Adobe and Chunghwa Telecom Partner to Deliver Engaging Mobile Experiences.Adobe FlashCast Brings Rich Data Services to Eight Million Mobile Consumers in Taiwan SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) and Chunghwa[R] Telecom (TAIEX TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office (EU) TAIEX Technical Assistance Information Service 2412, NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CHT CHT Chart CHT Center for Health Transformation (Washington, DC) CHT Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh region) CHT Certified Hypnotherapist CHT Cylinder Head Temperature CHT Certified Hand Therapist ) today announced a partnership to deliver Adobe[R] FlashCast[R] technology to more than eight million subscribers in Taiwan. The new offering is expected to deliver rich data services across the Chunghwa Telecom Not to be confused with China Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom (Traditional Chinese: 中華電信; Hanyu Pinyin: network before the end of 2007. Adobe FlashCast is designed to deliver rich, customized data services through a new generation of Adobe Flash[R] Player compatible mobile applications called channels. Chunghwa Telecom subscribers will be able to access multiple channels delivering news, entertainment, weather information, and more. A set of premium channels with content from leading media brands will offer information for specific groups and demographics. Interoperability with browsers, messaging applications, and media players allow Chunghwa Telecom to leverage investments in existing data services. "With mobile handset penetration Handset penetration is a term generally used to describe the number of people (usually as a percentage) within a specific population owning handsets (mobile phones). For example handset penetration in most West European countries stands at over 50% as of 2004. in Taiwan greater than 100 percent, it is critical to bring mobile data services to a new and unprecedented level," said Chang-Rong Chen, vice president, Mobile Business Group at Chunghwa Telecom. "By delivering more engaging mobile experiences through Adobe FlashCast, Chunghwa Telecom is able to differentiate its brand in the mobile marketplace, increase customer loyalty and build an ecosystem of partners to generate new revenue streams." For leading operators like Chunghwa Telecom, the remarkable success of NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform DoCoMo's FlashCast application is a great example. Since the i-channel[TM] news and daily information delivery service launched in Japan in 2005, more than 10 million mobile phone subscribers have signed up for the service (see separate press release). Subscribers receive five base channels for content--including news, weather, entertainment reports, sports and horoscopes--and are alerted to new channel updates via the standby screens of their mobile phone. "FlashCast services are being implemented by leading operators in all major regions of the world," said Gary Kovacs, vice president for product management and marketing, Mobile and Devices at Adobe. "We are excited to work with Chunghwa Telecom to deliver a new generation of more rich and engaging data services to their customers." Flash Player compatible technology enables operators, OEMs, consumer handset manufacturers and content providers to offer customizable user interfaces, while delivering more consistent consumer experiences across devices, 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. , processors and screen sizes. By leveraging the Flash ecosystem -- which includes the Flash authoring tool, Adobe Flash Lite The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. [TM] player runtime and an established community of more than one million designers and developers -- Adobe's Flash technology can reduce deployment costs and deliver content and interfaces three to five times faster than competing solutions. Today more than 200 million Flash enabled mobile devices have shipped worldwide. About Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom is the leading telecom service provider in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom provides fixed line, mobile and Internet and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan. For more information, visit www.cht.com.tw. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. [c] 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe, the Adobe logo, Flash, FlashCast and Flash Lite are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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