(MSM), today announced it has signed an agreement with Nollec, a leading provider of wireless terminal solutions and a top handset manufacturer in China. Nollec has licensed Red Bend's vDirect Mobile™ device management software for remote configuration, provisioning and updating of mobile devices, and vCurrent® Mobile software for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updates. Nollec is the 12th Chinese handset manufacturer to embed Red Bend's software in mobile devices.

"Over-the-air software management is becoming a required feature for mobile phone manufacturers and operators in order to provide consumers with a rich mobile user experience," said CEO Simon Sun of Nollec. "We selected Red Bend for its compliance to industry standards, global leadership in software management and proven performance with high-end devices."

Red Bend's award-winning MSM solutions, compatible with more than 40 mobile platforms, have shipped in 365 million devices worldwide, including mobile phones, mobile broadband PC cards and machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless modules. vCurrent Mobile enables operators and manufacturers to deliver software improvements to mobile devices in consumers' hands. vCurrent Mobile is the first FOTA solution to update mobile firmware in the background while consumers are using their phones. vDirect Mobile is a device management (DM) client that is interoperable with standards-based DM servers from 10 vendors. The software enables operators and manufacturers to easily provision new subscribers and configure applications and network settings.

"Red Bend's market share is growing in China because our mobile software management products are both standards-based and innovative with features like Failsafe and Background Updates," said Danny Wang, Country Manager of Greater China for Red Bend Software. "By working with Nollec, a manufacturer of mobile phones for leading electronics brands around the globe, Red Bend's software will be introduced in new devices and markets where FOTA and device management have become essential to improving the mobile user experience."

In a separate news release today, Red Bend also announced a licensing agreement with Lenovo Mobile, the top domestic brand handset manufacturer in China.

About Nollec

Rooted in China, Nollec is a world leading provider of wireless terminal solutions, products and services, giving people easy and effective communications any where and any time. Nollec's product portfolio extends to include long standby phones as well as the CMCC Edge, PTT and smart phones. Nollec also has extensive experience in designing products for Europe, the Americas and Asia.

About Red Bend Software

Red Bend Software helps mobile phone manufacturers and network operators to accelerate the adoption of new services and features, respond rapidly to customer needs, and reduce support costs through mobile software management solutions. LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and other large handset manufacturers use Red Bend's firmware over-the-air (FOTA) mobile client software to deliver compact firmware updates to mobile phones. Founded in 1999, Red Bend Software is a privately held, venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea, the U.K. and the U.S.


Information Source:    PRNewswire