Sicap Enables the Non-iPhone, Non-Android Market to Get Even with Software

BERN, Switzerland--(Business Wire)--
Sicap has fine-tuned and rolled out advanced features of its
mobile application management tool for the superior delivery and
updating of software to all major phones, regardless of their
operating system. The announcement comes at a time when operators need
to capitalise on the surge of interest in mobile software, triggered
by the hype surrounding Apple's iPhone or Google's Android software
and the frenetic downloading of iPhone-compatible applications from an
on-line Apple site.

Tier-one operators and Internet giants are providing new
downloadable software applications to leverage the full potential of
mobile internet, but are quick to remind that they will only work
within a given device's limitations. The Sicap device management
platform addresses the issue by carrying out live capability and
<< vital statistics >> device checks. Because the Sicap platform
supports all device vendor software and device clients, administrators
of the platform are fed a complete list of installed applications,
their versions as well as other software and hardware details for each
device in the network. The Sicap platform allows the subsequent
installation, updating or removal of phone clients to ensure that
software downloads work first time. This usability is regularly quoted
as being important in order to gain and maintain customer
satisfaction.

The knowledge retrieved over-the-air enables an operator to run or
to propose campaigns where mobile users receive PC-like actions for
software version updating. Users are able to install and remove
applications seamlessly, accept prompts for subsequent updating
operations and gain control over application usage in an assisted
manner. Because the logical downside of third party applications is an
increased risk of malware and virus attacks, Sicap integrates the
application << kill >> facility into its platform, enabling an
operator to detect devices concerned in the network, advise affected
customers of an attack, then disable and remove malicious programmes.

Sicap CEO Dominique Schmid said that <>.

Application management and continuous provisioning of OMA-DM
devices are marketed from the Sicap Device Management Center (DMC) and
based on OMA DM SCOMO standards as well as proprietary manufacturer
implementations. Supported natively by all recent Symbian and Windows
Mobile based devices, Sicap's use of open-standard protocols will
encourage the overall development of mobile software and help bring
the smart phone market back into balance.

Sicap application management is available as a managed service and
can be deployed by an operator as part of a corporate offer for
example.

About Sicap

The Sicap portfolio focuses on customer satisfaction and service
continuity for mobile end-users. Server-side software enables
operators to ensures that the latest multimedia and customer care
services are seamlessly delivered to any device or SIM. The offer
extends to include platforms which facilitate business between network
operators and their partners. Hosted implementations or carrier-grade
OSS platform installations provide operators a choice of service
levels and investment.

For further information about Sicap, please visit www.sicap.com

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Corporate Communications: Kate Stoney
kate.stoney@sicap-france.com

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