Red Bend Software
Company 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

Red Bend Software is a software company providing mobile software management technology to mobile phone manufacturers and operators. Its 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]

History

The company was first established in 1999, in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel, and by the following year had finalised the beta of its future technology, vCurrent, and signed its first agreement with BackWeb Technologies. Red Bend completed its first round of venture funding in 2000. In 2003, the corporate headquarters were located in Boston, Massachusetts, with research and development continuing in Israel.[2]

In 2010, Red Bend Software acquired VirtualLogix, developers of mobile virtualisation software.[3] Red Bend was itself acquired by Harman International Industries in 2015.[4] Red Bend has held membership of the Open Mobile Alliance since 2010.[5][6]

Locations

Red Bend is headquartered in Waltham, MA in the United States.[7] The company has offices in Israel, the 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).[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. ^ "Company Profile for Red Bend Software". businesswire.com. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Red Bend buys VirtualLogix for mobile virtualization". computerworld.com. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "HARMAN to Acquire Red Bend Software". investor.harman.com. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Red Bend and Sierra Wireless Announce Open Mobile Alliance Device Management". iotevolutionworld.com. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Red Bend Software Achieves 750 Million Mobile Devices". www.realwire.com. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Garmin Chooses Red Bend Software for Automatic Over-the-Air Map and Software Updates". businesswire.com. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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