SONBuddy

Community is a warm place, a cosy and comfortable place. It’s like a roof
under which we shelter in heavy rain, like a fireplace at which we warm our hands
on a frosty day. In here, in the community, we can relax – we are safe, there are no
dangers looming in dark corners. In a community, we all understand each other
well, we may trust what we hear, we are safe most of the time and hardly ever
puzzled or taken back. We are never strangers to each other. ”
Bauman, 2001

Network Without Network

SONbuddy is an intelligent software platform designed to enable any WiFi-equipped device (802.11b/g/a) form a spontaneous Self Organizing Network (SON).

SONbuddy automatically seeks, organizes and maintains a peer-to-peer and peer-to-multi-peer ad hoc community network based on user-defined preferred search parameters.

SONbuddy’s multi-hop capabilities (literally) cast a wider net than the traditional single hop networking mechanism, identifying and listing other SONbuddy users. The user defined wide area “community” or “special interest group” is thus instantaneously established and maintained in a dynamic ad hoc network topology, where users may join in or terminate their links to the community.

SONbuddy, which comprises a revolutionary patent-pending multi-hop routing algorithm and a suite of applications, delivers a self-forming, self-organizing, self-healing, self-optimizing network without relying on any fixed infrastructure.

SONbuddy Unique Features

Benefits:

• Ubiquitous reach – instant and everywhere based on the multi-hop routing technology.

• Community based and/or anonymous communication.

• Pure peer-to-peer networking capabilities.

• Self-forming, self-organizing, self-healing network
attributes.

• Built-in IPsec technology that allows the user’s data to be strongly authenticated and encrypted.

• Independent technology platform, free from clientserver infrastructure.

• User friendly - easy to operate, customize and maintain; free from annoying configuration hassle.

• Standards-based platform - Internet protocols, MFC, NDIS, COM, etc. Will work with any interface cards that comply to the NDIS 4 or NDIS 5 standards.

• Standard-based APIs available for application developers to create compelling P2P applications, be t collaboration, file sharing, instant messaging, chatting or gaming.

• Security and privacy options – including intermediate node data protection.

• Available for both Windows-based notebooks, desktops and Pocket PC-based PDAs.

SONbuddy Developer Program

The SONbuddy developer program is a major part of Green Packet’s business strategy. By working closely with content and application developers, Green Packet can add value to the developer’s applications and at the same time, guarantee end customers with a broad spectrum of applications for gaming, m-commerce, entertainment, file sharing, chatting, web browsing, news, etc. Developers can take full advantage of Green Packet’s SONbuddy customer base.

By sharing our technology and expertise with developers worldwide, we help turn your great ideas into real-world applications for P2P networking.

Applications

BuddyManager - Create any number of interesting personalities of yourself. Also configure SONbuddy services to your personal preferences.

BuddyExplorer - Discover your buddies within the vicinity or seek your special interest groups with common interests.

BuddyWLAN - Configure your wireless LAN settings with ease.

BuddyGateway - Provides Internet connection sharing with other SONbuddy enabled devices.

Buddy VPN - Create a secure VPN connection to obtain optimal privacy and security for your connections.

Dual Network Modes - Give yourself the flexibility to run on infrastructure and / or infrastructureless (ad-hoc) modes.

Buddy2Play - Have some fun and competition! Play peer-to-peer or multi-peer networking games with your buddies.

Buddy2Talk - Talk with a buddy. Use high quality full duplex Voice over IP (VoIP) communication.

BuddyXchange - Manage, search and exchange files or other items within your buddy community.

BuddyMessenger - An Instant Messenger (IM) to communicate with other buddies in your community.

*BuddyAlert - Set proximity alerts to available user-specified services or buddies and auto launch of selected programs.

**SONpad - Express your artistic self. Communicate or collaborate with your buddies using drawing boards.

**SONchat - Chat with a group of buddies using a text-based ad hoc chatting room application.

For more details, please visit www.sonbuddy.com

SONbuddy Supported Platform

Microsoft Windows-based devices (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows CE, Pocket PC 2002, Pocket PC 2003) equipped with Wireless LAN card, and with the SONbuddy software installed, properly configured and enabled.

Self-Organizing Multihop Networking

USA Office

Corporate HQ/R&D Center Green Packet Inc. 20300, Stevens Creek Blvd.
#Suite 250 Cupertino, CA 95014, USA
info@greenpacket.com
phone : 1.408.777.9333
fax : 1.408.777.9555

Asia Pacific Sales Office

Green Packet Sdn Bhd Lot 1-5, Incubator 2, Technology Park Malaysia, Lebuhraya Puchong-Sg Besi, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
phone : 603.8996.6022
fax: 603.8996.4996

Malaysia R&D Office

Green Packet Sdn Bhd Unit S7A, Block 2320, Century Square 63000 Cyberjaya
Selangor DE, Malaysia