Smartcode Software Licenses Unwired Planet Technology to Develop WAP-Compatible Microbrowsers
SAN DIEGO — August 25, 1998 — Smartcode Software Inc. today announced that it has entered a licensing agreement with Unwired Planet Inc. (UP) of Redwood City, Calif., to develop WAP-compatible microbrowsers for handheld devices.
Under the terms of the agreement, Smartcode Software will employ Unwired Planet(TM) microbrowser technology to develop, market and support WAP-compatible microbrowsers for PalmOS(TM) and Windows CE platforms. Communication on wireless networks is more rapid and efficient using UP's efficient protocols and application platform, resulting in a lower cost solution for mobile professionals.
"By combining UP's technology with our own, we are able to provide a complete and optimized WAP solution that OEM manufacturers can quickly integrate into their own devices," says Alain Molinie, chief executive officer of Smartcode Software Inc. "Our experience with PalmOS, Windows CE and Smartphones, will help expand the use of WAP-based technology into new areas."
The strategic relationship between Smartcode and UP will extend the UP.Link(TM) Platform beyond mobile phones, providing wireless network operators and business customers with more options for wireless connectivity. UP technology and WAP establish an optimized, standards-based solution for adding wireless connectivity to handheld devices, by addressing the constraints of limited screen size, constrained bandwidth, and latency.
"There's a natural fit between UP's core microbrowser technology and Smartcode's product strategy for Palm Computing and WinCE operating systems," said Jeff Damir, vice president of business development for Unwired Planet.
"With Smartcode leveraging UP's proven platform and the WAP specification, handheld device manufacturers can now enable devices with a reliable wireless connectivity solution by simply licensing an UP-compatible microbrowser directly from Smartcode — no porting work is required."
Smartcode Software WAP microbrowsers will offer compatibility with UP's UP.Link Server Suite. Smartcode plans to release the first product in Q4 1998. For more [email protected].
About Unwired Planet
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA, with overseas operations in the UK and Japan, Unwired Planet Inc. (UP) is a leading international supplier of open standards-based servers and microbrowsers to the wireless industry. UP has developed an open software platform that allows handheld wireless devices, such as mobile phones, to access the Internet or intranets, quickly and cost efficiently.
The UP.Link Platform, commercially available since 1996, offers interactive live access to a full WAP-compatible suite of Web-based value-added telephony applications and information services, including Email, Personal Organizer, and Electronic Customer Care.
UP is a founding member of the WAP Forum, (www.wapforum.org), as well as a contributor to the emerging WAP worldwide standard, and will deliver WAP-based products in 1998. Visit the UP Web Site at www.uplanet.com.(R)
About Smartcode Software
Smartcode Software, headquartered in San Diego, with European headquarters in France, is a leading Internet and Telecommunications software developer for mobile computing devices and embedded systems. Smartcode has been producing end-user communications applications and protocol implementations since 1994.
Complete with Fax, Internet E-mail, and Web browsing software, its HandWare suite offers the most powerful and popular third-party communications applications for the 3Com(R) Palm Computing Platform.
Information on Smartcode's products may be obtained by sending e-mail to [email protected], by calling 619/597-7544, or via the Internet at http://www.smartcodesoft.com.
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