SKY MobileMedia Announces Hardware Validation Solution for SKY-MAP Mobile Software Platform; SKY-RVP Reference Platform Accelerates Wireless Handset Time-to-Market Through Hardware and Software Integration and Pre-Validation.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- SKY MobileMedia, Inc., a leading provider of applications software platforms for the wireless industry, today announced the release of SKY-RVP(TM) Reference Validation Platform for multimedia handset development, prototyping and testing using the SKY-MAP(TM) mobile applications software platform. The SKY-RVP is a complete form-factor 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. handset reference design and development platform, including integrated SKY-MAP software platform and market-proven multimedia processors and hardware for imaging, video and MP3 audio features. In combination with SKY's PC-based SKY-SIM(TM) development environment and SKY-LAB(TM) OMA-services test facility, the SKY-RVP provides a complete handset software validation The certification that an information system has been implemented correctly and that it conforms to the functional specifications derived from the original requirements. Such validation is often performed by a third party consulting organization. platform, dramatically simplifying handset software development and final operator compliance testing, thus reducing time-to-market for high-volume feature phones and multimedia handsets. The SKY-RVP validation platform is available now to SKY-MAP customers. The SKY-RVP provides a complete HW+SW solution, providing time-to-market benefits for SKY, handset manufacturers, wireless operators and third-party software developers. For SKY, the reference hardware platform enables real-world handset integration and testing of new SKY-MAP features, ensuring that SKY-MAP is pre-validated and highly optimized on leading cellular chipsets and multimedia processors. For SKY'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 and ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. customers, the SKY-RVP allows rapid application and user interface development and testing, reducing time-to-market for wireless handsets. Wireless operators can utilize the SKY-RVP and SKY-MAP as a highly modular and scalable solution for new services prototyping and usability testing. Finally, SKY's third-party ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. partners can rapidly develop, lab-certify and field-test exciting new applications and services using a production-quality handset reference platform. "SKY's strategy is focused on accelerating time-to-market for handset manufacturers and wireless operators. The pre-integration and validation of the SKY-MAP software platform on leading-edge multimedia handset hardware is crucial to achieving these goals," stated Richard Sfeir, 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. of SKY. "The SKY-RVP is the perfect hardware complement to our SKY-MAP software platform, further enabling SKY's customers and partners to rapidly develop, test and deploy exciting new multimedia feature phones and wireless services." The SKY-RVP -- the first in SKY's multi-segment roadmap of reference validation platforms -- is a complete GPRS multimedia feature phone solution targeted at video messaging and MP3 applications. With the integrated SKY-MAP software platform, the SKY-RVP supports 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. , 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. , IM, Push-to-talk and Email applications, as well as SKY's complete SKY-VM(TM) Java client. Integrated multimedia features include dual color LCD displays, two Mega pixel camera, video recording and playback, MP3/AAC and ringtones support, and FM radio functions. In addition, the SKY-RVP supports a complete integrated graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to and MMI (Man Machine Interface) See HMI. 1. MMI - Man-Machine Interface. 2. (company) MMI - The company which developed the first Programmable Array Logic devices. MMI was bought by AMD. toolkit, including standard applications such as camera, video player, phone book, calendar and more. SKY-MAP -- consisting of SKY's standards-compliant wireless middleware, pre-integrated SKY-APPS(TM) mobile applications suite, JTWI-compliant SKY-VM Java client and flexible SKY-UI(TM) user interface framework -- is a fully integrated mobile software platform that allows manufacturers and wireless operators to rapidly deploy exciting new standards-compliant feature phones and multimedia services. SKY-MAP has been designed from the ground-up for flexibility and scalability, providing a common software platform for use across an entire handset portfolio -- from low-end entry-level handsets, to compelling feature phones, to high-end multimedia terminals. The introduction of the SKY-RVP reference validation platform provides SKY's customers and partners with another valuable development and testing tool to reduce time-to-market for handsets based upon the SKY-MAP mobile applications software platform. About SKY MobileMedia, Inc. -- The Power is in the Platform(TM). SKY MobileMedia is a leading provider of mobile applications software platforms for the wireless handset industry. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., SKY has additional development centers in Europe, South Korea and India. For more information visit, www.skymobilemedia.com. |
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