We’re very pleased to welcome our latest members to the Symbian Foundation. They are a microcosm of Symbian as a whole: a Java developer, a WiFi technology provider, a Mobile Software Management provider, an Internet service portal and an applications and services provider, they are based in Japan, the US, Israel, China and Portugal.
As of today, the Symbian Foundation has 114 members, 54 companies in the application process, and four affiliate members. Affiliate members are subsidiaries of members that have asked to have visibility on the Symbian Web sites in their own right.
Here is a description of each of our new members, in their own words:
“Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in mobile phones and other consumer electronics devices. The company was founded in 1986 and has been a Sun Java licensee since 1996. Aplix has been publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Mothers) since 2003.”
“Boingo Wireless delivers on the promise of global Wi-Fi roaming – without the roaming fees. Use one account at more than 100,000+ hotspots around the world. Stay connected at more than 500+ airports, 20,000+ hotels, and 25,000+ cafes and restaurants around the world. Boingo Mobile gives you unlimited access to the public Internet in commercial hot spots around the globe with your Wi-Fi enabled mobile device.”
“Red Bend Software, the leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), provides software solutions for managing firmware, applications and devices over the air. The company’s award-winning MSM products enable device manufacturers, mobile operators and software developers to increase revenues, reduce support costs and achieve faster time to market by remotely managing their software assets on mobile devices. Red Bend’s software has been deployed in more than 520 million mobile devices by seven of the top 10 handset manufacturers, including Kyocera, LG Electronics, Motorola, Sharp, Sony Ericsson and ZTE, as well as dozens of other leading companies in the mobile, M2M and WiMAX markets.”
“Founded in November, 1998, Tencent, Inc. has grown into China’s largest and most used Internet service portal. In its ten-year history, Tencent has been able to maintain steady and fast-paced growth by always putting its users first. On June 16th, 2004, Tencent Holdings Limited (SEHK 700) went public on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.”
“WIT Software is a software company that creates applications and services for telecommunication and media companies. WIT provides technical consulting and software development for any company that wants to exploit the power of Mobile and Fixed Communications.
WIT Software was founded in March 2001 as a spin-off company from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Most of the people that now make part of the company have been working in software for the telecommunications industry since 1997.”
We’re looking forward to the contributions all will bring to the community.
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