Mobile Interaction Server Extends Support for Open-Source Application Servers and Eclipse Environment

Dublin, Ireland, 26 June 2006 -- MobileAware, the world’s leading provider of Mobile Service Infrastructure, today announced an enhanced version of Mobile Interaction Server (MIS) that enables open-source developers to easily create mobile content without requiring the expertise of mobile-specific technologies. MIS 3.4 provides a host of new features, including a mobility plug-in to the popular Eclipse development environment and extended support for open-source application servers, including JBoss and Caucho Resin. This offers users an intuitive route to creating mobile applications using familiar development tools and authoring environments. Based on W3C recommendations and supporting the best practices from the Mobile Web Initiative, MIS 3.4 offers advanced functionality garnered from years of deployments at major mobile network operators, content providers and enterprises such as Telstra, Cingular Wireless, China Mobile, British Airways, American Airlines and French National Railways (SNCF).

“MobileAware recognizes the open-source community as an excellent source of industry innovation and its role in the development and uptake of mobile applications,” commented Brian Kinane, Executive Vice-President at MobileAware. “MIS 3.4 represents a significant milestone in our open-source efforts and offers developers even more compelling reasons to test-drive mobility using the software expertise and development tools they are already familiar with. Existing customers will also be pleased with the boosted performance and scalability enhancements.”

MIS 3.4 Features
Extended Application Server Support
To date, MIS has facilitated development on open-source platforms through support for the reference technology, Apache Tomcat. MIS 3.4 application server support has been broadened to include established open-source application servers JBoss and Caucho Resin, and continues to feature tight integration with the latest commercial releases of BEA WebLogic.

Mobility Plug-in for Eclipse
MIS 3.4 features a mobility plug-in for the popular open-source development environment, Eclipse. The plug-in provides Eclipse developers with a range of intuitive tools including code completion, online help and wizards to allow them to easily create mobile applications using familiar developer tools and software skills.

Enhanced Performance
MIS 3.4 features a number of key performance enhancements, which are designed to improve throughput and reduce memory footprint.

Device Repository Upgrade
MIS 3.4 includes extended device recognition and device support capabilities for the latest mobile devices. This additional awareness of device capabilities provides an improved end-user experience.

About MobileAware
MobileAware is the global leader in enabling the creation and delivery of mobile data services. What sets MobileAware apart is how the company seamlessly extends principal software infrastructure environments, allowing for the re-use of existing IT assets and Web development resources in creating flexible mobile data solutions that are fully integrated into back-end business systems. Whether you are a mobile operator or content provider looking to deliver revenue-generating, mobile consumer services, or an enterprise organization wishing to extend existing online services to mobile customers, partners and employees, MobileAware delivers a range of products and solutions to help you meet the challenges of a multi-device world. MobileAware is a privately held company and is on the Web at www.mobileaware.com

For further information contact:

Niamh Murphy
MobileAware Ltd.
Tel: +353 1241 0536
niamh.murphy@mobileaware.com