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TOKYO, August 13, 2007—Red Bend Software Japan KK (located in Chiyoda
Ward, Tokyo; President Kazuhiro Abe), the market leader in Mobile
Software Management and Firmware-Over-the-Air (FOTA) update solutions
for mobile phones and wireless modules, today announced that its
vCurrent® Mobile FOTA software has been adopted by Toshiba Corp. for
use in the WX320T handset for Japanese operator Willcom.
This is the second manufacturer to bring to market Red Bend-enabled mobile phones
for PHS networks. The first was Japanese manufacturer JRC, announced in February
2007.
Already this year Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile software has been used in a succession
of mobile phone models from major manufacturers, including: the WX220J and WX321J
handsets from JRC; the Sharp 812SH, 813SH and 813SH for Biz, 814SH, 815SH, 912SH
and 913SH handsets for Softbank Mobile; and the NEC 706N, also for Softbank. Now,
Toshiba has followed suit, using Red Bend's FOTA solution for its latest PHS model,
the WX320T. In all, since 2006 20 mobile phones have been launched in Japan with
Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile.
"Toshiba becomes the fourth Japanese handset manufacturer to adopt vCurrent Mobile,
continuing our strong momentum in the Japanese market,” said Kazuhiro Abe, President
of Red Bend Software Japan KK. "Japanese operators and manufacturers have been
aggressive in their deployment of software updates over-the-air. Their selection
of Red Bend can be attributed to the superior performance and reliability of our
FOTA solution to reduce support costs and deliver new software features to mobile
consumers.”
Red Bend's patented vCurrent Mobile FOTA solution enables operators and manufacturers
to quickly, securely and cost-effectively deliver firmware updates to mobile phones
in consumers' hands. Even if a power outage occurs during the update process,
Red Bend's Failsafe feature ensures successful completion. Red Bend's vCurrent
Mobile client software is fully compliant with Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Device
Management (DM) standards, and can be used with any OMA DM-compliant server.
About Red Bend Software
Red Bend Software helps mobile phone manufacturers and network operators to accelerate
the adoption of new services and features, respond rapidly to customer needs,
and reduce support costs through mobile software management solutions. LG Electronics,
Motorola, NEC, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and other large handset manufacturers use
Red Bend's firmware over-the-air (FOTA) mobile client software to quickly and
reliably deliver compact firmware updates to more than 150 million mobile phones
in the hands of consumers. Founded in 1999, Red Bend Software is a privately held,
venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea,
the U.K and the U.S. More information is available at www.redbend.com. |