Press Releases
Openwave and Sonim Offer Leading Push-to-Talk Client For Handset Manufacturers
Barcelona, Spain -- February 14, 2006
Strategic OEM Agreement Allows Openwave to Deliver Sonim's Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Compliant Push-to-Talk Over Cellular (PoC) Client
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications and media industry, today announced a strategic reseller agreement with Sonim Technologies, the leader in enabling today's mobile data networks to deliver high-performance VoIP services, that allows Openwave to begin distributing Sonim's Xperience PoC Client ("XPC") to its wide range of leading handset manufacturer customers.
"With the OMA Push-to-Talk ("PoC") standard now complete, demand for PoC products from wireless operators and handset vendors is growing quickly, particularly across Europe and Asia," said Olivier Bartholot, head of the client business unit at Openwave. "Our agreement with Sonim gives us the opportunity to complement our leading messaging and client offerings and to provide our customers with a best-in-class OMA PoC solution."
"Sonim XPC delivers a high-quality wireless VoIP experience that has been extensively tested and continually optimized over the course of 35+ live network trials over the last 18 months. We have updated the product to be fully compliant with the newly completed OMA PoC standard and have completed over nine months of rigorous interoperability testing with every significant vendor of OMA PoC solutions," says Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim. "Given Openwave's strong track record in the wireless space, Sonim will benefit from their years of experience servicing the handset manufacturer community and will enable our leading PoC client to gain much greater distribution."
The Sonim XPC client will be offered in addition to the Openwave PoC Embedded Client that is currently in mobile handsets around the world.
About Sonim Xperience™ PoC Client
Sonim XPC is designed and verified to interoperate with any OMA compliant PoC server and client. XPC uses well defined standard based protocols for connection to network elements: SIP with SigComp for connecting to IMS/SIP Registrar, RTP/RTCP for media transport to the PoC server, SIP Simple for presence/availability updates, and XCAP for group and list management. The client's layered architecture and open access to service enablers (including the OMA-defined enablers: Presence and Shared XDMS) allows for easy implementation and inter-working with a series of new services and applications.
About Sonim Technologies, Inc.
Sonim Technologies enables today’s GPRS, UMTS, EVDO, WiFi and WiMAX data networks to deliver high-performance mobile VoIP “Push-to-X” applications and services, specifically optimized to meet the productivity objectives of mobile enterprises. Sonim’s OMA PoC 1.0 server, client and handset solutions represent the industry’s only business class implementation of the push-to-talk standard and form the basis of an emerging suite of streaming IMS-compliant applications. Sonim is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in Bangalore, London, Paris, Stockholm and Madrid. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.sonimtech.com or learn more about the push to talk at www.mobilesforworkers.com .
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading independent provider of open software solutions for the communications and media industry. Openwave software solutions are designed to enable customers to accelerate ARPU by rapidly launching value-added communication, information and entertainment services across networks and devices, and comprise a broad range of solutions including content delivery, messaging, music, video, and location. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.
Openwave and the Openwave logo are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
For further information:
Openwave Systems Inc.
Vikki Herrera
Public Relations
vikki.herrera@openwave.com
Tel: 650-480-6753
Openwave (Europe) Ltd.
Sally Bate
Public Relations
sally.bate@openwave.com
Tel: +44 (0)1442 458811
Sonim Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Abelson
+1-917-445-4454
Jennifer@abelsongroup.com
Press Releases Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications and media industry, today announced a strategic reseller agreement with Sonim Technologies, the leader in enabling today's mobile data networks to deliver high-performance VoIP services, that allows Openwave to begin distributing Sonim's Xperience PoC Client ("XPC") to its wide range of leading handset manufacturer customers.
"With the OMA Push-to-Talk ("PoC") standard now complete, demand for PoC products from wireless operators and handset vendors is growing quickly, particularly across Europe and Asia," said Olivier Bartholot, head of the client business unit at Openwave. "Our agreement with Sonim gives us the opportunity to complement our leading messaging and client offerings and to provide our customers with a best-in-class OMA PoC solution."
"Sonim XPC delivers a high-quality wireless VoIP experience that has been extensively tested and continually optimized over the course of 35+ live network trials over the last 18 months. We have updated the product to be fully compliant with the newly completed OMA PoC standard and have completed over nine months of rigorous interoperability testing with every significant vendor of OMA PoC solutions," says Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim. "Given Openwave's strong track record in the wireless space, Sonim will benefit from their years of experience servicing the handset manufacturer community and will enable our leading PoC client to gain much greater distribution."
The Sonim XPC client will be offered in addition to the Openwave PoC Embedded Client that is currently in mobile handsets around the world.
About Sonim Xperience™ PoC Client
Sonim XPC is designed and verified to interoperate with any OMA compliant PoC server and client. XPC uses well defined standard based protocols for connection to network elements: SIP with SigComp for connecting to IMS/SIP Registrar, RTP/RTCP for media transport to the PoC server, SIP Simple for presence/availability updates, and XCAP for group and list management. The client's layered architecture and open access to service enablers (including the OMA-defined enablers: Presence and Shared XDMS) allows for easy implementation and inter-working with a series of new services and applications.
About Sonim Technologies, Inc.
Sonim Technologies enables today’s GPRS, UMTS, EVDO, WiFi and WiMAX data networks to deliver high-performance mobile VoIP “Push-to-X” applications and services, specifically optimized to meet the productivity objectives of mobile enterprises. Sonim’s OMA PoC 1.0 server, client and handset solutions represent the industry’s only business class implementation of the push-to-talk standard and form the basis of an emerging suite of streaming IMS-compliant applications. Sonim is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in Bangalore, London, Paris, Stockholm and Madrid. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.sonimtech.com or learn more about the push to talk at www.mobilesforworkers.com .
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading independent provider of open software solutions for the communications and media industry. Openwave software solutions are designed to enable customers to accelerate ARPU by rapidly launching value-added communication, information and entertainment services across networks and devices, and comprise a broad range of solutions including content delivery, messaging, music, video, and location. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.
Openwave and the Openwave logo are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
For further information:
Openwave Systems Inc.
Vikki Herrera
Public Relations
vikki.herrera@openwave.com
Tel: 650-480-6753
Openwave (Europe) Ltd.
Sally Bate
Public Relations
sally.bate@openwave.com
Tel: +44 (0)1442 458811
Sonim Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Abelson
+1-917-445-4454
Jennifer@abelsongroup.com
