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WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2006 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com
Optaros, an open source software consulting and integration firm, announced the development of Swisscom Mobile Labs, a web platform and testing environment for Swisscom Mobile that all Internet users can access.
Optaros said the environment allows the Swiss telecommunications company to propose and introduce new products and services at an early stage to interested people. Swisscom Mobile Labs enables users to download and use products and services and to comment on, evaluate and rate proposed services. By facilitating a discussion and ongoing communication with users, Swisscom Mobile can present new services early to improve and optimize these services based on user feedback or to adapt or change services completely if needed, the company noted.
Swisscom Mobile Labs is one of the first known "Web 2.0"-oriented offerings in Switzerland and illustrates a new approach on how services can be developed, tested and proliferated iteratively while leveraging customer input and feedback. This approach is commonly referred to by Web 2.0 experts as "perpetual beta."
Optaros developed the entire web platform in approximately four weeks and used ...