WDS become sponsor members of Firmware Over-the-Air special interest group OTAFF

13th November 2006

WDS , providers of a specialist knowledge services to the wireless data industry, today announced its sponsor membership to Firmware Over-the-Air special interest group OTAFF. WDS who have supported the launch of complex devices and services in the mobile industry for over ten years will deliver ‘coal-face’ customer service experience to the thought leading MDM committee.

“Our directorate membership of OTAFF enables us to contribute our knowledge of device support issues to the shaping of the MDM landscape; it is these technologies that will underpin many exciting next generation customer support services” said Craig Rich, CMO, WDS , “We look forward to working with OTAFF in the realization of the MDM promise to alleviate the pressures of supporting complex mobile devices in the market.”

Jim Eckels, Chairman of OTAFF said ‘The OTAFF community is very excited to welcome WDS as our newest member. WDS ’s wealth of experience in device support will be a huge asset to OTAFF as we work together to accelerate the adoption of OTA services.’

WDS pioneered OTA client provisioning in the late 90s with the first commercially deployed mobile configuration portal; today WDS ’s Service Framework provides knowledge based services to over 80 market leading mobile organisations worldwide.

About OTAFF

The OTA Flash Forum is a group of leading companies within the wireless industry that are involved in the development and/or deployment of over-the-air (OTA) firmware update solutions for mobile phones. The goals of the Forum are to simplify the management of mobile handsets, and to accelerate the adoption of commercial quality software for OTA flash