Sicap and Red Bend Sign Agreement for Interoperable Device Management

Mobile operators and device manufacturers will now have complete

control over remotely managing all mobile devices in the network using a

standards-based, fully interoperable solution from Sicap and Red Bend

Software. Sicap, the leader in server-side Device Management, and Red

Bend, the leader in Mobile Software Management, today announced their

agreement to ensure interoperability between their products.
The interoperability agreement between Red Bend and Sicap will provide

seamless management of mobile devices, including mobile phones and

machine-to-machine (M2M) modules. With this solution, operators and

manufacturers can perform firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating

configuration management, diagnostics, service provisioning, and more.
The cooperation between Red Bend and Sicap means that device

manufacturers and mobile operators can instantly manage deployed devices

using standards-based Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM)

protocols. Operators can now identify devices in the network using Sicap´s

server and then update each device´s firmware

using Red Bend´s client software. The Sicap

server-side software in its Device Management Center (DMC) sends out

batch or single, automatically triggered deliveries of update files and

currently serves over 170 million subscribers worldwide. These files are

seamlessly integrated by Red Bend´s vDirect

MobileTM device management client and vCurrent® Mobile FOTA client. Red Bend´s client software

is used by major mobile phone manufacturers including LG Electronics

Motorola, NEC, Sharp and Sony Ericsson, as well as leading M2M vendors

including Telit Wireless Solutions. The number of devices with embedded

Red Bend clients has grown exponentially to cover hundreds of millions

of mobile phones, mobile broadband PC cards, M2M modules and other

wireless devices.
According to Lori Sylvia, EVP of Marketing for Red Bend «As

the number and type of mobile devices on the network increases

operators face a growing challenge of managing those myriad devices in a

unified manner. Red Bend and Sicap interoperability will provide

operators and manufacturers with a standards-based, interoperable

solution for remotely managing mobile devices.»
Jérôme Derozard

Head of Strategic Marketing at Sicap, concluded that «Our

interoperability agreement with Red Bend reaffirms our commitment to

open device management solutions. We believe operators should be able to

select the best of breed server and client software vendors for the

benefit of the industry as a whole.»
About Sicap
Specialized in mobile technologies, Sicap enables operators to achieve

real time converged business, whether by dynamically charging subscriber

accounts or by directly updating their device and SIM configurations.

The product portfolio extends to include software which facilitates

business between mobile network operators and their partners.
For further information about Sicap, please visit www.sicap.com
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 305 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.