Nokia Launches Independent Website to Support Open Source Developers; Nokia Teams With CollabNet to Establish ostdev.net as a Worldwide Development Community.

Business/High-Tech Editors

HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2001

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today announced the launch of a new website, ostdev.net, dedicated to supporting developers in the open source community as well as the promotion of collaborative development of the OST.

The OST (Open Standards Terminal) is a platform for home entertainment applications. It is based on open source technologies such as, Linux, Xfree86 and Mozilla and provides a platform for developing applications for a variety of electronic devices including: broadcast and digital TV, digital video recording, web browsing, gaming etc.

Ostdev.net is the coordination point for the development and testing of OST software projects such as the SDK project. It will also feature the source code for the platform as well as, documentation, examples and project hosting related to the OST platform. In addition the CollabNet SourceCast platform provides the development environment for ostdev.net that includes tools for: revision control, issue tracking, mailing list creation and management, Web-based administration, custom branding, and content.

Nokia's first OST-based product is the Media Terminal; an innovative infotainment device that seamlessly combines digital video broadcast service, full Internet access, and personal video recorder (PVR) technology.

Rickard Nelger, Head of Product Management, Nokia Home Communications said, "We are convinced that openness is the way forward. With the OST platform Nokia aims at initiating the creation of an open standard for IP-based home entertainment. By making source code and other tools available to these developers all over the world we want to give maximum support to developers and stimulate a widespread creation of applications."

"The home entertainment industry has traditionally been very proprietary with its technology. By working with CollabNet to create an Open Source Network around the OST Platform, Nokia is giving the worldwide developer community a unique opportunity to create new and innovative applications for this market," said Bill Portelli, president and CEO of CollabNet.

Nokia will demonstrate both the Media Terminal and ostdev.net at the upcoming E3 exhibition in Los Angeles 16-19 May.

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.

About CollabNet

CollabNet provides companies with solutions for collaborative software development by combining a comprehensive Web-based environment and suite of consulting services. CollabNet develops collaborative networks that enable companies to share code within an enterprise, to give select customers and business partners access to code, or to open the code to the wider open source community. These solutions are designed to facilitate software development across globally disparate communities and enable corporations to reduce costs and increase revenues. CollabNet is currently working with customers ranging from hardware and software providers to companies from industries such as finance, wireless, and healthcare. Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, founded CollabNet in July 1999. For more information, see http://www.collab.net.