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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Openwave to Add IBM(R) Websphere(R) Technology to Mass Market Data Phones
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 11-- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV - News), the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced that IBM and Openwave are working together to offer WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment, an authorized Java Powered(TM) product technology, as a pre-integrated component of Openwave® Phone Suite Version 7 (V7). This collaboration aims to offer handset manufacturers new choices for fulfilling mobile operators' requirements for game and application downloads while helping to maximize their performance through tighter integration between Java environments and Openwave client software. The companies are beginning commercial integration efforts now for phones expected to ship in early 2005.
IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment, part of IBM's Workplace Client Technology, Micro Edition family, features a certified implementation of the J2ME(TM) specifications, specifically the Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP), which are core market requirements for the majority of mobile phones shipping today. Implementing these Java(TM) technologies with V7 is aimed at reducing manufacturer phone production costs by reusing software components, improving memory utilization, and reducing the complexity of software integration. The result for mobile operators and their subscribers is lower cost data phones that smoothly integrate the latest features in an easier to use, unified device.
"The poorly integrated nature of today's data phone software results in a poor user experience, unnecessary subscriber confusion, increased costs for manufacturers, and operator revenues that are lower than they could be," said Rob Williams, general manager of the client product group at Openwave. "By more tightly integrating Java technology into V7, Openwave and IBM are working to help solve these challenges."
"The industry continues to demand solutions that simplify the process of building and delivering data phones for manufactures worldwide. Customers also want increased performance for end users of these devices through tighter integration and optimization," said Bruce Morse, Vice President, Business Development, IBM Pervasive Computing. "By integrating IBM WebSphere with Openwave® Phone Suite Version 7, Openwave is helping businesses build these solutions."
About Openwave Phone Suite V7
Several leading phone manufacturers have licensed and plan to utilize Openwave Phone Suite V7 in phones scheduled to ship during this year. The suite provides a one stop solution for meeting carrier requirements for browsing, client provisioning, download, digital rights management, multimedia messaging, email, synchronization, file management, device management, instant messaging, and mobile location. V7 also features groundbreaking user interface capabilities allowing operators and manufacturers to harness the power of the phone, innovating on top of core mobile data technologies to deliver custom experiences and new value added data services for end users.
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. is the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications industry. Openwave's breadth of products, including mobile phone software, multimedia messaging software (MMS), email, location and mobile gateways, along with its worldwide expertise enable its customers to deliver innovative and differentiated data services. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.
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