OcastaTrade is a new service platform, to extend the functionality of social networks and enable social exchange from web browsers and mobile terminals.
For more information on product capabilities please see the OcastaTrade Datasheet.
Archive for January, 2010
OcastaTrade
Friday, January 15th, 2010New SocialNet whitepaper published
Friday, January 15th, 2010This paper discusses the need for federated social networks that support open standards, as a means to support growth in the field.
Social Networking needs to move to be a full Internet service if it is to grow and become consolidated across all users of the Internet. Find out why this is so and how it can be brought into existence.
OcastaChat delivered to Vodafone Betavine team
Friday, January 15th, 2010The Betavine team at Vodafone R&D have become the first customer to take Ocasta Labs” OcastaChat server.
The server has been configured as a demonstration and trial solution, to encourage mobile developers to explore further the possibilities of open mobile application development
New OcastaID whitepaper published
Friday, January 15th, 2010A whitepaper covering OcastaID and the use of OpenID by mobile network operators is now available from Ocasta Labs. The paper explains the benefits of using OpenID, the drawbacks in the technology and how deployment can be improved if carried out by mobile operators.
OpenID is a superb protocol for centralising web authentication, which when deployed by a mobile operator becomes an even richer, more robust and user friendly solution. Learn how.
Mobile Widgets
Friday, January 15th, 2010A recent custom design project undertaken by Ocasta Labs was the development of several new data-driven mobile widgets.
Mobile widgets hold great promise for improving usability of the mobile web, by moving the presentation of content into a downloadable module and relying on only an Internet connection for data access. This will provide a richer interface, with faster and more reliable data updates.
Mobile widgets are just beginning to gain traction in the market but actual widgets available are still few in number. Ocasta Labs was commissioned to identify several widgets with innovative themes, then to develop and tailor these for use on specified handsets.
OcastaID
Friday, January 15th, 2010OcastaID is a mobile network enhanced OpenID authentication platform, for deployment by mobile operators as a web service for customers.
What is OpenID?
OpenID is a federated system to allow a single user name and password to access many web services. This strengthens web security while lessening a barrier to the adoption of new offerings caused by ”account overload”.
Who controls OpenID?
The standards efforts are co-ordinated by the OpenID Foundation, a not for profit industry group. The foundation is supported by several leading Internet companies.
How do I learn more?
Please see our data sheet OcastaID Datasheet for further information and our white paper on why OpenID deployment by an operator is such an advance on current account solutions.
OcastaChat
Friday, January 15th, 2010OcastaChat is a standards-compliant social network with an optimised mobile web interface. Based on the popular open source platform StatusNet, OcastaChat is optimised for mobile operator deployment and available for further network-specific optimisations.
For more information please see the OcastaChat Datasheet.