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Nokia launches S60 3rd Edition Challenge for mobile developers

Nokia, the global leader in mobility, today announced the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge, a competition designed to drive development of innovative new mobile enterprise, music, location-based and Macromedia Flash applications for the S60 3rd Edition Platform.

NOKIA PRESS RELEASE December 8, 2005

Nokia launches S60 3rd Edition Challenge for mobile developers

Four Grand prize winners to each receive ?25,000, free Forum Nokia PRO membership; early entrants get free on-site technical consultancy, free Symbian-signed testing

Espoo, Finland – Nokia, the global leader in mobility, today announced the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge, a competition designed to drive development of innovative new mobile enterprise, music, location-based and Macromedia Flash applications for the S60 3rd Edition Platform.

Any company that creates mobile applications can compete for ?100,000 in grand prizes awarded for C++ and Flash applications for smartphone devices built by Nokia and other S60 licensees based on the S60 Developer Platform 3rd Edition. Grand prize winners in each of the four competition categories – mobile enterprise, mobile music, location-aware applications and Flash Lite(TM) mobile media applications — will receive ?25,000 each, plus free one-year membership to Forum Nokia PRO. Co-sponsored with Macromedia, the contest will also award top winners a demo spot at a Nokia event, free on-site technical support and consultancy, devices and additional marketing support from Nokia partner, Handango.

Providing developers with a consistent set of technologies, the S60 3rd Edition Platform supports new C++ Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) enabling a wide range of possibilities for creation of location-based applications, as well as several new Java Specification Request (JSR) APIs that allow applications that include scalable 2-D vector graphics, wireless messaging, robust security and authentication and other advanced application features.

Introduced in February 2005 at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, the S60 3rd Edition Platform enables developers to create “smarter” applications both in terms of better user experience and more efficient development, and offers an enhanced security model that provides better protection for valuable applications and content.

Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge registration is open until Dec. 15, 2005 at http://mktools.forum.nokia.com/challenge. Registered contestants will receive notification by Dec. 31 of availability of the final S60 3rd Edition SDK. The first 25 companies to enter the competition will receive two technical support requests free-of-charge from Forum Nokia Technical Services and Consultancy, with Symbian providing the first 50 registrants with a free round of Symbian Signed Testing for mobile applications.

“We’ve invited all developer companies to register for the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge in order to open the doors as widely as possible to development of dynamic new C++ and Flash applications for the widely popular S60 platform,” said Lee Epting, vice president, Forum Nokia. “We’re anticipating competition among the best and most innovative applications being developed by the S60 community and the large global base of Macromedia Flash developers, who are now able to use the S60 platform to bring greater levels of performance and targeted features and applications to best-selling S60 smartphone devices.”

Contestants in the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge will submit the final versions of their mobile applications by March 31, 2006, with a shortlist of finalists announced April 28, 2006. Winners will be invited to the S60 World event in Cannes at end-May 2006, where the winners and prizes in each of the categories will be announced.

Submissions in the Enterprise applications category of the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge can include applications that give mobile workers real-time access to information and co-workers, create cost-efficiencies in management of mobile and enterprise communications hardware and networks or let business users find practical solutions to real-world problems.

Location-aware applications and services submissions can include any innovative, lucrative-to-consumer, easy-to-use standalone or client-server application, which uses maps and/or automated positioning (BT GPS, GPS, A-GPS, network based positioning) in the areas of search navigation and travel; gaming, music, entertainment, sports and outdoor activities; imaging and personal content; the enterprise and personal productivity.

The Mobile Music applications category is focused on applications for music consumers and can address the superior usability of a given music application, innovative playback or collection management features, combinations of various media and usage types, or consumer sharing of music play lists, experiences and information.

Submissions to the Flash category can include Macromedia Flash Lite(TM) applications using Flash mobile technology in the areas of gaming, media and entertainment; tutorials and interactive help; personal and enterprise productive; or experimental and other innovative mobile Flash applications.

Full details on categories, prizes and registration requirements for Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge can be found at the competition website at: http://mktools.forum.nokia.com/challenge.

About Forum Nokia
Nokia’s global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at http://www.forum.nokia.com/.

About Nokia
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.

Quickoffice Named Forum Nokia 2005 Developer of The Year

Receives First Annual Achievement Award Aimed to Recognize Leading Mobile Application Developers

DALLAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Quickoffice(R), Inc., a leading provider of
innovative mobile office document software, today announced its selection as
Developer of The Year in the 2005 Forum Nokia PRO Awards, sponsored by Nokia’s
global developer support program. Quickoffice was selected as the year’s top
developer from more than 150 entries that were judged by an independent panel
of mobile industry journalists and analysts.
The award was presented to Quickoffice for its Quickoffice Premier
software suite, a mobile application that allows business professionals
worldwide the ability to open, view, edit and even create Microsoft(R) Office
documents directly from their smartphone with complete document integrity.
A total of seven awards were presented to developers who exemplified ‘best
practices’ by making significant contributions to driving innovation in the
mobility industry. Quickoffice was honored during a ceremony today at the
Nokia Application Summit in Dubai.
All members of Nokia’s advanced developer support program, Forum Nokia
PRO, were qualified to enter the competition. Quickoffice and the other
winners receive 2006 Forum Nokia PRO membership at no cost as well as a
dedicated company information page on Forum Nokia’s public site.
“Quickoffice has made significant strides in enabling mobile executives to
increase productivity,” said Nasser Iravani, director, Forum Nokia, Americas.
“Quickoffice was selected by our panel of judges as the 2005 Developer of The
Year because of its continued industry success, and commitment to driving new,
innovative applications for the wireless market.”
“It is truly rewarding to be chosen by Nokia, the world leader in wireless
communications as a top developer in the industry,” said Barry Cottle, CEO of
Quickoffice. “This confirms Quickoffice’s reputation as a pioneer in mobile
business solutions for customers around the world.”
Companies were acknowledged in the following categories: 2005 Developer of
the Year Award; Rising Star Award – Presented to application, content or
solutions provider with fewer than 30 employees; ARPU Award – Best business
model for operators; Enterprise Application – Series 60; Enterprise
Application – Series 80; Gaming/Entertainment Application – Series 40;
Gaming/Entertainment Application – Series 60.
Additional information about Nokia’s annual recognition program for mobile
application developer companies can be found at:
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200509/1010678_5.html

SOURCE Quickoffice, Inc.

links:

http://www.quickoffice.com
http://www.forum.nokia.com
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200509/1010678_5.html

Nokia honors top application development companies

Nokia, the global leader in mobility, today announced the winners of its annual Forum Nokia PRO Awards, highlighting some of the mobile industry’s major advances and accomplishments during 2005 in the development of applications and content.

NOKIA PRESS RELEASE Desember 6, 2005

Nokia honors top application development companies with 2005 industry accolades

Third-party developers from U.S., China, Hong Kong, Norway receive Forum Nokia PRO 2005 Awards

Espoo, Finland – Nokia, the global leader in mobility, today announced the winners of its annual Forum Nokia PRO Awards, highlighting some of the mobile industry’s major advances and accomplishments during 2005 in the development of applications and content.

“Forum Nokia is extremely proud of the caliber of developers in our PRO community which includes both some of the fastest-growing and most innovative developer companies and many of the largest IT solutions providers in the world,” said Lee Epting, vice president, Forum Nokia. “These awards demonstrate the extraordinary high level of technical sophistication that can be found in today’s best mobile applications. The awards highlight the way that developers are keeping pace with the advances we have made in offering powerful devices that support cutting edge business and consumer services.”

The PRO Awards, judged by an international panel of mobile industry journalists and analysts with input from Nokia representatives, recognize applications and services that had the greatest impact on the global mobility market in the past year. The winners, chosen from among the more than 160 PRO member companies participating in this year’s awards, each will receive one year’s free Forum Nokia membership, valued at more than $5,000 U.S.

Receiving the Award for Developer of the Year was Quickoffice, Inc. for its Quickoffice Premier S60 mobile office suite. Quickoffice, one of four U.S. companies recognized in the competition, provides full functionality in using Microsoft Office documents in native file formats on S60 devices. The software allows users to access, modify or create office documents such as contracts, agreements, business plans, sales presentation and financial reports – any Word, Excel or PowerPoint document – right from their smartphone.

Other U.S. winners included Digital Chocolate, which won the Series 40 Games/Entertainment category for its “WordKing Poker” game, combining the mental challenge of word games with the fun of poker, and SEVEN, selected as the best S60 Enterprise application for its Always-On Mail 5.0 that provides secure, real-time email access. In addition to emailing, calendaring, and contacts, Always-On Mail supports viewing, editing, and sending attachments, as well as sending and receiving meeting requests.

Birdstep Technology, a Norwegian company, also won for its innovation in bringing mobility to the enterprise. Birdstep SmartRoaming Client for Symbian OS provides seamless roaming support for WLAN enabled smartphones. The SmartRoaming client received the best Enterprise application for the Series 80 platform award.

In the Rising Star category, Hong Kong’s Green Tomato was selected as the top developer with fewer than 30 employees. More than 30 leading Asian mobile carriers and service aggregators carry Green Tomato’s creative content, including its “Mon Amour IMG” 3D interactive movie game.

Recognizing the growing importance of multi-player gaming and location-based technology, the judges also recognized “Quest for Seven Swords/3G Fairy Quest,” a 3D, location-based Treasure Hunting game using 3G network location tracking. Created by China’s M-Gen Mobile Technology Ltd., “Quest” won in the best S60 Games-Entertainment category. The application was deployed in Hong Kong last year to exploit the city’s near 100 percent 3G network coverage.

Rounding out the U.S.’s strong showing was the ARPU category winner, Vidiator Technology, Inc. for its VeeStream “any-to-any” multimedia streaming platform. VeeStream is currently deployed in 10 countries worldwide, delivering up to 1 million streams per day in Europe.

The Forum Nokia PRO Awards were open to all members of the Forum Nokia PRO program which provides unique benefits in technology access, business development support and marketing opportunities to qualified companies. Members of the judging panel included:

– Mike Dano, online editor, RCR Wireless News (U.S.)
– Stuart Dredge, editor, Mobile Games Analyst (U.K.)
– Kevin Fitchard, senior editor, Telephony (U.S.)
– Colin Gibbs, reporter, RCR Wireless News (U.S.)
– Glenn Letham, managing editor, SymbianOne.com (Canada)
– Bryan Ma, associate director, Asia/Pacific Personal Systems Research IDC (Singapore)
– Tomohiko Miyano, editor-in-chief, Weekly ASCII Magazine (Japan)
– Mark Newman, chief research officer, Informa Telecoms and Media (U.K.)
– Stuart O’Brien, editor, Mobile Entertainment (U.K.)
– Brad Smith, data/IP editor, Wireless Week (U.S.)
– Yan Yuelong, deputy editor-in-chief, Telecom World Magazine (China)
– Eric Zeman, editor-in-chief, Mobile Enterprise Magazine (U.S.)

The 2005 Forum Nokia PRO Award winners are:

Developer of the Year
Quickoffice (U.S.)
www.quickoffice.com

Rising Star
Green Tomato (Hong Kong)
www.g-tomato.com

ARPU Award
“VeeStream”
Vidiator Technology (U.S.)
www.vidiator.com

Enterprise Application (Series 80)
“Smartroaming”
BirdStep Technology (Norway)
www.birdstep.com

Games/Entertainment Application (S60)
“Quest for Seven Swords”
M-Gen (China)
www.m-gen.com

Enterprise Application (S60)
“Always On Email”
SEVEN (U.S.)
www.seven.com

Games/Entertainment Application (Series 40)
“WordKing Poker”
Digital Chocolate (U.S.)
www.digitalchocolate.com

More information about the winners is available at: https://pro.forum.nokia.com/site/global/case_studies/p_proawards_x.jsp

About Forum Nokia
Nokia’s global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises.

About Nokia
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.