Red Bend Software and Gemalto Collaborate to Bring Mobile Software Management Solutions to Telecom Operators
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Successful Interoperability Achieved for the Companies' OMA DM-based Solutions
WALTHAM, Mass. - Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM) with more than 1 billion Red Bend-Enabled(TM) devices, today announced the successful completion of product interoperability testing with Gemalto, the world leader in digital security. Gemalto's DM-Expert server solution is now Red Bend Certified(TM) and fully interoperable with Red Bend's firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating and device management (DM) client software.
Mobile network operators that use Gemalto's DM-Expert server solution can now take advantage of Red Bend's MSM solutions to manage devices remotely and deliver firmware and software updates uniformly, efficiently and securely over the air to handsets and other connected devices. Both companies' products are fully compliant with the Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) standards.
Red Bend's MSM solutions-vRapid Mobile® FOTA software and vDirect Mobile® device management client-improve the mobile user experience and reduce support costs by remotely updating device firmware with new functionality and software improvements. More than 80 companies, including 10 of the top mobile phone manufacturers and many of the world's largest service providers, have deployed Red Bend's software in more than 1 billion mobile devices.
Gemalto's DM-Expert server solution provides handset's configuration, application download and also device diagnostic capabilities, helping customer care agents rapidly solve subscriber problems by retrieving mobile status and the current configuration of a variety of connected devices.
"Establishing product interoperability with Red Bend reinforces Gemalto's compliance with OMA-DM standards and reflects the company's leadership position in device management," said Benoit Jouffrey, vice president of M2M & Mobile Device Management at Gemalto. "Telecom operators rely on Gemalto's DM-Expert server solution to remotely manage and diagnose their subscriber's handsets and machine-to-machine (M2M) modules, making it easier for subscribers to access their favorite services or maintain their M2M devices in the field during their long lifespan. Now, we also can bring the industry's leading FOTA and device management capabilities from Red Bend to our customers."
Lori Sylvia, executive vice president of marketing for Red Bend Software, said: "We welcome Gemalto to our rapidly growing roster of certified device management server partners. In the fiercely competitive mobile industry, ensuring interoperability of Red Bend's standards-based products with those of our partners enables mobile operators to reduce customer care costs and simplify remote management of the growing types of mobile phones and connected wireless devices."
About Red Bend Software
Red Bend® Software, the leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM) with more than 1 billion Red Bend-Enabled(TM) devices, makes mobile devices and services continuously better in a rapidly changing world. Red Bend is the only company that provides standards-based products and solutions for software management, device management and mobile virtualization that work on any mobile phone and connected device uniformly, efficiently and securely over the air. Red Bend enables its customers to stay competitive in a fast-moving market by helping them deliver high-value services on an increasing number of connected devices with growing software complexity. More than 80 leading device manufacturers, mobile operators, semiconductor vendors and automotive companies worldwide trust Red Bend with their most important assets-the mobile and connected devices consumers depend on.
Media Contacts:
Kevin Flanagan, Red Bend Software: +1 781 856 2589 or kevin.flanagan@redbend.com
Jill Colna (SVM Public Relations for Red Bend): + 1 401 490 9700 or jill.colna@svmpr.com
