Action Engine and the DAT Group Form Joint Venture, Action Engine LLP.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM World Congress 2003 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Creates Industry's Most Complete Set of Device Management Tools With Rich Data Delivery Platform for 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. 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. Devices Action Engine (www.actionengine.com) and DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. Group (www.datgroup.com) today announced a joint venture called Action Engine LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , a company to provide Mobile Operators with smart software for smart devices that creates value throughout the entire subscriber life cycle. The joint venture provides network operators with one-stop access to the industry's most complete set of device management tools, as well as 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 for deploying rich data services across a wide range of smart device 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. including Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Powered Smartphone software and devices running the Microsoft(R) Windows Powered Pocket PC Phone Edition software. "The Action Engine-DAT Group joint venture means that Windows Powered devices come to life like never before -- enabling connected applications that are easy to use, fast and affordable, and can be easily integrated into the Microsoft .NET See .NET. platform," said Robbie Wright, Director, Mobile Devices Division, 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. . "We are also pleased that both companies are successfully taking advantage of Microsoft's Mobile2Market programme, designed to simplify the process of getting rich mobile applications to market and in the hands of Smartphone customers." 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(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 data 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 Platform. "This partnership enables a Mobile Operator to have a single relationship with a supplier that provides a complete software solution for taking smart devices to market," said Craig Eisler, Action Engine 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. . "Our shipping software and proven services help the Operator control support costs, increase subscriber satisfaction and deliver increased data revenues, all within a branded and differentiated customer experience." Action Engine LLP will offer the following products and services: Action Personalization Server Operators can provide their customers with a web-based interface that enables the customer to create a customized themes consisting of Start/Today screen layout and plug-ins, Start/Today screen background image, text color, ring tones and more. This entire profile is automatically packaged, downloaded, and installed OTA (Over The Air) Refers to any wireless system such as AM/FM radio and network television that uses open space as its transmission medium. to a smart device. Action Backup Server Wireless backup and restore of smart device resident data -- Operators can enable their customers to manually initiate or schedule an automatic wireless data backup of important information such as applications, documents, SIM data, contacts, calendar information and more that is stored on their smart device. This data can then be wirelessly restored on the device in the event it loses battery power or is lost, damaged, or stolen. The operator can also perform the backup and restore for the customer. Action Update Server Wireless provisioning and update of any type of software on smart devices -- Operators can provision, update or fix any type of software on a remote device including personalization settings (like ring tones, themes), operating system patches/updates, application software patches/updates and more to an individual device or a group of devices. These updates can be installed by the user or "pushed" to devices and installed silently, as a background task, by the operator. Action Configuration Server Operator representatives can remotely update voice network settings and data network settings for dial-up, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , Proxy, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and alternative connection types or different connection types (eg. Bluetooth, IR). User Settings -- Operators can remotely get and set user settings including browser favorites and connectivity settings, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. , Email, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , and Instant Messenger Localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. -- Operators can specify a custom device profile that consists of the desired network settings, application settings, operator branded default personalization settings, language, time zone and so forth for a group of device Action Management Registration, security and secure, remote access to smart devices using a wireless connection for Security -- If a device is lost or stolen, an operator can disable the device, perform an incremental data backup and destroy confidential data on the device to secure important user data and prevent unauthorized voice or data usage. Remote Access -- An operator can establish a remote, secure connection to the device and execute any series of commands on the device including enabling previously installed software on the device once the device is in the customers' hands. Diagnostics & Inventory -- Operators can interrogate the registry of a smart device to get or set settings or obtain an itemized inventory and hashed version information for all software currently installed on the device. Real-time Registration and Usage Tracking -- Smart devices can be registered with the operator OTA so operators can track data usage patterns and measure the success of data offers and overall customer satisfaction. Operators can create customized reports from an SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. database that collects a wide range of relevant information. Action Engine Mobile Web Services Platform Enables wireless search, try, purchase and download of applications Software Catalogues & Downloads -- Operators can offer customers catalogues from which they can search or browse, try, purchase, and download ring tones, themes, games, application software or other software for their smart device. This capability includes flexible billing integration options to meet the requirements of the operator. 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. 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 LLP 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 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. About DAT Group DAT, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is a provider of innovative technology solutions that create real business advantages for our clients. DAT is committed to delivering services and products that always meet and often exceed the expectations of our customers. DAT Group has a workforce of over 100 dedicated IT professionals situated in three locations across the UK. Our organization has a large number of multi-disciplinary consultants who possess in depth knowledge and experience of the IT industry. DAT's aim is to fully understand our clients' needs to ensure we deliver solutions that guarantee measurable business return and are delivered on time and with minimal disruption. 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). Note to Editors: The 2 in mmO2 should be subscript. |
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