KODIAK NETWORKS IN HANDSET LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH SONY ERICSSON
Kodiak Networks, the leading provider of advanced wireless voice systems, today announced a global handset licensing and marketing agreement with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. A series of GSM handsets will be powered with Kodiak Networks advanced wireless system technology, which enables a suite of premium, instant voice services applications, including push-to-talk (PTT).
The terms of the licensing agreement include joint marketing and distribution of handsets with the Kodiak client software to multiple wireless operators throughout the world. The Kodiak handset client offers customers innovative applications including Kodiak Instant Calling™ – PTT, Kodiak Instant Availability™ – real-time presence updates, Kodiak Voice Bridge™ – instant group conferencing and Kodiak Voice Notes™ – instant voice messaging.
“With the Sony Ericsson licensing and marketing agreement, Kodiak continues to gain momentum with the major handset vendors in the industry,” said John Jackson, senior analyst for Yankee Group. “Kodiak’s flexible implementation gives GSM and CDMA carriers rapid access to a large and increasing range of PTT-enabled devices, therefore providing end users with a wide variety of handset choices.”
“We look forward to working with Sony Ericsson to expand global distribution of Kodiak-enabled devices to wireless operators around the world,” said Timothy Hall, vice president of strategic alliances, Kodiak Networks. “The market for GSM handsets with differentiated features continues to grow at a rapid pace. We believe this partnership will help meet this demand while introducing an expanded set of advanced wireless applications to new groups of business professionals and consumers.”
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