Over the Air Mobile Phone Updating Using Red Bend's vCurrent(R) Mobile Client Suite to be Deployed on the Vodafone 904SH in Japan
16 March 2006
Red Bend Software, a leading provider ofmobile software management technology, today announced that SharpCorporation will use Red Bend's firmware over the air (FOTA) update clientsuite to allow customers to wirelessly download software upgrades to theVodafone 904SH handset offered by Vodafone K.K. in Japan. This functionwill enable Vodafone 904SH customers to upgrade their phones withoutvisiting a service facility.
Red Bend's vCurrent® Mobile FOTA client suite is pre-installed on theVodafone 904SH, a new 3G handset from Sharp. The handset is scheduled to beavailable in April 2006.
Using Red Bend's patented FOTA technology, mobile handset manufacturers andoperators can more quickly deliver updated firmware over-the-air to phonesalready in users' hands. It achieves this by using Red Bend's patentedtechnology to generate updates that are extremely compact, allowing them tobe delivered and easily integrated onto the handset more rapidly andcost-effectively with 100% accuracy. Handset manufacturers accounting formore than 50% of the worldwide mobile phone market have selected Red Bend'sFOTA solution.
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The vCurrent Mobile client suite is fully OMA-DM standard compliant andinteroperates with any OMA-DM standard compliant server solution.
"This broad deployment in a major market illustrates the value of RedBend's FOTA client technology," said Yoram Salinger, CEO of Red BendSoftware. "Because of its proven speed and reliability, our solution hasbeen selected by most of the world's leading handset manufacturers."
About Red Bend Software
Red Bend Software helps mobile phone manufacturers and network operatorsaccelerate the adoption of new services and features, respond rapidly tocustomer problems and reduce support costs through mobile softwaremanagement solutions. BenQ-Siemens, LG Electronics, Sharp, Sony Ericsson,and other large handset manufacturers use Red Bend's firmware over-the-air(FOTA) technology to quickly and reliably deliver compact firmware updatesto mobile phones already in the hands of users. Founded in 1999, Red BendSoftware is a privately held, venture capital-financed company withcorporate headquarters near Boston, Mass., and offices in China, Israel,Japan, and the U.K. More information about Red Bend Software is availableat www.redbend.com.
Media Contacts:Red Bend SoftwarePeter A. Cohen+1 508-270-4590 ext.224peter.cohen@redbend.com
Emerge Public RelationsSteve Sylven+1 617-729-3175ssylven@emergepr.com
SOURCE: Red Bend Software
Source: marketwire
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