Samsung Electronics Licenses Unwired Planet Microbrowser for CDMA
Handsets
Major CDMA Mobile Phone Manufacturer to Enable CDMA Handsets with Interactive
Information and Email Access for Consumers
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1998-- Unwired Planet, Inc. (UP) and Samsung
Telecommunications America, Inc. (STA) today announced that STA's parent company, Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.,
has licensed Unwired Planet's UP.Browser(TM) for integration in Samsung CDMA telephone handsets.
The agreement strategically benefits Samsung with time-to-market advantage supported by open standards. Under this
agreement, Unwired Planet(TM) will provide UP.Browser software releases and enhancements enabling Samsung to offer new
features as standards evolve.
Samsung will use UP's innovative microbrowser to deliver enhanced functionality and features in mainstream handsets for
consumers, in addition to providing the compelling wireless information access capabilities that network operators are eager to
deploy. Carriers deploying the Unwired Planet UP.Link(TM) Platform on CDMA networks will be able to utilize these
capabilities to offer innovative electronic customer care applications and information services, as well as Email to their
subscribers.
''Samsung's major CDMA carrier customers in North America are asking for the flexibility and scalability of UP's open
solution,'' said Peter Skarzynski, vice president of wireless sales and marketing at Samsung Telecommunications America. ''As
carriers develop strategies that require data services and a microbrowser, licensing UP.Browser will enable Samsung to lead
with innovative data solutions.''
UP's open software platform allows carriers to lower their operating costs and differentiate their services offerings, through the
continual introduction of new features and functionality, which directly benefit consumers. The rich functionality and demand of
UP-enabled phones will drive consumers to expect a browser in every handset.
''UP's commitment to innovation and open standards together with Samsung's ability to deliver high-volume, quality products at
affordable prices, will deliver the flexibility and continual feature innovations carriers require to stay competitive,'' said Alain
Rossmann, chairman and chief executive officer of Unwired Planet.
Mobile phones running UP.Browser deliver standards-based, secure, and scalable interactive applications deployed on
wireless networks. Mobile phone manufacturers can add WAP functionality across entire product lines, without adding to the
cost or size of handset form factors. Users of wireless handsets running UP.Browser gain fully interactive access to their own
Email and Personal Organizer, and key Web-based information from Intranets and WWW information sites, including financial
services, news updates, entertainment listings, directories and electronic commerce applications.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc., a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Company, researches,
develops, and markets telecommunications and data communications systems and products throughout North America. STA
has five main business groups: Wireless Terminals, Wireless Systems, Business Communications, Networks and Office
Automation. For more information on STA's products and technologies, please visit the company's Web site at
samsungtelecom.com. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a US $13 billion flagship company of the Korean- based
Samsung Group, is a world leader in electronics, with operations in more than 60 countries.
About Unwired Planet
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, USA, with overseas operations in the UK and Japan, Unwired Planet, Inc. (UP) is a growing
pre-IPO start-up and leading international supplier of open standards-based servers and microbrowsers to the wireless
industry. Unwired Planet develops and markets an open software platform that delivers secure, scalable, and live interactive
applications to wireless handsets.
The UP.Link Platform, commercially available since 1996, gives users mobile access to their own Email, Personal Organizer,
Intranet and WWW information sites. UP products have been adopted by worldwide leaders in telecommunications and
support multiple airlink technologies, with initial implementations for CDMA, PDC, PHS, GSM, TDMA and CDPD networks.
UP is also a founding member of the WAP Forum (www.wapforum.org), as well as a contributor to the emerging WAP
worldwide standard, and will deliver WAP-based products in 1998. The company is privately held. Visit the Unwired Planet
Web Site at www.uplanet.com (R) or www.uplanet.co.uk.
Note to Editors: The Unwired Planet name and logo and all terms carrying the ''UP.'' prefix are trademarks and uplanet.com is
a registered trademark of Unwired Planet, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other company, brand and product names may be
marks that are the sole property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Samsung Telecommunications America
Tagni Osentowski, 972/761-7353
tosentow@telecom.sna.samsung.com
or
Unwired Planet, Inc. (UP in North America)
Patricia Almon, 650/817-1515
pr@uplanet.com
or
Text 100 Ltd. (UP in Europe)
Chris Wright/Holly James, 44 (0) 181 242 4162 or 4104
chrisw@text100.co.uk or hollyj@text100.co.uk
or
Nihon Unwired Planet K.K. (UP in Asia Pacific)
Kazuhiko Ishii, 81 3 5322 2936
kaz@uplanet.com |
