News/Views from Symsource Ltd. http://www.symsource.com/ http://www.motxt.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:41:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.motxt.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.motxt.com News/Views from Symsource Ltd. http://www.symsource.com/ http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid= Symsource Joins the Symbian Foundation LONDON - (BUSINESS WIRE (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/)) - Symsource Limited today announced it has become a member of the Symbian Foundation, which, together with its ecosystem, is creating the most proven, open and complete mobile software platform. The platform is based on Symbian OS and software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, and Sony Ericsson, including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces. Portions of the source code are already being moved to open source, under the Eclipse Public License. By mid-2010, this process will be complete. “We are delighted to join the Symbian Foundation,” commented Tim Ocock, VP of Business Development, Symsource, “The Symbian Foundation is a great way for the well established Symbian ecosystem members, such as Symsource, to be even more closely and publicly involved with development of new and exciting mobile applications. This enables Symsource to continue to be a leading contributor to the thriving Symbian Foundation community” As a member of the Symbian Foundation, Symsource gains the immediate right to license the Symbian Foundation platform, royalty free and without source code fees; to participate in working groups and in the governance of the foundation; and to participate in joint marketing and branding campaigns. Symsource Ltd. has built a strong successful application development track record on the Symbian platform, having worked in the past to deliver complex applications for the S60™ and UIQ™ platforms. The company is well equipped and ready to adapt rapidly to the new technical and commercial framework offered by the Nokia™ Ovi™ Store. Symsource is also at the forefront in supporting the creation of new reference designs and product categories, such as netbooks, that can be based on Symbian. About The Symbian Foundation The Symbian Foundation, together with its ecosystem, is creating the most proven, open and complete mobile software platform, which is based on Symbian OS and software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, and Sony Ericsson, including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces. Symbian OS is the leading open mobile operating system, which has shipped in over 250 million mobile devices to date. Portions of the source code are already being moved to open source, under the Eclipse Public License. By mid-2010, this process will be complete. This will make the platform code available to all for free, bringing additional innovation and engaging an even broader community in future developments. The foundation software licensing model and governance structure has been designed to secure transparency, encourage contribution and maintain platform consistency. The foundation promotes collaboration, contributions and active participation and operates as a meritocracy. The Symbian Foundation now occupies offices in the UK (London) and US (Foster City), and will soon have regional operations in China (Beijing) and Japan (Tokyo). Symbian Foundation and all Symbian-based trademarks and logos are trademarks of the Symbian Foundation. For more information please visit www.symbian.org (www.symbian.org) or blog.symbian.org (blog.symbian.org). Request Callback Get in touch! Contact Us info@symsource.com (mailto:info@symsource.com) sales@symsource.com (mailto:sales@symsource.com) jobs@symsource.com (mailto:jobs@symsource.com) Switchboard +44 (0) 207 580 6800 Symsource Ltd. 7 Portland Place London W1B 1PP Click here for Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=symsource&sll=53.098145,-2.443696&sspn=6.480242,15.996094&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=51.519669,-0.144381&spn=0.013112,0.031242&om=1&iwloc=A) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:01:59 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid= Symsource Joins ARM Connected Community LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE (http://www.businesswire.com/))-- Symsource Limited today announced it is a new member in the ARM® Connected Community, the industry’s largest ecosystem of ARM technology-based products and services. As part of the ARM Connected Community, Symsource will gain access to a full range of resources to help it market and deploy innovative solutions that will enable developers to get their ARM Powered® products to market faster. “We are very pleased to join the ARM Connected Community,” comments Tim Ocock, VP of Business Development, Symsource. “This marks an important milestone for Symsource recognizing our continuing success and expertise in customizing all the key mobile operating systems running on ARM architecture for operator-specific enhancements and integrated applications and services.” Symsource Ltd. has built a strong successful application development track record on the Symbian™, BlackBerry™ and J2ME platforms. This has enabled the company to invest in new emerging platforms such as iPhone™ and Android™, so that customers can deliver truly multiplatform mobile services to the market and ensure the broadest uptake through all the online application channels such as the iPhone App Store, Android Marketplace, Nokia™ Ovi™ Store and BlackBerry App World. Further to the fast changing market landscape, Symsource also enables the creation of new reference designs and product categories such as netbooks based on open source platforms such as Android and Symbian. The ARM Connected Community is a global network of companies aligned to provide a complete solution, from design to manufacture and end use, for products based on the ARM architecture. ARM offers a variety of resources to Community members, including promotional programs and peer-networking opportunities that enable a variety of ARM Partners to come together to provide end-to-end customer solutions. Visitors to the ARM Connected Community have the ability to contact members directly through the website. “The Connected Community is all about companies working together to provide the most complete solutions in the shortest possible time. By joining the Community, which now comprises more than 550 companies, Symsource increases the large portfolio of skills, products and services that are centered around the ARM architecture, and currently available to developers worldwide,” said Lori Kate Smith, partnership marketing manager for ARM. For more information about the ARM Connected Community, please visit http://www.arm.com/community (http://www.arm.com/community). Request Callback Get in touch! Contact Us info@symsource.com (mailto:info@symsource.com) sales@symsource.com (mailto:sales@symsource.com) jobs@symsource.com (mailto:jobs@symsource.com) Switchboard +44 (0) 207 580 6800 Symsource Ltd. 7 Portland Place London W1B 1PP Click here for Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=symsource&sll=53.098145,-2.443696&sspn=6.480242,15.996094&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=51.519669,-0.144381&spn=0.013112,0.031242&om=1&iwloc=A) Thu, 21 May 2009 09:14:14 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid= Symsource Offers Cross Platform Development Services for Mobile Application Stores LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE (http://www.businesswire.com/))--Symsource Ltd. announces it is now offering a one-stop shop for software services taking mobile applications for iPhone,™ Android™, BlackBerry™ and Symbian™ into major online mobile application stores. Offering product design and software development services on all major mobile platforms, Symsource is your second-to-none one stop partner to prepare your mobile application for the opportunities offered by iPhone App Store, Android Marketplace, Nokia™ Ovi™ Store and BlackBerry App World. Whether you need to port an existing app or are an established business but a newcomer to mobile, Symsource will be at your side. From choosing which platform to tackle next, to guiding you through the submission process, Symsource provides coverage on all mobile platforms. This means less work for you in managing multiple suppliers and lower total cost of the effort involved. ”The proliferation of easy-to-buy, easy-to-publish mobile application download channels such as iPhone App Store or the Ovi Store for Symbian apps represents a huge opportunity for businesses to bring new types of content and applications directly to mobile users,” says Tim Ocock, Symsource VP Business Development. ”With demand for mobile application development skills at an all time high, it makes sense to choose an experienced partner that gives you full coverage to maximize your addressable market and stand out from the crowd.” ”Symsource was instrumental in developing and launching our SoundCurtain and Whisper applications for the iPhone - two highly complex apps for real-time audio generation based on our patented a3 technology,” says Andreas Raptopoulos, CEO of FutureAcoustic (http://www.futureacoustic.com/). ”We plan to work with Symsource to support application store channels for all the open mobile platforms. They are a great partner - not only for their compelling engineering capability, but also for their deep insight in the key trends in this space.” Symsource continuously offers high-quality mobile product development services from custom application design to porting and testing in support of all major mobile platforms, including Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and iPhone. Request Callback Get in touch! Contact Us info@symsource.com (mailto:info@symsource.com) sales@symsource.com (mailto:sales@symsource.com) jobs@symsource.com (mailto:jobs@symsource.com) Switchboard +44 (0) 207 580 6800 Symsource Ltd. 7 Portland Place London W1B 1PP Click here for Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=symsource&sll=53.098145,-2.443696&sspn=6.480242,15.996094&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=51.519669,-0.144381&spn=0.013112,0.031242&om=1&iwloc=A) Tue, 05 May 2009 08:10:33 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid= "More than 1 billion people worldwide use Gemalto's products and services. When Gemalto began developing cutting-edge configuration, content and application services on their SIM cards they turned to Symsource to provide the best in mobile platform expertise. Symsource provided Gemalto with Nokia S60 (Symbian OS) applications to efficiently manage communications with SIM applications, silently configure user settings delivered from the SIM, and present interactive content served up from a micro SIM server. Delivered on-time in a manner highly reactive to changing customer needs, Symsource was able to help Gemalto maximise the latest SIM card technology by providing Gemalto's network operator customers with tangible, real-world applications delivered from the SIM which add value for the end user." Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:07:05 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid= "The nicest surprise we got from Symsource was when they told us they'd sped our J2ME client up enough that we didn't need to do a native Symbian implementation! And that was after they had a signed contract for both the J2ME and the Symbian work! I have enjoyed working with them since then, as I have found them to be talented, polite, and organized people." Andy Weinstein, Zlango Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:52:17 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid= "Symsource is one of the few software & mobile development practices who are firmly on the inner circle of the mobile industry." Andreas Constantinou, Ph.D. Research Director, VisionMobile Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:54:57 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=28 “Visto selected Symsource to assist the Company in porting Visto Mobile, its industry leading mobile email solution, to multiple platforms including S60, J2ME and UIQ. Working with Symsource enabled Visto to reduce its development time and speed time-to-market. Symsource's expertise, professionalism and project management skills were an integral part of the project's successful completion. Based on our experience, we are happy to recommend Symsource to any potential clients.” Stergios Anastasiadis, VP Engineering, Visto Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:39:00 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=25 Symsource helps businesses to bring their content and services to mobile phones, providing strategic, technology and implementation expertise to exploit the tremendous growth in demand for useful, innovative and easy to use mobile products. Symbian OSJava J2ME and BlackBerryWindows MobileiPhone SMS servicesConnected applicationsMobile Web 2.0Strategy and delivery Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.motxt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=29 Accredited Symbian Developer online exams With the ASD online exam (http://www.symsource.com/register.htm): Assess your Symbian OS skills Become an Accredited Symbian Developer Identify which training will best fit your organisation Reduce training costs Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100