Press Release
Sophia Cradle Incorporated
Sophia Cradle Releases Updated SophiaCompress(BREW)
33% Reduction in Required Memory for Runtime and Support for Command Line Running
Abstract
KYOTO — March 30, 2004 — Sophia Cradle Incorporated (Headquarter: Kyoto; CEO: Kazunori Sugiyama), an innovative developer of mobile phone software, today announced the release an upgraded SophiaCompress(BREW)[*1]. The previous version reduced a BREW™ [*2] program by an average of 50%. The new one even reduces 33% of the required runtime memory on average. From this version, users can run SophiaCompress(BREW) by command lines. It is a groundbreaking approach to developer productivity. Free evaluation version is available at the Sophia Cradle web site from April 1, 2004.
Full Story
SophiaCompress(BREW), since its first release in January 2004, has been adopted by major mobile phone Internet content providers and game makers. So far, it has been used in more than ten KDDI application services called Ez Appli(BREW). The new features of SophiaCompress(BREW) Version 1.1.0 are as follows.
1) Reduced runtime memory
An average reduction of 33% of runtime memory. This new method enables an end-user to run an application even if the handset memory is small.
2) Running by command lines
SophiaCompress(BREW) can be run with a command line, so that you do not have to use graphical user interface (GUI) to compress an application. A "make" file automates a series of compression processes including compression of a program.
SophiaCompress(BREW) Evaluation Version
Free evaluation version is available at the Sophia Cradle web site from April 1, 2004.
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Terms
A compression tool for BREW applications, released by Sophia Cradle Incorporated in November 2003. It supports BREW-enabled handsets of all carriers in Japan: NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Vodafone. SophiaCompress(BREW) is adopted by major content providers and game makers for top-seller applications.
More about SophiaCompress(BREW):
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[*2] BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)
A standard of mobile phone software developed by QUALCOMM and released in January 2001. BREW-enabled applications work fast no matter what the underlying system software in the handset is. The spread of BREW is remarkable. Currently, there are twenty-three carriers in the world that provide BREW services, including Japan's KDDI who started offering it in February 2003.
* Trademarks associated with QUALCOMM Incorpotated and BREW are trademarks and registered trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
About Sophia Cradle
Sophia Cradle Incorporated is a mobile phone software developer which currently specializes in BREW C++, GUI middleware and mobile Java. Founded in 2002, Sophia Cradle aims to render services to the improvement of everyone's quality of life by creating innovative mobile Internet technology. For more information about Sophia Cradle, please visit www.s-cradle.com/english/.