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Danger Incorporated, founded in 2000 and based in Palo Alto, California, provides customers worldwide with voice, messaging, open Web browsing, and other Java-based mobile Internet products and services. The firm hosts a client-server platform, on which it runs customized applications. Services are licensed to mobile operators. Danger works with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in designing handsets that support the Danger Operating System. The firm's platform provides operators with integrated billing and customer care tools. It aggregates user data, supporting direct marketing and content source processes. The platform integrates with existing systems. The company is known for its hiptop (R) technology. hiptop also is marketed under mobile operator brand names. Devices running Danger software provide end users with mobile telephone, Web browsing, e-mail, instant messaging, digital camera, personal information management, and download management tools. The hiptop system includes a straightforward interface. Devices are connected to the Danger service, automating data backup processes. Software is upgraded over wireless networks. Systems running the software are sold in the United States and Europe.
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