Aplix showcases forthcoming WAC platform

February 14, 2011

Aplix Corporation announced today that its WAC 2.0 Web Runtime will be demonstrated with multiple partners at Mobile World Congress 2011. This latest version of the Aplix product supports the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) 2.0 specification in time for its commercial release later this year. Building on the technology that previously powered the BONDI Reference Implementation, the Aplix Web Runtime will be a ready-to-deploy solution for WAC compliance across a range of handset platforms.

WAC 2.0 represents a significant increment in functionality from WAC 1.0, adding support for new APIs but also providing greater security and privacy safeguards for the user. This paves the way for an ever-increasing range of applications to be created and delivered to WAC-compatible devices. Aplix has made formative contributions to help establish the WAC 2.0 specification and the development of the Runtime has been undertaken in partnership with WAC to ensure the integrity of the specification and readiness to deploy into the market. Aplix has also been working with WAC’s content partners to bring applications to the platform, and also provides an SDK to maximize the wider proliferation of the WAC 2.0 ecosystem. The results of this work will be showcased by WAC this year.

Peters Suh, CEO of WAC, said "Aplix has been instrumental in helping us to define the WAC2.0 specification and to ensure compliance of applications. The deep experience and know-how that Aplix has brought to WAC has enabled the demonstration of new applications and services as we make our commercial launch at Mobile World Congress 2011."

"We are delighted with the progress that WAC has made since its announcement last year," said Ryu Koriyama, CEO of Aplix Corporation. "We are seeing WAC work with its partners to push the technical boundaries, but it is also enabling an ecosystem and business models for new applications and services. It is great to see a real commercial push now from our partners to bring it to market."

Arron Fang, President of iaSolution Inc. and Corporate Officer of Aplix Crop., commented, "We have been able to bring our original technology and embedded runtime experience to bear to create a leadership position with the WAC 2.0 platform. Our aim is for the Aplix Web Runtime to be the most open, compliant and effective WAC runtime solution available."

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