Octopus Open innovation, development and testing environment for mobile applications

Rapid development and testing of mobile applications is enabled through implementing freely accessible development & testing platform. Environment gives excellent opportunity to innovate, develop and test mobile applications and services using existing state - of - the - art enablers like in the first phase messaging, SMS, Browsing and MMS. Octopus Environment

Octopus Development and Test Network, Phasing 06/0212/02 --/03 Phase 1 "Messaging + Mobile Internet “ Phase 2 “Content delivery + Mobile Commerce” SMS Browsing, , etc. Mobile Payment Streaming Multimedia Messaging Phase 3 Content Delivery (Java, DRM)

Octopus Environment Mission and Contributors Initiative creates opportunities to rapidly renew education enable business creation within mobility services amongst first adopters jobs within ICT technology development and utilizer companies. Key partners and contributors: City of Oulu, Nokia, Oulu Telephone Company/ Finnet Companies, Oulu Region Centre of Expertise, University of Oulu, VTT, Oulu Polytechnic and Mobile Forum Octopus program is coordinated by Mobile Forum.

Octopus Environment Facilitates fastened time-to-market excellent opportunity to discover unique revenue sharing models before actual release Connects mobile application service developers industry students 3rd party application and service developers Stimulates development of mobile application service testing methods for achieving increased Quality of Service (QoS).

3 rd party application and service developers, domain experts, users of applications 3 rd party application and service developers, domain experts, users of applications Octopus - programs Educational instances Core Actors Creation of open development platform Creation of environment and infra for development and testing environment of mobile applications Creation of open development platform Creation of environment and infra for development and testing environment of mobile applications Future mobile application and service developers Participation into Octopus-environment in the form of projects, mobile application and service creation pilots, education and final exams Future mobile application and service developers Participation into Octopus-environment in the form of projects, mobile application and service creation pilots, education and final exams Participation into open development platform Enabling participation into mobile service creation and development through an applicable program Participation into open development platform Enabling participation into mobile service creation and development through an applicable program Mobile service and application developers. As a goal to develop supporting mobile applications and services and create new or growing business Mobile service and application developers. As a goal to develop supporting mobile applications and services and create new or growing business Octopus - Open Developer Community Approach

Contact Octopus Program or Discussion on Your mobile application or service development or testing need and suitable programs to join with Mutual proposition to utilize the environment based on the detected need, collaboration with possible partners in the environment Participation to the applicable program of innovation, development or testing Review of program benefits How to join Octopus Environment

Innovation Program Development Partner Program Testing Partner Program Principal Partner Program (by invitation only) Octopus Steering Board B u s i n e s PGM B u s i n e s PGM Market making process Market making process 3rd party player screeningscreening Participation & Process Model

Contacts for Octopus Program Jari Program Manager Mikko Program Coordinator Janne Project Manager Minna Åman – Information Society City of Oulu Seppo Education