Gatespace Signs Deal with Volvo

    GOTHENBURG, Sweden--June 7, 2001--Gatespace, a provider of open standards-based distributed service platforms for designing, developing, and delivering network-based services, announced today that Volvo Technological Development, VTD, has signed a general Development Software License Agreement with Gatespace.
    VTD is planning to use Gatespace's OSGi based (Open Services Gateway Initiative) service platform for building infotronic solutions into future generations of Volvo vehicles. Gatespace's platform will be used to bridge between the outside world of OSGi services and the vehicle internal MOST (Media Oriented System Transport) bus, which is used to distribute services within the vehicle.
    "Volvo Technological Development is working in a partnership with Volvo Car Corporation, who is also recognized as the telematics technology leader within Ford. On the commercial side Volvo Technological Development is working as partner to Volvo Global Trucks, a market leader in telematics applications in the commercial transport market", says Staffan Truve, founder and CEO of Gatespace. "In signing an agreement to start developing services based on our software platform, Volvo further reinforces our position as the technology leader in this space. We also see this as an important initial step for introducing OSGi into the automotive industry and eventually establish OSGi as a de facto standard for in-vehicle gateways. We are excited that Volvo has chosen to work with us, and are looking forward to support them in their efforts to develop a variety of network based services for the automotive market."
    "Telematic and infotronic services for the automotive segment is a fast growing market, and by using Gatespace's OSGi platform as a basis for our development work, we can stay ahead of competition in this constantly developing market", says Ted Kruse, head of department Electronics & Software. "MOST is already a widely accepted standard in the automotive industry, however it solves only the transmission of information inside the car. Gatespace's distributed service platform will provide a means for distributing a variety of external services and media to the cars. In this respect Gatespace's focus on OSGi based solutions makes them an ideal partner for us."