RAMP MOBILE ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM

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1 RAMP MOBILE ENTERPRISE APPLICATION PLATFORM

2 WHAT IS RAMP RAMP is a secure mobile enterprise application platform aimed at managing the complete enterprise environment required to create, deploy and manage secure native mobile applications. The majority of mobile devices from as low as Midp.0 through to Google Android, iphone, Blackberry etc are supported and in conjunction with NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) validated security the platform is the logical choice for transactional applications aimed at feature and smart phones in both developing and first world economies. The platform significantly reduces the skill-set and team size required to produce and maintain enterprise ready mobile applications. The single development effort runs on all supported mobile devices and stays relevant on devices released in the future without any additional development required on the original application. Mobile applications built on RAMP can be deployed on a global scale. Scalability is a core aspect of the architecture and language packs are supported. Mass deployment is supported via URL download, SMS request or push. Change management is supported via over the air (OTA) updates. Applications are updated without the user having to re-download and updates are automatically initiated on login if a change was made on the server. The mobile application security components are validated by NIST. The implementation is end-to-end ensuring that information transmitted from the mobile device to the enterprise services is secure. ADVANTAGES One solution for all mobile platforms Create user-friendly standardised mobile applications Best breed security with international NIST validation Enterprise scalability Seamless enterprise integration (ISO 8583 etc) Easily manage and update your solution RAMP Product Sheet Page 2 Johannesburg Cape Town

3 ONE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR ALL MOBILE PLATFORMS RAMP significantly reduces the skill set and team size required for secure mobile application development. Development time is reduced to a few months with the required skill-set and team size reduced from several teams with specialist skills to a couple of developers or web designers. Updates or maintenance of the mobile application is limited to one development area, instead of several platform specific development areas. ORIGINAL APPLICATION STAYS RELEVANT ON FUTURE MOBILE DEVICES Devices from Midp.0 onwards are supported on RAMP. A single development effort runs on all supported devices and platforms without the development team having to be concerned with specific device and platform issues. RAMP manages the mobile device fragmentation and addresses all issues. As new mobile devices and platforms are released the RAMP platform will be updated to accommodate the devices. NIST VALIDATED MOBILE SECURITY All security algorithms supported on the RAMP platform is NIST validated. TRANSACTION RELIABILITY The RAMP mobile enterprise application platform allows for a stateful client. This enables the platform to ensure transaction reliability in an unstable network environment. Should connectivity be lost during a transaction the RAMP platform will be able to inform the user whether the transaction was completed or not. RAMP APPLICATION SIZE RAMP applications have a very small and fixed initial download size. This ensures compatibility on a very large mobile device base in both emerging and developed economies. RAMP Product Sheet Page 3 Johannesburg Cape Town

4 CHANGE MANAGEMENT Changes made to mobile applications on the RAMP platform will automatically reflect when users login to their applications. On login RAMP checks if any updates or changes have been made, if it detects a change the new version is automatically downloaded without the client having to re-download the application. The required changes only have to be made in one location on the RAMP platform for it to reflect on all mobile devices and platforms. SOLUTIONS The RAMP platform allows secure cross-platform mobile enterprise applications to be created in a fraction of the time and cost when compared to traditional mobile development approaches. The resulting application instantly runs on hundreds of devices without the developer needing to be concerned with the intricacies of each mobile platform. The massive reduction in time to market and development costs is a source of competitive advantage over companies following the dedicated team approach. The RAMP secure mobile enterprise solution can be deployed as a standalone application or as an embedded application within another mobile application. The embedded application approach in itself represents a major opportunity. RAMP is able to embed mobile applications (such as commerce portals, Myspace-like user pages, etc.) within mobile applications that can be remotely updated and managed. The RAMP platform consists of a server that compiles the UXML, CSS and scripts generated by the developer via the Eclipse plug-in and a set of RAMP virtual machines (VMs) for each mobile platform. The server compiles the UXML, CSS and scripts into a network efficient format and the RAMP VMs pull down this compiled format and adapts the application to each mobile platform. This means that the developer only needs to write a single application that is then able to run on all the supported mobile platforms. RAMP Product Sheet Page 4 Johannesburg Cape Town

5 MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY RAMP enables mobile applications to run on the largest possible range of mobile devices. The minimum requirement is that the device supports Java and has access to a data connection. Devices from 2002 onwards are compatible and include both smart phones and feature phones. RAMP enables secure access toenterprise services from mobile devices in both first world and emerging markets. Feature phones are all the low-end mobile phones from manufactures like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, Motorola,Siemens, etc. Smart phones are more complicated and are almost like a personal computer compacted in a mobile device. These include devices like Android, Blackberry and iphone. Mobile Devices Mobile OS Desktop OS Nokia Midp.0 onwards Desktop HTML 5 Sony Ericsson Symbian Blackberry Blackberry OS Motorola Windows Mobile Samsung Android HTC iphone OS LG Windows Phone 7 iphone ipad Siemens Other Future Machine-to-Machine (M2M) TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW In order to create a successful secure cross-platform mobile enterprise application there are many hurdles to overcome: Producing a mobile application for each targeted mobile application platform Maintaining mobile applications across multiple mobile platforms as needs change Managing mobile network connectivity in an unreliable wireless network environment RAMP Product Sheet Page 5 Johannesburg Cape Town

6 Distribution of mobile applications to end-user Deploying mobile applications to multiple mobile platforms Integration with enterprise services The RAMP mobile enterprise application platform manages the above complexities along with the entire life cycle of enterprise mobile applications. It enables developers to: Update applications via the RAMP SDK: The application can be updated by developers via the RAMP mobile development environment. The mobile application updates itself when it detects that the developer has made changes via the enterprise RAMP server. Stay relevant as mobile technology and devices change: A mobile solution built using the RAMP mobile enterprise application platform is seamlessly kept relevant as new mobile devices and platforms are released into the market. This significantly reduces the size of development teams and the cost of maintaining solutions. Easily integrate with existing enterprise services: The RAMP mobile enterprise application platform provides a light weight ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) to integrate with any existing enterprise service or back-end infrastructure. Secure mobile application communication to remote infrastructure: VMT has developed standards based security algorithms (RSA,TDES,AES etc.) that has been validated by the U.S. government. These algorithms allow the platform to securely communicate end-to-end from the mobile device to the enterprise infrastructure. Rapidly deploy to various platforms: The RAMP platform provides a deployment server that recognizes requesting devices and serves up the correct interpreter for the specific device. Scale as demand increase: The RAMP platform is designed for enterprise use and can scale to accommodate any number of users. RAMP Product Sheet Page 6 Johannesburg Cape Town

7 LIFE CYCLE The RAMP mobile enterprise application platform manages the complete life cycle of mobile enterprise applications. This includes creating, deploying and managing enterprise mobile applications. CREATE Develop once, run on all platforms Quick time to market Minimal development skills required Create rich, user focused applications Develop in Web IDE or Eclipse plugin Seamless integration to enterprise services Create secure end-to-end applications DEPLOY Massive compatible mobile device base Deploy via SMS or URL Device detected and best build served Support Midp.0 devices onwards MANAGE Original development stays relevant on future devices Application changes automatically updated on all devices Monitor every aspect of solution Enterprise scalability RAMP Product Sheet Page 7 Johannesburg Cape Town

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