London, UK, & MWC, Barcelona, 11 February 2010: OMTP is proud to announce the newest release of its BONDI terminal initiative which is gaining increasing industry support. Version 1.1 comes at a significant time in the evolution of BONDI with new announcements and demonstrations of implementations and applications across a range of platforms during Mobile World Congress 2010. BONDI device API specifications are designed to be used in conjunction with its security framework by any current and future application ecosystem.

In less than two years, BONDI has emerged as the application runtime for mobile devices. BONDI is supported by key operators and vendors around the world. It provides the opportunity for a real cross platform environment for the deployment of web based applications. Developers will benefit from attractive features and consistent terminal implementations, truly driving the development of web applications.

The final release of version 1.1 cements over six months of industry feedback on the previous version 1.01 and significantly improves the specifications to enable commercial implementations of BONDI to prosper during 2010. A key feature of the 1.1 release is its compliance to the W3C Widgets: Packaging and Compliance specification. The new version also improves the usability of the BONDI security mechanisms and provides enhancements to a range of the BONDI APIs. As a W3C member and sponsor of its Mobile Web initiative, OMTP has already submitted preliminary versions of BONDI into W3C.

Work within OMTP is already commencing on version 1.5 of BONDI which will introduce access to a new set of features to the online web development community. Developers in the future will have access to functions such as smartcard features, phone functionalities, sensors and Bluetooth connectivity. Version 1.5 is expected to have its candidate release in spring 2010.

“OMTP is delighted to be releasing version 1.1 of BONDI at this important time. This new release has taken much industry feedback to produce specifications and a reference implementation which become the new baseline for BONDI implementations.” said Tim Raby, Managing Director, OMTP. “We are constantly working on ways to develop the specification so that developers can truly benefit from further enhanced features and consistent environments, driving the creation and uptake of exciting mobile services.”

“With BONDI 1.1, OMTP has delivered consolidated pillars upon which mobile innovation can take place. We continue our commitment to promote pervasive advanced mobile services backed by open standards and collaborative initiatives thought the industry. In 2010 we invite more participants to join BONDI and to contribute to this mobile industry evolution” says Lucy Lombardi, Vice President International Groups and Standard at Telecom Italia.

"It is great to see that through the successful cooperation of operators, terminal vendors, application developers and industry organizations, BONDI version 1.1 has been released and already various vendors are working on implementations. We will remain highly committed as BONDI moves forward and welcome others to participate as well" states Arnd Gallmann, Senior Vice President Terminal Technology, at Deutsche Telekom.

“BONDI version 1.1 is enabling developers to create mass-market web applications that are device and platform agnostic. For consumers, this in turn means access to more content and services worldwide, in a secure manner, regardless of their device. BONDI has the potential to drive a consistent experience across multiple devices, including mobile phone and other computing devices.” said Kristin Rinne, Senior Vice-President, AT&T

“With the final release of BONDI 1.1, the mass market of mobile applications and services can be facilitated in a consistent and secure manner and draw increased operators attention and participation. KT is currently working on the development of a web platform based upon BONDI 1.1, which is expected to lead to an explosion in mobile data.” said Kyeong-Soo Lee, Executive Vice President of Convergence Wibro BU, KT.

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About OMTP

OMTP is a forum funded by companies from across the mobile phone value chain, set up with the aim of simplifying the customer experience of mobile data services. OMTP is the organization behind the successful BONDI initiative and is backed by many of the largest mobile operators, manufacturers and software providers. OMTP deliverables assist the whole mobile ecosystem to develop open and compatible mobile devices. For more information, visit www.omtp.org.

For further information regarding the OMTP, please contact:
Sarah Bedwell
MUSTARD PR
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