Stepping up its drive to be recognised as an innovator in the multibillion dollar global mobile services and infrastructure space HP has struck an alliance with middleware stalwart, Broadvision.
The news is part of a greater initiative by HP to continue driving innovation in mobility - and to create an ecosystem that will fuel the creation of mobile e-services.
According to Mohamed Cassoojee, e-services manager at HP South Africa, the company has worked with Broadvision to develop the HP Enterprise Commerce Mobile solution - a secure, always-on, end-to-end software and hardware offering. He says it allows companies to conduct business with their customers via mobile devices, regardless of the customers` location.
"The solution is designed to be pre-integrated," he says. "It combines the BroadVision Mobile Solution - which delivers personalised and localised information to mobile customers, partners and employees - with technologies from mobile providers such as Nokia and Tantau."
For its part HP provides the always-on infrastructure component of the initiative - the enterprise servers and storage arrays, HP OpenView Manager for BroadVision (a software solution which provides centralised management), HP VirtualVault for total security, and a single point of customer contact to ease implementation and support.
"We expect this solution to enable information and services to be tailored to the customer`s location and type of mobile device, reducing the number of clicks required to conduct a transaction," he says.
The solution is also expected to capture information on usage habits and trends, analyse it and react to it by tailoring services to individuals and overall m-commerce trends. "Among the many potential applications, customers are expected to be able to access financial and banking services," adds Cassoojee.
Fact file
The HP Enterprise Commerce Mobile Solution comprises:
BroadVision Mobile Solution: an integrated suite of packaged applications for Web and wireless deployment;
Tantau Wireless Internet Platform: provider of software and services;
Nokia WAP Server software: top supplier of mobile phones, mobile fixed, and IP networks;
HP Virtualvault: provides the secure platform on which to run WAP and Web servers; supports both Nokia and Tantau;
HP OpenView Manager for BroadVision: management of the solution environment;
HP`s always-on infrastructure: includes HP 9000 servers, HP Netservers, and storage products;
HP wireless-ready Jornada: a mobile appliance for access to mobile e-services;
HP worldwide services and support: up-front strategy and design consulting, plus development and support.
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