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Welcome to the Orange Partner newsletter.
In this edition we give you an update on the Orange Partner Camp programme – you can now get detailed information on the sessions. In addition, we have many of our decision makers from Orange Group as well as the countries attending and looking forward to meeting you.
Friendly reminder - please register now for Orange Partner Camp, as places are going quickly
Special News, we've launched the Orange Partner Camp Contest which has been designed to give you an opportunity for fast-tracked commercial success. See below for further details on how to enter.
Developers - find out about the new online Virtual Developer Centre where you can get everything you need to develop products and services – in one easy-to-find area on the Orange Partner website.
I hope to meet with you at Partner Camp in sunny Florida. It is an event you can't miss!
With kind regards, |
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Steve Glagow
Orange Partner - Director |
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Orange Partner Camp – the full session descriptions are now available
Read the updated Orange Partner Camp programme and get the full descriptions of the sessions.
Find out the more on the hot topics that will be discussed within the programme themes of; the Orange world of content and multimedia, working with Orange and the networks, device platforms and testing.
Within the Opening Pow-Wow, we will be giving attendees an insight into the fixed and mobile offerings from Orange and France Telecom Group. We'll look at how the Orange brand impacts on what you do, the device strategy and how can you be involved plus the issues around digital rights management.
Feedback on previous events told us that you wanted more repeated sessions, so we'll be repeating even more throughout the event, and starting the event first thing on Monday, to pack even more in. Including live demos in the Developer Centre, 'meet with a speaker' sessions and lot's more…
We've also dedicated a large amount of the programme to mobile content and provided you with even more interaction opportunities to meet face-to-face with key Orange and France Telecom Group personnel.
Plus, we're delighted that Symbian (platinum) Nokia and Texas Instruments are the latest industry heavy-weights to join us as sponsors of the event.
Places are limited – find out more and register soon >
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The Orange Partner Camp Contest – an opportunity for fast-tracked commercial success
The focus will be more commercial, the competition fiercer, the hours of sweat and toil might be longer - with the gains being much greater than before.
We're pleased to launch the Orange Partner Contest – which is like no other previous Contest that we've held!
This Contest has been built around existing Orange requirements, and will allow the 'best of the best' to compete for a possible commercial contract with Orange – offering unparalleled exposure to the major decision makers within the France Telecom Group and Orange Group.
By creating a clear route from concept creation to market, the Orange Partner Camp Contest will fast-track the process for radical technological breakthroughs and innovation with Orange.
Innovative products or services will be considered from a wide range of possibilities; converged services, music and multimedia content, mobile broadband, mobile communications and mobile search.
Find out more on what criteria the judges will be looking for, the stages within the Contest, and what you need to do to enter.
Find out more now >
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The Orange & Nokia Learning Institute – Platforms S60, 8 May 2006
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, Longboat Key, Florida, U.S.
The second in a series of courses brought to you – for free – by the Orange & Nokia Learning Institute.
This one-day technical course is for experienced developers who are interested in upgrading applications to the 3rd Edition of the Series 60 Platform.
Run by industry experts, the technical training will consist of modules and labs - a chance to get into the nuts and bolts of it all!
Topics that will be covered include application structure changes, platform security changes, compatibility issues, API changes, updated Symbian signs and new CodeWarrior 3.0.2 IDE
Places are limited – find out more and register to attend now >
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3G – get the latest figures for Europe and Asia
The number of European mobile broadband customers has overtaken Japan for the first time.
With 2.9 million new customers in January, W-CDMA users are nearing 50 million worldwide*. The UMTS Forum, meanwhile, even claims that this figure was actually passed at the end of January, with 3G users amounting to more than 72 million (W-CDMA and EV-DO).
In addition the UMTS Forum believes that Europe now accounts for 51% of customers worldwide (25 million) and has overtaken Japan for the first time (even though Japan still represents 48 % of the worldwide market with two operators).
In total, there are nearly 100 W-CDMA networks up and running in 42 countries.
Download the full article and get the latest figures >
*EMC's estimates.
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The promise of mobile games – Part Three
In the third part of this feature we take a closer look at gaming communities in the USA.
In last month's newsletter we examined the mobile games strategies that have been adopted in Korea and Japan – this month we take a look at the gaming communities in the USA which are leveraging growth.
The American mobile games segment has had a sustained annual growth that is estimated to be about 61% over the period 2003 to 2008*. It has attracted big-name online games companies hoping to extend their activities and communities to the mobile. For this reason the segment is very much marked by a 'renaissance' of communities.
Internet games, mostly developed using Flash Shockwave and Java, are generally small applications that can be executed directly from the browser. Their simplicity makes them accessible to all generations of internauts.
Communities that initially built around these games to enable interaction between players, have now become an intrinsic part of the value of the game*.
Since 1996* online games have been the top source of revenues among paid services on the Internet. Since portals position themselves as public aggregators, communities have become an important means for gamers to define themselves within this audience and for the portals themselves to better design and target their services.
Read the full article and find out more >
* IDC estimates
** Source: Orange Badim
***Source: Jupiter Research (January 2004)
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Mobile TV in search of a business model – Part Three
Let's understand the trends that will get usage moving in the third part of this feature written by Orange Badim.
We examine the typology of mobile TV content and the mobile TV trends so far, and examine them in an attempt to understand what will get usage moving.
Regardless of the technology used, the first statistics revealed by Orange Badim indicate that demand for mobile TV is essentially limited to 'early adopters', however the efforts of mobile operators and phone manufacturers to improve usability of the services and the handsets should stimulate more widespread uptake.
To date there is little feedback on mobile TV consumption habits. Orange UK estimates that 36.1% of users watch European operators suggest a total viewing duration of 22 to 30 minutes per month.
Read the full article and find out about the major influencers on usage >
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The latest market data – get the latest articles and reports on the mobile industry
If you want an insight into the mobile market then – members of the Orange Partner programme – get all you need from this brand new section on the website.
We've gathered useful articles, reports and papers from the mobile industry that will give you an insight into developing successful mobile applications content and solutions for Orange.
Find out about the global marketplace, customer data and statistics, 3G evolution and the global roll-out of networks. Get the latest on device trends, plus in-depth reviews of the mobile multimedia, gaming and TV markets.
Owing to the confidential nature of these documents, many are only available to premium members.
Take a look at the articles and reports section now >
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The brand new virtual developer centre – now ready and accessible from the website
We've gathered everything you need to build mobile applications, content and solutions for Orange in one easy-to-find area on the website.
Just a few simple clicks away – important development and testing information and tools are available to different levels of Orange Partner membership – for free.
Within the virtual developer centre you can find information on Orange network technologies, interfaces, tools for development and testing plus guideline documents on how to develop with Orange.
You can use the Orange Partner download tool or test your products for Orange Compatibility. Find everything you need to know on industry standard testing, SPV security and more…
Plus we've published new information on WAP – what it is, the new versions available – and what you need to know to create successful multi-media solutions.
Browse the Orange virtual developer centre now >
If you've already taken a look, then tell us what you think….
Send us an email with your feedback to developers@orange.com with 'virtual_developer_centre_feedback' in the subject line.
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Push email made easy – we help you install your own Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate onto your handsets
Orange Partner has developed a solution to allow you to install your own SSL certificate onto handsets without unlocking the phone.
With the release of AKU 2 for Windows Mobile 5.0 email Push has been introduced to Smartphones and Pocket PCs. The requirements for this are a server running Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 and SSL certification between the device and the server.
The handset has a public key and the server has a private key. This email service uses SSL certification which means that the server and the handset must have matching certificates or key pairs so they know they are allowed to communicate with each other.
The easiest and best way to do this is to either buy an SSL certificate from a recognised supplier (e.g. VeriSign, Thawte, Equifax) and install it onto the Microsoft Exchange email server, or install your own (self-created) certificate onto the server and handsets.
However, installing your own certificate on the handset is not an option without either having a privileged application installed, or having your device unlocked.
To help resolve this issue we will create a privileged application that will install the certificate on the handset for you.
Find out how from the website now >
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Parlay X – influence the creation of the new APIs
Developers - give your opinions on how applications will operate across multiple, networking-platform environments.
The Parlay Group is a multi-vendor consortium, working with ETSI and 3GPP to develop open, technology-independent APIs.
Parlay X APIs are created and developed through a dedicated process – the Parlay Group's Parlay Accelerator Programme. The output from this process is then fed into the standardisation process at 3GPP.
Through Orange Partner you can now add your ideas to this process (even if you're not a member of The Parlay Group), and you can comment on the 13 existing APIs. Are there parameters or functions missing? Let us know…
So that you can submit and debate your API ideas, we've set up a discussion forum on the website where your views can be taken to The Parlay Group for possible development.
Recent APIs under development are; Bulk MMS and SMS Management, Parlay X Data Record, Extended Call Control, Geocode and Mapping, Message Broadcast and Multimedia Streaming & Control.
Find out more and get involved now >
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