Red Bend Software and Opera Software Form Partnership to Upgrade Mobile Handset Web Browsers Over-the-Air

Red Bend Software and Opera Software Form Partnership to Upgrade Mobile Handset Web Browsers Over-the-Air

Red Bend Software, the leading provider of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) update technology for mobile phones, and Opera Software ASA, a world leader in Web browser technologies, today announced a joint marketing and business development agreement. Using Red Bend’s new Embedded Feature Delivery (EFD) technology, Opera will be able to bring new browser features to market faster, as well as update the browsers regularly with the latest feature packs, optimizing the consumer’s mobile Internet experience.

While delivery of new software components has traditionally been a lengthy process determined by handset release schedules, Red Bend’s EFD technology removes the timetable bottlenecks by allowing phones, already in the hands of users, to be quickly and easily enhanced with new or upgraded core functions. New embedded functions are delivered to phones over the air and provide a mechanism for more frequent software updates.

Under this agreement, the two companies will work together so that Opera can effectively use Red Bend’s EFD technology to shorten lead times for handset enhancement integration and bolster customer and end-user service.

“EFD technology will provide new capabilities to Opera and other leading mobile application providers to quickly deliver enhanced features to their users,” said Yoram Salinger, president and CEO of Red Bend. “By using EFD, Opera will be able to allow its users to enjoy the latest and best Web browsing tools on their mobile phones.”

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