Nextnation Introduces MINDCEP 2.0, the Second Generation of the Multimedia Communication Developer Platform for mobile SMS and WAP applications.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 08, 2002 - Nextnation Network (Nextnation) released MINDCEP 2.0, the Second Generation of the Multimedia Communication Developer Platform for mobile SMS and WAP applications which can help make advanced mobile-commerce services such as micro payment and e-wallets for mobile purchases more accessible and secure with firewall protection against viruses and software attacks.

MINDCEP Platform has defined a set of hardware and software components to build developer modules offering different levels of security, supporting transactions from SMS and WAP. MINDCEP Platform builds on strong security modules and applies them to the hardware and software architectures to define a trusted execution environment that protects the device both at boot time and during runtime.

These components function together to limit the potential damage from malicious applications and to enable a rich set of security services. In addition, MINDCEP Platform has defined a protocol that allows the security state of a developer module to be shared with other modules in the network, enabling device level trust to be extended into the larger network.

" MINDCEP Platform provides a new foundation for mobile application development," said Andrew, executive director and chief technology officer of Nextnation. "The goal of our research was to provide an open and secure architecture, for future wireless data services."

"This collaboration directly enhances handheld architectures to provide the trusted capabilities vital for widespread adoption of mobile commerce and enterprise usage," said Andrew.

With its updated and enhanced look, MINDCEP Platform 2.0 enables industry partners to create applications and solutions that provide mobile information workers with more efficient and secure access to information.

The specification is publicly available at http://www.nextnationnet.com

About Nextnation

Nextnation, a mobile application service provider, enables businesses and individuals to access, connect, and transact across today's complex global mobile networks. Its core product MINDCEP Platform is a mobile multimedia communication platform, facilitating and enabling mobile data transmission worldwide using WAP, MMS, SMS Java and 3G technologies. MINDCEP is connected to some of the largest premium messaging networks in the world in order to offer a broad range of services from content distribution to mobile m-commerce and place the company at the forefront of this rapidly growing messaging market. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.nextnationnet.com.