Red Bend Software

Red Bend Software is a software company providing mobile software management technology to mobile phone manufacturers and operators. Red Bend’s software has been deployed by handset manufacturers including Kyocera, LG Electronics, Motorola, Sharp, Sony Mobile, and ZTE, as well as companies in the mobile industry, M2M, automotive and enterprise markets. The company’s initial funding was provided by Carmel Ventures.[1]

Red Bend Software
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Communication systems
Information Technology
FoundedApril 1999 (Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel)
Headquarters
Waltham, MA
,
United States
Key people
Yoram Salinger (President & CEO)
ProductsFOTA (technology)
Websitewww.redbend.com

History

Red Bend Software acquired VirtualLogix, a mobile virtualisation software developer, in September 2010.[2] Red Bend was acquired by Harman International Industries in January 2015.[3]

Red Bend is a member of the Open Mobile Alliance since March 2010.[4][5]

Locations

Red Bend is headquartered in the United States in Waltham, MA.[6] The company has offices in Israel, United Kingdom, France, China, Japan, and South Korea.

Products

Red Bend’s vRapid Mobile(R) supports FOTA updating as well as software component management, also known as SCOTA (Software Components OTA). Red Bend’s Mobile Software Management solutions have shipped in devices worldwide since December 2014.[7] vRapid Mobile is the most widely deployed FOTA software with 71% market share, according to technology analyst firm Ovum Ltd..[8]

Red Bend's vDirect Mobile(TM) is an OMA DM based device management client.

References
  1. "Red Bend Software closes third round at $8.2M", Carmel Ventures – Press Release March 23, 2004, 23 March 2004, retrieved 10 November 2009
  2. "Red Bend buys VirtualLogix for mobile virtualization". computerworld.com. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "HARMAN to Acquire Red Bend Software". seatfansclub.com. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Red Bend and Sierra Wireless Announce Open Mobile Alliance Device Management". iotevolutionworld.com. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Red Bend Software and Gemalto Collaborate to Bring Mobile Software Management Solutions to Telecom Operators". www.businesswire.com. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "Red Bend Software Achieves 750 Million Mobile Devices". www.realwire.com. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. "Garmin Chooses Red Bend Software for Automatic Over-the-Air Map and Software Updates". businesswire.com. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. "Red Bend Software Enables China Mobile to Manage Android Phones". PRNewswire. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.


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