BrainDock Teams With Symbian to Support Mobile Software E-Businesses: Joint Venture Supports BrainDock's E-Commerce Solutions for Online Resellers.Business and Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2000 BrainDock, digital distributor of software for the mobile technology sector, today announced that it is working with Symbian, the joint venture who's licensed its software platform to companies including Nokia, Ericsson, Matsushita, Motorola, Philips, Psion and Sony. BrainDock will work with Symbian to further develop e-commerce solutions for mobile software e-tailers (online resellers) and Symbian will provide developers with links to the BrainDock network at the Symbian website. BrainDock currently provides the e-commerce infrastructure for 70% of all websites selling Symbian-related software for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. today and is at present the only digital distributor of Symbian commercial software for Palmtop palmtop or hand-held personal computer, lightweight, small, battery-powered, general-purpose programmable computer. It typically has a miniaturized full-function, typewriterlike keyboard for input and a small, full color, liquid-crystal display Software Ltd and Psion plc, providers of premium downloadable programs for mobile devices. The Symbian platform is designed for handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. such as the Psion Series 5mx, Psion Revo The Psion Revo is a PDA from Psion. It is the light version of Psion 5mx. It is software-compatible with the 5mx and has the same processor but is more lightweight (200g vs 354g of 5mx), and substantially smaller (157x79x17mm). , and Ericsson MC218 as well as the next generation of wireless information devices which will connect to the mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. . BrainDock CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Jonathan Glaser, said "Our partnership with Symbian means that we have the support of another leading player in the mobile Internet market and e-tailers who join the BrainDock network can be confident that we are delivering to industry standards. This will expand to offer downloads of software, music and services to WAP-based mobile phones" The services provided by BrainDock to e-tailers in the mobile technology sector include credit card processing, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and the digital rights management required for download delivery. In addition, BrainDock offers independent Symbian software developers a single point of entry to global distribution reaching a vast audience through the combined page impressions of all the e-tailers on the network in the USA, Europe and the rest of the world. "BrainDock's experience in the online market enables them to provide tried and tested solutions for independent software developers wishing to distribute their software, "commented Colly Myers, CEO, Symbian. "This will provide additional marketing support for the 28,000 developers who've chosen to focus on the Symbian platform," he added. |
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