Birdstep Technology brings transparent and seamless Cellular and Wi-Fi Connection Management to HP’s new Android and Windows products.
On September 9th 2013 Birdstep Technology ASA announced a global contract with a multinational information technology corporation and OEM for its EasySmart solution. The company now reveals that the customer is Hewlett Packard. See press release below for more information. The press release is also attached as a PDF.
Stockholm, October 10, 2013
HP’s new range of notebooks, detachables and tablets for the Windows and Android operating systems will include Birdstep Technology’s Smart Mobile Data family of products giving support to seamless and automatic connection to the new HP DataPass service.
The HP DataPass service simplifies consumer connectivity by including 250MB per month of mobile data for 24 months on select HP devices. "Our customers use HP products while on the move and we believe there is a tremendous opportunity to remove the expense and complexity of connectivity,” said Todd Achilles, Vice President of Mobile Connectivity at HP. “We are excited to include Birdstep’s innovative solution as part of our HP DataPass service, we can bring innovation to market by making it easy for our customers to connect to what is important to them, regardless of the underlying network technology.”
The collaboration with HP represents a major step forward for Birdstep, giving device manufacturers such as HP, the ability to significantly differentiate their products and services in a very tangible way, according to Lonnie Schilling, Birdstep’s CEO. "Birdstep is proud to be delivering a global solution enabling device manufacturers to offer enhanced connectivity services which address real customer frustration,” said Schilling. “The Smart Mobile Data solutions we are supplying to HP will ensure Continuity of Experience for users of the HP DataPass service. HP customers won't have to think about connectivity anymore, it will just work!"
Birdstep Technology’s Smart Mobile Data solutions will be available to HP customers in markets with HP DataPass service.
For more information please contact:
Marie-Louise Nilsson Kanon
VP Market Communications
Birdstep Technology
Phone: +46 70 232 5998
Media Contact
Marta Twardowska
WolfPack Communications
Tel: +31 621 184 585
Email: marta@wolfpackcoms.com
About Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology is a leading provider of Smart Mobile Data and Secure Mobility for operators, enterprises and governmental organizations. Drawing on extensive experience of successful customer projects and cooperation with operators, enterprise customers and OEM partners around the world, Birdstep delivers industry-leading solutions for wireless connectivity and service management.
Our Smart Mobile Data services offer advanced solutions for data offload, support automation and end user communication to network operators. Our Secure Mobility services offer solutions providing seamless and secure connectivity to business data for corporations and governmental organizations.
Birdstep Technology was founded in 1996 and has been listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange since 2002. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with competence centers in Sweden, Finland and the United States. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com and follow @BirdstepTech on Twitter.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. With the broadest technology portfolio spanning printing, personal systems, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers’ most complex challenges in every region of the world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com
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