VisualOn and Jataayu Announce Cross Licensing Agreement

Mon Aug 4, 2008 9:00pm EDT
 
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VisualOn's Optimized Codecs and Jataayu's Mobile Messaging
   Technology Unite to Form an Integrated Solution Offering the Most
    Advanced Multimedia and Mobile Messaging Technology for Device
                        Manufacturers Worldwide
CAMPBELL, Calif. & BANGALORE, India--(Business Wire)--
VisualOn, Inc., the leading supplier of advanced software codecs
for the mobile market and Jataayu Mobile Device Solutions, a
pioneering provider of feature-rich and field-proven mobile messaging
solutions, announced today the availability of an integrated solution
for handset manufacturers, which combines the world's most advanced
multimedia and mobile messaging technology into a single product.

   VisualOn's optimized codecs delivers the high quality audio and
video playback consumers are demanding and Jataayu's mobile messaging
solution delivers a robust feature set and functionality required by
today's on-the-go consumer.

   "Our pre-integrated solution raises the bar for mobile messaging.
We significantly enhance the multimedia experience for end users,
while providing handset manufacturers a more streamlined path for
delivering high quality multimedia products and enabling a faster time
to market. Leveraging Jataayu's field-proven, feature rich solution
with our optimized codecs, end users can now capture, send, share and
enjoy high quality audio and video as part of their mobile messaging
experience," said Yang Cai, CEO of VisualOn, Inc.

   "Jataayu has always believed in delivering value, high-end
functionality, and cost effective solutions to our customers. We see
natural synergies between Jataayu's feature rich MMS client and audio,
video and image codecs from VisualOn. The pre-integrated solution will
offer significant advantages to ODMs and OEMs in terms of reduced
development time and cost associated with incorporating multimedia and
messaging solutions into phones," said Raj Kesarimall, Head of Jataayu
Mobile Device Solutions.

   The integrated software package is available for licensing from
VisualOn or Jataayu.

   Additional Information

   About Visual On

   VisualOn, Inc. is a Silicon Valley based mobile software company
that enables a rich multimedia experience on handheld devices, without
the need for expensive hardware. VisualOn's unique patent-pending
technology is optimized for quality, performance, and minimal power
consumption. It supports video and audio applications, including
mobile TV and streaming, with quality levels that rival Apple's
iPhone.

   VisualOn's software offerings include support for H.264 and other
popular video and audio formats. Its solutions are available as
plug-ins for Windows Media Player or as an SDK for integration with
third party applications. For more information, please visit
www.visualon.com.

   About Jataayu

   Jataayu, a Bharti Telesoft Enterprise, is a leading provider of
mobile messaging, browsing, synchronization and provisioning
solutions. Jataayu offers a complete suite of applications, which
include WAP & HTML Browser, MMS, eMail, IMPS, SyncML, rendering
engine, scripting engine and transport stack (WAP/HTML) to help ODMs,
OEMs and reference design vendors design and build feature rich
differentiated handsets. Jataayu's products are pre-integrated on a
wide range of platforms and are tested for interoperability across
multiple operators worldwide. Jataayu is a member of OMA, W3C and is a
founder sponsor of The Mobile Web Initiative. For more information,
please visit www.bhartitelesoft.com.

VisualOn, Inc.
Sean Torsney, +1-408-871-9391
info@visualon.com
or
Bharti Telesoft Ltd.
Shivang Mehta
PR and Corporate Communications
Switchboard: +91 (0) 11 4161 1666 (Ext. 1377)
Mobile: +91 98 7138 4780
Fax: +91 (0) 11 4161 1777
shivang.mehta@bhartitelesoft.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008

 

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