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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Birdstep was founded in Oslo, Norway as a developer of embedded <a href="/facts/Database_systems/VYcpkevb">database systems</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> They expanded into Mobile IP and then into connection management. The company grew though acquisition and is now a combination of the original Birdstep Technology, Alice Systems, Aramova Inc. and SafeMove.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> In 2009, the company spun off the original database business and focused on connection management solutions.[<i>buzzword</i>] In 2015, the company completed the sale of the SafeMove Mobile VPN product line to Bittium Oy who continue to market the product as Bittium SafeMove.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> In 2016, Smith micro Software acquired Birdstep Technology AB, the software development and marketing arm of Birdstep Technology ASA (OSO: BIRD), for $2 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The components of Birdstep's Smart Solution Suite were integrated into <a href="/facts/Smith_Micro/YnKkpoVN">Smith Micro</a>'s NetWise platform, which provides solutions[<i>buzzword</i>] for connection management on wireless networks, <a href="/facts/Big_Data/XGtrVg4z">Big Data</a> analytics and credential provisioning and management. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Birdstep Technology Launches Seamless Connectivity Solution for Android". News Powered by Cision. Retrieved 2022-06-15. <a href="https://news.cision.com/birdstep-technology-ab/r/birdstep-technology-launches-seamless-connectivity-solution-for-android,c525173" target="_blank">https://news.cision.com/birdstep-technology-ab/r/birdstep-technology-launches-seamless-connectivity-solution-for-android,c525173</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Making Sense Of Big Data With Birdstep Technology". Global Security Mag Online. Retrieved 2022-06-15. <a href="http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Making-Sense-Of-Big-Data-With,20130503,37074.html" target="_blank">http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Making-Sense-Of-Big-Data-With,20130503,37074.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>ASA, Birdstep Technology (2001-09-11). "Birdstep Technology to Acquire Assets of US Software Vendor Centura Software". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2022-06-15. <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/zi/news-release/2001/09/11/282536/608/en/Birdstep-Technology-to-Acquire-Assets-of-US-Software-Vendor-Centura-Software.html" target="_blank">https://www.globenewswire.com/zi/news-release/2001/09/11/282536/608/en/Birdstep-Technology-to-Acquire-Assets-of-US-Software-Vendor-Centura-Software.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Birdstep Capital Markets Day. October 8, 2009" (PDF). <a href="http://mb.cision.com/Public/MigratedWpy/90021/694670/9541dcae19b96ef2.pdf" target="_blank">http://mb.cision.com/Public/MigratedWpy/90021/694670/9541dcae19b96ef2.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"SafeMove solutions - Bittium". 2015-10-11. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2020-07-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151011053717/http://www.bittium.com/products__services/safemove_solutions" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151011053717/http://www.bittium.com/products__services/safemove_solutions</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Birdstep Technology AB has been acquired by Smith Micro Software, Inc. | Deals | Oaklins United States: Mid-market M&A and financial advice globally". United States. Retrieved 2020-07-28. <a href="https://www.oaklins.com/us/en/deals/102057/?cn-reloaded=1" target="_blank">https://www.oaklins.com/us/en/deals/102057/?cn-reloaded=1</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Derfor selger Birdstep: – De finansielle utsiktene har blitt kritiske". e24.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-06-15. <a href="https://e24.no/i/1kap0M" target="_blank">https://e24.no/i/1kap0M</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>