Qtopia Greenphone & Qtopia Win Industry Accolades.Awards Given by Linux User & Developer and MobileChina Media Magazines; Trolltech Also Confirms General Availability of Greenphone OSLO, Norway -- Trolltech([R]), the company that makes software faster to build and easier to use, today is pleased to accept two awards for its software technology including Qtopia[R] Greenphone[TM] and Qtopia Phone Edition Qtopia Phone Edition is a Linux-based operating system for smartphones. The first smartphone to support it, was the Qtopia Greenphone, by Trolltech. . Trolltech also confirmed general availability of Greenphone software development kits. At the UK Linux and Open Source Awards 2006 presented at LinuxWorld London, Greenphone received the award for Best Embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. Product or Initiative. Qtopia Greenphone is a Linux mobile development device open for unlimited software innovation. MobileChina Media Magazine presented Trolltech with an award in the Best Mobile Phone Multimedia application development tools category for Qtopia Phone Edition. The award was presented at the China Mobile Phone Multimedia Application Conference 2006 held in Beijing. "The awards of the competition represent the different suggestions and comments from industry professionals, government officials and media organizations, as well as the online voters," said Mr. Pu Yuanbin, member of the Judge Committee of the competition and chief editor of MobileChina Media. "Trolltech's Qtopia Phone Edition is the leading application platform and user interface for Linux-based mobile phones. Manufacturers and designers can use the Qtopia Phone Edition to develop innovative multimedia applications and build feature-packed phones. With these exceptional features, Trolltech's Qtopia has proven itself to be the best tool for mobile phone multimedia application development." "Greenphone, which is based on Qtopia Phone Edition, is becoming the acknowledged symbol of the industry's desire for open mobile phone development," said Margaret McLeod, VP Marketing, Trolltech. "Its adoption by developers who are keen to create innovative and enhanced applications answers the market need for an alternative to closed, proprietary mobile phones." About Linux User & Developer Magazine Linux User & Developer magazine hosted the UK Linux and Open Source Awards 2006. Linux User & Developer is published 12 times per year under license from HME HME Home Medical Equipment HME Home Media Engine (TiVo) HME Heat and Moisture Exchange HME Hierarchical Mixtures-of-Experts HME Happy Meal Ethernet (UNIX driver) HME Honeymoon Experience Publishing Ltd. HME Publishing brings cross-platform publishing solutions to authors and editors. www.linuxuser.co.uk. About MobileChina MobileChina Media Magazine is a unique comprehensive and monthly journal for handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. property chain in China today to post information, promote new technology and products, and build up corporate images. It is with the aim to provide the best communication platform to enterprises and individuals concerned. www.cmqc.cn About Trolltech Trolltech[R] is the company that makes software faster to build and easier to use. Trolltech's magic inspires software innovation and drives improved usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. . The magic is the combination of efficient software development with an innovative, high-quality user experience. Trolltech's software increases the appeal of our customer's desktop applications and devices while reducing their risks and software development costs. Trolltech's technologies accelerate the evolution of software by unleashing the creative power of the developer. The company's family of products include Qt[R], which sets the standard for high-performance, cross-platform software development; and Qtopia[R], the unrivaled application platform for the efficient creation of Linux devices Because of the open source philosophy that Free and open source software brings to the software world, many people have ported the Linux kernel to run on devices other than a typical desktop, laptop or server computer. . Trolltech software is the foundation for thousands of leading products worldwide, many from Global 2000 companies. Trolltech is a second-generation open source company, with a dual licensing business model that supports open source values and methodology in a profitable, sustainable business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. . The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange An exchange founded in 1819 and trading stocks, bonds, and stock options that is considered the options market of Norway. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors TROLL troll (trōl), in Scandinavian folklore, dwarfish or gigantic creature of caves and hills. Variously friendly or malicious, trolls toiled as smiths. The mountain king in Ibsen's Peer Gynt is a troll. 1. . For more information about Trolltech, please visit http://www.trolltech.com. Trolltech, Qt and Qtopia are registered trademarks of Trolltech ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. 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