Northstar ACD is an application creation and delivery solution that addresses the challenges that, operators, OEMs and application store providers face enabling developers to leverage location services and to easily build applications once that can be deployed across their fragmented device and operating system landscape.

Northstar ACD is a thin client architecture and design that securely opens location and Web Services to the entire application pool, enabling developers to leverage unique services to build differentiated and compelling applications. Because its architecture is operating system, device form factor and coding language agnostic, developers can use the Northstar ACD SDK to write applications once and deploy them to the masses, eliminating layers of fragmentation.

The Northstar ACD SDK includes powerful APIs that enable all applications with Location Intelligence and services and includes plug-ins for leading development tools so developers quickly build applications using tools they know. Northstar ACD supports both LBS and non-LBS applications and seamlessly integrates into any application store.

Operators

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Developers

The Northstar ACD Competitive Advantage

•  Enables the application pool with Location Intelligence: location (GPS, Wi-fi, Cell-ID), map, geocoding, POI search, turn-by-turn navigation and tracking • Powerful APIs that expose the native applications and services of the device (phone book, calendar, e-mail, SMS, camera , others) • Includes a broad set of Service APIs for Web 2.0 feeds, 3 rd party content and advertising feeds • Operating systems Supported – Windows Mobile, Android, J2ME, Symbian, Blackberry • Supports XML, HTML and Native operating system coding languages • Applications function consistently across devices – phone, netbook PC, MID, set top box • Architecture supports selective enabling of features specific to handsets – flexible to scale up or down depending on target handsets • User opt-in and controlled advertising insertion mechanism for application pool • Simple APIs that enable developers to leverage LBS without expertise • Bondi, JIL and WC3 standards compliant

Benefits to mobile Ecosystem

Operators Significant expansion of application reach across OS types and device ranges Leverages unique network attributes - location, network sevices,billing Increased revenues from app rev share, data plan uptake and reduced churn Engaged app development community     Developers Ability to write once and achieve broad device coverage Powerful APIs - location intelligence and services that exploit mobile web Reduced time to market, lower development costs, increased revenue Access to billing infrastructure     Consumers Greater selection of compelling applications that leverage mobile web Customers keep apps when changing handsets Common app experience across PC, UMPC, MID and mobile phone Simplified and improved user experience