iPass Ushers in New Generation of Enterprise Mobility Services with Open Mobile 2.0

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., November 1, 2011 –iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobility services for enterprises and service providers, today announced iPass Open Mobile 2.0. The latest Open Mobile platform serves as a gateway to the Cloud, with a new generation of enterprise mobility services, providing businesses and their mobile employees with frictionless connectivity that does not compromise security or escalate telecommunication costs.

iPass Open Mobile 2.0 enables enterprises to deliver and manage remote and mobile access across their workforce. At the same time, Open Mobile provides visibility into device mobility usage on a granular, department or company-wide level so that various policies can be put into operation simply across networks and devices. Open Mobile also provides broadband access to more than 600,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide. New features in this release include:

Employee Usage Meter enables Android and iOS smartphone users to audit their Wi-Fi and 3G usage, and stay on top of their service plans. It will alert them when they are reaching their monthly limit.

Enhanced endpoint integrity verification determines the security of the laptop at the point of connection, ensuring that trust is established immediately before it has a chance to connect to the Internet or network.

Login Assist provides simplicity for users to connect instantly to numerous cloud based applications from their laptop without having to enter a username or password.

Enhanced Usage Limits and Alerts ensure that enterprises and mobile employees can monitor and easily balance cost and productivity concerns.

Intuitive reports for tracking mobility usage across smartphones, tablets and laptops.

“CIOs and IT executives need support for more effective management and control of mobile devices as managing an enterprise mobility strategy is a constantly moving target. With iPass Open Mobile 2.0, IT departments can provide employees frictionless access to be well connected while addressing visibility, cost and control challenges that are overwhelming many enterprises currently,” said Barbara Nelson, chief technology officer at iPass. “At the same time, when mobile workers are well connected, they are more productive everywhere. An effective enterprise mobility strategy aligns closely with a company’s core objectives to provide tangible results by connecting mobile workers with access whenever, wherever and on whatever device they choose.”

“Enterprises need to ensure that mobile employees can access the always-on experience, as mobility is a key part of a successful enterprise strategy,” said Andrew Brown, Strategy Analytics director for Wireless Enterprise Strategies. “CIOs and IT managers face the simultaneous challenge of trying to integrate mobility and managing individual liable devices that operate between tightly ‘ring–fenced’ corporate environments or opened environments.”

Qualcomm Atheros Launches Skifta 1.0 for Android to Access Personal Music, Photos and Video in the Connected Home or on-the-go

Qualcomm Atheros Launches Skifta 1.0 for Android to Access Personal Music, Photos and Video in the Connected Home or on-the-go

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – October 26, 2011 – Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced Skifta™ 1.0 for Android™ smartphones and tablets. Skifta transforms any Android device into a global media remote control that lets consumers access and enjoy their music, videos and photos at home over Wi-Fi and on the move with 3G from wherever their media resides – at home, in the cloud and anywhere in between. Now, with 3G and Wi-Fi support and a new desktop media server plug-in for Mac, Windows and Linux, Skifta fans have an easy way to use their Android devices to access media collections stored on their home computers without requiring a third-party media server application.

Skifta is the first DLNA Certified™ application capable of streaming personal content to millions of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) and Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices worldwide, including TVs, IP-connected stereos like Sonos systems, PlayStation 3 game consoles, Windows 7 PCs and thousands of other connected consumer electronics models. After selecting a photo, song or video stored on the Android smartphone or tablet, users can share this content to any compliant device using Skifta. No wires, downloading or sideloading is required. Consumers just tap on their favorite content, select a connected device and press Play.

A unique feature of the Skifta platform is its Channel library, which eliminates the need for consumers to manage multiple applications to access their favorite media from the cloud. Skifta Channels also give immediate access to Facebook Photos, Picasa, Flickr, Photobucket, Soma.fm, Napster, ShoutCast, Revision 3, TED Talks and more.

“Extensive discussions with our beta group boiled down to this: Skifta should eliminate the barriers between consumers and their media,” said Dan Rabinovitsj, senior vice president and general manager, networking business unit, Qualcomm Atheros. “The new version of Skifta addresses this issue with 3G support and media server software, and it goes a step further to deliver a powerful solution that puts the smartphone or tablet at the center of the connected home.”

LightSquared Announces Brightstar as Preferred Supply Chain Services Provider

RESTON, Va. and CHICAGO, Ill., October 24, 2011 – LightSquaredTM, a wholesale carrier building a nationwide wireless broadband network that will create consumer choice and drive industry innovation, has named Brightstar, a global leader in services and solutions for the wireless industry, as LightSquared’s preferred supply chain services provider. Brightstar will provide LightSquared’s partners with a comprehensive set of supply chain services so they can deliver their products to market faster.

Brightstar has global experience addressing the broad range of challenges facing the world’s leading device manufacturers, operators and retailers, including product development, inventory management, device fulfillment, demand forecasting and local market intelligence.

Brightstar will offer each of LightSquared’s partners a customizable suite of mobile device-related products and services that complement their business needs. As many of LightSquared’s partners are entering the wireless market for the first time, they can harness Brightstar’s services to achieve greater efficiencies as they launch new products and services, and tap into new market segments.

“The LightSquared business model is a perfect fit for the comprehensive services delivered by Brightstar,” said Marcelo Claure, chairman and chief executive officer of Brightstar. “We can ease the challenges experienced by companies that are new entrants to the wireless market by guiding them through product forecasting, distribution and activation. In such a competitive market, it is essential that these functions be implemented as efficiently as possible, and Brightstar has the capabilities and expertise to execute properly. We’re proud to work with LightSquared, whose bold vision for nationwide connectivity will open the wireless market to a variety of new companies.”

“LightSquared’s business model will allow a broad range of companies to enter the wireless market with innovative products. While we are a wholesale operator, we have partnered with Brightstar to offer their supply chain services to our partners, which will in turn help them go to market faster and contribute to their success,” said Sanjiv Ahuja, chairman and chief executive officer of LightSquared. “We’re proud to work with Brightstar, which has a significant track record of working with the world’s leading wireless players and successfully delivering products to consumers.”

CEVA and Mindspeed to Demonstrate Real-World LTE Small Cell Base Station Technology at 4G World

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct 24, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.(NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, and CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and digital signal processors (DSP) cores, today announced that the companies will showcase LTE base station advances based on Mindspeed's Transcede(R) SoC using Trillium LTE Protocol Stacks at 4G World from October 25 -27, 2011 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The companies will demonstrate the only commercially-available eNodeB picocell reference design based on a single SoC. The design utilizes Mindspeed's carrier-class L1 PHY software and production-grade Transcede SoC enabled by CEVA's DSP technology.

Attendees visiting CEVA's booth (#1424) at the show can see a real-world small cell LTE base station transmitting high-definition (HD) video to a commercially available LTE smartphone. The demonstration is built around Mindspeed's LTE small cell reference unit and award-winning Transcede SoC that includes 26 programmable processors, including 10 CEVA DSPs and 10 DSP accelerators and two ARM(R) Cortex A9(R) multi-core symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processors.

"Small cell base station designs require unparalleled processing capabilities to cope with the huge performance demands of LTE networks, and our communication DSPs play a critical role in achieving this," said Eran Briman, vice president of marketing at CEVA. "This real world LTE base station demonstration using commercially available LTE smartphones clearly illustrates the outstanding performance capabilities of the Transcede family of processors, powered by our industry-leading DSP cores."

Mindspeed(R)'s Transcede processor is the first fully-integrated SoC eNodeB solution offering 3GPP LTE Layer 1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 processing with picocell performance. It enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to leverage the same software architecture and programming model across the entire family of Transcede processors, and to scale designs from enterprise femtocells and picocells to microcells and other evolutionary form factors.

CEVA DSPs form the basis for a broad range of solutions for wireless base station applications, spanning from femtocells to macrocells. Bringing the highest flexibility and performance to base station architectures, CEVA DSPs are backed up by associated reference architectures, a complete development environment and a comprehensive suite of optimized library functions, including LTE, LTE-A, WiMAX and HSPA+.

Radisys, a leading provider of embedded wireless infrastructure solutions, will provide its Trillium LTE eNodeB software that is integrated off-the-shelf with the Mindspeed Transcede SoC processors to support the demonstration. The Trillium LTE wireless protocol software meets the unique requirements of network equipment providers with its comprehensive standard compliant protocol suite designed for portability and scalability that stretches from all variations of small cells up to macro cells.

"Mindspeed pioneered the concept of single-chip SoCs for LTE small cells and chose CEVA as the primary DSP processor for its Transcede family of processors in order to deliver a solution that exceeds the market demand for advanced processing performance, design flexibility and optimal power consumption," said Alan Taylor, director of marketing for the communications convergence processing business unit at Mindspeed. "Collaborating with CEVA has allowed us to address the demand for small cells with a fully-integrated solution that packages Mindspeed's carrier-grade software with significant, multi-layer processing power and hardware acceleration on a single SoC."

Nokia Siemens Networks helps North American carriers plan for a flexible future in an unpredictable world

Nokia Siemens Networks helps North American carriers plan for a flexible future in an unpredictable world

At 4G World this week, Nokia Siemens Networks is showcasing solutions that help arm carriers for a flexible future. These include its groundbreaking Liquid Net architecture, a comprehensive approach that allows carriers to instantly allocate unused capacity wherever and whenever it is needed. The company will also feature its Customer Experience Management portfolio, including the newly launched Facebook app, a self-care application that connects operators to their customers.

“In a fast-changing and very unpredictable world, operators need the ability to adapt, act fast and expect the unexpected,” said Ricky Corker, head of the North America region for Nokia Siemens Networks. “This means putting in place a plan for flexibility – for their network and for their customer’s individual experience. At 4G World, we’ll be showcasing some of our exciting new developments to help our carrier customers plan for a flexible future.”

Corker will speak more on this topic during his keynote, “Ensuring a Flexible Future in an Increasingly Unpredictable World,” on Tuesday, October 25 at 11 a.m.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ recently launched Liquid Net architecture provides flexibility across networks to adapt to changing customer needs instantly, using existing resources more efficiently. This optimizes capital investment and allows operators to offer new revenue opportunities. Liquid Net uses automated, self-adapting broadband optimization to remain constantly aware of the network’s operational status, as well as the services and content being consumed, to ensure the best user experience. Liquid Net consists of three areas: Liquid Radio, Liquid Core and Liquid Transport.

The company will also highlight its small cells and Unified HetNet, a key element of its Liquid Radio architecture. Nokia Siemens Networks’ complete portfolio of HetNet products and services include macro, micro, femto, Wi-Fi, DAS, repeaters and backhaul, as well as supporting solutions and services with SON, OSS, optimization, caching and deployment.

In addition to Liquid Net, operators can use Nokia Siemens Networks’ new Facebook app, announced just prior to 4G World, to allow people to personally manage their fixed and mobile telecom services. The new app enhances the company’s range of self-care portals that facilitate direct interaction between operators and customers. Customers can check their balance, browse and buy special offers and subscribe to services. They can also share their experience across their social network and get rewards for recommending services to friends. The app aims to offer an improved service by allowing operators to engage with customers where they spend their time online.

Comsearch to Serve as Spectrum Manager at 4G World for Fifth Consecutive Year | CommScope

Comsearch to Serve as Spectrum Manager at 4G World for Fifth Consecutive Year

HICKORY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comsearch, a CommScope company, has been chosen to serve as official spectrum manager at 4G World in Chicago October 24-27, the fifth consecutive year that it will perform its wireless spectrum management and frequency coordination duties at this event.

“Comsearch remains one of the wireless industry’s preferred experts for frequency coordination and interference mitigation,” said Chris Hardy, vice president and general manager, Comsearch. “With the advent of ever-more sophisticated mobile devices, bandwidth-intensive data applications and the growing dependence on wireless signal availability everywhere all the time, we are committed to helping ensure the show organizers and the thousands of attendees can enjoy another smoothly run event.”

In their role as spectrum managers, Comsearch® engineers will coordinate wireless operations and work to remediate interference issues among exhibitors, attendees and local service providers before, during and after 4G World.

“4G World has engaged Comsearch to serve as event spectrum manager for five consecutive years, and we are extremely pleased with Comsearch’s service level and the satisfaction level of our sponsors and exhibitors,” said Kate Mitchell, senior director of marketing, Events and Media Division, Yankee Group. The Events and Media Division of Yankee Group is the organizer of 4G World 2011, the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of next-generation technologies.

Comsearch has been helping trade show organizers implement successful frequency coordination plans for their shows for nearly 15 years. The company has routinely performed spectrum management services at several major wireless industry events in North America in addition to offering strategic consultation, wireless engineering, frequency planning and administration, and monitoring and interference measurements to customers. Comsearch has almost 35 years of experience providing spectrum management and software and data solutions to the wireless markets.

T-Mobile USA Leverages iPass Open Mobile Platform for New Global Corporate Access Solution

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., October 19, 2011 — iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobility services for both enterprises and service providers, announced today that T-Mobile USA, Inc. selected the iPass Open Mobile Platform and the iPass Mobile Network as key pieces in their new T-Mobile® Global Corporate Access (GCA) solution for multinational corporations (MNCs), U.S. enterprises, and government agencies.

The iPass Open Mobile Platform will give customers of T-Mobile’s GCA solutions both insight and control over definition and management of mobility services while providing users authenticated and seamless connectivity. These management features can be accessed by T-Mobile GCA customers from across the globe over the more than 600,000 domestic and international hotspots that are part of the iPass Mobile Network.

In combination with T-Mobile’s unique Wi-Fi calling features, the new T-Mobile GCA solution further helps business and government customers enhance coverage, improve productivity, and reduce domestic and international mobility costs when accessing available hotspots across the globe.

“Wireless carriers are looking to meet the unique demands of the mobile workforce to help manage access, security, and seamless movement between cellular and Wi-Fi networks around the world regardless of whether it’s connecting a laptop, smartphone or tablet device,” said Kevin Murray, vice president of product marketing at iPass. “With the unique combination of the platform management functionality and global Wi-Fi footprint of the iPass Open Mobile platform, the new T-Mobile GCA solution is a compelling offering for business and government customers looking to manage increasingly complex and costly enterprise mobility needs.”

“Today’s CIOs and IT executives are trying to grow their businesses while controlling the rising mobility costs incurred by a growing population of corporate ‘road warriors’ carrying multiple devices,” said Frank Sickinger, vice president, B2B, MNC and Federal Government Sales at T-Mobile USA. “Key elements in our new T-Mobile GCA solution, the iPass Open Mobile Platform and global network help these corporate and government decision makers better balance these objectives with robust visibility, delivery and management capabilities across a wealth of global access points.”

Ixia Raises the Bar for Cellular Offload Testing

CALABASAS, CA, (October 18, 2011) – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of converged network testing solutions, today announced the availability of an innovative testing methodology that redefines the process for evaluating Wi-Fi cellular offload. Ixia’s IxVeriWave validates true Wi-Fi service capacity and quality, as opposed to current solutions that are limited to simply checking network availability. By expanding beyond traditional site surveys, operators can now gauge and fine-tune Wi-Fi networks to deliver a much higher quality of experience (QoE) for end users.

Cellular offload introduces new demands well beyond those of traditional Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi access has been viewed as non-mission-critical, and the network often saw relatively light use. Historically, Wi-Fi operators have optimized for network “coverage,” rather than capacity and service quality. In modern offload networks, however, service providers are using Wi-Fi networks as an extension of their 3G/4G networks. Cellular offload demands that the Wi-Fi network deliver a satisfactory experience to many concurrent users in high-density, high-demand locations. In this environment, the Wi-Fi access network becomes a critical infrastructure element for the cellular network, and unsatisfactory user experiences on Wi-Fi can result in the loss of high-margin smartphone customers.

“Wi-Fi is now essential to the future success of cellular operators everywhere,” said Craig Matthias, a Principal with the wireless and mobile advisory firm Farpoint Group. “Site surveys yield little useful information beyond coverage alone. Test and verification solutions like Ixia’s IxVeriWave are essential in fully understanding the capacity of carrier Wi-Fi networks and the QoE experienced by customers. Today, it’s all about capacity, which is truly the key to success.”

Ixia’s IxVeriWave is designed to test wireless LAN networks using a client-centric model. This approach delivers repeatable, large-scale, real-world test scenarios that are virtually impossible to create by any other means. By emulating large numbers of clients, traffic mixes, and Wi-Fi-connected devices rather than rolling hundreds of devices on carts, IxVeriWave's functional and performance analysis system reduces test cycles from months to days and delivers value unobtainable in any other alternative. As a result, IxVeriWave offers efficiency gains and cost reductions, along with the capability to identify problems early in development and QA cycles.

Ixia has developed a standardized methodology for testing Wi-Fi, outlined in Cellular Offload: Site Deployment Best Practices Guide. This comprehensive guide defines key principles and best practices for testing next-generation Wi-Fi deployments, including:

Using application traffic in addition to signal strength as measurement sources

Reporting customer satisfaction metrics

Using the same high-value client devices as network users

Testing network scalability prior to heavy usage at events

Isolating client behavior from network behavior

“Ixia’s Wi-Fi solution improves the customer experience by maximizing the capacity and performance of Wi-Fi cellular offload, while simultaneously lowering the cost to deliver data for the service provider,” said Joe Zeto, senior manager, marketing development at Ixia. “IxVeriWave introduces a new testing paradigm that highlights not just Wi-Fi availability, but service quality that affects users’ experience.”

Protect your iPhone! Lookout for iPhone Available Free from the App Store

You go everywhere and do everything with your iPhone – it’s your social calendar, your address book, your photo bragbook, your checkbook, and your touchstone to the outside world. As much as we love and rely on our iPhones we want to keep them safe, and keeping your iPhone safe should be simple. That’s why we built Lookout for iPhone as a single, easy to use app that keeps your iPhone safe and secure. Now you can download it for free from the Apple App Store.

When developing Lookout for iPhone, we focused on the issues most important to iPhone users. In a recent survey by Javelin Research, we found that 93% of iPhone users have concerns about the security of data stored on their phones. In addition, four out every ten users are unsure about the security of public WiFi and more than a third of users do not regularly sync their iPhone. So we made sure that Lookout can quickly find your phone if it’s lost or stolen, back up your precious data without syncing, and help you avoid connecting to unsecured WiFi or other actions that might expose the personal information on your iPhone. We can also restore your data to a different smartphone or even an iPad or tablet.

Mobē Selects CellTrust SecureSMS for Secure Mobile Banking Applications

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA - October 18, 2011- CellTrust Corporation, the recognized leader in secure mobile messaging, today announced that Mobē Inc, the leading global provider of mobile money movement solutions, will license CellTrust's SecureSMS 3.0 software to bring an added layer of security to Mobē's mobile banking products.

Mobē, the creators of mobile monē™, a proprietary peer-to-peer mobile money movement platform, will leverage CellTrust's SecureSMS 3.0 SDK for use in a secure mobile wallet application, that allows consumers to deposit, withdraw, send, spend or secure money from anywhere in the world, anytime of day, directly on their mobile phone.

"The mobile phone is one thing most people never leave home without, and that makes it the ideal tool for personal financial transactions," said Jim McLeod, President and Co-Founder, Mobē Inc. "At the same time, it is imperative to protect consumers from the security risks that come with mobile communication and transactions, and that's where CellTrust comes in. With CellTrust Secure SMS, we added an additional layer of security to ensure the companies and consumers we do business with that the information they share and the transactions they conduct using mobile monē™ are safe and secure, opening the doors to a variety of new mobile banking applications in the future."

Unlike consumer-grade SMS, CellTrust's SecureSMS 3.0 software allows companies and consumers to exchange confidential information in a trusted and safe environment on mobile devices, in compliance with financial services industry regulations. CellTrust SecureSMS 3.0 deploys communication over an SMS control channel supported by all global operators. Mobile users can send fully encrypted SMS messages up to 5,000 characters in length, as well as receive delivery, open and delete acknowledgement, and remote data wipe in the event a handset is lost or stolen. CellTrust has access to 200+ countries and is certified with major operators and handset manufacturers worldwide.

"Over the last year, a number of mobile banking security risks and failures have been publicized, illustrating the need for more secure mobile communication and transactions," said Sean Moshir, CEO, CellTrust. "In partnership with Mobē, we offer consumers and businesses the ability to conduct mobile banking transactions safely and securely, with the flexibility, auditability, simplicity and convenience their mobile phone affords."

CommScope Supplies Active Antennas in North American 4G Network Trial | CommScope

CommScope Supplies Active Antennas in North American 4G Network Trial

HICKORY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CommScope Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has supplied the first active antennas in use in an LTE network field trial, a major step toward the promise of better, more cost effective ways to transmit broadband signals to mobile customers using next generation networks.

CommScope’s new active antennas, part of the company’s expanding portfolio of solutions for 4G wireless networks, are installed as part of a multi-site LTE trial being conducted by a prominent North American wireless network operator. Active antennas are considered the next stage in the evolution of cellular site architecture, in which the radio is integrated into the antenna and the radio functionality is distributed across the antenna elements. This digital architecture reduces the need for certain cell site equipment, which can reduce energy consumption, site maintenance and leasing costs.

“We believe this trial is a significant step toward the eventual wide-spread deployment of active antenna solutions in LTE networks,” said Kevin Linehan, vice president and chief technology officer for base station antennas, CommScope. “Through our 10-plus years of pioneering research and development on active antenna systems, combined with our vast experience in designing and developing advanced antenna and remote radio head systems for global operators, we think CommScope is uniquely positioned to help wireless operators experience the many benefits of the world’s first digital, antenna-integrated radio system.”

The CommScope antennas, featuring breakthrough antenna-embedded radio technology developed with technology partner Ubidyne, are designed to enable mobile operators to deliver optimal wireless coverage and quality of service to subscribers while reducing capital expense and operating expense. The antennas feature Ubidyne’s modular digital circuits that attach directly to individual antenna radiators, with unique electronic beam-forming features that increase network capacity. Previous testing in operator networks shows that active antennas deliver the highest level of integration possible and can offer significant savings in total cost of ownership, in addition to enhancing service performance.

Like its entire antenna portfolio, the CommScope active antennas deployed in the network trial have undergone rigorous testing for radio performance, safety and reliability at the company’s advanced antenna testing centers.

CommScope also offers a dynamic fiber optic transmission line solution for active antenna site architectures. Remote Fiber Feeder™ cable combines power conductors and fiber into a single high performance cable that delivers efficiency, capacity and savings for next generation networks. It is offered in single-mode or multi-mode configuration, with two to six fibers per component, offering built-in redundancy.

“CommScope has invested more than $1 billion in research and development over the past decade in order to help customers evolve to new technologies,” Linehan said. “Our active antenna and fiber feeder solutions are examples of how that investment results in valuable intellectual property and delivers tremendous benefits to our customers and the industry.”

BT One Voice Anywhere Launches in US Market

BT One Voice Anywhere Launches in US Market

GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITxpo, Orlando, FL., October 18, 2011 – BT today announced the availability in the U.S. of BT One Voice anywhere, its next generation voice application service. The service offers flexibility for global travelling employees by allowing them to take their telephony with them via a softphone and use speech to text voicemail translation. In addition, One Voice anywhere helps to significantly reduce spend on mobile roaming costs through access to the corporate virtual private network (VPN). BT made this announcement from Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011, where it will be demonstrating One Voice anywhere and other products and services from the BT global portfolio at Booth #515 in the Enterprise Networking/Communications Pavilion.

Voice is a significant cost for businesses in an environment where expenses are being looked at under a microscope and there is continuous pressure to contain or reduce costs and find savings.

BT One Voice anywhere couples technology from the acquisition of Ribbit with the One Voice global VPN service, extending the benefits of the VPN to users anywhere, using any device, including SIP phones. This delivers unified communications and collaboration (UCC) capabilities to all users regardless of legacy environment and can help significantly reduce call charges, with even more cost savings for roaming charges.

Using the BT One Voice VPN, One Voice anywhere helps reduce mobile spend for businesses with employees who travel internationally by extending organizations’ phone networks. Users set up their preferences so when a call is received, it is routed over the One Voice VPN network, saving toll costs from local service providers or mobile roaming fees. For example, if an employee is travelling, instead of receiving a call on their mobile phone, which can incur significant roaming charges, they can set up their preferences to take the call on a softphone or a landline of their choosing.

“Mobile phones and smartphones are increasingly used for business voice calls. Costs can increase because businesses are charged as employees roam, retrieve voicemails and accept incoming calls, especially for international travellers,” said Neil Sutton, vice president, Portfolio, BT Global Services. “One Voice anywhere can help reduce voice costs for our One Voice customers.”

One Voice anywhere can integrate with new IP based platforms as well as older TDM systems and allows a transparent, feature rich, fully managed and integrated UCC environment. This helps leverage existing investments and drives down additional costs. In addition, One Voice anywhere is delivered from the cloud, and is embedded in the enterprise grade VPN solution, so there are no heavy upfront investments or on premise equipment required.

Peravsip Now Offering Free Use of its Android Internet Calling App

Pervasip Corp.'s wholly owned subsidiary, VoX Communications, a leading provider of wholesale Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services and cloud based computing, is now allowing free usage of its mobile VoIP app for all Android mobile phones and Android tablets.

Pervasip's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Riss, noted, "We have updated our Android VoIP app so that any Android user can download it, make free calls and send free text messages to others who have our app. Earlier this month, we launched our Android app and required a fee of $4.95 to sign up for services and receive a telephone number. We had more than 1,000 downloads in the first week, and many people want to try the free calling before they use our service for inexpensive calls to landlines or other mobile phones. We have adjusted the product so that anyone who downloads the app can now try it without making a payment."

A VoX subscriber can subscribe entirely on the phone without leaving the interface. For consumers who wish to call a phone number outside the VoX network, the mobile VoIP plans start at $4.95 per month. VoX also offers 500 minutes of calling for $9.95, and $29.95 for unlimited calling to the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

Riss continued, "Free calls are also available from the Android device to an Ojo Vision Video phone that runs on the VoX network. We are very excited about the quality and multiple uses provided by the app, and we have already met with a tablet manufacturer to demonstrate how well the app works on an Android tablet."

Mindspeed Announces Stephen N. Ananias as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that Stephen N. Ananias will assume the role of senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company effective October 31, 2011. Ananias joins the company from Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), where he served for more than 11 years in various finance positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as controller, Broadband Communications Group, a $2 billion semiconductor division of Broadcom. Ananias will report directly to Raouf Y. Halim, Mindspeed's chief executive officer.

"We are delighted to appoint a new chief financial officer of Stephen's caliber with a demonstrated management track record in the semiconductor industry. Stephen has a compelling combination of strategic planning and corporate development expertise, with a proven record of driving operating profitability," said Halim. "I look forward to working closely with Stephen as we pursue the growth opportunities ahead of us in next generation communications infrastructure markets."

"Mindspeed is undergoing an exciting transformation, with its successful entrance into the wireless infrastructure market," said Ananias. "I am grateful to join the high-performance team at Mindspeed at this stage of its growth, and will focus on improving the company's financial position and operating leverage."

Ananias has a 14-year track record of financial management responsibility at Broadcom and at LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI). During his career at Broadcom, Ananias served as director of corporate development and strategic planning for five years before assuming the role of controller, Broadband Communications Group.

Ananias received a bachelor of business administration degree and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Kentucky, and a master of business administration degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Research In Motion Offers Free Premium Apps to Customers Following Service Interruptions

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US $100 will be offered free of charge to subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their patience during the recent service disruptions. The apps will be made available to customers over the coming weeks on BlackBerry® App World™ and will continue to be available until December 31, 2011.*

“Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers,” said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. “We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers. We’ve worked hard to earn their trust over the past 12 years, and we’re committed to providing the high standard of reliability they expect, today and in the future.”

Mobile Marketing Association releases new privacy policy guidelines for mobile-apps for public comment

New York, NY, 17 October, 2011 – The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global trade association for the mobile industry, today announced the release of the MMA Mobile Application Privacy Policy, the first guidelines document of its kind that addresses the core privacy issues and data processes of many mobile applications, for public comment.

“These new privacy policy guidelines fill an urgent need for all companies doing business in the mobile marketing industry. The guidelines are intended to provide ways to give the mobile application developer with clear and transparent policy language that can be quickly and completely understood by the consumer,” said MMA Global CEO Greg Stuart. “Today’s release is the first in series of privacy policy guidelines that the MMA will create with the input of industry leaders across the mobile ecosystem.”

The guidelines address key issues including:

Annotated guidance on core privacy principles and consumer-friendly language for developers to consider using.

- Ways to inform users on how data is obtained and used

- Guidance on security and confidentiality of information

Privacy policies are an important consumer disclosure tool for app developers; not meant to be a one-size-fits-all document and should be customized to fit the needs of each company and each jurisdiction. The MMA urges app developers to consult with their legal counsel when adapting these guidelines for their purposes.

“Having a privacy policy is a good first step, compliance and supporting processes are also very important,” said Alan Chapell, Co-chair of the MMA Privacy & Advocacy Committee. “With more than 58% of U.S. mobile users worried that their data can be easily accessed by others, a privacy policy that helps establish and maintain consumer trust is absolutely essential.”

The MMA Mobile Application Privacy Policy was created by the MMA Privacy & Advocacy Committee -- co-chaired by Alan Chapell, President of Chapell & Associates, and Fran Maier, President of TRUSTe -- in response to the massive upsurge in mobile app popularity among smartphone users and mobile marketers. There are now billions of apps downloaded per year; as of June 2011, over 425,000 individual apps were available via the Apple App Store and more than 200,000 were available for Android devices.

Ixia Demonstrates MPLS-TP Services at MPLS 2011

CALABASAS, CA, (October 16, 2011) – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of converged network testing solutions, participated in an MPLS 2011 interoperability demonstration with Isocore, successfully validating several advanced MPLS and MPLS-TP functionalities in a live test scenario using IxNetwork, Ixia’s award-winning and comprehensive protocol testing application. The results from these tests will be presented as part of a white paper released at the convention, taking place from October 16 – 19th, in Washington, DC. Ixia will also be part of a joint MPLS-TP panel discussion with Verizon and Cisco on Tuesday, Oct 18th from 11am to 12:30pm. The comprehensive interoperability event includes network elements from Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade Communication Systems, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, and NEC Corporation.

Ixia’s solutions successfully validated the MPLS-TP and carrier Ethernet tests against the participating vendors. This event is the first interoperability test to include some of the more advanced MPLS-TP features. Ixia was able to test the following MPLS-TP functions:

Single Hop BFD LSP

Single Hop Y.1731 LSP

Multi Hop BFD LSP

Multi Hop BFD PW nested LSP

Multi Hop Y.1731 LSP

In addition, Ixia verified interoperability with several vendors’ 100 Gigabit Ethernet implementations. Using its higher speed Ethernet (HSE) testing solution, Ixia performed:

CFM (802.1ag) testing

L2oMPLS (Martini) services testing

VPLS services testing

MPLS-TP is expected to be a low-cost L2 technology that supports connection-oriented packet transport services with a similar degree of predictability, reliability, and OAM found in existing transport networks. As such, it has garnered tremendous interest from the service provider community and will be a key area of product development for network equipment manufacturers over the next several years.

Test equipment will play a critical role in the functional, interoperability, and performance validation of MPLS-TP implementations. Ixia's IxNetwork is the only test application that supports new MPLS-TP technologies. IxNetwork helps to accelerate the development and deployment of MPLS-TP features and functionality.

Echoworx and Avema partner to support encryption on mobile devices

Echoworx and Avema partner to support encryption on mobile devices

Atlanta, GA, October 13, 2011 –Echoworx, a leading provider of credential management and managed encryption services for complete email and data protection is pleased to announce a new reseller partnership with Avema Corporation, a global provider of telecom and wireless cost optimization services. Under the terms of the agreement, Avema will be adding Echoworx’ recently launched mobilEncrypt Endpoint solutions for mobile to its mobile device management (MDM) offerings.

According to Michael Ginsberg, Chief Executive Officer for Echoworx, “Mobile security has become a major focus as organizations try to secure the explosive growth of corporate information being accessed by mobile device users. To that end, email encryption and credential management for mobile have presented significant challenges for IT managers. mobilEncrypt ENDPOINT is the only solution that works natively with devices to deliver easy-to-use encryption and credential management capabilities. As a leader in providing MDM solution sets, Avema is the ideal partner for Echoworx as they are experts in creating offerings that close the mobile security ‘loopholes’ plaguing IT managers today.”

Roger Yang, Chief Executive Officer for Avema Corporation sees the Echoworx platform as a significant value-add for its customers. “The classic problem for customers is the segmentation in mobile device usage, which makes it difficult to come up with a single MDM system that fits all user needs. Our role is to create MDM solutions that meet their business security needs through the integration of best of breed technology. That’s exactly where Echoworx makes perfect sense, because its encryption application can be downloaded and activated without having to retrofit devices or go through complex setups; and organizations can easily restrict corporate access to authorized users only. It’s good to know that with Echoworx, we are partnering with a future-thinking company.”

With mobilEncrypt ENDPOINT, iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry users can compose, send, download and receive secure, encrypted messages through their existing business email account. No additional components are required, since the application creates a native email experience. IT managers for their part can centrally manage the infrastructure “over-the-air” and assign user credentials, as well as revoke or suspend them if a device gets lost or stolen. The solution is backed by a comprehensive public key infrastructure (PKI) credential management platform and globally recognized Certificate Authority. An Android version is scheduled for release this fall.

Mobile Marketing Association Helps Marketers Leverage Location Base Marketing on Mobile Devices

New York, NY, 13 October, 2011 – Today, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the leading global trade association for the mobile channel, has taken the lead on Location Based Services (LBS) with the publication of a highly anticipated whitepaper, “Mobile Location Based Services Marketing”. For many marketers, Mobile Location Based Marketing promises an unprecedented, new way to connect with customers, delivering highly relevant, targeted messages at the time and place when a consumer is most likely to act on them. A capability that only mobile delivers.

“A maturation of technology, combined with innovation in marketing techniques, mean that LBS marketing is poised to take off,” said MMA North America Managing Director Michael Becker. “With today’s publication, the MMA is leading the industry forward, defining and exploring the potentially limitless possibilities LBS marketing opens up for all doing business in the mobile channel.”

The “Mobile Location Based Services Marketing” whitepaper shines a light on current examples of Location Based Marketing’s use in the marketplace, and identifies likely future-use cases. It is intended to inspire the reader to consider how location technology may be applied most effectively in their real-world marketing scenarios. It is the first step toward the development of best practices, and the long-term goal of the creation of industry standards.

The whitepaper also sets forth potential Location Based Marketing opportunities and products, such as search, location-triggered services, Click to X routing, check-in based contests and games. The paper explores appropriate measures to ensure a positive end-user experience through consumer preference and privacy considerations, such as notification, security, data retention, opt-in, opt-out, and relevance.

Cinterion Launches the World’s Thinnest HSPA+ Module for Machine-to-Machine Applications

Cinterion, a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) industry leader for more than 15 years and a Gemalto company (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), today launched the world’s thinnest HSPA+ M2M module. This fully ruggedized, high-bandwidth module features flexible Surface Mounting Technology and enables secure, high-speed voice and data communications on global 2G and 3G cellular networks. It also provides a reliable bridge to forthcoming 4G LTE networks. At just 2 mm in height, PHS8 is ideal for the most space-constrained M2M solutions such as increasingly compact industrial PDAs, global tracking and tracing devices, discreet security systems, mHealth solutions and more.

“Our new PHS8 module enables advanced communications for today’s networks and readiness for tomorrow’s technology,” said Norbert Muhrer, CEO, Cinterion. “Providing a compatible footprint as a bridge to the future while protecting M2M solution longevity is key to implementation success. For our customers, this implies optimizing their technology investments for many years to come.”

With integrated GPS and flexible surface mounting PHS8 simplifies integration and streamlines efficient mass manufacturing to deliver lower total cost of ownership for M2M customers. The module’s unique thermal design extends the temperature range from -40°C to +85°C for reliable communications in even the most extreme conditions. Integrated voice coding algorithms enable superior voice quality and hands-free capabilities essential for industrial PDAs and mobile communications even while in transit or at work in the field.

Mobeam Delivers Redemption on Smartphones

Mobeam Delivers Redemption on Smartphones

CUPERTINO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO from CTIA Enterprise & Apps – October 12, 2011 – Mobeam® (www.mobeam.com) today announced its light based communications (LBC) technology is now available to mobile handset manufacturers for easy integration on new smartphone devices. Mobeam’s patented LBC technology removes the technical barrier that limits smartphone applications for mobile coupons, gift cards and tickets. By leveraging the light emitting sources that smartphones already use for other purposes – message waiting and battery charging indicators, proximity sensors, camera flashes, among others – mobeam technology can beam a barcode that works virtually anywhere.

“Because no phones today can reliably display a scanable barcode that existing retail point of sale technology can ‘see,’ a major gap in mobile commerce has emerged,” said Brian Kang, director of investment for of Samsung Ventures. “To fix this problem, the mobile commerce ecosystem has two choices: either retailers can replace their point of sale infrastructure with new scanners that can read existing smartphones, or smartphone OEMs can find a way to make their devices work with the widespread existing technology in use the world over. With an inexpensive firmware solution that won’t change the physical designs of phones, mobeam is delivering the fastest path to universally available digital commerce.”

Mobeam technology converts barcodes, just like the ones used on every item sold in retail stores as well as the more than 300 billion coupons distributed every year, into a beam of light that can be read by every one of the estimated 165 million red laser barcode scanners already found at point of sale in stores all around the world. With it, traditional barcode information is “mobeamed” to the laser scanner directly from a mobile phone, with no new equipment required whatsoever by the retailer and no new design elements required by the handset manufacturer. With mobeam enabled smartphones, mobile coupons can at last become a reality, with easy coupon redemption at virtually every POS.

For handset manufacturers, embedding mobeam is simple and quick. Mobeam APIs are added to the firmware, allowing mobeam technology to utilize the LED light sources already planned for the device. These embedded APIs also allow application developers to create apps that leverage mobeam. Because mobeam requires no changes to handset component technology, it adds no incremental cost to the manufacturing of the handset. Mobeam works with any LEDs used in phones, including infrared LEDs often used with proximity sensors.

-This advancement promises to transform the traditional coupon redemption, gift card, loyalty and ticket services that have yet to fully break into mobile, and as a result have been consigned to antiquated paper based formats. Just as smartphone use is transforming banking and payments, mobile and digital formats will bring important new innovations to these services impacting every link in the value chain including consumers, CPG manufacturers, retailers, handset makers and mobile operators.

CellTrust® Announces SecureSMS 3.0 with Secure Mobile Transactions

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA -- October 10, 2011 - CellTrust Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in secure mobile messaging and communication (www.celltrust.com), announced today the launch of SecureSMS 3.0 with Secure Mobile Transactions, for secure mobile communications and a variety of transactions including mobile banking, commerce, and healthcare.

CellTrust SecureSMS 3.0 provides mobile operators and enterprise customers with the infrastructure and software needed to process secure mobile transactions, without the need to purchase and maintain their own hardware or develop additional software for every handset. The Secure Mobile Transactions Server infrastructure and software is available as a hosted solution or as an enterprise solution where the transaction server and all of its data are located inside the customer's data center.

SecureSMS 3.0 provides a new menu-driven interface with pop-up navigation using the phone's primary scroll button for fast operation. SecureSMS 3.0 also supports all versions of Blackberry 4.5 and up, Android client versions 2.1 and up and Java (J2ME) for traditional flip phones. iPhone and Windows 7 support are coming soon. AES 128 bit and 256 bit encryption ensure your messages are safe while enhanced security is provided through SecureID registration and device whitelisting.

Openwave Names Mike Mulica as CEO | Openwave

Openwave Names Mike Mulica as CEO

REDWOOD CITY, CA - October 06, 2011 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) a global software innovator delivering all-Internet Protocol (all-IP) mediation and messaging solutions, today announced that Mike Mulica has been appointed as Openwave’s chief executive officer, effective October 6. Anne Brennan, who served as interim CEO, will continue in her role as Chief Financial Officer.

Mulica has been a leader in the wireless industry for many years and has extensive executive leadership experience in high-tech companies. In 2007 the World Economic Forum named him a Technology Pioneer, reflecting his 25 years in the technology and communications industry – including four years as a top sales executive with Openwave and its predecessor firm Phone.com.

“Mike is a proven leader with a track record of delivering strong financial performance and value to shareholders,” said Peter Feld, Openwave’s Chairman of the Board. “Both the Board and our management team firmly believe he has the leadership skills and industry expertise needed to oversee a successful turnaround at Openwave. We look forward to Mike’s leadership as we further our product strategy, continue to work to monetize our rich portfolio of intellectual property, and tightly control our costs to drive towards future profitability.”

Mr. Mulica served as an executive at Openwave’s predecessor firm Phone.com and at Openwave from 1999 to 2003. As a senior vice president at Phone.com, he helped lead the $9-billion acquisition of Software.com, which led to the formation of Openwave.

“I’m excited to re-join Openwave and to lead the company as we strive to deliver improved value to shareholders. My focus will be to quickly determine how Openwave’s product and intellectual property portfolio can help maximize its value to our customers, partners and the broader industry. We must continue to manage costs to drive towards future profitability and take advantage of the broad portfolio of intellectual property that is foundational to the mobile Internet,” said Mulica.

Prior to joining Openwave, Mulica served as President and Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Synchronoss, a leading provider of transaction management, cloud enablement and mobile connectivity services for connected devices. He played a leading role at Synchronoss as it redesigned its product and go-to-market strategies, completed several acquisitions, as well as a $124 million public offering. The improving revenues and profitability helped increase the company’s market capitalization by $600 million during Mulica’s tenure. Mulica joined Synchronoss after the July 2010 acquisition of FusionOne, a leader in mobile content portability of which he was CEO.

Mulica also served as President and CEO of Bridgeport Networks, a leader in mobile-to-Voice-Over-IP. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, a Bachelor's of Science degree in Business from Marquette University, and a Graduate Certificate in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.

CommScope Launches Global Energy Conservation Initiative for Wireless Industry

CommScope Launches Global Energy Conservation Initiative for Wireless Industry

As wireless networking companies push to become more environmentally friendly, CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has launched an energy conservation initiative that supports the industry’s global efforts in reducing power consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs.

“There’s no doubt that advanced technology and communications have impacted the way people live, work and play,” said Anil Trehan, vice president, Energy Solutions, CommScope. “As the demand for better, faster services increases, the industry must also focus on how to reduce its network power and fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse emissions, operating costs and capital expenditures. Taking all these factors into consideration, CommScope’s new initiative helps wireless operators lower their energy costs and provides them with an innovative and reliable way of powering cell sites. It also helps operators lessen their impact on the environment.”

It is estimated that the operation of telecommunications networks is responsible for 0.5 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. With the wireless industry’s heightened awareness of their networks’ environmental impact, operators are seeking ways to rapidly reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a cleaner environment by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are being blamed as one of the potential causes of global climate change. This is why many operators have set goals to reduce their energy consumption by approximately 25 percent within the next 10 years.

“By partnering with CommScope, wireless operators have the ability to save an average of $5,000 per site, per year on energy consumption,” Trehan said. “In a 100-site network, that is an annual savings of $500,000. With more than one million cell sites around the world, operators can make significant reductions to their energy costs.”

To achieve many of these “green” goals, wireless operators can invest in clean and reliable backup power generators, remote shelter monitoring, amplifier upgrades, shelter cooling and hybrid cooling systems through CommScope’s new initiative.

Smart Performance Monitoring for Smartphones & Mobile Apps Worldwide - Keynote Announces Mobile Device Perspective 5.0

Smart Performance Monitoring for Smartphones & Mobile Apps Worldwide - Keynote Announces Mobile Device Perspective 5.0

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Keynote(R) Systems (NASDAQ: KEYN), the global leader in Internet and mobile cloud monitoring, today announced Keynote Mobile Device Perspective TM (MDP) 5.0, a single platform for both performance monitoring and remote troubleshooting of mobile apps on real smartphones, over live mobile networks.

New product enhancements in Keynote Mobile Device Perspective 5.0 include:

The ability to remotely connect and control live dedicated smartphones anywhere in the world: MDP 5.0 is the only real smartphone monitoring platform that enables users to leverage the same device for both monitoring and interactive trouble-shooting, all on live mobile operator networks worldwide. Keynote customers can remotely download mobile apps from app stores, upload pre-release apps directly from their desktops, interactively test their apps by performing touch screen gestures such as swipe and pinch, and rotate devices to trigger the accelerometer.

New scripting interface that is purpose-built for smartphones: MDP 5.0 includes self-service scripting allowing users to shorten the time needed to accurately test use cases. With point-and-click ease, scripting users can record each step of a test case and play them back any time. Users can record any touchscreen gesture and accelerometer event supported by the smartphone app and then store it in a shared script repository for cross-enterprise collaboration.

All the smarts you need for troubleshooting mobile applications. Intelligence comes standard: MDP 5.0 is built to support all the mobile application monitoring needs of IT and operations teams. The newly enhanced dashboard features one-click drill-down for detailed performance analysis along with an app screenshot from the device. MDP 5.0 also introduces a new video capture feature that makes collaboration much easier. And customizable Smart Alerts tell you when attention is required and also allow you to filter out unneeded information.

"Mobile and desktop platforms don't perform the same way when they run apps," says Carl Howe, research director at Yankee Group. "As consumers use smartphone apps more, mobile app providers need visibility into what users actually experience on those differing platforms. Mobile app monitoring and testing tools give them that visibility."

Users Across the Enterprise IT Spectrum

Users across the enterprise IT spectrum benefit from Mobile Device Perspective 5.0 features:

Network Operations Center and Customer Support Personnel - NOC teams need to ensure that their mobile apps are always available and meeting service level requirements. With MDP 5.0 they can monitor the end user experience and replicate mobile app issues in the field when they occur. NOC teams now have access to remote smartphones connected to live mobile operators so they can troubleshoot the issue and check its impact on other core applications and services.

Mobile Business Managers - For enterprise companies with dedicated mobile business units responsible for the start-to-end execution of their mobile strategy, Mobile Device Perspective 5.0 provides a platform to monitor and troubleshoot problems with their mobile applications on their target devices.

Mobile Enablers - Third party mobile enablers help companies transform regular web/rich media content and optimize it for a mobile channel. Mobile Device Perspective 5.0 provides them with access to mobile devices so they can quickly investigate technical support issues reported by their customers.

Operators/Device OEMs - Operators and device OEM certification teams responsible for certifying apps on real mobile devices now have a platform they can customize to meet their unique requirements.

"Smartphones have come to dominate the online experience and mobile subscribers expect their experience to be fast and flawless. How do companies keep up? Resorting to manual handset testing just won't cut it for operations teams who need well documented, repeatable results," said Vik Chaudhary, vice president of product management and corporate development at Keynote Systems.

MOBIbucks and Advanced Integrated Systems partner to provide First Mobile Money Platform for the Caribbean

MOBIbucks and Advanced Integrated Systems partner to provide First Mobile Money Platform for the Caribbean

Kingston, Jamaica and Louisville, KY, USA, October 5, 2011 – Jamaica-based transaction processing provider Advanced Integrated Systems and US-based mobile payments leader MOBIbucks, are set to roll out the first mobile money platform commencing with Jamaica, with plans to roll out in the Caribbean within the next twelve months. The platform allows users to carry out cashless transactions using their mobile phone number.

Called MOBIbucks, the new payment system is a patent-pending cashless and cardless solution that enables any consumer with any cell phone to have a mobile wallet, allowing them to make everyday purchases safely and securely, using only their phone number and PIN.

The MOBIbucks platform consolidated with AIS's proven strength in transaction processing and financial systems, creates an ideal opportunity for those seeking to enter the mobile money operations. Leveraging this robust platform which is interoperable with existing merchant and ABM infrastructure, mobile money operators will have access to an end to end banking, accounting, e- commerce, bill and loan payments and money transfer platform.

As Jamaica’s leading transaction processing provider, Advanced Integrated Systems handles payments for healthcare. medical claims, POS for banks, solutions for retail establishments and hotels, as well as other e-commerce businesses.

“We are always looking to integrate “best-of-breed” technologies to better address the needs of Jamaicans,” said Doug Halsall, OD, the CEO of Advanced Integrated Systems and the man who is credited with many technology “firsts” in Jamaica. “MOBIbucks is the perfect solution for Jamaica and the region. Unlike the U.S., where credit cards are the preferred method of payment, Jamaica is a cash society. MOBIbucks displaces cash and money transfer and gives users a mobile wallet. It will revolutionize the economic landscape for Caribbean consumers and facilitate transactions, making their lives easier.”

“The international momentum continues to build for MOBIbucks and the cashless, cardless alternative we bring to the mobile payments market,” said Jorge Fernandes, CEO of MOBIbucks. “We’re proud to partner with Advanced Integrated Systems, a leader in the development of the payments landscape in the region, to deliver a contemporary mobile payment platform that meets the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s consumers.”

Transforming the ubiquitous cellphone into a mobile wallet, MOBIbucks pioneered cardless and cashless purchases. Based on patent-pending technology, MOBIbucks is the only payment solution for making purchases using just a mobile phone number. The company’s mobile platform also includes a marketing and rewards solution that provides a merchandising tool to offer coupons, loyalty rewards, gift cards and online ordering.

Google Launches Our Mobile Planet At MMA Forum London

On October 6th, Google launched a new mobile consumer data resource at the Mobile Marketing Association Forum in London. The Our Mobile Planet website provides users with free access to the full set of data from the “Global Mobile Research: The Smartphone User & The Mobile Marketer” initiative conducted on behalf of Google by Ipsos GmbH in collaboration with the MMA.

“The site features a free interactive tool that puts valuable resources in the hands of marketers who want to better understand the mobile consumer,” said Michael Becker, MMA North American Managing Director. “Users can create custom charts that will help them to analyze smartphone consumer behavior and support data-driven decision making. We’re proud to have played a role in collecting that data.”

The study done in March and July 2011 by Ipsos GmbH in collaboration with the MMA, was conducted in 20 countries to provide insights into how people are using their mobile devices and five countries (France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US) to determine the readiness of businesses to engage consumers via mobile.

CommScope Launches Global Energy Conservation Initiative for Wireless Industry

CommScope Launches Global Energy Conservation Initiative for Wireless Industry

HICKORY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As wireless networking companies push to become more environmentally friendly, CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has launched an energy conservation initiative that supports the industry’s global efforts in reducing power consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs.

“There’s no doubt that advanced technology and communications have impacted the way people live, work and play,” said Anil Trehan, vice president, Energy Solutions, CommScope. “As the demand for better, faster services increases, the industry must also focus on how to reduce its network power and fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse emissions, operating costs and capital expenditures. Taking all these factors into consideration, CommScope’s new initiative helps wireless operators lower their energy costs and provides them with an innovative and reliable way of powering cell sites. It also helps operators lessen their impact on the environment.”

It is estimated that the operation of telecommunications networks is responsible for 0.5 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. With the wireless industry’s heightened awareness of their networks’ environmental impact, operators are seeking ways to rapidly reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to a cleaner environment by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are being blamed as one of the potential causes of global climate change. This is why many operators have set goals to reduce their energy consumption by approximately 25 percent within the next 10 years.

“By partnering with CommScope, wireless operators have the ability to save an average of $5,000 per site, per year on energy consumption,” Trehan said. “In a 100-site network, that is an annual savings of $500,000. With more than one million cell sites around the world, operators can make significant reductions to their energy costs.”

To achieve many of these “green” goals, wireless operators can invest in clean and reliable backup power generators, remote shelter monitoring, amplifier upgrades, shelter cooling and hybrid cooling systems through CommScope’s new initiative.

Siklu Signs Distribution Agreement with Connectronics

October 5th, Petah Tikva,IL, Siklu, a pioneer in the wireless backhaul market, has signed a distribution agreement with Connectronics, a leading wireless product distributor, for Siklu’s millimeter wave radio systems, which deliver unparalleled price-performance value.

The agreement is the latest for Siklu, which recently established a presence in North America and has begun offering in that market its carrier-grade millimeter wave Gigabit Ethernet radio solutions.

Under the agreement, Connectronics will offer Siklu’s EtherHaul millimeter wave E-band system to its network of value added resellers, system integrators, and Internet service providers.

The EtherHaul radio operates in the licensed E-Band spectrum, which is ideal for shorter-distance high-bandwidth connections. The truly innovative all-silicon design of EtherHaul enables a price point that is as low as one-third that of competitive systems.

Siklu’s systems are installed in numerous operator and enterprise networks across Europe and will be commercially available in the North American market in the fourth quarter of this year. EtherHaul’s first public showing in North America will be at the 4G World conference and Expo in Chicago October 24-27, where Siklu is in Booth #1531.

Enabling the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership, solutions from Siklu incorporate on-board networking capabilities and are ideal not only for mobile backhaul applications, but also Carrier Ethernet business services and enterprise and vertical needs.

“Siklu's EtherHaul system is a great product, and we anticipate significant demand for it among our customers,” said Rob Timm, President of Connectronics. “With its industry-leading price and its performance and value, it will be extremely attractive to our customers. We are definitely pleased to add EtherHaul to the broad range of wireless and connectivity products that Connectronics is known for.”

“We welcome this agreement with Connectronics, a well respected top tier distributor with a broad customer base,” said Ilan Moshe, who heads Siklu’s North American activities.

Moshe added, “We recognize the rapidly growing need for a solution such as EtherHaul in North America. For instance, mobile operators face a huge challenge in providing sufficient backhaul capacity for mobile broadband applications, particularly in congested urban areas. Enterprise campus communications and security installations face similar challenges, and our agreement with Connectronics will make it easier for them to implement our E-band solution.”

Mindspeed Announces Preliminary Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

Mindspeed - Investors - Press Release

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), today announced preliminary results for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011, which ended on September 30, 2011.

The company expects preliminary fiscal fourth quarter of 2011 revenue to be approximately $40.5 million. The company's previous outlook for fiscal fourth quarter revenues announced during the July 25, 2011 earnings conference call was a revenue range of $42.2 million to $43.9 million.

The company expects preliminary fiscal fourth quarter of 2011 non-GAAP gross margin percentage range and non-GAAP operating expenses to be consistent with the previous outlook announced during the July 25, 2011 earnings conference call.

"We experienced a weaker demand environment in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011, primarily impacting our high-performance analog and legacy wide area networking business, as a result of weakening demand in the communications infrastructure market," said Raouf Y. Halim, chief executive officer of Mindspeed. "That said, we continue to believe that long-term growth for Mindspeed will be based on our strong design win pipeline for market leading solutions in key global networking initiatives, such as optical infrastructure and most significantly, our expansion into the 4G/LTE wireless market," added Mr. Halim.

Qualcomm Announces Leadership Change and Promotions

Qualcomm Announces Leadership Change and Promotions

SAN DIEGO – October 04, 2011 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Steve Altman will become vice chairman, Steve Mollenkopf has been promoted to president & chief operating officer and Derek Aberle has been promoted to executive vice president & group president.

“I would like to congratulate all three gentlemen on their new positions and thank them for their many years of service to the Company. Their leadership has been instrumental in Qualcomm’s success and I look forward to working with them in their expanded roles,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman & CEO of Qualcomm.

The changes will be effective November 12, 2011. In his new role, Altman will continue as a member of Qualcomm’s executive committee and provide direction and guidance on key initiatives across all areas of the business, as well as on overall vision and strategy. In his expanded role, Mollenkopf will oversee Qualcomm’s divisions, business operations, and market expansion and development areas. He also will continue in his role as president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT). Both Altman and Mollenkopf will continue to report to Dr. Jacobs. In addition to continuing to serve as president of the Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) division, Aberle will oversee Qualcomm’s core services businesses, as well as the standards and global marketing activities. He will report directly to Mollenkopf.

Executive Bios

Over the past six years serving as Qualcomm president, and through his 22 years with the company, Steve Altman’s leadership and contributions have helped enable the Company’s successful growth, evolution and expansion. He has served as president of QTL and has been a member of the executive committee since 1992. Altman joined Qualcomm in 1989 and is the chief architect of the Company’s licensing business model. He graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1986.

Steve Mollenkopf’s outstanding technical and operational leadership, depth of business strategy and experience, strong focus on execution and exceptional customer focus make him ideally suited for the role of Qualcomm president & COO. He began his career at Qualcomm in 1994 as an engineer and joined the QCT team in 1999. Serving in various capacities within QCT, Mollenkopf’s technical and business leadership have been critical to the development and implementation of multiple industry-leading innovations. Mollenkopf holds two electrical engineering degrees, including a BSEE from Virginia Tech and an MSEE from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Derek Aberle has provided exceptional leadership and oversight for all activities associated with Qualcomm’s technology and IP licensing business, and, as a member of the executive committee, has helped to formulate and drive business strategies across the company. After representing Qualcomm as outside counsel for several years, Aberle joined Qualcomm in 2000. Prior to becoming president of QTL, he held several roles within QTL, including SVP & general manager. He has been instrumental to the success and growth of QTL, playing a leading role in structuring, negotiating and finalizing key license agreements with the Company’s leading licensees. Aberle holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Mobeam Closes Initial Venture Round

CUPERTINO, Calif. – October 3, 2011 – Mobeam, inc. (www.mobeam.com) announced today that it has closed a $4.9 million Series A venture round, receiving funding from yet2Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui, together with other independent investors. Mobeam’s patented technology overcomes the technical barrier preventing mobile phones from interacting with the laser scanners used at retail locations around the world. Funds from this multimillion dollar funding round will be used to establish mobeam’s light based communications (LBC) technology as a new industry standard allowing mobile phones to interact with point of sale (POS) technology. Mobeam is also using these new funds to accelerate business development efforts with major consumer and retail brands for mobile couponing and other broad mobile commerce initiatives.

“Laser scanners are used in all major retail locations throughout the world, yet no current mobile technology can communicate with them, except for mobeam,” said Ben duPont, general partner of yet2Ventures. “Increasingly, mobile phones are the centerpiece of everyone’s daily lives, but in order to deliver a complete digital commerce experience they must communicate universally with scanners at point of sale. That’s the beauty of mobeam; ‘mobeaming’ a barcode works accurately and reliably every time, and it makes the technologies retailers already have far more useful while adding a new layer of intelligence gathering for retailers and brands.”

Due to the way mobile handset screens are constructed, even the most vibrantly displayed barcode cannot be read by the commonly used laser scanners found at point of sale in most retailers. Mobeam technology affordably adapts existing mobile technology to already deployed retail POS infrastructure, opening the door to a wide range of previously impossible mobile commerce programs and services.

Mobeam’s patented light based communication (LBC) technology utilizes LED technology already used on the vast majority of handsets to transform barcodes into a beam of light that every laser scanner can read. This technology makes it possible, for the first time, for a phone to present a coupon that can be easily and conveniently scanned and redeemed, without the need for retailers to upgrade their technology. Beyond mobile couponing, mobeam’s technology brings applications such as mobile ticketing and other mobile content enabled services to the next level.

“Mobeam’s technology addresses virtually every POS environment,” said Chris Sellers, CEO of mobeam. “Not only is mobeam the only way to use light to interact with a laser scanner, our technology can also simultaneously display 2D images and initiate NFC transmission, making it possible for retailers, brands and device manufacturers to rethink mobile commerce. Mobeam is solving a significant problem for consumers, brands, retailers and every other player along the retail value chain. The potential for mobeam’s light based communications technology – from mobile couponing to ticketing to mobile content – promises to be a tremendous industry game changer.”

RIM to Host BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) will host BlackBerry® DevCon Americas (www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas) from October 18 to 20, 2011 in San Francisco, California. New and existing BlackBerry® application developers will get an opportunity to interact and learn from RIM and community experts about the latest development technologies for the BlackBerry® platform.

BlackBerry DevCon Americas provides an excellent opportunity for mobile developers to interact with BlackBerry platform experts and gain insight into trends in mobile development, the future of the BlackBerry platform and helpful tips for building with BlackBerry tools. Attendees will discover the opportunity that exists on the BlackBerry platform and learn about the potential to build differentiated apps that appeal to a growing audience of BlackBerry smartphone and tablet users.

Sessions

BlackBerry DevCon Americas will feature over 100 sessions and offer attendees a variety of industry and BlackBerry platform related content. Birds of a Feather sessions, the Ask the Experts area and collaborative roundtables will offer attendees the chance to connect with BlackBerry platform experts one-on-one.

Attendees will also be able to take advantage of the interactive instructor-led sessions that are designed to help them get hands-on experience with the latest technology including: WebKit and BlackBerry® HTML5 WebWorks™ Platform Development for both smartphones and tablet; Java® Development for BlackBerry® 7 OS; BlackBerry® PlayBook™ Tablet OS Development - Native SDK, Adobe® AIR®, Adobe® Flash® and BlackBerry tools for Android; BlackBerry Platform Services; BBM™ Social Platform and more.

View the Session Catalog at www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/session-catalog

New this year at BlackBerry DevCon is a series of sessions focused on helping Latin American developers be successful and learn more about developing for the BlackBerry platform. There are 14 sessions that will be available in Spanish and attendees will also have the opportunity to hear directly from companies active in the Latin American developer community. In the Ask the Experts area, RIM experts dedicated to the Latin America region will also be on hand.

Find out more about the available Spanish Sessions at: www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/event-info/latam-developers

Community Speakers

Some of the best community developers, key partners and industry experts will gather to lead sessions at BlackBerry DevCon Americas. Technical experts and innovators from Adobe®, Xtreme Labs, Penrillian, Magmic (a game-developer dynamo responsible for Rubik's® Cube, The New York Times® Crosswords, THKLive and Ka-Glom), Universal Mind, Assanka, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and many more will be on hand to share their mobile app development experiences and insights.

BlackBerry DevCon Americas attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from visionary game designer and futurist, Jane McGonigal on Wednesday October 19 at 11:30am PT for her presentation on how epic missions, wins and collaborative problem-solving in gaming can be used to find solutions in the real world. Inspired attendees will be able to apply this new way of thinking to ultimately improve their applications. Also, as part of her second session on Wednesday October 19 at 1:30pm PT, Ms. McGonigal will hear pitches from pre-selected application developers and give immediate feedback into how to improve their apps.

Find out more about the Developer Community Speakers at www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/content/speakers/community

App Express

Android and web developers will be able to visit the App Express area at BlackBerry DevCon Americas. Here they will have the opportunity to either quickly port their existing Android app to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, or transform an existing web application into a full-fledged app for both the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and BlackBerry smartphones. Once done, the app can be submitted to BlackBerry App World™. Experts from RIM's development team and BlackBerry App World team will be available at the App Express area to provide assistance. App Express opens on Monday, October 17 and runs through Thursday, October 20.

Find out more about the App Express area at www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/content/app-express

Community Events

Through a series of community events at BlackBerry DevCon Americas, attendees will be able to connect and collaborate with the best of the BlackBerry development community:

Developer Hackathons where developers attending BlackBerry DevCon are invited to show off their skills during two three-hour marathon hack events on Wednesday October 19, 2011, starting at 7pm. Find out more at: www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/collaboration-events/hackathon

Developer Roundtables where attendees will participate in a series of interactive roundtable discussions that focus on the latest BlackBerry technologies - BlackBerry 7 OS, BlackBerry HTML5 WebWorks Platform, Adobe AIR, and many of today's platform services. These sessions are for idea and knowledge sharing, and are great opportunities to network and work with the developer community. Find out more at: www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/collaboration-events/roundtables

Birds of a Feather Sessions where attendees will have the opportunity to speak with industry experts regarding any questions or concerns they may have. Find out more at: www.blackberrydevcon.com/americas/collaboration-events/bof-sessions

BlackBerry® Partners Fund Developer Challenge is a global competition, and this year includes the categories: Most Innovative WebWorks App, Best Adobe Flash/AIR app and Most Addictive social app using the BBM Social Platform. All winners will be recognized at BlackBerry DevCon Americas. More information on the BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge, including complete rules, guidelines, competitions, awards and prize packages, is available at www.blackberrypartnersfund.com/challenge.

RIM Mobilizes Microsoft SharePoint on BlackBerry

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today the BlackBerry® Client for Microsoft SharePoint, delivering the most advanced mobile SharePoint solution on the market. The BlackBerry Client app provides a deeply integrated and intuitive mobile experience for users together with the market-leading manageability and security of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, providing a secure and cost-effective solution for businesses and government organizations.

“Our enterprise and government customers asked us to bring a highly refined mobile experience to SharePoint and we are delivering that today with the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint,” said Alan Panezic, Vice President, Enterprise Product Management and Marketing at Research In Motion.

Connectivity between BlackBerry® smartphones and SharePoint servers is made possible with the market-leading BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software. The complete solution features:

Client app integration with core BlackBerry features and functions such as email, calendar, browser, and Universal Search providing an intuitive user experience

Check-out, check-in, and versioning of files reflected on the SharePoint server

Microsoft Office document editing using Documents To Go® (pre-installed on BlackBerry smartphones) to download, create, revise and upload documents

Access to Blogs, Wikis and Lists and the ability to update from a BlackBerry smartphone

Content searches across multiple SharePoint sites from a BlackBerry smartphone

In addition to user benefits, the complete solution also comes with many benefits for organizations and their IT departments. Application management and over-the-air provisioning of the Client app is made easy for IT departments with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. The DataSmart™ efficiency of the BlackBerry solution transmits more data with less monthly data plan usage, allowing organizations to consider smaller or more budget-friendly plans. And CIOs will welcome the fact that confidential company information is being transmitted securely over the wireless network between BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry smartphones.

“In a world of continuous connectivity, businesses and governments require products, services and information faster and more reliably than ever before,” said Victor Garcia, Chief Technology Officer at HP Canada. “The BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint helps to address the needs of today’s mobile workforce with new tools and mobile applications to enable collaboration and productivity.”

A number of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies plan to roll out the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint in the coming weeks.

RIM and Tech Data Announce Distribution Agreement for BlackBerry Solutions Targeted at Small to Mid-Sized Businesses in the U.S.

Waterloo, Ontario and Clearwater, Florida – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD) today announced a new agreement that enables Tech Data to distribute BlackBerry® devices, software and technical support services to its channel of over 60,000 value-added resellers in the United States. The agreement also allows Tech Data to support the end-to-end sale of BlackBerry solutions for small to mid-sized businesses through Tech Data’s new TDMobility offering operated by ActivateIT, a Tech Data and Brightstar Corp. joint venture company.

“This agreement opens up new channels for BlackBerry solutions targeted at small to mid-sized businesses in the U.S.,” said Derek Peper, Vice President, Enterprise Sales and Strategic Partnerships at Research In Motion. “RIM is also pleased to support the innovative TDMobility offering through this new relationship with Tech Data – an offering that supports the end-to-end sale of BlackBerry solutions, from devices and software through to training and technical support. This is a great win for RIM, Tech Data, Brightstar, the reseller community, our carrier partners and, most importantly, our business customers.”

Bringing together two of the world’s largest technology distribution companies, Tech Data and Brightstar, gives TDMobility tremendous size and a wide-ranging set of skills. Tech Data's existing operations allow TDMobility to simplify the entire mobility transaction for resellers, while providing access to state-of-the-art mobile devices, a streamlined activation process with leading mobile carriers, and a commission structure that can improve profitability and cash flow for resellers. Completing the solution, TDMobility enables resellers to create a recurring revenue stream by taking advantage of ActivateIT’s Cell Manage platform to help resellers simplify their customers’ deployments by offering consolidated billing.

“RIM is a strategic vendor partner for our launch of TDMobility into the channel, and ActivateIT is key to making the complete solution possible,” said Joe Quaglia, Senior Vice President of U.S. Marketing at Tech Data. “We formed a strategic alliance with Brightstar to enable just this kind of offering and we’re excited to offer our reseller customers the opportunity to increase their footprint in the channel by making complete, end-to-end BlackBerry solutions more easily available.”

“We’re always looking at the best way to serve our customers,” said Charles Kriete, President of ActivateIT. “Understanding what the marketplace needs is important, but it is our relationship with both RIM and Tech Data that is making this solution possible.”

Tech Data’s reseller customers can offer BlackBerry software, technical support and other services to their clients starting today. BlackBerry device distribution and activation are also offered today through TDMobility for select partners, with general availability planned for later this year.

Pervasip Releases Android Internet Calling App To The Google Android Market

Pervasip's wholly owned subsidiary, VoX Communications, a leading provider of wholesale Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services and cloud based computing, has announced that it has launched a mobile VoIP app for use on all Android mobile phones and Android tablets.

Pervasip's Chief Information Officer, Mark Richards, noted, "We are very excited about delivering a mobile VoIP app via Google's incredibly popular Android Market. We believe that this venue will give us significant exposure, as this app will be available to over 100 million Android smart phones globally and provide unlimited calls and text to other VoX users globally for as little as $4.95 a month."

A VoX subscriber can subscribe entirely on the phone and choose a U.S. phone number without leaving the interface, which makes the sign up process more elegant than many competitors. The mobile VoIP plans start at $4.95, which is a low cost of entry for a high quality and reliable VoIP service offering. VoX also offers 500 minutes for $9.95, and $29.95 for unlimited calling to the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

Richards continued, "The application is very sophisticated and has some interesting features that give us an advantage over other VoIP apps. For instance, VoX becomes available in the phone's primary dialer with a single touch and you do not have to sign in every time, as the Skype app requires. With our app you can also set it to automatically register with VoX when Wi-Fi is turned on, or keep it registered for 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi. We believe that we can add video calling to this product by the end of the year. This enhancement will enable video calling between an Android phone and an Ojo Vision video phone. As a nimble development technology company, we intend to produce a tablet video app that brings superior video calling to the Android Market."

"We have the ability to easily update plans offered, and we intend to be creative with target audiences that are looking for fixed blocks of calls for a fixed dollar amount rather than charging a monthly fee for services that people don't always use. This new interface enables us to tailor the plans offered so that we could even offer a $1 plan that only depletes a consumer's cash balance when calls are made. We intend to offer similar creative calling plans to those offered recently by Vonage and also intend to offer them at competitive prices," added Richards.

MobileIron Selects GroupLogic as Mobile File Management Partner for New MobileIron AppConnect Platform

MobileIron Selects GroupLogic as Mobile File Management Partner for New MobileIron AppConnect Platform

Arlington, VA and Mountain View, CA - September 28, 2011 - GroupLogic, the industry's leading provider of software products that unlock the power of new enterprise platforms, and MobileIron, the innovator in enterprise management and security for mobile devices and apps, today announced the two companies have entered a strategic co-development, marketing and sales partnership that will enable MobileIron customers to run GroupLogic's mobile file management (MFM) software, mobilEcho within MobileIron's advanced mobile device management (MDM) framework.

News of the relationship follows today's announcement by MobileIron introducing MobileIron AppConnect, the best way for enterprises to secure mobile applications. Using MobileIron AppConnect, enterprises can secure company data across the lifecycle of their mobile apps, from deployment to usage to retirement. The MobileIron AppConnect APIs will be available first to a select few value-added application partners that will integrate their apps with MobileIron's security platform. One of the first partners to receive access to the new platform, GroupLogic will work closely with MobileIron's team to ensure that mobilEcho runs simply and securely within the MobileIron device and app management infrastructure.

As new devices come to market and more enterprises are embracing the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to work trend, enterprise IT organizations increasingly require infrastructure that enables the deployment and management of thousands of devices and applications that run on those devices in a simple and secure manner. In addition, the inherent corporate security risks of mobile business computing on multiple devices make mobile file sharing and IT management difficult for enterprises concerned with ensuring compliance and security standards are met.

"With the proliferation of mobile devices and skyrocketing adoption rates, both mobile device management and mobile file management are absolute requirements for enterprise IT organizations that want to maintain security and reduce management time and costs," said Ojas Rege, VP of Product, MobileIron. "We are very pleased to be working closely with GroupLogic. We believe that our current and future customers will benefit greatly from having integrated access to two extremely complementary technologies: mobile file management and mobile device management."

"We are pleased to partner with MobileIron and to be called out as a leading mobile file management provider in the short list of first partners with access to AppConnect," said Todd While, Vice President, Mobility Solutions, GroupLogic. "For any enterprise that currently has a mobile device management strategy, mobile file management is a necessity-working with MobileIron makes securing both mobile file sharing and all corporate-owned and employee-owned devices simple and easy to manage."

mobilEcho enables enterprise IT organizations to provide secure and managed corporate file access for enterprise mobile device users, based on existing security and access control policies. Until the release of mobilEcho, enterprise mobile device users had no choice but to use inherently flawed and unsecure work-arounds to access files on mobile devices, including emailing files to themselves or uploading enterprise files into unsecured consumer-based synching services, violating corporate security, governance and compliance policies. mobilEcho addresses this problem by enabling enterprise IT organizations to rapidly install and provide simple, secure and managed Mobile File Management for corporate mobile users.

mobilEcho is the only Mobile File Management system available that:

Can be centrally managed by IT;

Connects directly and securely to enterprise file servers;

Enables IT to deploy and configure corporate-wide mobile file access in minutes;

Provides on-device browsing and storage of corporate files in a secure environment, filling the need left by the lack of a native iPad file system on iPad or other mobile computing platforms;

Ensures mobile file access integrates with existing Active Directory permissions; and,

Provides IT organizations with enterprise-ready software for integrating corporate- and employee-owned iPads into the enterprise ecosystem.

mobilEcho can be purchased via the GroupLogic web store at http://www.grouplogic.com/store/). Interested IT organizations can also take advantage of GroupLogic's free trial of mobilEcho by visiting: www.grouplogic.com/enterprise-file-sharing/ipad-file-system/free-trial.html. GroupLogic offers two pricing options for enterprises, including subscription and perpetual licensing.