that SMART Communications Inc. ("SMART"), the Philippines' leading wireless services provider, has agreed to acquire a 30% equity interest in BOW for USD 15.9 million. The investment now values Blue Ocean Wireless in excess of USD 55 million.
SMART Communications, Inc. is the Philippines' leading wireless services provider with 27 million subscribers on its GSM network. SMART is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Philippines' leading telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). PLDT has a market capitalisation of approximately US$11 billion and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PHI) and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE: TEL).
SMART, through its wholly-owned subsidiary SmartConnect Holdings PTE Limited, will acquire a combination of primary and secondary shares. In addition, SMART has an option to acquire a further 19% in BOW, exercisable within the next 3 years. Blue Ocean Wireless' other significant shareholders are Dublin based private equity firm, Claret Capital, Irish remote communications company, Altobridge, and Bank of Scotland (Ireland), a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Plc.
In addition to investing in BOW, SMART will provide GSM network facilities and call/text terminations for the BOW global merchant maritime service. SMART will also become a major reseller of BOW SIM cards and prepaid value cards.
Napoleon L Nazareno, President and CEO of SMART, commented "The global merchant maritime fleet is currently populated by 1.2 million seafarers, of which 40% are Filipinos. Satellite-based, bridge-mounted or shared fixed phones that tend to be expensive, inconvenient and lack privacy currently serve their communications needs. Moreover, these types of phones allow only a limited number of incoming calls and do not provide for SMS or texting. The innovative Blue Ocean Wireless service will enable seafarers to bring their mobile phones onboard their vessels and use them just as if they were at home or roaming in other countries."
He added "This is an exciting opportunity and a natural extension of our Philippines GSM service but also one which allows us to offer services, in a cost competitive way, to seafarers across the world".
Robert Johnson, CEO of Blue Ocean Wireless, commented "We are delighted to announce this investment by SMART and a partnership with them to bring our unique product offering to market. SMART is a natural choice for us given that a significant portion of the world's seafarers are Filipinos. SMART also has a world-class software development team who are constantly bringing new and innovative products to their existing GSM customers. Working with them, we can progressively add additional services for Blue Ocean Wireless customers. We look forward to working with SMART to provide our GSM network to a global customer base."
Domhnal Slattery, Chairman of Blue Ocean Wireless, remarked "We originally identified the Philippines as a key target market for Blue Ocean Wireless. Our partnership with SMART, therefore, is a natural fit for this business and is a further significant step towards the development of Blue Ocean Wireless as the world's first GSM global merchant maritime network. Maritime mobile services for the world's 1.2 million seafarers is an unserved market and presents a clear opportunity for Blue Ocean Wireless."
He concluded "SMART is also a leader in the South East Asian maritime telecommunications business with an existing installed customer base which presents an additional opportunity for a combined Blue Ocean Wireless and SMART offering."
Blue Ocean Wireless is an Irish company focused on expanding communication capability in the merchant maritime sector. Blue Ocean Wireless provides, for the first time, GSM connectivity for seafarers in deep ocean water, where no other network exists. This allows users to make and receive voice calls, send and receive SMS text messages and, in time, browse the internet using their existing handsets. Blue Ocean Wireless' offering is based on Altobridge's unique 'Aeronautical & Maritime Gateway Platform'(TM) technology. This technology can also be used, in conjunction with RFID technology, to track and monitor shipping containers while they are in transit at sea.
Claret Capital, founded by Domhnal Slattery in 2005, is a private investment firm based in Dublin, Ireland. Claret Capital currently manages over USD1 billion in assets for a small number individuals and families. The firm has completed investments in the Private Equity, Real Estate, Media and Technology sectors. Claret Capital has also founded a number of new ventures including JetBird, Europe's first low-cost, on-demand private jet airline. JetBird has ordered 100 aircraft from Embraer and is the launch customer in Europe for the Phenom 100 very light jet.
SMART Communications, Inc. is the Philippines' leading wireless services provider with over 27 million subscribers on its GSM network as of July 2007. SMART has built a reputation for innovation, having introduced world-first wireless data services, including mobile commerce services such as Smart Money, SmartLoad and Smart Padala. SMART also offers SmartLink, a prepaid satellite telephony service and Smart 3G, a 3G service, as well as a wireless broadband service, Smart Bro. SMART is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Philippines' leading telecommunications carrier, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.
Founded on November 28, 1928, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines. Through its three principal business groups - fixed line, wireless, and information and communication technology - PLDT offers the largest and most diversified range of telecommunications services across the Philippines' most extensive fiber optic backbone and fixed line, cellular and satellite networks.
Information about cellular and satellite technology solutions from Altobridge.
Sonic Branding Solutions today announced that it has relaunched as Sonic Boom and has expanded its business to include online and social extensions of its successful mobile products. Sonic Boom will launch its comprehensive suite of web and social applications —including Facebook widgets and branded sites— in the third quarter of 2008.
Sonic Boom also today announced the launch of the mobile industry’s first personalized ringtone maker with voice capabilities, ToneMaker® with Voice. ToneMaker with Voice, initially available on Verizon Wireless, enables subscribers to create personalized ringtones with a mobile track mixer and an exclusive library of interlocking, pre-recorded beats and music elements and then add their own voices to the mix. Subscribers can also share their ringtones with other subscribers. The current edition of ToneMaker is the #1 subscription-based ringtone creation application in the U.S. market.
Sonic Boom will launch ToneMaker with Voice on other Tier 1 and Tier 2 U.S. carriers this year. The ringtone industry in the U.S. is poised to decline in 2008, to USD 510 million from USD 550 million, according to BMI, but the personalization of ringtones and other mobile music content is creating a new market through third-party products such as Tonemaker with Voice.
“SonicBoom has pioneered the concept of ‘Mobile Social Media,’ analogous to casual gaming where the everyday person wants a satisfying experience but without the demands of a learning curve or their time. We currently maintain paying subscription communities in the hundreds of thousands that are among the most popular, so we are confident our Mobile Social Media business will translate to the Web and social networks. Our successful mobile applications let consumers quickly create music, pictures, or share a round of music or movie trivia which makes us perfectly positioned to take advantage of social networks and mobile web 2.0”, said David JP Danon, chief executive officer of Sonic Boom. “We have developed high-volume hits for carriers and, now, will expand into online distribution to further complement the personalized entertainment experience for mobile and web subscribers. We believe these efforts will lead to new revenues for us while strengthening and growing our deck-based carrier business.”
Sonic Boom’s successful products —which empower mobile subscribers to develop personalized images, ringtones, and video— have consistently appeared on the Top 10 lists of U.S. Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers for the past four years, including the award-winning ToneMaker® and Wallpaper Maker™ on Verizon Wireless, and ‘Name That Tune’® on AT&T Mobility, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless.
“Our customers are tremendously passionate about music and customization, and the ToneMaker with Voice application strongly reflects their creative spirit and desire to share their original content through the phone and online,” said Tom Constabile, manager, digital media market development and content programming for Verizon Wireless. “With the launch of this groundbreaking service we are continuing to leverage our industry leading 3G-EVDO mobile network to deliver innovation in personalization to our customers.”
The Sonic Boom management team includes such seasoned digital entertainment executives as Danon, who founded early online music creation pioneer mH2O.com; Ken Engels, formerly an entertainment attorney who founded mobile media company Rahsaan and Jeanne DeSanctis, who founded mobile retail company mRocket.
“There are a host of new experiences for mobile content developers to play into, as the cross-platform market expands – from participation media to mobile marketing campaigns – and the value of independent developers in this market will increase,” said Scott Ellison, principal analyst with IDC.
Sonic Boom Inc. is a leading mobile entertainment developer and publisher that has built some of the best-selling mobile products in the U.S. and abroad. The company develops community-based, personalized mobile experiences that can be enjoyed through carriers and online portals. Sonic Boom’s proprietary technology and its creative development and licensing vision have created such products as ToneMaker®, Name That Tune®, Tattoo Shop™ and Wallpaper Maker™, Name That Movie™ and Graffiti Writer™ among others. Sonic's applications are available through carriers worldwide.
29-7-08
Symbian OS even more attractive for mid-range mobile phones
Symbian Limited, the market leader in open operating systems for mobile phones, has signed a licensing agreement with Scalado for its mobile imaging software affording Symbian OS™ state of the art image handling capabilities, making Symbian an even more attractive mobile OS choice for mid-range devices.
Scalado’s solution for Symbian OS will significantly improve Symbian’s imaging performance for higher megapixel images. It will deliver faster rendering, scaling and rotation and superior image editing features - with the added benefit of reduced memory consumption. Importantly, Scalado’s patented Random Access JPEG technology allows imaging operations to occur while the image is in compressed form, greatly reducing RAM consumption.
Retroactive to Symbian OS v9.3 and v9.4, the three year licence ensures benefits for end-users and handset manufacturers alike and is free of any additional royalties. End users will enjoy higher usability while handset manufacturers will see a cut in hardware costs. Under the terms of the deal, Symbian and Scalado will create a joint team of highly skilled imaging and camera engineers to enhance and extend Symbian's camera and imaging offering.
Mats Jacobson, CEO of Scalado, commented: “Consumers today expect mobile phone cameras to perform just as well as digital still cameras. Building on our existing long and fruitful partnership, this new initiative sees Symbian and Scalado working together to ensure that the leading mobile OS will deliver the beauty of high quality and high speed image handling with full connectivity and sharing options to consumers.”
Jørgen Behrens, Executive Vice-President, Marketing, Symbian, commented; “This licensing agreement will benefit both handset vendors and end-users - reducing cost and memory consumption in handset development and offering advanced image handling capabilities in high megapixel camera devices to end-users. It's another great demonstration of our commitment to offering the best mobile technology possible in Symbian OS and to helping the mobile industry succeed.”
Scalado AB is a Swedish imaging Software Company that focuses on the wireless device industry. It provides mobile imaging software solutions that are powerful, scalable and modular for any camera phone. Its mission is to make imaging on mobile phones more efficient – bringing higher usability for end-users and cutting hardware costs for device manufacturers. With unique and patented software technologies, it is solving critical performance issues with less memory and CPU requirements.
Founded in 2000, Scalado has its head office in IDEON Research Park in Lund, Sweden. The company’s principal shareholders are venture capitalists NorthCap Partners, Industrifonden, and Teknoseed as well as company’s founders.
Source: Symbian (11-6-08) • More: Symbian Foundation •
New mobile handset software extends social networks to mobile phones and adds special features for mobile users
Communology, a provider of mobile applications solutions headquartered in Cologne, Germany, is to unveil Mobile Mash-Up, a new solution for mobile social networks, at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona (February 11-14, 2008, at the Fira de Barcelona, Hall 2, Stand 2B68). The solution enables Web 2.0 internet communities like Facebook and Xing to extend their services to mobile users without major technical effort. Besides social networking services such as messaging, pin board functions, status, profile and buddy list management, Mobile Mash-Up adds features aimed specifically at users on the move, including geotagging for mobile searches, the ability to locate friends and navigation. It also enables real-time communication services like telephony, SMS, MMS and mobile instant messaging, as well as rich-media services, including photo blogging, podcasting, video/audio streaming and news tickers. The solution additionally includes capabilities to support mobile marketing, such as customer data management, target group-aligned content and initiatives, and permission-based advertising.
With Communology’s solution, providers of internet communities can begin offering their services as mobile social networks with little technical effort. They enrich their offerings, reach a wider user base and encourage users to make more active use of their services. The rich-media and interaction options as well as the location-based services also open up opportunities to engage in new forms of mobile marketing and generate lucrative new revenue streams. In addition, mobile network operators and handset makers can benefit from Web 2.0. By collaborating with social networks or setting up their own networks, they can win new business and strengthen existing business relationships. Furthermore active communication and content sharing between community members will result in increased voice and data traffic, boosting network operators’ average revenue per user (ARPU).
“Over the past year, social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and Xing have garnered considerable interest, partly as a result of high-profile acquisitions and initial public offerings. There is already talk of a second Internet boom. With Mobile Mash-Up, we are helping communities to win new members and boost revenues by moving into the mobile world – with just minor capital spending and a minimum of risk,” says Thomas Kaehler, CEO of Communology. “Mobile social networks are the next major growth opportunity for communities and the mobile industry.”
Mobile Mash-Up is based on Communology’s Live Media platform. The solution provides a white label client application that can be adapted in line with operators’ branding requirements and can either be preloaded on mobile devices or downloaded over the air via a mobile data connection. The storage-optimized client is available for a range of operating systems and execution environments, including Java, Symbian and Windows Mobile. Besides the white label solution, Communology also offers a wide range of professional services, including software design, client downloads via application services provisioning (APS), integration of social network features and customization to reflect customer branding. Communology is capable of supplying customers with a customized version of Mobile Mash-Up for any community within just a few weeks.
The new mobile social network platform is part of Communology’s Live Media solutions portfolio and continues the company’s platform-centric approach that has proven its worth for interactive multimedia services such as mobile TV, mobile video and mobile live tickers. Customers using Communology Live Media platforms include content providers, hanset manfactures like Sony Ericsson or Nokia and mobile operators like T-Mobile or Vodafone.
At Mobile World, Communology will also be showing its new mobile marketing platform, which has already been deployed successfully to deliver a highly innovative mobile marketing campaign for Daimler’s launch of the Mercedes C-Class. The campaign has been shortlisted for a Global Mobile Award at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. For further details, visit www.communology.com.
11-2-08
MWC 08 - Usability of mobile phones
“The growth of the mobile internet will fuel further mobile search developments,” explains Zi Corporation CEO Milos Djokovic • Major Product Developments from Zi Corporation to be Shown at Mobile World Congress 2008 to Help Operators Deliver Relevant Advertising
Zi Corporation announced that it plans a major presence at February’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) exhibition in Barcelona, where it will unveil the latest developments to its natural discovery solution for mobile phones, Qix, that will enable operators to maximize global mobile advertising opportunities.
Zi Corporation’s new developments to Qix include the introduction of Qix Updater, a service that allows operators to showcase relevant adverts and content for their subscribers.
According to Informa Telecoms & Media, the mobile advertising industry is expected to be worth USD 11 billion by 2011 and these new developments to Qix will allow operators immediate access to mobile advertising opportunities.
Zi Corporation will be taking Qix and its product portfolio to MWC 2008, which takes place in Barcelona, February 11 – 14. Zi will be located at pavilion AV85.
“Zi Corporation returns to Barcelona after another year of significant progress, not only in the mobile market but also in new vertical sectors. With the launch of new products such as predictive text input for mobile devices without a full keypad, we have positioned our products as the most innovative on the market and this approach has secured us several global deals in the last 12 months”, said Milos Djokovic, President and CEO of Zi Corporation.
“There is much more on the way from Zi, especially from our Qix product, which is constantly being improved, as are our eZiText, eZiType and Decuma offerings, with which new languages are regularly being requested and released. Visitors to our pavilion this year in Barcelona can try the products for themselves and will be able to experience first hand the benefits our products can bring to operators and OEMs worldwide.”
Zi Corporation is a technology company that delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. The company provides device manufacturers and network operators with a full range of intuitive and easy-to-use input solutions, including: eZiType for keyboard prediction with auto-correction; eZiText for predictive text entry; Decuma for predictive pen-input handwriting recognition; and Qix search and service discovery engine to enhance the user experience and drive service usage and adoption.
The Zi product portfolio dramatically improves the usability of mobile phones, PDAs, gaming consoles and television set-top boxes and the applications on them including SMS, MMS, email and Web browsing. Zi supports its strategic partners and customers from offices in Asia, Europe and North America. A publicly traded company, Zi Corporation is listed on Nasdaq (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).
28-1-08
Cantabria infinita
Cueva de El Soplao • Año Santo Lebaniego • Turismo y gastronomía
Propuestas en Brasil
Cabo Frío: paraíso a 200 km de Río • Niterói: playas, arquitectura y agenda cultural • El camino de Niemeyer: recorrido arquitectónico
Propuestas en Argentina
Ruta Nacional 40: Recorrido de la parte Norte • Recorrido del Centro (Cuyo) • Recorrido de la parte Sur (Patagonia)
Propuestas de turismo
en la Comunidad Valenciana
Ibi, Onil, Foia de Castalla • Belén de Tirisiti - Patrimonio cultural en Alcoi • Los Baños del Almirante (Valencia del s.XIV) • Mundo Naval en el museo Príncipe Felipe • Arte rupestre valenciano (Museo de la Valltorta)
Transporte aéreo
Air Nostrum • Ryanair • Spanair • Vueling
