Bitfone
Software for managing and updating mobile device firmware remotely.
- Technology
- Communications and networking
- Company status
- Integrated into HP
Maintaining software
after a device ships
Bitfone developed mobile device management software, including firmware updates delivered over the air. Its products allowed manufacturers and network operators to maintain software on devices already in customers’ hands.
- Device and software version
- An update must identify the handset and its installed software before delivering the appropriate firmware.
- Connection and battery
- Intermittent connectivity and limited battery capacity affect how an update can proceed.
- Completion and recovery
- Management software coordinates changes across devices and determines whether an update completed, accounting for interruptions.
Mobile device management connects software changes with the condition of individual devices.
Over-the-air updates gave manufacturers and operators a way to correct software defects after devices had shipped.
HP’s acquisition agreement
HP announced an agreement to acquire Bitfone in December 2006. The original company website subsequently migrated to HP Mobility Solutions as the business was integrated into HP.
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