Sun Microsystems and Nokia to Collaborate on Mobile Content Delivery for Wireless Service Providers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. World Congress 2003 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. (TM) and Nokia today announced they have signed an agreement on digital content delivery for wireless applications and services. Sun Services(TM) will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. the Nokia Delivery Server as part of Sun's new Data Service Delivery Framework (DSDF DSDF Digital Standard Disk Format DSDF Different Strokes for Different Folks ) to service providers and operators. The foundation of the joint solution lies in Sun Services' DSDF and server technology coupled with Nokia's unrivalled expertise in mobile server software solutions. The DSDF solution combines its strengths in messaging and identity software and its Java(TM) provisioning vision, all based around its ground-breaking software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. , Sun ONE. The Nokia Delivery Server manages business rules for content download, fetches content from a storage system and delivers it reliably to a mobile phone. It is a software server product designed to enable wireless operators and service providers to offer and create revenue opportunities with content download services, based on Java(TM) and Symbian application downloads to mobile devices. The Sun solution with Nokia'a delivery server software will be sold and marketed to wireless service providers through Sun's new Wireless Solution Centres globally. Also, Sun will provide support and integration through its worldwide Sun Services network. "There is a strong demand from both operators and corporate customers for mobile content downloading solutions, such as Nokia Delivery Server, that are based on common and open industry standards," said Timo Poikolainen, vice president, marketing, Nokia Mobile Software. "We are happy to work together with Sun and incorporate the key strengths both parties have in their respective markets and spheres of influence." The collaboration between the two companies will offer service providers a viable end-to-end delivery mechanism for a wide variety of downloadable and browsing See browse. content, on a single platform. This will also make deployment of new services easy and attractive for content providers, with speed to market being a key differentiator in the market. Peter Cunningham
(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. and Java(TM). The new service delivery solution from Sun and Nokia provides one platform upon which to deliver any type of content, to counteract the 'stove-pipe' syndrome." The agreement will incorporate elements of Sun's 'vending machine' vision, that provides a foundation for using and sharing Java(TM)-based and other digital content. The fact that Sun champions open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced in relation to digital content provisioning makes it one of the most flexible easy-to-integrate solutions available to the wireless industry. Sun's DSDF is designed to span products and architecture, as well as services. It enables a marketplace, where developers can promote new data services to end-users keen to access a wide range of rich and exciting services and content. This will, in turn, present a substantial revenue opportunity for operators looking to capitalise on the next generation of data services that are currently being developed. The selling package combined with Nokia's solution marks a new mode of engagement with the wireless industry for Sun. Now the company will bring together its own expertise, combined with the market leaders in their respective fields to deliver compelling fully rounded solutions. Peter Cunningham concludes: "This agreement reinforces Sun's position as one of the leading platform infrastructure system integrators See systems integrator. for the wireless industry. The solution that we have developed with Nokia is part of a wider strategy to offer a suite of solutions to respond to the rapidly developing needs of this fast-moving industry." About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. About Sun Since its inception in 1982, a singular SINGULAR, construction. In grammar the singular is used to express only one, not plural. Johnson. 2. In law, the singular frequently includes the plural. vision -- "The Network Is The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Solaris, Java(TM), Netra, Sun Enterprise, Sun Fire and the Network is the Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. |
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