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The Open Group Announces Launch of Mobile Management Forum; Forum's First Goal is to Accelerate the Deployment of Mobile Devices and Applications for the EnterpriseThe Mobile Management Forum was formed as the result of a six-month study by The Open Group on the key challenges facing early corporate and government adopters of wireless devices and applications. The research identified five major challenges which need to be addressed to accelerate the takeup of wireless technology and which the Forum will begin addressing as its first order of business.
The Mobile Management Forum will leverage The Open Group's expertise in enterprise integration and its diverse customer membership to bring together leading wireless vendors with corporate and government customers to drive early market acceptance of mobile devices and applications. The Forum will also take advantage of The Open Group's portfolio of products and services that provide standard reference models, conformance test tools and independent certification programs. "Broad deployment of wireless and mobile devices and applications for the enterprise is being inhibited by the lack of interoperable technologies and standards," said Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group. "The Open Group is reaching out to the leading players and other organizations in the wireless and mobile world to drive convergence for the benefit of the end user." The Open Group has published a White Paper in conjunction with the launch of the Forum entitled "Market Drivers for the Foundation of the Mobile Management Forum." The Report is based on extensive research of leading mobile solution suppliers and early adopters of wireless technologies. The White Paper is available from http://www.opengroup.org. The adoption of wireless applications and devices requires a broad range of efforts. Many of these are in progress with pre-existing groups. The Forum is committed to collaboration with these other standards bodies, trade associations, and industry groups to maximize complementary results. About The Open Group The Open Group, a vendor and technology-neutral consortium, is committed to delivering greater business efficiency by bringing together buyers and suppliers of information systems to lower the cost and risks associated with integrating new technology across the enterprise. The mission of The Open Group is to deliver enterprise interoperability through the testing of conformance to Open Standards. More information on the organization can be found at http://www.opengroup.org. The Open Group is a trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Supporting Quotes from the Founders of The Open Group's Mobile Management Forum: Brand Communications "Session management and intelligent call control are critical to the success and uptake of mobile data solutions," said Martin Kendrick, Managing Director of Brand. "Brand Communications is a world leader in the provision of robust mobile data connectivity through it's 'spoofing' and session management technology." Compaq "The goals of the Mobile Management Forum are in lock-step with Compaq's value proposition around non-stop e-business. Wireless technologies greatly improve competitive advantages by leveraging the organization's speed and agility, and our customers have expressed a need to create robust, manageable solutions to achieve such advantage," said Wendy Caswell, Compaq Vice President, Corporate Strategy. "Compaq provides those solutions, and the Mobile Management Forum will now provide a platform to further drive standards in that critical business segment." Diversinet "We completely support the opportunity to accelerate the implementation of wireless e-commerce solutions that will enable the enterprise market acceptance of wireless devices and applications," said Nagy Moustafa, President and CEO of Diversinet Corp. "As a co-founder of the Mobile Management Forum, Diversinet will provide a leadership role in influencing specific requirements for secure m-commerce." hereUare Communications "hereUare is proud to be a founding member of the Mobile Management Forum," said Dr. Butch Anton, VP of Advanced Technology of hereUare Communications. "We are excited to be working towards wireless networking standardization and adoption, especially at the consumer level. We look forward to participating with the other founding members in creating a dynamic, vital standards body." Hewlett Packard "Hewlett-Packard has actively supported The Open Group in creating the Mobile Management Forum and is part of the group of founding members. Behind this commitment is the strongly growing role of HP in mobile devices and services, as well as highly robust and scalable infrastructures," said Eric Buatois, general manager of Hewlett-Packard's Communications Industry Business Unit. "The initial range of projects reflects The Open Group's determination to set an inclusive scope, to liaise with other consortia, and to provide a key Forum where points of stability can be created for rapidly growing technologies. We see the Mobile Management Forum as a tangible sign of The Open Group's ability to attract both customers and suppliers in areas where standards and interoperability will substantially accelerate market growth." Hitachi "On behalf of Hitachi, I welcome the formation of The Mobile Management Forum," said Hideo Takahashi of Hitachi. "We believe that The Open Group, a global organization covering the U.S., Europe and Japan, is in a good position to facilitate the standardization in this exciting technology area." IBM "Simple access to Internet and enterprise applications has tremendous potential to improve employee productivity and customer relationships -- from allowing sales representatives to access email, critical pricing and product information to letting customers do online shopping, banking and entertainment, virtually anytime, anywhere," said Jon Prial, Director of Marketing for IBM's Pervasive Computing Division. "Open standards is key if companies are to realize this potential and IBM is committed to fostering and supporting standards that will accelerate the deployment of wireless e-business." Motorola "Motorola has co-founded the Mobile Management Forum because it provides an objective venue for customers and technology providers to work together to address the real issues that are being faced by those implementing wireless technologies today," said Michele Drgon, Director of Standards for Motorola. "Ultimately, Motorola is committed to empowering people by giving them access to a vast and growing global network of personalized information, commerce and entertainment while at work, home, play or anywhere in between." Sun Microsystems "Sun is pleased to be one of the principal founding members of The Open Group's newly created Mobile Management Forum," said Gregory Papadopoulos, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer of Sun Microsystems. "The Forum will help the industry -- including operators, ISPs, ASPs, vendors, manufacturers, and users -- understand, define, and unite behind a common set of standards, a pre-condition to the industry's successful growth." "The creation of the Mobile Management Forum marks a significant step for The Open Group," said Carl Cargill, Director, Standards of Sun Microsystems. "By acting as a neutral broker, the Mobile Management Forum will be able to provide all interested parties a coordinated view of the multitude of groups engaging in mobile information and communications technology standardization. We expect this Forum to lead to a greater coordination of these activities, ensuring that complete suites of necessary standards are available to the industry." Synchrologic "Synchrologic looks forward to contributing our enterprise mobile management expertise to the Mobile Management Forum's initiatives," said Bill Jones, vice president of product management and marketing of Synchrologic. "We believe the Forum's efforts will lead to better mobile solutions that work together in a sensible way. This will allow mobile devices to reach their potential as an integral part of the enterprise IT infrastructure." CONTACT: For more information (press only) (in the United States) MacKenzie Kesselring Inc. Sean Egusa, 503/225-0725 ext.235, seane@mkinc.com or (in the UK and Europe) Kaizo Tom Herbst, +44 (0) 207 580 8852, tom.herbst@kaizo.net or (in Japan) ReGIS Inc. Junkyo `Jack' Fujieda, + 81-44-201-5210, jack@re-gis.com www.opengroup.org |
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