Cell C, South African Mobile Operator, to Use 724 Solutions' Multimedia Application Gateway.SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif. -- 724 Solutions (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SVNX)(TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :SVN SVN Subversion (version control system) SVN Slovenia (international traffic code) SVN Social Venture Network SVN South Vietnam SVN Secure Virtual Network SVN Supervised Visitation Network ), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based network and data services, today announced that Cell C, the third largest mobile operator in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , is using 724 Solutions' Multimedia Application Gateway (AGW AGW Anthropogenic Global Warming AGW Anti-Global Warming AGW Access Gateway AGW Art Gallery of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) AGW All Going Well AGW Atmospheric Gravity Waves AGW Accelerated Global Warming AGW Actual Gold Weight ) as part of its multimedia messaging service See MMS. (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. ) solution. Through 724's OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement, Nokia will provide Cell C with its multimedia messaging service solution, which includes 724's AGW and several other Nokia messaging components. Services will be launched in December 2004. "724's AGW is furthering the adoption of worldwide MMS usage, enabling growing MMS revenues from applications that are differentiated, convenient and fun," said John Sims John Sims (1749–1831) was a taxonomist who classified various species of plants. He was the first editor of The Botanical Magazine after the founder, William Curtis.[1] References 1. ^ John Sims, 1749–1831. Darwin Project. , Chief Executive Officer, 724 Solutions. "With the addition of Cell C, 724's X-treme Mobility Suite is now deployed on four continents, including North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia and Africa. As a leader in global wireless innovation, we are focused on providing the best-of-breed products and solutions that enable mobile network operators to offer the latest premium content to their data subscribers and grow data adoption and revenue per subscriber." AGW enhances standard multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) deployments with ready-to-deploy, revenue-generating services that accelerate adoption, reduce churn, stimulate usage and provide a superior customer experience. AGW offers a number of compelling subscriber applications to achieve the operator benefits outlined above:
Picture and Video Messaging - Subscribers share pictures, audio,
short video clips and albums. Pictures are sent to anyone with an
Internet connection, including mobile devices and PCs.
Multimedia Album - Subscribers organize and save memorable content
for later viewing and forwarding.
Multimedia Enhancement - Subscribers manipulate and improve the
quality of images with zoom, crop, rotate and red-eye reduction.
Multimedia Composer - Subscribers use web or wireless applications
protocol (WAP) to compose and send MMS messages that include slide
shows, audio and video.
Operator Gallery - Optionally, subscribers enjoy full access to a
library of third-party content for MMS message enhancement.
Email Smart Push - Email users forward incoming emails directly to
their mobile phone. Email is presented as an MMS message with
content optimized for each device.
Multimedia Voice Messaging - Subscribers no longer have to call to
retrieve voice-mail messages; voice mails are instantly delivered
via MMS to the their mobile phone. Voice messages are stored and
managed locally with simple reply and forwarding options.
AGW also provides a number of important mobile operator features, including:
Legacy Support - Optimized MMS delivery to Legacy handsets.
Rapid Deployment - User interface technology is designed for easy
and complete customization of corporate branding, look and feel.
AGW provides seamless integration with existing MMSCs.
Robust Support for Device Types - AGW transcoding ensures
optimized presentation of multimedia messages for all device
types.
Seamless Integration - AGW is built completely on open standards
for all mobile devices and networks.
For more information about 724's AGW, visit www.724.com. About 724 Solutions 724 Solutions (NASDAQ:SVNX)(TSX:SVN) delivers reliable, scalable technology and solutions that allow mobile network operators to rapidly deploy flexible and open next-generation, IP-based network and data services. Additionally, in conjunction with mobile operator partners, the company provides a series of actionable alerting solutions to enterprises to assist them in lowering operating costs and improving customer relationship management. 724 Solutions is a global company, with development operations in Canada and Switzerland, and with its corporate office in Santa Barbara. For more information, visit www.724.com. |
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