Managing Storefront Sites and Content

	Features
	Delivers content across virtually any channel: Web browsers, Mobile browsers, iMode, SMS, MMS, RSS, IVR and USSD. Includes an easy-to-use web console for portal and app store management. Includes role definitions, such as publisher, approver, etc., customized based on the operator's workflow and processes. Includes a standard content management system (CMS) or may be plugged into any third party CMS. Utilizes the Volantis Framework to reach the greatest number of Internet-capable devices. Extensive merchandising features to optimize sales. User personalization and adaptive menus based on preferences, CRM data or click stream behavior. Allows developers to write connectors and extensions to integrate with third party systems such as billing, advertising and network systems. Runs on any J2EE compliant application server

	Benefits
	Lowers cost/time of content operations and management of third party content services. Reaches the widest possible number of mobile subscribers. Increases ARPU with sophisticated promotions, recommendations and merchandising programs for premium content. Reduces customer care costs by optimizing for target devices.

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Webwag App Store Best place to find, download and  use mobile content: games, applications, videos…

 

Webwag App Store is an integrated application that offers a greatly improved content discovery, purchase and management experience over any other WAP or ODP solution. As the application is embedded into the handset during customization, it guarantees that the customer will have a more coherent and compelling user experience.

 

   

	Key Benefits
	Increase the take up for entertainment services and revenue from mobile applications and games Increase user loyalty thanks  to targeted marketing programs, customer profiling… Can be deployed to the large majority of mobile devices

	Key Components
	Fully integrated user experience: users can access, preview, purchase, install and manage applications and games easily and effectively through an intuitive application Updatable off line catalogue: allows seeing the descriptions, images, and prices of applications with a smooth experience that stimulates impulse buy. Dynamic update can be achieved with our solution in various ways that can be complementary, thanks to the fact that it is an integrated product: standard MIDP alarm, binary SMS and silent processing. Community tools allows users to read and write comments about games and applications. Message box: user can receive, in a non intrusive way, specific messages from publishers. Reporting tools: the application can store the customer browsing habits, and application usage information. These figures are sent to the statistics server when the user is connected for catalogue updates. The system allows a real segmentation to promote related games, to rank games by usage, sales, etc. Billing: Webwag App Store can easily be connected to the operator’s billing systems that allow different ways to  charge end user: pay per download, pay per day, pay per 24h access.

Webwag App Store is available on Java, Symbian and Windows Mobile.

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Webwag Widgets Engine All your favorites web services, anywhere, on any devices.

Webwag presents Webwag Widgets Engine, a mobile and web widgets convergent solution ( for the web, JavaMe, Android and iPhone and PND) that delivers a wide range of internet and dedicated services in the form of graphically rich micro-applications (widgets). With a unique login, users can access all their favorite web services, anywhere, on any devices.

	Key Benefits
	Full innovative widgets environment, 1800 available widgets. Fully customizable solution. Unparalleled development simplicity based on standard technology: javascript and XML Convergent approach: All internet services available on the web, PND, iPhone, Java phone, Android with a single login.

	Standard Components
	Webwag Widgets Engine is based on standard components available for all platforms and some specific features by platforms. Standard components are: Welcome wizard: A welcome wizard allows to select the initial thematics, city and desired login. After these rapid steps, the user is presented with a completely personalized environment. Discovery: Users can find the best widgets classified by rating, thematics, recommended… RSS Widgets: All RSS feeds can be added in a simple way with specific look and feel, read/not read visual effects… Advanced Widgets: Some micro application have been included like Twitter, Facebook, Calendare, stock quotes, weather forecast, etc… Location Based Widget: The widgets allow map display and manipulation, sattelite view, POI layer, address search, adding POIs, KML generation… Virality: Different viral features are integrated within the application to create a community spirit and increase usages and audience (send the application to a friend, share a news with twitter, mail…). Social Networks and communities: Most famous networks, like Facebook, twitter, Flickr are all available.

	Billing and Ad Network Connectivity
	Webwag widgets engine can be interconnected to all existing billing systems (operators, SMS+, Paypal…) and can be interconnected with most popular Ads Agency (already connected to mBrand3, Admob, Sofialys and Quattrowireless).

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Universal Service Platform

Aepona's Universal Service Platform (USP) is an award-winning, carrier-grade, software solution that underpins the transition towards the Network as a Service (NaaS) business model, as well as enabling the creation and deployment of Next-Generation IN Services 

USP allows operators to publish and monetize their network and informational assets as Web 2.0 APIs (using web services) while providing a comprehensive third-party management framework to reduce the cost of partner collaboration and maintain network integrity. Additionally, Aepona's recent acquisition of Valista adds Payment & Settlement capabilities to the USP platform to provide the industry's first complete product solution that enables operators to expose, manage, and monetize their network capabilities in either an in-network or hosted deployment.  

 

 

The primary capabilities of the USP include network abstraction, Telecom Web Services API exposure, 3rd party relationship management, monetization of network capabilities & NaaS applications, and a service execution environment, with associated SDK for Telco trusted domain applications.

  

	NaaS Platform
	USP allows operators to publish their network and informational assets as web services-based APIs whilst providing a comprehensive third-party management framework to reduce the cost of partner collaboration and maintain network integrity. In addition, delivering the essential business foundations for NaaS, USP supports a powerful Payments and Settlement Engine, enabling Bill on Behalf of services and 3rd party charging.   NaaS involves telecommunications operators exposing their network functions, informational assets, and payments capabilities as developer-friendly APIs. These APIs can be then used by third parties to embed telecoms features (such as messaging, location, call control and user profile) into consumer and enterprise applications.

	Next Generation IN
	As operators evolve network technologies from SS7 towards all-IP based communications, Aepona's USP provides a smooth migration path for existing Telco services as well as a future-proof Telecom Application Server for next generation IN services within an operator's trusted domain. Trusted Domain, Next Generation IN Services are tightly coupled with the core network infrastructure and are generally real-time. Whilst the business model is traditional, the technology deployed must be highly flexible and future-proof to support the ongoing transition from legacy TDM networks and their associated vertical Intelligent Network (IN) 'silos', towards IP-based communications and a more flexible, horizontal, network vendor-independent service layer architecture.

	USP Components
	Underpinning the whole platform is a Telco network integration layer, the Network GateWay (NGW), which spans multiple network platforms, such as switches, messaging platforms and location servers, across both legacy TDM/SS7 and IP/SIP domains. USP offers extensive, field-proven connectivity to a wide variety of underlying network platforms from all of the major network equipment providers, spanning both circuit-based (SS7) and IP-based (SIP) technologies, and to different payments instruments, both post- and pre-paid.   Supporting Next Generation IN Services is the Telecom Application Server (TAS) and the associated service creation SDK, which provides a telecom grade Java platform for implementing and deploying real-time core network services.   Supporting Network as a Service (NaaS) are three components:   The Telecom Web Services (TWS) platform, which exposes secure and managed Web Services to 3rd party applications. The Parlay-X and OneAPI interfaces are supported as well as a set of interfaces for payments. Other Web Services can be added relatively easily to the platform. The Payments and Settlement Engine (PSE) provides all the necessary business logic and tools to enable charges to be registered against subscribers' operator accounts and for the operator to settle with the 3rd parties. The PSE module includes subscriber and subscription management facilities, both for payment purposes and for controlling access. The Partner Relationship Management (PRM) component provides the tools and web interfaces for managing 3rd parties, with a strong emphasis on self care, both for 3rd parties and subscribers. As well as providing management functions, the associated portal offers development resources, forums, etc to support a 3rd party developer community and merchants.   Service applications from 3rd parties, whether simple enterprise, independent Service Providers (XSPs) or white labelled partners, are integrated through the Web Services APIs and managed through the PRM portal.

	USP - Key Benefits
	For operators: Full "north-to-south" solution for the NaaS business model: network and BSS/OSS integration, payments and settlement, Web Services exposure and 3rd Party Relationship Management The ability to monetize network capabilities via a variety of business models (ex: revenue share, per transaction, etc) and flexibility to address changing market requirements Extensive automation to allow low-cost, light-touch on-boarding of thousands of partners USP has the industry's broadest range of network interfaces, spanning circuit-switched voice, IP/IMS-based voice, charging/rating, messaging and location platforms Externally hosted and in-network deployment options mean that operators can tap into a global ecosystem of developers via a shared NaaS cloud, whilst leveraging its own unique assets to maintain differentiation Fully exploits existing, traditional (SS7, etc) assets as well as providing smooth migration path towards IP-based (SIP/IMS, etc) networks  For application developers:  Easy application-to-network integration requiring no specialist telecoms knowledge Extensive tools and resources, reducing development cost and time to market Reach subscribers across multiple operators via an NaaS Cloud, offered by cross-operator Service Providers Capability to charge a subscriber's bill directly, increasing application adoption and, hence, revenue Increased differentiation - avoid applications becoming commoditised by combining multiple telecoms features to create a more compelling user experience Access multiple operator capabilities using a common programming methodology, based on the industry standard OneAPI-compliant interfaces

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