Danger, Inc. Teams With Telstra to Launch the hiptop3 Device in Australia.Australian Consumers Will Have Access to the Most Advanced Danger Powered Device PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Danger, Inc., a leading software-as-a-service provider and Telstra, the largest telecommunications operator in Australia, have launched the latest device powered by the Danger[R] mobile Internet platform. The hiptop3 device, an exclusive from Telstra in the Australian market, features Danger's familiar suite of mobile Internet applications as well as the popular flip-screen and full keyboard. Along with a sleek design and stream-lined user interface, the hiptop3 device has a completely new look and feel. And with new capabilities such as MP3 player, support for Bluetooth headsets and an EDGE radio for three times faster Internet speeds, the hiptop3 from Telstra promises to make a splash in the Australian market. "It's great to see Telstra offer the most advanced device featuring Danger's mobile Internet service," said Henry R. Nothhaft, 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. and Chairman, Danger, Inc. "As the popularity of services such as mobile instant messaging Mobile Instant Messaging abbreviated as MIM is a presence enabled messaging service that aims to transpose the Internet desktop messaging such as ICQ or MSN experience to the usage scenario of being connected via a mobile/cellular device. and social networking continue to expand, the Danger platform is well positioned for growth in Australia." Powered by the Danger mobile Internet platform, the hiptop3 device offers the same uncompromised Internet applications that were provided on the previous version, including instant messaging, e-mail and text messaging, as well as full HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Web browsing. Danger's vision is to enable next generation Web services in the mobile environment, just as the company has used its platform to deliver the best mobile instant messaging service available. The unique system architecture that Danger has created and patented provides a 'smart-proxy' that pre-processes and optimizes data before sending it to the device. The system supports an always-on connection to the Internet that is useful for Web browsing, and enables real-time push of data such as e-mail and instant messages. About Telstra Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications and information services See Information Systems. company, with one of the best known brands in the country. Telstra offers a full range of services and competes in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia. Telstra owns 50% of FOXTEL[R] and its international business includes CSL (Computerese as a Second Language) Said of people who love to speak high-tech words even though they often use them erroneously. See TLA. 1. CSL - Computer Structure Language. A computer hardware description language, written in BCPL. New World Mobility Group, one of Hong Kong's leading mobile operators, TelstraClear Limited, the second largest full service carrier in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Reach Ltd, a provider of global connectivity and international voice and satellite services, as well as SouFun Holdings Limited, a leading real estate and furnishings website in China. About Danger, Inc. Danger is a software-as-a-service company that enables wireless operators to offer a differentiated service offering to the consumer market. The Danger[R] mobile Internet platform is a Java-compatible, client/server software infrastructure and application suite that delivers an easy-to-use, personalized experience. As a result, every month consumers who use devices connected to Danger's platform send and receive 3,000 instant messages and over 200 e-mails. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. . Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com. Danger is a registered trademark of Danger, Inc. in the United States and internationally. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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