Nokia and IBM plan to jointly provide wireless operators and service providers with a complete solution for wireless content management and delivery.

According to a recently announced agreement, IBM will market Nokia's delivery server software for mobile content downloading. The companies have also agreed to collaborate on secure content delivery solutions, including digital rights management, based on industry-wide open standards and specifications.

The Nokia Delivery Server will be available on IBM eServers running Linux built on IBM's WebSphere e-business infrastructure software. The plan is to enables service providers to offer new content services for mobile users, such as Java based mobile games, polyphonic MIDI ring tones, digital images, graphics, screen savers and icons. The services built on the solution, called Digital Media for Mobile Devices (DM Mobile), will, according to the companies, allow users to fully leverage the advanced features of mobile devices such as preview and seamless downloading of new content.

Using a modular approach, future developments of the Nokia and IBM solution are slated to support delivery and protection of a richer set of media types. The aim is to allow operators and service providers to leverage their initial investment and increase their revenue streams. IBM Global Services will sell and support the resulting offering with consulting, installation, and integration.

Both Nokia and IBM are members of the newly formed Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). The companies said OMA is a nearly 200-member company organization charged with delivering open standards for the mobile industry, helping to create interoperable services which work across countries, operators and mobile terminals and are tailored for user's needs.