724 Solutions Delivers on Linux
The latest release of 724's X-treme Mobility Gateway offers the most flexible deployment scenarios with availability on Linux, Sun Solaris and HP-UX platforms for improved performance and lowest total cost of ownership
Santa Barbara, CA (October 27, 2003) - 724 Solutions (NASDAQ: SVNX; TSX: SVN), a leading provider of next-generation IP-based network, applications and data services, today announced that the X-treme Mobility Gateway (XMG) is now available on Linux, in addition to Sun Solaris and HP-UX platforms. As the first WAP gateway operating on all three platforms, XMG gives mobile network operators the highest level of flexibility in deployment of their data infrastructure.
724's XMG uniquely gives mobile network operators the flexibility to manage capital expenditure and tighten network security through multi-tier implementations. Mobile operators can now choose to maintain back-end stateful processes on servers running Sun Solaris or HP-UX, and at the same time deploy Linux for front-end processors to achieve the right balance on total cost of ownership. Distributed (de-coupled) system components enable more granular investment to support growth since components can be scaled independently.
Security is also enhanced in this multi-tier implementation. Traditional gateway deployments control access to a mobile operator's network and user information through authentication, access rights, and privacy measures. In addition to applying these measures, a tiered network architecture physically limits the number of servers that are exposed to public networks and stores sensitive user information on back-end servers that are not externally accessible.
The separation of front-end protocol handling from back-end request processing gives mobile operators the highest level of network and user data protection. It also ensures efficient, cost-effective scaling, and provides the option to employ low cost, high-performance, commodity computing platforms for stateless components.
"Implementing an industry open standard such as WAP 2.0 on open source OS is a natural choice. The high performance 2.4 kernel is an ideal entry point for mobile network operators seeking to benefit from the technical and cost advantages of Linux," says XJ Wang, Yankee Group. "724's focus on innovation and delivering practical solutions have set a new standard for the price, performance, and functionality of WAP gateways."
"XMG on Linux is an important addition to 724's value driven product line," says John Sims, CEO, 724 Solutions. "With full support for three operating systems and unmatched flexibility in deployment, XMG affords operators a low risk, practical means of deploying Linux in order to improve performance and lower network costs."
About 724 Solutions Inc.
724 Solutions (NASDAQ: SVNX; TSX: SVN) delivers reliable, scalable technology and solutions that allow mobile network operators to rapidly deploy flexible and open next generation IP-based network and data services. Additionally, in conjunction with mobile operator partners, the company provides a series of actionable alerting solutions to enterprises to assist them in lowering operating costs and improving customer relationship management. 724 Solutions is a global company with development operations in North America, Switzerland and Germany with headquarters in Toronto, Canada. For more information, visit www.724.com.
About X-treme Mobility Gateway
The first fully compliant WAP 2.0 gateway, 724's XMG is enabling premium content services and applications for subscribers around the globe. XMG is an open and secure, massively scalable, highly fault-tolerant mobile gateway and the only carrier grade gateway to have been successfully deployed distributed across geographies with inter and intra-site fail-over.
For more information, contact:
Avichai Levy, VP Marketing Mobixell Networks
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Avichai.levy@mobixell.com
Kirsten Scott and Kim Smith, éclat Marketing
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