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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Tira Wireless Launches New Developer Network Focused on Porting Mobile Content
TORONTO—March 8, 2005—Tira Wireless, the premier provider of porting
technology for the mobile content market, today announced the launch of the
Tira Developer Network, an online community resource (www.TiraDeveloper.com)
designed to help developers create portable mobile Java games and
applications. This content-rich site provides developers with free access to
Tira’s extensive mobile device database and use of its automated
verification server (AVS) for debugging mobile content.
“The market for mobile content is growing at an explosive pace, and as a
result, publishers are demanding well-built applications that can be easily
ported at a lower cost,” said Allen Lau, CTO and co-founder of Tira
Wireless. “Like the Tira Jump Product Suite, the Tira Developer Network is
a building block that underlies our strategy to enable the mobile market to
overcome the challenges of device fragmentation.”
According to David Adams, president of Dallas, Texas-based Klear Games, “The
developer network is the only online community resource dedicated to dealing
with the portability of mobile games and applications. It is an invaluable
source of tools and information for developers that want to get their mobile
content accepted by leading publishers and into global distribution”
Features of the Tira Developer Network include:
Device database: Developers get an at-a-glance view of information on over
150 different devices from a variety of handset manufacturers. The database
provides developers with information on device memory capabilities, screen
size, resolution, and more, thereby eliminating the need to visit individual
Web sites for top-level details on leading devices.
The Automated Verification Server (AVS): This is a real-time analysis tool
that developers can use at no cost to debug J2ME applications. AVS performs
over 60 different tests, enabling users to evaluate applications for
compliance to MIDP and CDLC standards prior to porting. It also verifies
applications against standards and requirements set out by each individual
handset manufacturer for their specific devices.
Developer Guidelines: The sound development guidelines provided on the Tira
Developer Network ensure applications are designed and developed in a manner
that facilitates porting.
Industry Forum: The Tira Developer Network provides a dedicated forum on
issues related to porting, providing developers with an opportunity to
communicate with Tira and other members of the mobile development community.
The moderated forum will also offer insight from authorities in the mobile
market, such as Allen Lau, who is considered a pioneer in code
instrumentation and aspect oriented programming techniques related to mobile
Java.
Developers who register on the Tira Developer Network by March 31, 2005 will
be entered in a draw to win an iPod.
About Tira Wireless
Tira Wireless is the premier provider of porting technology for the mobile
content market. Tira’s proprietary technology – the Tira Jump Product
Suite – enables mobile publishers, operators and developers to quickly and
cost effectively bring quality mobile content to market. Tira Jump
automatically ports mobile Java applications across a broad range of
handsets, languages and mobile operator requirements. Tira's customers and
partners include Disney Mobile, Sony Pictures Mobile, THQ Wireless,
T-Mobile, TELUS Mobility, Sony Ericsson, and Nokia. Tira has been recognized
as one of "10 Emerging Wireless Players to Watch" by IDC; named one of the
"Fierce 15 Top Wireless Startups" by Fierce Wireless; and awarded the 2004
CDMA Industry Achievement Award for Innovative Entertainment Technology
Development. For more information visit www.tirawireless.com.
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