Nokia Announces Series 60 Challenge Winners; First Place Finishers Hail from China, Germany, Finland.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. World Congress 2003 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Nokia today announced the selection of nine software developers from around the world as winners in the 2002 Series 60 Challenge. The competition recognizes and provides marketing opportunities for best-of-breed applications that run on Nokia's Series 60 Platform. In the Productivity category, Nokia awarded first prize to Germany's Symbianware for its Stacker memory-saving compression program See archive program and data compression. . China's Noumena won in the Entertainment category with MGS MGS Mars Global Surveyor MGS Metal Gear Solid MGS Microsoft Game Studios MGS Ministry of Government Services (Ontario, Canada) MGS Maryland Geological Survey MGS Malaysian Government Securities MGS Minnesota Geological Survey Karting karting Driving and racing miniature, skeleton-frame, rear-engine automobiles called karts or GoKarts. The sport originated in the U.S. in the 1950s after the first kart had been assembled from unwanted lawn-mower parts. , a battle and racing game A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. hybrid, and Finland's OpenBit won in Messaging for Photographer, a camera enhancement program. Runners-up included Germany's Epocware and Finland's Patria PATRIA. The country; the men of the neighborhood competent to serve on a jury; a jury. This word is nearly synonymous with pais. (.q.v.) Ailon (productivity); Sweden's Jadestone and Finland's Sumea (entertainment); and Germany's Mobileways and Shape Services (messaging). In addition to a new Nokia 3650 device built on the Series 60 Platform, each of the nine winners and runners-up receives free Nokia OK certification for the applications submitted to the contest, which can be used in marketing and advertising these applications, and the opportunity to demonstrate the winning applications with Nokia at tradeshows throughout 2003. Also, first place finishers have additional options in obtaining free technical support from Forum Nokia This article has multiple issues: * It reads like an advertisement and needs to be rewritten in a neutral point of view. * It may need a complete rewrite to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. , Nokia's global developer outreach program. All submitted consumer applications will be presented to Club Nokia and will be considered for inclusion in future Nokia marketing campaigns. Club Nokia is an on-line community and loyalty program for Nokia phone owners. "The Challenge gives developers an opportunity to showcase their talents and gain access to the global market," stated Gerard Bruen, Director, Series 60 program, Forum Nokia. "We're thrilled by the number and quality of submissions this year and look forward to expanding the program in 2003." Series 60 is a comprehensive software platform for smart phones, offering rich communications and enhanced applications. The Series 60 Platform consists of the key telephony and personal information management applications, the browser and messaging clients, and a complete and modifiable user interface, all designed to run on top of the Symbian OS An open standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones (smartphones) from Symbian Ltd., London (www.symbian.com). It supports Java, PC synchronization, Bluetooth local wireless access and GPRS packet-switched data. , an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for advanced, data enabled mobile phones. Here's a close-up look at the top prizewinners: Stacker is a fully automated and reliable compression system based on the industry standard LZ77 compression LZ77 compression - The first algorithm to use the Lempel-Ziv substitutional compression schemes, proposed in 1977. LZ77 compression keeps track of the last n bytes of data seen, and when a phrase is encountered that has already been seen, it outputs a pair of values corresponding algorithm that makes the maximum amount of system memory available at all times. MGS Karting is a 3D Karting racing game that uses a new audio engine and multiple MP3 sound tracks mixed real time. It features Bluetooth support for multiplayer competition. Photographer is camera software for Series 60, which enhances image quality and provides zoom, panorama and trick camera functions. The Challenge was open to registered Forum Nokia developers in Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific who submitted MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , Java or Symbian OS applications that run on the Series 60 Platform. Judging was done by executives from Nokia and other Series 60 licensees who looked at innovation, usefulness and quality. More information, including screen shots of the winning applications, can be found at www.forum.nokia.com/series60 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 www.forum.nokia.com. About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. |
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