Media Advisory: Red Bend to Demo Firmware Updating on New Nokia and Motorola Mobile Phones at Symbian Smartphone Show

Interactive Demos Also Include Industry’s First Background Updating Capability

WALTHAM, Mass.—Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile software Management (MSM), announced that the company is exhibiting at the Symbian Smartphone Show next week and offering several interactive demos that show how firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating works on the latest Nokia and Motorola handsets that are based on the Symbian operating system. Red Bend is also demonstrating the industry’s first Background Updating capability, enabling FOTA updates to be delivered to consumers’ phones while they are still in use. Because FOTA updating delivers new features and software improvements, it is a commercial market success that has been adopted worldwide by both device manufacturers and operators.

Red Bend also was selected to participate in the “developer trail” of Mobile DevFest, Symbian’s premier conference for developers, which runs in conjunction with the Smartphone Show. Delegates will receive a registration map highlighting must-see demos throughout the Smartphone Show. Targeted toward product creation developers, Red Bend’s demos will show how FOTA software works on some of the latest UIQ and S60 phones.

As the leading provider of FOTA software for Symbian-based UIQ, S60 and MOAP-S handsets, Red Bend supports the creation of the Symbian Foundation. Red Bend is a leader in the development of industry standards for MSM and its products support more than 40 mobile platforms.

WHO:
Red Bend has a total of 32 customers across the globe, including device manufacturers, mobile network operators, platform providers and M2M manufacturers. More than 365 million mobile devices worldwide have Red Bend’s vCurrent® Mobile for FOTA updating. UK research firm Ovum recently reported that Red Bend has achieved 57% share—twice its closest competitor—of new FOTA-enabled mobile handset shipments and 41% share of the installed base. By the end of 2009, 84% of the new handsets worldwide will include FOTA software, added Ovum.

WHAT:
Red Bend’s software products support industry standards and more than 40 mobile platforms, including the popular Symbian operating system. In several three-minute demos, Red Bend will take developers involved in creating mobile phones through a step-by-step guide to see how the latest software maintenance releases are delivered, enabling consumers to conveniently enjoy new features and their mobile experience.

FOTA Updating: On the Nokia N78 and N80 models and Motorola Z10 and Z8 handsets.
Background Updating: This feature lets manufacturers and operators deliver firmware updates while the consumer’s phone is online and fully operational; the actual update occurs in the background, ensuring consumers have a working phone—from making and receiving calls to browsing the Web.