a la Mobile Adds Streaming Media Capability to Convergent Linux Platform.Enabling Linux Smartphones to Run Rich Multimedia Applications on High-Speed 3G Networks SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
2. CLP - Constraint Logic Programming. ). With a la Mobile's CLP 3G Streaming Media Solution, Linux smartphones can now support a host of rich media applications on high-speed 3G networks such as video conferencing, video telephony, 3G interactive gaming and mobile IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. . "The 3G mobile industry is driven by the growing consumer desire to accomplish a multitude of daily functions on mobile phones, whether for work or for play," said Pauline Lo Alker, a la Mobile's 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 President. "The phone is rapidly being transformed into a hybrid productivity and entertainment consumer device, and our Made-Ready software solutions directly address the need for rapid and cost effective development, helping to bring these function-rich phones to market more quickly to meet the consumer need." According to a recent report by ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research at the end of last year, the number of 3G subscribers was expected to hit 285 million by the end of 2006, while operators' overall expenditure was expected to reach $126.4 billion. Annual 3G-related handset shipments were expected to grow past 300 million. a la Mobile's CLP 3G solution is a pre-integrated streaming multimedia Linux operating system platform that includes comprehensive support for 3GP multimedia, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 and AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
(2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. and RTSP (RealTime Streaming Protocol) An application layer protocol used to transmit streaming audio, video and 3D animation over the Internet. It enables the user's client software to provide remote control of the server with functions such as pause, rewind and fast network protocols. In addition, the platform integrates a mobile browser, Java platform, Adobe Flash with a core suite of applications such as messaging and push-mail. "a la Mobile is the only company with a complete open Linux system platform available in the market ready for delivery to handset vendors today," continued Alker. "We are continuing to add many more advanced features and functionality to our offerings in anticipation of the rapidly evolving industry. Our goal is to give handset customers the fastest possible response in order for them to go to market quickly with the utmost ease." a la Mobile's CLP 3G Linux Solution for streaming multimedia applications is available for customers immediately. It is the second innovation in a la Mobile's Made-Ready Series[TM] of Linux software offerings. In March 2007, the company announced the first of this series, a complete VoIP Linux system stack for WiFi/GSM Dual-Mode phones. About Convergent Linux Platform a la Mobile's Convergent Linux is the only complete operating system (OS) for mobile phones with an entirely open and configurable platform. It is also the first mobile OS platform that enables a single software stack in binary form to move across different handsets -- even those based on processors from different manufacturers -- without tedious and costly porting or modifications, thereby dramatically accelerating time-to-market and ensuring device software interoperability. The open nature of Convergent Linux provides handset manufacturers with the opportunity to choose the software components, functionality and device look-and-feel that are best-suited for their target customers. Furthermore, the platform is a full and complete mobile software stack (from device drivers and Linux kernel to middleware and applications): integrated; tested; certified; supported and maintained, giving manufacturers the peace-of-mind to roll-out new product families based on the Linux operating system. About a la Mobile a la Mobile, Inc. (www.a-la-mobile.com) is the premier open Linux system platform and open source technology provider to the mobile industry. Founded in 2005, a la Mobile is led by President and CEO Pauline Lo Alker, a serial high-tech entrepreneur with multiple success track records and backed by Venrock Associates (www.venrock.com), a top-tier venture capital firm in the U.S. with offices in Menlo Park, Boston and 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 . |
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