the sponsors

Without the help from our generous sponsors we could not have created this leading, industry-first event.

Where else would you get Symbian (platinum), UIQ (gold), PalmSource, Nokia, Sybase, Tele Atlas and Texas Instruments (silver) sitting with Orange in one room at picnic tables, under umbrellas, chatting?

What's more, as well as the spontaneous competitions and give-aways taking place at each stand you could just sit back, grab a beer or some food and have an friendly, open and honest face-to-face chat.

Or maybe you simply wanted to try one of the sponsors' giant fairground games? The choice was yours…

Find out more about the sponsors...

Platinum sponsor   

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS - the advanced, open standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones.

Established as a private independent company in June 1998, Symbian employs around 1,200 people at its headquarters in the UK and sites around the world.

At the end of 2005, almost 60 million Symbian OS-enabled phones had shipped to over 250 network operators worldwide, 60 separate Symbian OS phone models were shipping from ten Symbian OS licensees. Of these, 23 shipped to network operators in Japan and across Europe for use on W-CDMA (3G) networks.

Licensed by the world's leading handset manufacturers, Symbian OS is designed to be sufficiently flexible and scalable to be used as a platform for the wide variety of mobile phones demanded by network operators, enterprises and consumers around the world.

The following Symbian OS licensees have Symbian OS-based mobile phones in production and/or development: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Mitsubishi for NTT DoCoMo, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, and Sony Ericsson.

At the heart of the smartphone industry, Symbian works closely with a worldwide ecosystem of leading-edge technology partners and a rapidly growing global developer community.

Gold sponsor

UIQ Technology develops and licenses an open software platform, UIQ, to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers and supports licensees in the drive towards developing a mass market for open mobile phones. UIQ based phones are powerful and give access to enterprise applications, email, multimedia and web content. UIQ is for example used in mobile phones from Sony Ericsson, Motorola, BenQ and Arima.

The latest version of the UIQ platform, UIQ 3,  targets requirements from the mobile phone industry. The platform is an answer to some of the challenges that the industry has. By offering support for multiple phone styles -  based on one single codeline - mobile phone manufacturers can, without duplicating engineering effort, minimize their need for investment, maximize freedom to innovate and improve their time to market.

Another of the many benefits of  UIQ is that it is an open platform: it is possible for developers to provide end users with additional applications and services after they have bought their mobile phone. To make this benefit available to developers, UIQ Technology creates and distributes the UIQ SDK that  targets mobile phones that use UIQ and Symbian OS.

UIQ enables developers to use C++ and Java MIDP by supporting numerous development tools and IDEs. The single codeline also ensures that applications developed for UIQ will run seamlessly on any mobile phone based on the same UIQ version, such as the Sony Ericsson P990, M600 or W950, the latest phones announced on UIQ 3.

The UIQ Developer Program, a free manufacturer-independent source of support on UIQ 3, provides the necessary SDK,  tools, information and support that developers need to create attractive and profitable solutions for mobile phones based on UIQ 3.

For more information, please visit www.uiq.com or www.developer.uiq.com.

Silver sponsors   

Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations. For further information, please visit www.nokia.com.

PalmSource, Inc. (www.palmsource.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCESS Co., Ltd., is the company behind Palm OS®, the software platform powering more than 40 million mobile phones, handhelds and other mobile devices. ACCESS (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813) is a global provider of mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies to the beyond-PC market.  ACCESS' NetFront™ technologies are delivering full Internet browsing and related services to next-generation mobile devices and consumer electronics ranging from digital TV to automobile telematics. PalmSource and ACCESS recently announced the ACCESS Linux Platform, an integrated, open and flexible Linux-based platform tailored for smartphones and mobile devices. More information about PalmSource and ACCESS is available at www.palmsource.com and www.access.co.jp/english.

Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise for customers and partners by delivering enterprise and mobile software solutions.  Sybase open standards-based technology integrates platforms, databases and applications, and securely extends  nterprise information to mobile workers. With Sybase, organizations can attain maximum value from their data assets by getting the right information to the right people at the right time and place. The world's most critical data in commerce, communications, finance, government, and healthcare runs on Sybase.  For more information, visit www.sybase.com.

Tele Atlas delivers the digital map data that powers the world's most essential geographic solutions. We collaborate with a fast growing base of application partners to ensure mobile consumers have the accurate, rich map content they need to quickly and easily find places, products and services, wherever they are. We've recently launched DeveloperLink, an application developer program that gives developers access to Tele Atlas' comprehensive database – one of the most extensive sources of global geographic content available – and everything else you need to develop next generation applications: - Free sample data and prototyping tools - Technical information and discussion forums - Business support, including access to a network of partners who can enhance your solution. Get more information at http://developlink.teleatlas.com

Texas Instruments (TI) wireless technology portfolio offers handset manufacturers the flexibility to create handsets from voice-only to capability-rich. TI's proven wireless technology, including its family of OMAP(TM) applications processors, is delivering the high performance and long battery life needed for a range of applications such as multimedia, connectivity, video, MP3 audio, imaging, security, location-based services and e-commerce.TI is the leading manufacturer of wireless semiconductors, providing a breadth of silicon and software and over 15 years of wireless systems expertise for all wireless communications standards, wireless LAN, Bluetooth, GPS, mobile DTV and Ultra Wideband. Please visit www.ti.com/wireless for additional information.

Media sponsors

  
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