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OMTP BONDI

The BONDI initiative was created by OMTP in 2008 with the prime aim of enabling web applications with some of the great features of the mobile device. Within a six month period, the initiative which is supported by many of the world’s largest operators, created not only the specifications which described the necessary interfaces, but also a reference implementation which could be used to test and demonstrate the types of applications which would become possible with BONDI.

BONDI provides a set of JavaScript interfaces for features such as messaging, contacts, calendar, device status, camera and location. It also provides the security which is essential in ensuring the protection of a user from malicious web applications or widgets. It is the consistency of these interfaces which, in conjunction with existing interfaces specified in W3C, will ensure that the evolution of web 2.0 applications will be as painless as possible for the existing as well as new developers.

By the use of existing technologies and an ongoing drive to take BONDI into the W3C standardization process, OMTP and its members are taking the necessary steps in achieving a real cross platform execution environment. The provision of the BONDI interfaces and security on the mobile devices coming to market in 2010 and 2011 will ensure that web developers have a real alternative to creating separate native applications for different devices.

The OMTP sponsorship of Over the Air has been made possible by the close association of Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom AG, O2 Litmus and Perfecto Mobile who have co-funded the event.

Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group with approximately 315 million proportionate customers as at 30 June 2009. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com

Represented in about 50 countries worldwide, Deutsche Telekom AG is a world's leading telecommunications and information technology service company. Its mobile division strongly supports and contributes to BONDI, becoming part of its mobile web services. Through the successful cooperation between operators, terminal vendors, application developers and organisations, BONDI 1.01 is released and increasingly adopted. Providing more functionality for web applications and this consistently across platforms and devices, BONDI facilitates the whole value chain, driving mobile usage. DT strongly encourages developers to look at BONDI, to use the SDK, provide feedback and to submit sample widgets. For more information please visit www.telekom.com.

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O2 Litmus is a web-based platform for the initiation and development of new mobile applications - with a twist. Unlike many other operator-driven co-creation projects on the web, Litmus is not just about developing profitable ideas for the network operator. It has been designed specifically to bring mobile developers and users closer together, to collaborate - a critical factor in ensuring that customers get something they want, while making sure that the people with the ideas and technical skills have an appreciative and profitable market for their products. Find out more at www.o2litmus.co.uk

Perfecto Mobile significantly reduces time-to-market and the cost and logistical effort needed to develop, test, deploy, and monitor new mobile services.

The Perfecto Mobile Handset Cloud service enables mobile application developers and content providers to remotely control, over the web, a multitude of real mobile handsets located around the world. Perfecto Mobile continuously provides immediate access to the latest and most popular devices through the service. Mobile operators and device manufacturers can utilize Perfecto Mobile’s unique Private Handset Cloud to enable their internal teams as well as their vendors and partners to securely access their pre-launched and post-launched handsets over the web. For more information please visit www.perfectomobile.com