Action Engine and MetraTech Sign Deal to Offer Carriers Single Platform for Deploying Mobile Web Services and Real-Time Account Management and Billing on Smart Devices.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM World Congress 2003 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Action Engine and MetraTech to Co-Market with Microsoft(R) a software Package which includes rich data applications on the Windows(R) Powered Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone edition A Pocket PC with telephone capability. It is the combination of Microsoft's Pocket PC and Smartphone platforms. See Pocket PC and Windows Mobile. Action Engine (www.actionengine.com) and MetraTech (www.metratech.com), a leading provider of pricing, billing, and revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. software today announced a joint partnership to provide operators with a single platform for deploying mobile applications and real-time account management and billing for smart devices. Using the integrated solution, applications can be automatically distributed to subscriber smart device handsets and service providers can quickly realize new revenues. For example, service providers can offer MapPoint.NET and other application services See ASP and Web services. and opt to charge for those services on a megabyte-, subscription-, usage event-basis or any combination thereof. Subscribers, using their smart handsets, can be notified of charges before they are incurred and can surf to their online bill to view transactions such as downloads of maps and driving directions. "Action Engine and MetraTech's partnership means better and more cost-effective device management and billing solutions for operators, while providing Windows Powered device users with convenient data services that are easy to use, update and personalize," said Robbie Wright, Director, Mobile Devices Marketing Group, Microsoft EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. . Additionally, the two companies will work with Microsoft through the Microsoft Mobile2Market programme to co-market to carriers a rapid time-to-market, "one-stop package" that includes Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (R) Powered Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone Edition software, Microsoft servers Microsoft Servers is a brand that encompasses a line of Microsoft server products. This includes the server editions of Microsoft Windows operating system itself, as well as products targeted at the wider business market. , and "connected" applications including MapPoint, based on Microsoft's .Net Framework, which is now available on Smartphone and PocketPC Phone edition-based devices via the Action Engine Mobile Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Platform. The joint offering includes the Action Engine Mobile Web Services Platform for deploying rich data applications and services onto smart devices, with MetraTech's MetraNet(TM) Web services-based pricing and billing platform to enable service providers to easily manage products, rates, and discounts for mobile services, and immediately capture revenues for these services while integrating with legacy billing infrastructures. "Shortening the time-to-revenue is mission critical for mobile data services," said Scott Swartz, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , MetraTech. "The age of the mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. is dawning and Action Engine, MetraTech and Microsoft are helping connect mobility with profitability." Action Engine and MetraTech will be demonstrating the joint solution in Microsoft Partner Pavilion, exhibit stand L20-L21 in Hall 4 at the 3GSM World Congress event. Action Engine's Mobile Web Services platform, MetraTech's MetraNet platform and Microsoft's Smartphone are available today and can be deployed immediately. Pricing is available upon request. With the Action Engine Mobile Web Services Platform, network operators can create, manage and deploy browserless data applications that fully exploit the capabilities of smart devices and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . The Action Engine Mobile Web Services Platform is a client-server solution for smart devices that, by using a thick client, provides a rich and easy-to-use experience, unparalleled network efficiency, and convenient and always-available access to applications and data independent of a network connection. Action Engine provides a free downloadable SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). for its Mobile Web Services Platform that allows developers to build smart client, smart server applications using industry standard XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. . Action Engine also provides a comprehensive Over-The-Air Device Management Platform that simplifies device configuration, device registration, software maintenance, service provisioning, security, wireless data backup/restore, applications downloads, and more. About MetraTech MetraTech Corp. is a leading provider of Web services-based pricing, billing, and revenue sharing software for established and emerging communications service providers. The MetraNet(TM) XML-based billing platform easily integrates with existing infrastructure and third-party applications and enables customers to Turbocharge tur·bo·charge tr.v. tur·bo·charged, tur·bo·charg·ing, tur·bo·charg·es 1. To equip with a turbocharger. 2. their IT assets to extend their capabilities and achieve a competitive advantage. With MetraNet, companies can dynamically offer new services as well as package their existing services in new ways through licensing or a fully outsourced solution. Only MetraTech provides pricing, revenue sharing and billing capabilities using XML and plug-and-play Web services. MetraTech is based in Waltham, Mass., with offices in Oxford, England. For more information, please visit www.metratech.com or call 781-839-8300. MetraTech is a registered trademark, and the MetraTech logo is a trademark of MetraTech Corp. All rights reserved. About Action Engine Action Engine's browserless Mobile Web Services Platform delivers a superior user experience and access to web services, also called connected applications, and personal data from smart mobile devices. With Action Engine's evolutionary "smart software for smart mobile devices," carriers and wireless network operators, smart device manufacturers, and enterprises can rapidly deploy mobile web services that are easy to use and manage, are network efficient, and do not require a constant network connection. For more information visit www.actionengine.com. Our network operator customers include Orange SA (FOREIGN OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : ORGEF) and mmO2 (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : OOM; LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor OOM). About Microsoft Mobile2Market Microsoft Mobile2Market -- the Marketplace for Mobile Applications -- enables a process for the certification and market delivery of network-ready wireless applications for the Windows(R) Powered Pocket PC and Smartphone software platforms. Mobile2Market certified applications assure mobile operators that the applications are network-ready, and of high quality and reliability. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Note to Editors: The 2 in mmO2 should be subscript. |
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