Telefonica launches TU Me free all in one communications app for iphones. For Androids next.

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Telefonica launches TU Me free all in one communications app for iphones. For Androids next.

Telefónica Digital  announced last Wednesday the launch of TU Me, a mobile app that enables communication and sharing via smartphones, keeping a record of every interaction through a simple, searchable timeline. TU Me offers one of the best integrated communications experiences on a smartphone and is now available to download from the Apple App Store. Free to use at launch, the service will continue to be developed with added value functionality.

TU Me is the first service from Telefónica Digital to launch directly to consumers and the first time Telefónica has launched a product worldwide, regardless of its operating markets.

Telefónica is committed to innovating in its core business of communications.  Over the coming months, it will also use the TU brand to launch a number of enhanced communications services which its O2, movistar and Vivo businesses will make available to customers as part of their bundles.

TU Me is designed to make it as easy as possible for people to communicate with their friends and family using their smartphone. Users of TU Me can exchange text messages, make calls, leave voice messages, share photos and location information. Interactions are stored in a timeline format, making it easy to view, scroll through and keep a history of conversations.

TU Me has been developed to offer the best communications experience in an app and is built to rigorous phone industry standards. It is the only app of its kind that stores your content in the Cloud so that it is always available whenever you log into the app, even if you lose your device. It is also the only app that lets you make calls, send voice messages, instant messages, photos and location from one control within one screen, with no need to switch apps or tabs.

TU Me is initially available for iOS users with the Android version to follow shortly. The service is available for free to anyone with an iPhone worldwide, regardless of their network operator, and works via their mobile data plan or over Wi-Fi.

TU Me is the first product from Telefónica Digital to launch under the new TU brand and reached the market less than six months from the formation of the unit.

'We’ve seen the growing popularity of communications apps on smartphones but we believe we’ve gone one better with TU Me using our knowledge and insights of how people use their devices,' said Stephen Shurrock, Chief Commercial Officer at Telefónica Digital. 'TU Me puts all your communications needs into one place, for free, and is a great way for people to stay in touch with those close to them. It’s also a testament to the innovation, speed and agility within Telefónica Digital.'

What is TU Me? The timeline way to text, talk and share for free.

TU Me is a free, all-in-one global communicator that puts text, calls, shared photos and more on a brilliantly simple timeline. It's easy to search, view and scroll through your conversation history.

TU Me is available as a free download in Apple’s AppStore or visit www.tumeapp.com for more information or to sign up to receive information about upcoming releases for other operating systems.

About Telefónica Digital

Telefónica Digital is a global business division of Telefónica. Its mission is to seize the opportunities within the digital world and deliver new growth for Telefónica through research & development, venture capital, global partnerships and digital services such as cloud computing, mobile advertising, M2M and eHealth. It is also driving innovation in over the top communications services under a new umbrella brand called Tu. Telefónica Digital will deliver these new products and services to Telefónica's 300 million customers as well as leveraging the power of the internet to enter new markets. It is headquartered in London with regional centres in Silicon Valley, Sao Paulo, Spain and Tel Aviv. Jajah, Terra, Tuenti, Media Networks Latin America, 48 and giffgaff are all part of the Telefónica Digital group of companies.

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Telefónica launches single pan-european mobile data tariff.

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Telefónica launches single pan-european mobile data tariff.

• High-speed mobile web browsing in EU for just €2 a day • Travel tariff heralds worry-free smartphone roaming • Telefónica data roaming is up to 10 times cheaper than the EU regulator’s rate.

 London/Madrid Telefónica today banishes 'bill shock' with the announcement of its first standard pan-European data roaming tariff – giving smartphone customers 25MB of high-speed Internet usage anywhere across the 27 European Union member states for just €2 (1) a day.

Telefónica‟s EU-wide tariff means mobile customers – on Movistar or O2 networks – will no longer have to worry about the cost of sending or receiving emails, updating their Facebook status or browsing the web on their smartphones when travelling or holidaying abroad.

For €2 a day, Telefónica is giving its smartphone customers travelling in the EU a data volume of 25 Megabytes – which translates to 250 visits to essential websites like Facebook, Twitter, Google or BBC Online and up to 500 emails (2). Additionally, customers will only pay for days they choose to use data, and will not be charged should they wish to switch off their phone.

The Telefónica tariff weighs in at a fraction of new price caps announced by the European Union yesterday – which ruled that as of 1 July, one data megabyte should cost no more than 70 cents, or €17.50 for 25MB.

On a per megabyte basis, Telefónica's European tariff works out considerably cheaper than the EU‟s regulated rate.

'You no longer need to switch off your smartphones when travelling within the EU, and neither do you need to worry about bill shock when you get home,' said José María Álvarez-Pallete, Chairman and CEO of Telefónica Europe. 'Our European data tariff gives our smartphone customers great value while allowing them to do what really matters – to stay connected wherever they are in a simple and transparent way and with complete peace of mind.'

Smartphone customers use on average around 6MB (3) in a day, but any Telefónica customers exceeding 25 MB will be immediately notified. The Pan-European tariff launched in Germany in May and will be available this summer to O2 and Movistar customers in Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Telefónica Europe plc media contact: Simon Lloyd Head of Media Relations Telefónica Europe simon.lloyd@o2.com m +44 (0)7912 072 777

Telefónica Europe plc news releases: www.telefonica.com/europe

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(1) UK = £1.99. Available to UK O2 customers visiting 37 countries
(2) This denotes emails without attachments; emails with attachments would be significantly limited, accordingto attachment size
(3) iPhone andAndroid smartphone usage; Source: Telefónica Europe customer research 2011

Telefónica lanza una tarifa de roaming de datos móviles para toda Europa.

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Telefónica lanza una tarifa de roaming de datos móviles para toda Europa.

- “Data Traveller” permitirá la navegación por Internet móvil de alta velocidad por tan sólo €2 al día.

- El precio de esta tarifa es considerablemente inferior a los precios que exige la CE para 2014, en concreto más de la mitad.

Telefónica anuncia hoy la primera tarifa de datos en itinerancia que no sólo se adapta a los estándares panaeuropeos de datos sino que lo mejora, al ofrecer a los clientes una tarifa de 2 euros por cada 25Mb al día para el uso de Internet de alta velocidad en cualquier lugar de Europa.

Telefónica Data Travellers significa que los clientes móviles, tanto de Movistar como de O2, no tendrán que preocuparse más por el coste de envío y recepción de los mensajes, la actualización de su status de Facebook o la navegación web desde sus smartphones cuando están de viaje o de vacaciones en el extranjero.

Por una tarifa diaria de tan sólo 2 euros, Telefónica Data Traveller ofrece a los usuarios de smartphone en los 27 países miembros de la Unión Europea un volumen de datos de 25 Megabytes al día, con los que podrán por ejemplo visitar 250 páginas web de sitios como Facebook, Twitter, Google o la BBC On Line y gestionar correos electrónicos de manera ilimitada.

La tarifa de Telefónica supone una fracción del precio y los límites establecidos por la Comisión Europea - que ha dictaminado que un megabyte de datos no debería costar más de 70 céntimos, o 15,50 € por 25 MB a partir del 1 de julio de este año. La CE ha indicado que los precios de datos en itinerancia deberían caer a 20 céntimos (o de 5 € por 25 MB) para el año 2014, más del doble de la tarifa ofrecida por Telefónica en la actualidad.

'Ya no será necesario apagar los teléfonos inteligentes cuando el cliente viaje al extranjero, y tampoco el usuario tendrá que preocuparse por las facturas exorbitantes al llegar a casa', dijo José María Álvarez-Pallete, presidente y consejero delegado de Telefónica Europa. 'Nuestra tarifa de datos europea da a nuestros clientes de teléfonos inteligentes gran valor, y les permite hacer lo que realmente importa, permanecer conectado donde quiera que se encuentre de una manera sencilla y transparente y con total tranquilidad'.

Los clientes de teléfonos inteligentes utilizan un promedio de entre 6 MB y 11 MB en un día, pero a los clientes de Telefónica que excedan de 25 MB se les notificará inmediatamente tal exceso  y recibirán información para seguir un proceso fácil con el fin de recargar su cuenta y reanudar el servicio a alta velocidad.

Telefónica Data Traveller estará a disposición de los clientes de Movistar y O2 en España, Reino Unido, Alemania, República Checa, Eslovaquia e Irlanda en julio del 2012 a tiempo para la temporada de vacaciones de verano.

Telefónica announces major mobile content play with Electronics Arts (EA).

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Telefónica announces major mobile content play with Electronics Arts (EA).

- O2 can now offer customers latest titles from the worldwide leader in mobile gaming. 

- Creates a powerful platform for building brand engagement, driving customer loyalty and increasing the take-up of games on mobile.

Telefónica Digital today unveiled its latest play in its global gaming strategy by entering a strategic relationship with EA Mobile™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: EA), which will allow customers to access its world leading games on their mobiles. The service will be available first through O2 in the UK followed by other Telefónica markets.

The deal will give Telefónica's operating businesses the ability to create innovative gaming promotions using titles from the EA catalogue of consumer favourite brands such as The Sims™, FIFA or MONOPOLY. The objective is to make it easy for customers to find the games that they are familiar with and to drive the uptake of mobile gaming, particularly amongst feature phone users.

In the UK, O2 will offer its customers three months of free access to all EA Mobile games following their first download. It is then examining a number of potential promotions or special 'gaming subscription' services to offer customers.

'Our relationship with EA Mobile puts us as the epicentre of mobile gaming – which accounts for the highest percentage of downloaded Apps and is the largest paid mobile content market today,' said Matthew Key, Chairman & CEO of Telefónica Digital.  'By making a differentiated play in this most emotive and immersive entertainment medium we are fostering a much deeper connection with our customers – another significant step in becoming a true aggregator of experiences.'

Bernard Kim, Senior Vice President, Global Social and Mobile Publishing of EA Mobile said: 'Our mission is to deliver games that consumers love – anywhere, anytime, and on any platform they want to play. We know that at least a quarter of mobile users in Europe are playing games on their phones. Our relationship with Telefónica helps more people discover our games, and removes barriers for subscribers to enjoy an entire library of our most beloved titles.'

Industry analyst IHS Screen Digest predicts continued impressive growth in the mobile games business. Fuelled by rapid expansion in 3G adoption, smartphone and tablet gaming, the global mobile games market will be worth almost £8bn (€9bn) by 2015, almost double the £4.3bn expected in 2011.

Jack Kent, Mobile Media Analyst at IHS Screen Digest, said: 'Mobile games have been driving the wider mobile applications business, with games the largest content category on all leading application stores. As the mass appeal of mobile games increases, consumers are embracing new forms of content and business models, with free games monetised by micro-transactions – such as in-app purchases – driving growth.'

Telefónica Digital has not only underlined its commitment to O2 customers by offering the best gaming experience – through a combination of exclusive promotions and unbeatable value subscription services – but also opened significant new revenue growth opportunities through in-game advertising and media partnerships.

About Telefónica Digital

Telefónica Digital is a global business division of Telefónica. Its mission is to seize the opportunities within the digital world and deliver new growth for Telefónica through research & development, venture capital, global partnerships and digital services such as cloud computing, mobile advertising,  M2M and eHealth. Telefónica Digital will deliver these innovative products and services to Telefónica's 300 million customers as well as leveraging the power of the internet to enter new markets. It is headquartered in London with regional centres in Silicon Valley, Sao Paolo, Spain and Tel Aviv. Jajah, Terra, Tuenti, Media Networks Latin America, giffgaff and 48 are all part of the Telefónica Digital group of companies.

About EA Mobile

EA Mobile™ is the world's leading wireless entertainment publisher with award-winning games such as Tetris®, Bejeweled®, The Sims™, and Need For Speed™. The EA Mobile portfolio also includes casual games based on the company’s alliance with Hasbro, Inc. including MONOPOLY, YAHTZEE and SCRABBLE (in the U.S. and Canada) as well as sports blockbusters from the EA SPORTS™ brand, including Madden NFL Football and FIFA Soccer. EA Mobile develops games for multiple mobile platforms including mobile phones, smartphones, the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. For more information about EA Mobile, please visit www.eamobile.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company's game franchises are offered as both packaged goods products and online services delivered through Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in 75 countries.

In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield, and Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.

For further information:

Nick Wilkins Director of Media Relations Telefónica Digital nick.wilkins@o2.com m +44 (0)771 2020937

Telefónica crea su propia editorial de derechos musicales.

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Editorial Musical de Movistar’ ha comenzado ya a firmar acuerdos con diferentes autores para adquirir sus derechos así como con otras editoras discográficas para coeditarlos.

Madrid, 12 de marzo de  2012.- Telefónica España acaba de crear Editorial Musical de Movistar, una editora musical que pretende potenciar repertorios nacionales e internacionales, promover el talento y difundir las obras de sus autores utilizando las herramientas musicales  propias de la compañía.

Para ello, ya está firmando acuerdos de cesión de derechos con algunos autores y con otras compañías para coeditar algunos trabajos. Así, ha alcanzado ya con la compañía Na na ná, propiedad de Miguel Bosé, un acuerdo de coedición y gestión de talento para generar repertorio y trabajar en su desarrollo, así como para encargarse de toda la gestión administrativa de la editora de Telefónica a través de Peer Music.

El criterio de desarrollo del repertorio estará basado en la creación y soporte de nuevo talento, así como en la recuperación y creación de obras  cuyo potencial pueda satisfacer no solo los gustos de la amplia audiencia que los medios de difusión propios de Movistar  alcanzan, sino también llegar a aquellos otros medios cuyas programaciones musicales puedan acoger y difundir el trabajo y la creatividad de autores con talento y proyección.

'Editorial Musical de MoviStar' quiere impulsar la variedad y la calidad de contenidos musicales y trabajar para que no se pierda ninguna oportunidad de reconocimiento artístico, estimulando desde un punto de vista crítico y creativo todos los estilos y tendencias musicales que aporten calidad y que conforten los gustos y la escucha de todas las audiencias.

Telefónica and Mozilla pioneer first Open Web Devices.

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Telefónica and Mozilla pioneer first Open Web Devices

- Enabling HTML5 devices running on the Open Web which can deliver smartphone capabilities at feature phone prices.

- Capabilities being submitted to W3C for standardisation and to be made openly available.

- Opens up new opportunities for application developers and drives forward HTML5 as a cross-platform standard.

Telefónica Digital and Mozilla unveiled an ambitious strategy to create a new mobile platform that will deliver the first HTML5 based devices running on the open Web. The Open Web Devices platform (OWD), which will launch in 2012,is an important step forward in the establishment of HTML5 as the next major ecosystem for smartphones, and will enable the delivery of smartphone capabilities at low price points.

Telefónica Digital’s product development and innovation team has worked closely together with Mozilla, the pioneers of open Web standards, to create a new phone architecture that relies entirely on the Web, enabling HTML 5 applications with absolute access to core phone APIs. This means that all of the device’s capabilities (calling, messaging, browsing, games etc) can be developed as HTML5 applications and executed via an experience based on the Firefox Web browser.

Despite the significant gains in performance for Web Technologies on mobile devices, HTML and JavaScript-based applications have had limited access to the device’s underlying capabilities. This platform will lead the evolution of the HTML5 set of standards to add new software APIs that are as broad and functionally rich as their native counterparts.

Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko Project unlocks the current limitations of Web development for mobile by providing new features and APIs that will demonstrate just how powerful HTML5 can be and that it is possible to run an entire device using this technology. In doing so it is possible to remove much of the middleware and other superfluous software on a device which not only makes the applications run faster, but also brings down the device unit cost.

Because of this initiative’s commitment to openness, this reference implementation will be submitted for standardization to W3C. The objective is that there are no proprietary APIs within the device architecture, making phones developed using it the only truly open devices on the market.

Telefónica and Mozilla are developing this HTML5 operating system on a hardware platform that is based upon a Qualcomm chipset. The three companies will be collaborating to deliver a feature rich prototype platform that will enable smartphone capabilities at feature phone entry level pricing. 

An operating system based on HTML5 offers significant opportunities for application developers, content owners and service providers, both in terms of enabling new capabilities, as well as making it easier to develop, deploy and maintain their applications.

According to Carlos Domingo, Director of Product Development & Innovation at Telefónica Digital: 'Telefónica's objective is to drive HTML5 adoption across the industry. For the first time the capabilities of HTML5 and the open Web have been fully leveraged to create an entirely new mobile platform. From our experience in Latin America we know that a huge part of the market is not being catered for by current smartphones. With new open Web devices we will be able to offer a smartphone experience at the right price point for these customers.'

'It has long been our mission to deliver advanced Web technologies that eliminate roadblocks for users and developers. We did it first with Firefox, and now we’re doing it again in creating the first Open Web Devices,' said Brendan Eich, CTO,Mozilla. 'By providing the missing links, Mozilla is now unlocking the power of the Web as the platform for creating and consuming rich content everywhere.'

Arno Gourdol, Senior Director, Web Platform & Authoring at Adobe, which supports the project, said, 'Adobe is pleased to see Telefonica and Mozilla launch this new initiative.We continue to invest in HTML5 products and technologies and support standards bodies like the W3C. The Open Web Devices APIs can be supported as extensions to PhoneGap, enabling developers to create rich HTML5 apps that work across these new Open Web Devices and all of the platforms supported by PhoneGap, including Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone.'

Telefónica R + D started working on the OWD concept at the start of 2011, and developed an initial prototype for negotiations with potential partners. When Mozilla announced the 'Boot to Gecko' project to create the open Web platform, based on its popular Firefox browser, in July 2011, both companies embarked on a collaboration that resulted this week in the platform being unveiled.

For more information on Open Web Devices and to keep up to date with developments please visit www.openwebdevice.com.

About Telefónica Digital

Telefónica Digital is a global businessdivision of Telefónica. Its mission is to seize the opportunities within the digital world and deliver new growth for Telefónica through research & development, venture capital, global partnerships and digital services such as cloud computing, mobile advertising, M2M and financial services. Telefónica Digital will deliver these innovative products and services to Telefónica’s 300 million customers as well as leveraging the power of the internet to enter new markets. It is headquartered in London with regional centres in Silicon Valley, Sao Paolo, Spain and Tel Aviv. Jajah, Terra, Tuenti, giffgaff and 48 are all part of the Telefónica Digital group of companies.

About Mozilla

Mozilla has been a pioneer and advocate for the Web for more than a decade. We create and promote open standards that enable innovation and advance the Web as a platform for all. Today, hundreds of millions of people worldwide use Mozilla Firefox to discover, experience and connect to the Web on computers, tablets and mobile phones. For more information please visit https://www.mozilla.org/ or our stand at Mobile World Congress in Hall 7 at Stands 7A38 & 7B96.

For further information, please contact:

Nick Wilkins                                                       José María Hoyos Melendre

Telefónica Digital                                              Telefónica Press Office

Tel: +44 7712 020937                                     Tel: +34 91 482 87 85

Email: nick.wilkins@o2.com                            Email: josemaria.hoyosmelendre@telefonica.es

Mozilla PR Team               

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 8811 2474

Tel/US: +1 650 903 0800 x672

Email: press@mozilla.com

Telefónica y Mozilla impulsan los primeros dispositivos abiertos basados en HTML5.

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Presentación Open Web Devices

Telefónica y Mozilla impulsan los primeros dispositivos abiertos basados en HTML5.

- Ambas compañías harán posibles dispositivos HTML5 abiertos y que ofrezcan prestaciones de smartphone a precios de teléfonos funcionales básicos.

- Las capacidades se enviarán al Consorcio World Wide Web (W3C) para su estandarización y para facilitar así su libre accesibilidad.

- Se ofrecerán así nuevas oportunidades para desarrolladores de aplicaciones e impulsar HTML5 como estándar multiplataforma.

Telefónica Digital y Mozilla han dado a conocer  una ambiciosa estrategia para crear una nueva plataforma de telefonía móvil que permitirá ofrecer los primeros dispositivos abiertos. La plataforma de Dispositivos de Web Abiertos u Open Web Devices (OWD por sus siglas en inglés), que se lanzará en 2012, supone un importante paso para hacer de HTML5 el próximo gran ecosistema de smartphones, y permitirá ofrecer capacidades propias de éstos a precios reducidos.

El área de Desarrollo de Productos e Innovación de Telefónica Digital ha colaborado estrechamente con Mozilla, los pioneros de los estándares de Web abierta, para crear una nueva arquitectura de teléfono basada enteramente en la Web, habilitando aplicaciones HTML5 con acceso absoluto a funcionalidades básicas del teléfono mediante interfaces de programación de aplicaciones (API). Esto significa que todas las capacidades del dispositivo (llamadas, mensajes, navegación, juegos, etc.) podrían desarrollarse como aplicaciones HTML5 y ejecutarse a través del navegador de Internet Firefox.

A pesar de las mejoras del rendimiento de las tecnologías Web en dispositivos móviles,  las aplicaciones basadas en HTML y JavaScript han tenido acceso limitado a las capacidades subyacentes del dispositivo. La plataforma impulsará la evolución del conjunto de estándares HTML5 para añadir nuevas API de software tan amplias y generales como sus homólogas nativas.

El proyecto BoottoGecko de Mozilla desbloquea las actuales limitaciones de desarrollo web para móviles al ofrecer nuevas API y prestaciones que demostrarán lo potente que puede ser HTML5, y que posibilitará que un dispositivo funcione enteramente mediante esta tecnología.  Con ello será posible eliminar gran parte del software intermedio (middleware) y otro software innecesario de un dispositivo, lo cual no solo agilizará el funcionamiento de las aplicaciones, sino que también reducirá el coste unitario del dispositivo.

Debido al compromiso de esta iniciativa de desarrollo abierta, esta implantación de referencia se remitirá al Consorcio World Wide Web (W3C) para su estandarización.  El objetivo es que no haya APIs privadas en la arquitectura del dispositivo, lo que convierte los teléfonos desarrollados en los únicos dispositivos realmente abiertos del mercado.

Telefónica y Mozilla están desarrollando este sistema operativo HTML5 para una plataforma de hardware basada en un chipset de Qualcomm. Las tres empresas colaborarán para ofrecer un prototipo de plataforma con multitud de prestaciones que habilitará capacidades de smartphone a un precio de teléfono funcional básico. 

Un sistema operativo basado en HTML5 ofrece importantes oportunidades para desarrolladores de aplicaciones, propietarios de contenidos y proveedores de servicios, tanto en lo referente a habilitar nuevas capacidades como a facilitar el desarrollo, la implantación y el mantenimiento de sus aplicaciones.

Según Carlos Domingo, director de Desarrollo de Producto e Innovación en Telefónica Digital: 'El objetivo de Telefónica es impulsar la adopción de HTML5 en todo el sector. Por primera vez, las capacidades de HTML5 se han aprovechado plenamente para crear una plataforma para teléfonos móviles enteramente nueva. Gracias a nuestra experiencia en Latinoamérica sabemos que los smartphones actuales no cubren la demanda de gran parte del mercado. Con nuevos dispositivos de Web abierta podremos ofrecer una experiencia de smartphone al precio adecuado para esos consumidores'.

'Desde hace tiempo nuestro objetivo es ofrecer tecnologías Web avanzadas que eliminen obstáculos para usuarios y desarrolladores. Primero lo hicimos con Firefox, y ahora vamos a hacerlo de nuevo creando los primeros OWD', señaló Brendan Eich, CTO de Mozilla. 'Al facilitar los enlaces que faltan, Mozilla va a liberar ahora el potencial de la Web como plataforma para crear y consumir multitud de contenidos en cualquier parte'.

ArnoGourdol, director senior Web Platform&Authoring de Adobe, que apoya al proyecto, afirmó: 'En Adobe estamos encantados ante el lanzamiento de esta nueva iniciativa de Telefónica y Mozilla. Seguimos invirtiendo en productos y tecnologías HTML5 y apoyando a organismos de estándares como el W3C. Las APIs de Open Web Devices pueden ser soportadas como extensiones en PhoneGap, con lo que los desarrolladores podrán crear gan variedad de aplicaciones HTML5 que funcionan tanto para estos nuevos dispositivos de la plataforma de Web abierta como para el resto de plataformas que soporta PhoneGap incluyendo Android, Balckberry, iOs y Windows Phone'. 

Telefónica I+D empezó a trabajar en la idea de OWD a principios de 2011, y desarrolló un prototipo inicial para las negociaciones con posibles socios. Cuando Mozilla anunció el proyecto 'BoottoGecko' para crear la plataforma de web abierta, basada en su popular navegador Firefox en julio de 2011, ambas compañías se embarcaron en un proyecto de colaboración que dio lugar a la plataforma que se da a conocer esta semana.

Más información sobre el proyecto OWD y su desarrollo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente dirección: www.openwebdevice.com.

Acerca de Telefónica Digital

Telefónica Digital es una división de negocio global de Telefónica. Su misión es capturar las oportunidades que surgen en el mundo digital y contribuir al crecimiento de Telefónica a través de la investigación y el desarrollo, iniciativas de capital riesgo, alianzas globales y servicios digitales, como la computación en la nube (o cloudcomputing), la publicidad móvil, las soluciones M2M y servicios financieros. Telefónica Digital ofrecerá estos innovadores productos y servicios a los 300 millones de clientes de Telefónica y, además, aprovechará el potencial de internet para introducirse en nuevos mercados. Telefónica Digital tiene su sede en Londres y cuenta con centros regionales en Silicon Valley, São Paulo, España y Tel Aviv. Jajah, Terra, Tuenti, giffgaffy 48 son compañías del Grupo Telefónica.

Acerca de Mozilla

Mozilla ha sido impulsor y defensor de la Web durante más de una década. Creamos y promovemos estándares abiertos que permitan la innovación y el progreso de la Web como plataforma para todos. Hoy día, cientos de millones de personas de todo el mundo utilizan Mozilla Firefox para descubrir, experimentar y conectarse a la Web desde sus ordenadores, tabletas y teléfonos móviles. Para más información entre en el sitio web: https://www.mozilla.org/, o visite nuestro stand en el Congreso Mundial de Telefonía Móvil (Mobile WorldCongress),  pabellón 7,  stands7A38 y 7B96.

Para más información, contacte con:

Telefónica Digital

Nick Wilkins

Tfno.: +44 7712 020937

Dirección de correo electrónico: nick.wilkins@o2.com

Oficina de prensa de Telefónica

Juan Carlos F. Galindo

Juancarlos1.fernandezgalindo@telefonica.es

José Maria Hoyos Melendre

josemaria.hoyosmelendre@telefonica.es

Tfno.: +34 91 482 38 00

                                                                                             

Mozilla

Tfno.: +44 (0) 20 8811 2474

Tfno.: +1 650 903 0800 x672

En la imagen de izquierda a derecha: Carlos Domingo, director de Desarrollo de Producto e Innovación en Telefónica Digital y Brendan Eich, CTO de Mozilla.

MWC 2012: Samsung to deliver first Android devices to use Telefónica Dual Persona service, powered by VMware ®

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PR:

Telefonica to Launch Dual Persona Service for Mobile Devices, Powered by VMware ^®

New Telefónica Dual Persona service, powered by VMware® Horizon Mobile™, will enable two phones-in-a-phone, one for private personal use and another for business use

VMware Horizon Mobile extends enterprise-grade security and management to employee owned mobile devices with Telefónica cloud-based management service

Samsung to deliver first Android devices to use Telefónica Dual Persona service

BARCELONA – Feb. 28, 2012. Today at Mobile World Congress, Telefónica Digital and VMware®, Inc. announced the launch of the new Telefónica Dual Persona service.  Powered by VMware Horizon Mobile™, the new service will provide a simple way for IT departments to securely provision, manage and de-provision a corporate mobile workspace (email, applications, data, etc.) to an employee’s Android device over-the-air, while enabling the employee to better retain the privacy and control of their personal mobile environments.

Telefónica Dual Persona service for Android devices will be available in the second quarter of this year. Additional information on pricing and countries where the services will launch will be made available in the coming months. Both companies are working to make the solution available for other operating systems and mobile platforms in the future.

The companies also confirmed today that the Galaxy SII by Samsung will be the first handset to support the Telefónica Dual Persona service. Samsung is expected to offer service compatibility with all of its devices in the coming months.

Smartphones: The New Corporate Mobile Workspace 

The increased computing power of modern mobile devices, coupled with the rise in the number of business ready mobile applications, has resulted in the growing need for companies to manage device lifecycles and the provisioning of mobile applications used by employees. Furthermore, the widespread popularity of smartphones in the consumer market has increased the number of personal devices used in the work environment.

According to Forrester (Forrsights: Mobility Dominates Enterprise Telecom Trends In 2011, July 22, 2011), 60 percent of companies now allow their employees to use personal smartphones and tablets at work and this trend is increasing. The influx of personal devices makes the management of mobile phones and the lifecycle of mobile applications more complicated and creates security and manageability issues for corporate IT organizations.  Meanwhile, employees are becoming progressively more concerned about personal data privacy and worry that management and control of their smartphones by IT administrators could be intrusive.

Telefónica Dual Persona Service, Powered by VMware 

Powered by VMware Horizon Mobile, the Telefónica Dual Persona service will be offered as part of the Telefónica Cloud Computing service catalog.  In addition to dual persona support for Android devices, the Telefónica Cloud Computing catalog helps companies more effectively manage their databases, virtual desktops (PCs) and applications by offering easy to consume cloud-based services.

The Telefónica Dual Persona service will enable IT managers to provision and manage an employee’s work profile and mobile applications via a cloud-based instance of VMware Horizon Mobile. Because of this separation, when an employee leaves the company or if a device is lost or stolen, business will be better able to safely and securely remove corporate information from mobile devices, while not having access to an individual personal profile.

The user experience will be intuitive and similar to that of a conventional smartphone on both profiles. Users will be able to switch from one profile to another with a simple click of an app, and they will receive both work and personal notifications within both profiles.

According to Moisés Navarro, Director of Strategy and Cloud Services at Telefónica Digital, “The Dual Persona service brings benefits to both employees and companies – the employee can use just one device, for both personal and work use while still maintaining privacy – the company gains greater control and security over corporate information, increased efficiency and cost savings on mobile devices, less provisioning and incident management time and greater employee satisfaction.  Importantly, this is all made available via a cloud-based, pay-per-use model”.

“Powered by VMware Horizon Mobile, Telefónica Dual Persona service will enable enterprises to securely customize and manage an employee’s corporate mobile workspace in isolation from their personal smartphone environment,” said Brian Byun, Vice President and General Manager, End-User Computing, Mobile for VMware.  “We are excited to bring this technology to market with Telefónica and Samsung.  Horizon Mobile embraces personal freedom and enhances employee productivity by delivering a preconfigured, device-independent corporate mobile workspace that is customized to an employee’s responsibilities.”

Samsung is working closely with Telefónica and VMware to expand the availability of “VMware ready” devices this year.

“With the ‘Bring Your Own Device’ trend growing faster than ever in enterprise sector, Telefónica’s Dual Persona service will undoubtedly be the compelling solution to propel this trend,” said Eric Moon, Director of Enterprise Business Team, Mobile Communication Division at Samsung Electronics. “We are very confident that enterprise decision-makers will embrace Samsung mobile devices along with the Dual Persona service thanks to the flexibly provided to both employees and corporate IT. For employees they will have the ability to securely mix work and play on a single Samsung device.”

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2011 consolidated sales of US$143.1 billion. Employing approximately 222,000 people in 205 offices across 71 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world’s most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

About Telefónica 

Telefónica is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies by market capitalization. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses, while its broadband business is the key growth driver underpinning both.

It operates in 25 countries and has a 300 million-strong global customer base. Telefónica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America, regions which are driving the Group’s growth.

Telefónica is a 100% private company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its share capital consists of 4,563,996,485 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish stock exchanges (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those of London, Tokyo, New York, Lima and Buenos Aires.

About Telefónica Digital 

Telefónica Digital is a global business division of Telefónica. Its mission is to seize the opportunities within the digital world and deliver new growth for Telefónica through research & development, venture capital, global partnerships and digital services such as cloud computing, mobile advertising, M2M and eHealth. Telefónica Digital will deliver these innovative products and services to Telefónica’s 300 million customers as well as leveraging the power of the internet to enter new markets. It is headquartered in London with regional centres in Silicon Valley, Sao Paolo, Spain and Tel Aviv. Jajah, Terra, Tuenti, giffgaff and 48 are all part of the Telefónica Digital group of companies.

About VMware 

VMware (NYSE: VMW) is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of $3.77 billion, VMware has more than 350,000 customers and 50,000 partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com.

HP Recognizes Telefónica with 2011 Technology Services Customer Achievement Award.

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HP Recognizes Telefónica with 2011 Technology Services Customer Achievement Award .

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- At its Technology Services Leadership Summit, HP today named Telefónica S.A. the 2011 Technology Services Customer of the Year for successfully using HP expertise over the past year to drive its business forward.

HP has been collaborating with Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, for more than 30 years.

Over the past seven years, Telefónica has expanded its relationship with HP from basic reactive services to multivendor support and infrastructure consulting. HP recently initiated an effort to help Telefónica migrate individual email platforms from multiple countries to one centralized global email platform, providing greater flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

“As a leader in the telecommunications sector, Telefónica’s business depends on a reliable technology infrastructure that is flexible enough to meet demands in the future,” said Joaquin Castano Gomez, director, Global Infrastructure and Workplace Services, Telefónica. “By collaborating with HP, not only do we receive excellent technology support, but we also gain a trusted advisor who understands our business and helps us meet ever-changing needs.”

Telefónica was selected by a panel of experts that evaluated the complexity of services, innovation strategy and collaboration with HP Technology Services in 2011. Telefónica’s willingness to partner with HP to develop strategy and proactively resolve issues set the company apart from the other nominees. This partner relationship is the model that both companies strive for and is a leading example in the industry.

“To maximize technology investments, clients need a partner who can support IT solutions and help plan for the organization’s future,” said Antonio Neri, senior vice president and general manager, Technology Services, HP. “By working closely with HP Technology Services, Telefónica receives personalized technology consulting and support to help expand its global business.”

HP services help business and governments in their pursuit of an Instant-On Enterprise. In a world of continuous connectivity, the Instant-On Enterprise embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.

HP’s premier client event, HP DISCOVER, takes place June 4- 7 in Las Vegas.