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OSGi 2003 World Congress OSGi 2003 World Congress Welcomes Deutsche Telekom and Prosyst Software AG as Silver Level Sponsors; Dusseldorf forum to take place October 21-24 BizVantage – Beyond the news: when knowing counts. SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2003--The OSGi(TM) Alliance today announced that Deutsche Telekom and ProSyst are Silver-level sponsors of the OSGi 2003 World Congress. The Congress will be a gathering of the world's top experts on commercially available and developing OSGi implementations, including focused tracks for the automotive electronics, smart home, and service provider environments. The Congress will be held at the Dusseldorf Conference Center in Dusseldorf Germany 21-24 October 2003. "Last year's congress was an eye-opener for many participants, who for the first time got an extensive overview of the potential of OSGi technology in almost any networked environment," commented Hans Werner Bitzer, Technical Manager of Deutsche Telekom's TeleHome Project. "This year's congress will reveal how this potential is going to be developed and exploited in a growing number of services and products. OSGi technology is a key architectural component in our TeleHome Platform Project and we are exited about the role OSGi technology can play in the provisioning of seamless services to the networked and mobile user." "The OSGi World Congress offers valuable insights into many OSGi-enabled products and deployments," said Thomas Hott, CEO of ProSyst Software AG. In addition, it's a great opportunity for networking and doing business. We are proud that our products have become an integral part of many of the displayed showcases and look forward to meet existing and potential customers in Dusseldorf." Applications and software developers, service aggregators, hardware platform providers, consumer electronics and automotive manufacturers will gather at the Congress to see and learn how the OSGi Service Platform is being used in a variety of networked environments. OSGi based deployments for in-vehicle entertainment and information services, home network services, and smart handheld devices will be prominently featured. Selected speakers will show how to easily deploy, provision, maintain, and manage applications and services to wired and wireless networked devices and will illustrate the benefits of the OSGi Service Platform to end-users, network operators, and manufacturers. "We're grateful to both Deutsche Telekom and ProSyst for supporting our Congress," said Dr. John Barr, President of the OSGi Alliance. "These companies have been leading members of the OSGi Alliance and have driven the world-wide acceptance of the OSGi Service Platform as the solution for the delivery of managed services to all types of networked devices in home, vehicle, mobile, industrial, and other environments as well as a new model for the implementation of complex embedded system solutions." At the Congress, attendees will hear progress reports on commercially compelling OSGi implementations from a wide variety of organizations and companies including those from three vertical markets reflective of markets currently served by the OSGi Alliance: automotive electronics, smart homes, and service providers. One full day will be dedicated to special tracks focusing on the OSGi technology in automotive environments, in the home, and in networks. The agenda will also include an OSGi technology overview, and examinations of OSGi applications and deployments throughout the world. Immediately preceding the Congress, the OSGi Alliance will hold an optional full-day tutorial on the OSGi Service Platform on Tuesday, October 21. The event is being produced for the OSGi Alliance by Global Inventures. For registration information go to www.osgiworldcongress.com. About Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom is one of the four largest telecommunications companies in the world and a strong global player in this industry. Our Group offers integrated solutions from its core business areas - mobile communications, Internet, fixed-line networks and system solutions - from a single source. Worldwide, more than a hundred million private and business customers profit from our innovative products and services: -- T-Com: One of the largest fixed network providers in Europe and telecommunications partner for over 40 million private and about 400.000 business customers -- T-Mobile: One of the leading mobile communications providers worldwide -- T-Online: One of the biggest Internet-Service-Providers in Europe -- T-Systems: One of the largest systems houses in Europe Our four strategic divisions cover the entire spectrum of modern telecommunications. Each division as a single entity - and all four together - represent technological progress and innovation. Deutsche Telekom is an OSGi member since the alliance started to work in 1999 and uses OSGi technology as a key architectural component in its TeleHome Platform Project. Visit the website at www.deutschetelekom.com. About ProSyst ProSyst Software AG is a leading provider of embedded Java and OSGi-compliant software and offers flexible end-to-end solutions for the network-based control of devices and the delivery of advanced services and applications to all types of remote devices, including those in home, vehicle, industrial, and other networked environments. Based on open standards, ProSyst technology provides device interoperability and enables the time-and cost-effective development, deployment, and management of services, such as infotainment services, data exchange, dynamic software updates, remote control, remote diagnosis and maintenance of devices and services. Thus, ProSyst's solutions shorten time-to-market, resolve the life-cycle mismatch between devices and their software, and enable new service procurement, deployment post-sale, and the secure support of partners and service providers on one common platform in a highly competitive market. ProSyst was established in 1997 and currently employs 200 people, of whom 150 are Java developers and consultants. The company is headquartered in Cologne, Germany. Shareholders include SAP AG among others. For further information please visit www.prosyst.com. About the OSGi Alliance The OSGi Alliance and its members specify, create, advance, and promote an open service delivery and management platform and foster its wide industry adoption. The OSGi Alliance serves as the focal point for a collaborative ecosystem of service provider, technology, industrial, consumer and automotive electronics communities. As an independent non-profit corporation, the OSGi Alliance also provides for the fair and uniform creation and distribution of relevant intellectual property - including specifications, reference implementations, and test suites - to all its members. The OSGi Service Platform is an extensible integration platform used to remotely and dynamically deploy, provision, maintain, and manage applications and services to devices in networked environments, such as homes, vehicles, mobile handhelds, and industrial settings. Membership is open to any interested party, including Internet service providers, network operators, original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors, end users, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. The consortium's Web site address is http://www.osgi.org. All company, brand, and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks that are the sole property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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