The Borland and Metrowerks tools, announced here at the Nokia Mobile Internet Conference, November 5th and 6th, are designed to increase the speed, efficiency and quality with which developers can create applications for the color screen Symbian Operating System (OS) - Symbian OS™ based Series 60, which Nokia, Siemens, Samsung and Matsushita already support.
A sister product to Borland’s JBuilder MobileSet, the Borland Series 60 C++ Toolkit was jointly developed with Nokia. It enables the reuse of existing Symbian application source code or the creation of new Series 60 applications and testing and debugging of applications within a Series 60 emulator.
"Borland has selected Series 60 platform as the first mobile OS to be supported by Borland C++ Mobile Edition,” said Simon Thornhill, vice president and general manager of Borland RAD solutions. “The Nokia Series 60 C++ Toolkit extends Borland leadership in the provision of application development environments for mobile," Mr. Thornhill added. "By providing developers with an integrated development environment that directly supports the Series 60 platform Borland will increase the speed of mobile application development."
Metrowerks’ CodeWarrior(TM) Development Tools for Symbian OS, Professional Edition is a complete, integrated development environment that enables developers to develop, debug and compile C/C++ Symbian applications for Series 60 and other Symbian user interface packages. The toolkit offers timesaving remote debugging with a MetroTRK (Target Resident Kernel) feature, as well as a completely integrated Symbian target build environment.
“Series 60 is the most significant platform in the smart phone marketplace today,” said David Clifton, vice president of segment marketing, Metrowerks. “Adding support for the Series 60 is a key element in our strategy to provide the most comprehensive development tools for Symbian OS to application developers.”
The Series 60 platform supports open and common key technologies, such as MMS, Java (TM), WAP/XHTML, and C++ / Symbian OS (native). It features a high-quality color display, and all key telephony and personal information applications, including browsers and messaging clients. The user interface is designed for easy, one-handed operation.
“The Series 60 platform provides a rich creative environment for developers and has the support of handset manufacturers who together represent 60% of the global phone market,” stated Jouko Hayrynen, Vice President, Global Forum Nokia, Nokia’s worldwide developer outreach program. “With the commitment from these leading tools companies, we expect to see exponential growth of Series 60 applications and services.”
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries: consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes hardware and software development tools and middleware that enable customers to decrease their time to market.
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries: consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes hardware and software development tools and middleware that enable customers to decrease their time to market.
The company also offers services, including training and custom software development. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks is today an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. Metrowerks corporate headquarters are in Austin, Texas; Metrowerks Europe is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland; and Metrowerks Japan is headquartered in Tokyo. More information is available from www.metrowerks.com.
About Borland
Borland Software Corporation is a leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy, integrate, and manage software applications. Delivering best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web based computing while leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Developer Network comprised of millions of developers around the world, Borland provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland solutions enable organizations to increase productivity and deliver higher performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost of ownership. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Borland at www.borland.com/or the Borland Developer Network at bdn.borland.com/.
Borland Software Corporation is a leading provider of technology used to develop, deploy, integrate, and manage software applications. Delivering best-in-class technology solutions dedicated to interoperability, Borland allows enterprises of all sizes to move into Web based computing while leveraging legacy systems. From the Fortune 1000 to the Borland Developer Network comprised of millions of developers around the world, Borland provides customers the freedom to develop applications, deploy them anywhere, and integrate and manage them across the enterprise. Borland solutions enable organizations to increase productivity and deliver higher performance projects faster and on budget, while lowering total cost of ownership. Founded in 1983, Borland is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Borland at www.borland.com/or the Borland Developer Network at bdn.borland.com/.
All Borland brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
More information about Series 60 is available at www.forum.nokia.com/series60
About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia, connects developers to the tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they need to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the US, Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides direct technical and business development support to developers and operators in order to ensure the successful launch of services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
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Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
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Nokia
Communications - Global developer program
Charles Chopp
Tel: +1 972-894-4573
Charles Chopp
Tel: +1 972-894-4573