GVC LICENSES PHONE.COM UP.BROWSER MICROBROWSER FOR MOBILE PHONES IN ASIA AND EUROPE
Taiwanese Manufacturer to Debut WAP-Compatible GSM Phones in Europe and Asia — Including Taiwan and China
Phone.com,
Inc. (Nasdaq:PHCM), a leading provider of mobile Internet software and services,
today announced that GVC Co. of Taiwan has licensed the Phone.com UP.Browser™
for use in new GVC Internet-enabled mobile telephones for Asian and European
Markets. Under the terms of the agreement, GVC will incorporate the
WAP-compatible UP.Browser™ microbrowser into its line of GSM handsets.
By adding Internet-enabled mobile phones to its product portfolio, GVC
anticipates its GSM phones will be more marketable to both consumers and other
handset manufacturers. In Taiwan, GVC sells and markets its handsets under it's
the GVC brand name, while in other Asian and European markets GVC is positioned
as a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
"By licensing the Phone.com UP.Browser, GVC is able to quickly enter the
wireless Internet market," said Paul Wang, Vice President of GVC Wireless
Communications. "We believe that by incorporating Phone.com's
WAP-compatible microbrowser into our GSM phones, our phone product line will be
more competitive and appealing to our customers. Phone.com has proven that is
the worldwide leader in microbrowser technology, across all mobile standards.
Given their commitment to the WAP standard, they were the logical choice for GVC."
"By licensing the Phone.com microbrowser, GVC joins a growing list of
companies, including most of the other leading mobile phone manufacturers around
the world, that integrate our UP.Browser microbrowser into their mobile phones,"
said Ben Linder, vice president of marketing of Phone.com. "With its
manufacturing facilities in China and a growing brand awareness in Taiwan, GVC
is another prominent manufacturer to join forces with Phone.com to provide
cutting edge wireless Internet-ready mobile phones. Taiwan and other Asian
countries are key markets for both our companies to demonstrate our commitment
to delivering wireless users with premium WAP-compatible products."
GVC joins a list of more than 25 wireless phone manufacturers in North
America, Europe, and Asia with a license to employ the Phone.com UP.Browser. The
UP.Browser is currently being ported to over 70 distinct phone models for all
major digital standards, including CDMA, GSM, PDC, PHS, iDEN and TDMA. The
WAP-compatible UP.Browser will enable GVC's GSM mobile users to wirelessly
access and interact with the Internet and Intranet through wireless carriers who
have licensed the Phone.com, UP.Link™ Server Suite.
Phone.com's UP.Browser software is a WAP-compatible micro-browser that is
designed and optimized for mass-market wireless telephones. Using UP.Browser,
wireless subscribers can access Web-based information and services that are
hosted on network operators' or third-party Web servers. Due to its open and
highly portable architecture, UP.Browser can be embedded into different types of
wireless telephones and utilize each mobile phone's specific display and input
characteristics, such as graphical displays and programmable keys. UP.Browser,
combined with each phone's existing user interface software, gives network
operators a way to reach subscribers and add innovative services, with seamless
integration of voice and data services.
Phone.com provides handset manufacturers with core and interface modules,
which they adapt to existing phone models, greatly reducing their R&D
investment. Handset manufacturers can optimize the integration of UP.Browser
into their wireless handsets with the technical assistance, documentation and
tools of Phone.com's OEM support organization.
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