Streamezzo, creator of the Universal Software Platform, today announced that its Rich Media Client is available for the BlackBerry wireless platform. The Streamezzo Rich Media Client will allow developers to build services for many BlackBerry smartphones, including the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.
Streamezzo's Universal Software Platform is a software framework for developing and deploying ubiquitous rich media mobile services that run on any operating system. Streamezzo's Rich Media Client is said to be compatible with many mobile devices and all major operating systems, as well as proprietary real-time operating systems.
Streamezzo says that, as a result of today's announcement, service providers and mobile operators can extend the deployment of their Rich Media Application portfolios to the BlackBerry platform, expanding subscriber reach and accelerating data services revenue growth.
"If you're a PC developer, you build your application for the Windows environment for maximum reach and you port it or rewrite it for the Mac OS if you want virtually one hundred percent market coverage," said Oliver Avaro, Streamezzo's Executive Vice President and CTO. "In the highly fragmented mobile industry you need to port your application to a dozen platforms to get that kind of penetration. Today's announcement expands our Universal Software Platform to include support for BlackBerry, and will offer developers a bridge across the entire mobile ecosystem so that truly compelling mobile applications can now be developed once and Streamezzo ensures interoperability on virtually any handset and operating system."