23rd Jun 2005 07:01
DAT Group PLC23 June 2005 Embargoed until 07.00, 23 June 2005 DAT Wins Deal with Major U.S. Mobile OperatorDAT Mobility Platform Selected for Over-The-Air Device Management of Handsets / Major Licensing Agreement Signed London, 23 June 2005 - DAT Group plc (DAT), a leading developer of mobile devicemanagement software, today announced a multi-million dollar deal with a leadingU.S. mobile phone operator. Under the terms of the deal, DAT will provide itsDAT Mobility Platform (DMP) as an important component in the operator's mobiledevice management strategy. The U.S. operator will utilise DMP-poweredapplications to provide over-the-air device management of phone settings,firmware updates, content and device diagnostics to millions of unique handsets. Centralised mobile device management is a critical factor in enabling operatorsto provision phone settings, firmware updates, content and device diagnostics onmobile phones while lowering their support costs. As a robust mobile devicemanagement solution, the DAT Mobility Platform today is a complete solution thatmakes such provisioning both easier and more cost effective. DAT Mobile Device Management Solutions help mobile operators add value andenhance service levels for subscribers. Applications powered by DMP provideoperators with the tools needed to meet growing subscriber demands. In trialscarried during 2005, the mobile operator integrated DMP into its existinginfrastructure and demonstrated the reliability and flexibility of DMP as acarrier-grade service delivery platform. David Hayes, CEO of DAT commented "With this U.S.-based customer we believe weare deploying the world's first authentic, in-network device management solution- apart from simple SIM card management. DMP has proven it has the reliabilityand the functionality to handle mobile device management for millions of devicesin one of the world's most demanding markets". "Following the successful completion of these trials, the mobile operator hassigned a software licence and master services agreement with DAT Group that willgive it a perpetual licence to use current DMP powered applications to provideover-the-air device management of phone settings, firmware updates, content anddevice diagnostics for up to six million unique handsets, which represents aproportion of the customer's total subscriber base". -ends- For further information please visit www.datgroup.com or contact: Nicole Meissner Simon Hudson / Christian Taylor-WilkinsonDAT Group PLC Tavistock CommunicationsMobile: +49 173 606 91 60 Tel: +44 20 7920 3150Office: +44 870 606 5550 About DAT Group plc DAT Group plc focuses on management solutions for mobile operators, devicemanufacturers, retailers and corporations. The company offers a varied productportfolio ranging from data synchronization (DS) to device management (DM),firmware updates over-the-air (FOTA) and mobile device management (EnterpriseAssistant). DAT has unique expertise in smart devices across all platforms basedon its market-leading over-the-air (OTA) delivery platform. Based in the UK, thecompany also has offices in Germany and the U.S. DAT is a public company listedon the London Stock Exchange. More information about DAT is available atwww.datgroup.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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