Red Bend Software, which specialises in Mobile Software Management, has revealed that modu, inventor of the worlds lightest mobile phone, has licensed its vCurrent Mobile firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating software for use in its modu mobile phones. modu is a sleek new mobile phone that can be inserted into multiple phone enclosures called modu jackets. These are stylish phone enclosures that enable users to create a new look or design and provide added functionality. Red Bend-enabled modu phones will become available in Q2, 2009.
Red Bends vCurrent Mobile FOTA solution will ensure that modu customers always have the latest software improvements through an easy-to-use solution, says Benny Einhorn, VP Sales & Marketing at modu. Working with Red Bend, modu will seamlessly deliver software enhancements throughout the handset lifecycle.
vCurrent Mobile provides a cost-effective, fast and reliable method of updating mobile firmware over the air to ensure that software is up-to-date with the latest enhancements and features. vCurrent Mobile has been adopted by some of the worlds leading manufacturers of mobile phones, mobile broadband PC cards, WiMAX modems and machine-to-machine (M2M) cellular modules. It enables firmware to be updated within limited memory space and offers a fail-safe function to ensure that updates can be completed safely even if power is lost during the update. vCurrent Mobile is interoperable with device management (DM) servers compliant with standards from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).