We've been working since 2006 with trutap, helping them to develop their new mobile service; specifically, they approached us to consult on and develop the handset side of their platform (currently in beta). An in-house team of developers at trutap built the back-end of the infrastructure, and we collaborated with them to tightly integrate the two.

Our work also included an in-depth visual and interaction design process, working closely with trutap's product team to create a cutting-edge user experience where users seamlessly access instant messaging, blogging, contacts and trutap's own messaging system - all through their mobile devices.

We like to think that with this project, we've raised the bar of what can be achieved with mobile Java. We used the robust framework of our rapid development platform, Cactus, to ensure the on-phone application is tightly integrated with trutap's messaging services. It provides deep integration with mobile phone functions (for instance, camera and phonebook access) and a rich visual interface that remains consistent across a wide range of handsets.

Speaking through the medium of a press release, Carl Uminski, Chief Technical Officer at trutap, said: "Future Platforms' dedication and passion around our project matched our own and assured us that we had chosen the right partner. The team's expertise and world-class credentials contributed to a slick and compelling user experience, and using Future Platform's robust Cactus platform meant that we have been able to reduce time-to-market."

...which seems to sum it up quite nicely.

Tom Hume, founder of Future Platforms added, in the same press release: "Our work with trutap builds on our experience of helping entrepreneurial clients turn new concepts into strong commercial products. This complex project has allowed us to push our Cactus platform further than ever before, and the result is a Java application with an almost Flash-like appearance."

"We're proud of our work with trutap and are looking forward to their full UK launch."

Which is true.