Red Bend’s OTA Software Updating Capability Ported to QNX Neutrino Operating System.

"Red Bend Software... and QNX Software Systems Limited, a global leader in operating systems and middleware for the in-car telematics and infotainment market, today announced that Red Bend’s vRapid Mobile® solution for over-the-air software updating has been ported to the QNX® Neutrino® Realtime Operating System (RTOS).

QNX Software Systems, a subsidiary of Research In Motion Limited (RIM), has licensed its software technology for use in more than 20 million automotive systems worldwide."

Smart and Red Bend Unveil the Netphone.

"Using Red Bend’s standards-based vRapid MSM solution, SMART [the leading Philippines’ wireless services provider, with 44.1m subscribers] can manage its suite of SMART-branded embedded software and apps, including WAC-compliant widgets, individually and independently from the OEM’s firmware, using the OMA-DM SCOMO standard. It can also push new, revenue-generating mobile services that use WAC widgets to Netphone subscribers over the air, rather than relying on consumers to discover new apps on the WAC-based SMART Shop or Android Market. And it can offer the same software-managed user experience across different device price points and mobile platforms, including Android and Brew MP."

related: Red Bend to show first OTA-managed WAC widgets, wherein Red Bend also announced:

• "$100 Smartphones Are a Reality with Red Bend Mobile Virtualization... [enable] Android to run on low-cost, single-core hardware platforms, creating a new market of sub-$100 smartphones...
• Reducing the Risks and Costs of Introducing a New Mobile Application... Red Bend’s vRapid Mobile® Software Management and Application Analytics solution analyzes consumers’ actual usage of mobile applications...
• Protecting the Network by Identifying Rogue Applications... Red Bend’s Mobile Software Management solution identifies rogue apps according to predefined thresholds, and generates actionable alerts and reports."

VMware forms virtualization alliance with LG.

"Operators, which are always looking for a way to raise their profile in enterprises, have only shown lukewarm interest in virtualized handsets so far. But VMware hinted at a likely customer by gaining a supporting statement from Verizon Wireless on its news release - Humphrey Chen, executive director of new technologies at the carrier, said: 'We're seeing interest from Verizon Wireless customers in the area of mobile personas, which allow a personal mobile phone to be leveraged in a professional setting in a secure way that is IT-approved. The kind of virtualization VMware offers helps to make this happen, and we're evaluating ways to help our customers achieve this.'

However, there are rivals for VMware's market. It will have competition from VirtualLogix (in which Cisco, Intel and others have invested), Intel's own Wind River Systems and Open Kernel Labs."

Red Bend Achieves 830 Million Mobile Software Shipments.

"Red Bend Software... set a new company record for quarterly shipments as its vRapid Mobile® and vDirect Mobile™ software products were embedded in 80 million mobile phones and connected devices in the second quarter of 2010, bringing Red Bend’s total shipments to 830 million. Q2 shipments increased 77 percent from the second quarter of 2009."

Give Your Phone a Split Personality.

"Since the phone is the new computer, and folks seem unwilling to carry two of the things around (not to mention they’re expensive to buy service for), one big promise of virtualization is toting your work life and your personal life on one handset–or iPad. We’ve all experienced the pain of having a work and personal laptop and trying to synch files between them, and IT departments are currently trying to handle the influx of personal phones in the office, so creating a controllable 'office-safe' environment on a handset is promising. How promising? Well, earlier this week, Red Bend Software bought VirtualLogix, a company that makes a hypervisor for phones, in order to make handset virtualization palatable for enterprises."

Red Bend Software acquires VirtualLogix.

"Mobile software management company Red Bend Software Inc. has acquired VirtualLogix for an estimated several tens of millions of dollars. The acquisition will enable Red Bend to enter the high growth mobile virtualization market and broaden its management solutions for device manufacturers, semiconductor vendors, software developers and service providers. "

Inventec Selects Red Bend’s MSM Solutions.

"Red Bend Software... announced that Inventec Appliances Corporation, a leading manufacturer of smart handheld products based in Taiwan, has licensed Red Bend’s vRapid Mobile software for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating and vDirect Mobile software for device management (DM) on both feature phones and smartphones using the Qualcomm Brew platform and Windows Mobile platform. The Inventec OKWAP branded mobile phone models——W316C and WG209—enabled by Red Bend’s MSM solutions are currently available in the China market."

Android Steps Closer to Fragmentation.

"Wind River announced today a commercial version of the Android platform that comes with pre-integrated apps and global support and is optimized for Texas Instruments’ OMAP 3. But the offering represents one more step toward a dangerously fragmented Android universe.

The product is targeted at device manufacturers as a faster, more efficient alternative to building a platform from the ground up. It is a validated, fully compliant OS based on the latest versions of the Android SDK, Wind River said. It comes with software from partners including Adobe, PacketVideo and Red Bend Software, and features enhanced Android user interface and personalization options that enable carriers and manufacturers to present their brands on-screen."

Device Management Is Essential for Managing a Range of Wirelessly Connected Devices.

"Machine-to-machine (M2M) is another wireless segment that has adopted OMA DM for two reasons: 1) the nomadic nature of some M2M segments (e.g., automotive and telematics) force the module to engage with several networks and even roam to other countries; thus, the module must be able to work in a multi-server environment, and (2) the cost of adopting standards-based DM is much less expensive than a proprietary environment because the integration with devices and the certification with networks can be quicker. With the inherent functionality that exists in OMA DM, such as provisioning, managing security and the ability to work globally, operators can benefit from lower cost of ownership by using their already deployed OMA DM infrastructure and utilizing it for M2M."

also see: Red Bend Blog: Rise of the Machines in Europe
"In Europe, a number of drivers promise M2M market expansion. In April 2009, the U.K. passed new legislation to encourage energy efficiency. The legislation requires all profile-class type meters to upgrade to new 'smart meters' by 2014... On the automotive front, analyst firm Berg Insight recently forecast that 3.5 million passenger cars in Europe will have on-board telematics by year’s end. Stolen vehicle tracking is the main application, followed by motor insurance telematics, connected navigation, automatic emergency call and driver assistance. In France, even M2M use for toll collection is expanding."

Mobile Phone Software Company Not Pleased With Courgette, Sues Google.

"Red Bend, a VC-backed mobile phone software developer, is taking Google to court over alleged infringement of a patent it holds.

In its legal complaint filed earlier this week in Boston’s district court, Red Bend claims the Internet giant is using a patented algorithm that allows it to issue smaller-sized updates for its Chrome Web browser.

The software maker says it has invented technology that enables wireless carriers to distribute updates for mobile-phone software and that Google’s updating process for Chrome uses a similar differential compression algorithm called Courgette (that’d be the French word for zucchini)."

Red Bend stacks up two new mobile software patents.

"The Waltham-based company, which makes software enabling service providers to push firmware updates to subscribers, now holds three patents in the U.S. and eight worldwide.

The new patents cover software that embeds a reverse-update option in every mobile software update, so that users and service providers can uninstall problematic upgrades or downloads and return a software package to its prior status.

A second patent covers software designed to ensure continuity in the upgrade process. If a phone loses power or shuts down during an upgrade, the software is designed to let the process resume at the cut-off point."

First OPhone in China Now Shipping with Red Bend's Mobile Software Management.

"Red Bend Software... today announced that Borqs, a leading open source mobile application software provider and integrator, is now shipping Red Bend's MSM software in the HTC A6188 mobile phone featuring the OPhone OS (Open Mobile Phone Operating System) developed by Borqs for China Mobile. In February, Red Bend announced that Borqs adopted Red Bend's vRapid Mobile(R) software for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating and vDirect Mobile(TM) software for device management (DM) for use in its Google Android-based software platform."

Red Bend Software's MSM Solutions Are Selected by NTT DOCOMO.

"Red Bend Software... today announced that NTT DOCOMO, INC... has signed a multi-year agreement to license Red Bend's full portfolio of mobile software management solutions."

Report: Red Bend Leads Firmware Over-the-Air Updates.

"In its new study, independent market research firm Ovum reportedly says that Red Bend leads the firmware over-the-air updating software market, with about 60 percent of FOTA enabled mobile phone shipments."

modu and Red Bend Team Up to Enable Consumers to Personalize their Mobile Experience.

"Red Bend Software... announced that modu, inventor of the world's lightest mobile phone (Guinness Book of World Records(TM)), has licensed Red Bend's vCurrent(R) Mobile firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating software for use in its modu(TM) mobile phones. modu is a new tiny and sleek stand-alone mobile phone that can be inserted into multiple phone enclosures called modu jackets(TM)-stylish phone enclosures that enable users to create a new look or design and provide added functionality."

Beceem Integrating Red Bend vDirect Mobile into WiMAX Chipsets.

"Beceem Communications is using Red Bend Software’s vDirect Mobile device management client software for their WiMAX chipsets. The integration of the technology from Beceem and Red Bend will result in Beceem customers having the option of tapping into Red Bend’s OMA-DM client."

Red Bend news briefs (Intel/WiMAX, Borqs/Android).

"Red Bend Software... has announced that Intel Corporation has licensed its vDirect Mobile device management client for use in the Intel embedded WiMAX chipset based on Intel Centrino 2 Processor Technology. The first Red Bend-enabled Intel chipsets began shipping in fall 2008 with the 'back-to-school' release of Intel-based notebook PCs, which will reach consumers in the US and Japan from operators Clearwire and UQ, respectively.

Separately, Red Bend has revealed that its MSM solution will be deployed this year in Android smartphones sold to mobile consumers in China and international markets. Software platform provider Borqs International Holding has adopted Red Bend’s vCurrent Mobile firmware over-the-air updating software and vDirect Mobile device management software for its Open Mobile System (OMS) platform based on Google Android. Borqs is on track to launch multiple Android-based handsets with its OEM partners for China and other markets in the first half of 2009."

SIMCom Licenses Red Bend Software for Remote Software Management of M2M Wireless Devices.

"Red Bend Software... announced that SIMCom Wireless Solutions (Shanghai), a world-leading supplier in high-quality wireless modules, has licensed Red Bend’s vCurrent Mobile firmware over-the-air (FOTA) software for use in its machine-to-machine (M2M) product portfolio. SIMCom is the third largest cellular module supplier in the world. "

Haier Telecom Selects Red Bend's Mobile Software Management Solution.

"Haier (Qing Dao) Telecom Co., Ltd. has licensed Red Bend's vCurrent(R) Mobile firmware over-the-air (FOTA) client software and vDirect Mobile(TM) device management software for its HG-V70 GSM mobile phone available for China Mobile Communications Corp. (CMCC) subscribers... Haier is one of three recent Red Bend customers in China, along with Lenovo Mobile and Nollec, that has selected Red Bend."

Reflections on 2008; Anticipation of 'the Day After'.

Yoram Salinger, CEO of Red Bend Software, writes: "According to ARCchart, by 2013 non-handset devices—everything from data cards to game consoles to ebooks and M2M applications—will account for $93 billion in service revenue generated by operators. This is an exciting area of growth for our industry."