MobileAware Continues to Play Key Role in the Evolution of the Mobile Web

Dublin, Ireland, 22 May 2006 -- MobileAware, the world’s leading provider of Mobile Service Infrastructure, today announced its support of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)’s Device Independence Authoring Language (DIAL). Developed to solve the problem of authoring Web content for diverse mobile devices, DIAL combines existing technologies with new specifications to better service mobile content authors and optimize the delivery of mobile data services. DIAL was developed by the Device Independence Working Group (DIWG) and represents the culmination of a number of years work by participants from device manufacturers, software vendors, mobile operators and content providers. Dr. Rotan Hanrahan, MobileAware’s Chief Innovations Architect and active member of DIWG, played a key role in the evolution of DIAL’s new specification for content selection, known as DISelect.

DIAL simplifies the development and delivery of content to all devices by identifying the essential components of Web content – data, styling and layout – and outlining a profile of technologies that enable effective content presentation across all devices. DIAL specifies XHTML2, the most recent version of XHTML, for core content. It uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for styling and includes new specifications and modules for content selection (DISelect) and for managing layout. DIAL provides a clean separation between content, styling and layout, making it easier for content authors to reuse skills and resources. For mobile content developers, DIAL will enable authors to create mobile-aware content that can be accessed from any mobile device.

"DIAL is interesting because it is a markup language primarily for authors, not browsers, an approach we at MobileAware have supported for many years," commented Dr Rotan Hanrahan, Chief Innovations Architect at MobileAware “DIAL builds upon established Web development skills, and opens the door to a variety of adaptation possibilities. We are pleased to be part of making this technology a reality, and will continue to be part of its evolution."

About W3C
The W3C was created to lead the Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. It is an international industry consortium, jointly run by the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in the USA, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) headquartered in France and Keio University in Japan. Services provided by the Consortium include: a repository of information about the World Wide Web for developers and users, and various prototype and sample applications to demonstrate use of new technology. To date, nearly 400 organisations are of the Consortium. http://www.w3.org/

About MobileAware
MobileAware is the world’s leading provider of Mobile Service Infrastructure, a strategic approach for creating and managing mobile data solutions across all lines of business. Whether you are looking to deploy revenue-generating consumer services, cost-reducing customer services, or productivity-enhancing employee services, MobileAware provides a unified framework that fully integrates with existing enterprise service infrastructure to make your mobile strategy a seamless extension of your overall business strategy. Mobile Service Infrastructure simplifies the complexity surrounding disparate data, device diversity and network convergence, enabling companies to rapidly launch secure and reliable mobile solutions that leverage existing business assets and resources. MobileAware is a privately held company with worldwide business operations, serving more than 100 customers across six continents, 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