Orga Systems showcased billing for context-dependent mobile services at CeBIT
Orga Systems, leading provider for convergent real-time billing, has introduced new charging and billing mechanisms for context-dependent mobile services within the scope of the European research project Local Mobile Services (LOMS).
At CeBit, two examples for context-dependent mobile services were demonstrated. One is a mobile service for receiving latest news depending on the location of the user (Latest News Service) and the other is a mobile information and maintenance service to assist mechanics for repair works. Visitors to the booth configured and launched both services live and tested them with a mobile end device (cell phone, PDA, etc.) right away.
The ten most innovative research projects were selected for the Information and Communication Technology section at the BMBF's joint booth - including LOMS, in which Orga Systems plays a significant role as the leader of the German subproject.
The LOMS project presents innovative methods and tools allowing local service providers to launch context- dependent mobile services through an open service platform, even without deep technological know-how in terms of telecommunication and value-added services. As part of this platform, Orga Systems offers charging and billing services for context-dependent online charging of mobile services. For the first time, context-dependent service charging takes place over a multilayered, SOA-based service platform, which has been prototypically implemented by the LOMS project. Enhancements of international standards, such as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Parlay X, define the newly created interfaces in Orga Systems' charging and billing services.
The research project LOMS is conducted as a part of the pan-European ITEA program (Information Technology for European Advancement) and sponsored by the German Ministry of Education and Research. The goal is to simplify the development and deployment of context-dependent (e.g. location-based) mobile services. This increase in efficiency greatly reduces all efforts and expenses of developing context-aware mobile services, making such a business viable for smaller and medium-sized companies.
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