Olliance Group: Services - Mobile Services

The Olliance Mobile Open Source Practice leverages the firm’s extensive network of business relationships and experience in navigating the complexities of open source partnering and community development. The Practice consists of distinct services for going to market with mobile open source software, including strategy, business models and marketing; licensing and compliance; technology evaluation and software architecture; community development and partnering programs. It will focus on four key aspects of developing and deploying open source software in mobile devices and applications: technology, business, compliance and community. The practice audience includes technology providers, device manufacturers, carriers and operators, software vendors and industry groups.

Olliance's mobile services extend beyond the mobile industry solutions - 3G, 4G, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), Webpads, and Netbooks. Other industries we can provide expertise include automotive, medical, transportation and any other industry that deals with wireless delivery for content delivery.

The Olliance Group’s Mobile Services Practice provides a set of services that focuses on four major areas: technology, business, licensing, and community..

Technology

Identify, understand and plan technology opportunities

Key elements include:

Mobile Software targets
- Platforms, System software, Middleware, Applications, Tools
OSS Evaluation
- Project maturity and requirements fit
- Analysis comparison of mobile platforms, components, and tools
- Gap analysis for internal build and external/acquire of OSS
Development planning
- Community and project interaction models, coaching
- Building strategies for collaboration
- Bounties and recruiting

Business

Develop a winning business plan

Key elements include:

Business Model
- Creation and Optimization of doing business with OSS
- Commercial Open Source strategy (Pricing, Product)
- Channel strategy and development
Positioning and Value Proposition
- Helping client differentiate with/from OSS
- How to add value to and with OSS
Open Source Marketing
- Creating messages that resonate with OSS communities
- Build outbound marketing vehicles for OSS products(datasheets, presentations, white papers)
Due Diligence
- Attributing value to mobile OSS for M&A
- Assessing liability arising from negligent use of OSS

Licensing

Protect IP and provide flexibiity for changing business environments

Key elements include:

Architecting
- Help evaluate and make choices among OSS and proprietary mobile s/w stacks and components
- Guide licensing choice for new software
Auditing
- Inventory existing use of mobile OSS
Compliance
- Create and implement best practices regimes
- Help build internal and external compliance and disclosure mechanisms

Community

Fully leverage the ecosystem

Key elements include:

Launch, nourish and optimize mobile computing communities
- Users of platforms, devices and applications
- Developers of and on mobile platforms and hardware
- Partners in the global mobile ecosystem
- Build vibrant and active communities

Olliance Group's open source Mobile Servicse will optimize and accelerate expanded sales and revenue for any company seeking to maximize use of open source technology.