| Corporate/Developer Program Information |
| Company name: |
Vodafone Global Products & Services |
| Company address: |
The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, UK, RG14 2FN |
| Company URL: |
http://www.vodafone.com |
| Developer Program URL: |
http://www.via.vodafone.com/viaroot/global/p_sunhomepage.jsp |
| Developer Program Information & Services |
| Name |
Via Vodafone |
| General Description |
Via Vodafone brings together, in a single source, all the information and guidance to help Vodafone Group Partners develop rich and exciting content.
The benefits are:
- A single source of information
- The means to promote content and applications to Group Operating Companies
- A clear route to market
- A better understanding of the criteria for success and Vodafone's requirements
- Valuable information on the performance of products and services
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| Technical Services Provided |
Vodafone live! utilises new network capabilities (WAP, MMS, Java technology) to deliver the latest applications and harness the latest handset technologies.
Via Vodafone provides information on these technologies to help in the development of applications and services.
SDKs - SDKs for Vodafone-specific devices, handset information, simulators and testing tools
Devices - Current device specifications and terminals information
WAP - Background and features
Java - Technical information for developing Java applications
Messaging - Providing MMS specifications and Conformance documents
GPRS - Features
3G - Background information on the forthcoming technology
Location Based Services - Development information
Industry Links - Various technical resources offered by Partners Programme, such as tools an downloads, to assist with development
Style Guides - Style guidelines for developing applications
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| Business Services Provided |
Vodafone provides business development information specific to bringing cutting edge content to the market as part of its Partner Programme.
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| Support for J2ME application distribution (tethered by cable)? |
Not yet |
| Support for J2ME application distribution (over-the-air)? |
Yes |
| Newsletter |
[X] Yes [ ] No Frequency: Planning for monthly |
| Developer Conferences / Events |
Vodafone supports all major wireless trade and industry events. See www.via.vodafone.com/viaroot/global/p_sunhomepage.jsp for news on forthcoming events. |
| Developer Training Offerings |
The Via Vodafone Programme offers tools and downloads to help potential partners bring content and applications to the market. |
| Handsets/Devices that support J2ME platform: |
See Vodafone Operating Company websites for latest information which are available from http://www.via.vodafone.com/viaroot/global/p_sunhomepage.jsp.
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| Application Certification |
| Certification Program Name |
Applications subject to own in-house testing and QA before acceptance. |
| URL address where information can be found on application certification: |
http://www.via.vodafone.com/viaroot/global/p_sunhomepage.jsp |
| If relevant, describe different certification types/levels: |
See Web site for latest information.
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| Please describe full certification process (include forms that need to be filled out by developer): |
See Web site for latest information.
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| Cost to developer for application certification: |
See Web site for latest information.
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| Partnership Information |
| URL address where information on partnering can be found: |
http://www.via.vodafone.com/viaroot/global/p_sunhomepage.jsp
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| If relevant, please describe different partnership types/levels: |
Register and go to the "Becoming a Partner" page. Vodafone's Partner Programme
has 3 levels:
1. Registered User
2. Trusted
3. Partner
The higher levels provide more confidential commercial and technical information.
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| Please describe full partnership process to distribute applications to customer base (include forms that need to filled out): |
Visit www.via.vodafone.com/viaroot/global/p_sunhomepage.jsp and follow the Partner Process outlined under the "Becoming a Partner" section.
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| Revenue share model for application distribution: |
See Web site for latest information. |
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