Sophia Cradle Launches BREW C++ Framework "SophiaFramework" to the Global Market

Worldwide Support for the World's Only BREW C++ Library including GUI Framework, WSDL / SOAP / XML Middleware, etc.

Abstract

KYOTO - July 26, 2007 -- Sophia Cradle Incorporated (Headquarter: Kyoto; CEO: Kazunori Sugiyama), an innovative developer of mobile phone software, today announced the worldwide release of BREW[*1] C++ framework "SophiaFramework" [*2]. The greatest benefit of SophiaFramework is that SophiaFramework is the world's only BREW C++ library including GUI framework, WSDL / SOAP / GUI middleware, etc. and enables the software for mobile phone to be simply developed with several times smaller code than before.

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July 26, 2007, Sophia Cradle Incorporated announced the worldwide release of BREW C++ framework "SophiaFramework", which is the world's only BREW C++ library including GUI framework, WSDL / SOAP / GUI middleware, etc.

The greatest benefit of SophiaFramework is that the software for mobile phone can be simply developed with several times smaller code than before. In these years the software for mobile phone is more and more sophisticated not only in the Japanese market but also in the global market. Therefore the development environments such as this kind of framework or middleware are increasingly needed all over the world. This worldwide release of SophiaFramework is intended to satisfy the global demand for improving development process.

As in the following URL list, the open source applications such as RSS reader, mailer, scheduler, scientific calculator, GPS-linked astronomical clock, tab browser and so on are also included in the package of SophiaFramework for global market other than product itself and its reference manual.

The full-featured product is JPY 300,000 per license ( without tax ).

* SophiaFramework for global market supports BREW SDK 3.1.5 / 2.1.3 / 2.0.1 for English.

User Interface for Automatic Generation of Application Framework

Terms

[*1] BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)

The standard of mobile phone software developed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, released in January 2001. BREW applications work fast no matter what the underlying system software in the handset is. A user can download a compiled BREW application from the Internet and use it with any BREW-enabled handset. The worldwide spread of BREW is remarkable and there are currently 69 network operators in 32 countries (as of July 2007) that provide BREW services, including Japan's KDDI that started offering it in February 2003.

[*2] SophiaFramework

An object-oriented development environment for BREW applications released by Sophia Cradle Incorporated in August 2002. It includes various program modules called classes that are needed to develop any kind of BREW applications, such as user interface, WSDL / SOAP / XML, communication, graphic drawing and string processing. The technology of SophiaFramework is now being used in many commercial BREW applications and official KDDI applications that are top-sellers in Japan.

More about SophiaFramework: /english/products/sophiaframework/

About Sophia Cradle

Sophia Cradle Incorporated is a mobile phone software developer which currently specializes in BREW C++, GUI middle ware 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/.