Nokia and Inktomi Sign Agreement to Deliver Carrier-Class Infrastructure for Wireless Internet; Agreement to Provide Solution for Wireless Data Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HELSINKI, Finland and FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2000 Companies to Cooperate on Third Generation Platform for New Wireless Multimedia Services and Applications Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT INKT Inktomi, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) INKT I Never Knew That ), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and Nokia Networks (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), the infrastructure arm of Nokia Corporation, today announced from Inktomi Investor Day an agreement to deliver carrier-class infrastructure software for wireless network operators. This agreement will enable the delivery of next-generation wireless data services and applications to both current and Third Generation networks. Together, Inktomi and Nokia will provide operators with a scalable platform for offering revenue-generating mobile services, providing wireless subscribers worldwide with high-performance, reliable access to content and applications. "Nokia is delighted to sign this agreement with Inktomi; in this era of mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. and future 3G networks we will focus on working with world-leading industry players, particularly in software and application development," said Ari Lehtoranta, vice president Systems Integration, Nokia Networks. "As Third Generation applications and services emerge, the Nokia-Inktomi solution will become important elements of content delivery infrastructure, meeting our customers' complex needs to provide advanced applications." Nokia will integrate the Inktomi Traffic Server(tm) network cache, deployed in the world's largest networks as the default proxy cache A facility in a proxy server that caches incoming Web pages on the hard disk. If the next page requested by a browser is already in the proxy cache, the page is retrieved locally instead of from the Internet. With proxy caches, the browsers must be configured to use the proxy server. , with its Nokia Artus Messaging Platform WAP Gateway (Wireless Application Protocol gateway) Software that decodes and encodes requests and responses between the smartphone microbrowsers and the Internet. It decodes the encoded WAP requests from the microbrowser and sends the HTTP requests to the Internet or to a local and Nokia Artus MAX Platform for its Mobile Internet Service Delivery platform. The combined solution is an open standards based platform for the delivery of wireless data and will support current and emerging protocols and services. This integration will provide wireless operators with a highly scalable and secure wireless data delivery solution designed to ensure that applications built today can seamlessly adapt to rapidly evolving standards, thereby protecting the operators' investments and their competitive position in the wireless marketplace. "The strategic agreement with Nokia extends our firm commitment toward leadership in building the wireless Internet infrastructure," said David Peterschmidt, 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. at Inktomi. "Today's announcement further solidifies Inktomi's position to develop the software platform to deliver the next wave of content and commerce services for the mobile generation." In addition, Inktomi and Nokia will co-operate on the development of infrastructure software and applications for third generation wireless networks (3G), bringing increased speed, reliability and availability to high bandwidth wireless Internet services. With enhanced network capabilities and Quality of Service (QoS), wireless operators deploying 3G networks can take advantage of high-speed data services while reducing infrastructure and service provisioning costs. About Nokia Nokia is paving the way to the Mobile Information Society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, broadband and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight totaled EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 19.8 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 56,000 people. About Inktomi Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery and hosting providers, Web portal and commerce sites, wireless operators and global enterprises. Inktomi's portal services include the search, directory, and commerce engine applications; network products include the Traffic Server network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite and associated value-added service applications. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base today includes such leading companies as America Online, British Telecommunications, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Excite@Home, iWon.com, Intel, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.com. Note to Editors: Inktomi, Traffic Server, and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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