Degel Joins Symbian Platinum Program

Degel Software Ltd. announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support developers producing applications for Symbian OS advanced mobile phones. This reflects Degel's commitment to the Symbian market and strengthens its ability to serve mobile application developers.

Beit Shemesh, Israel (PRWEB) October 20, 2003 - Degel Software Ltd. announced today that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support developers producing applications for Symbian OS advanced mobile phones, also known as smartphones". As a Platinum Partner, Degel is enhancing its consulting and development solutions for the Symbian ecosystem. Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global industry standard operating system for advanced mobile phones, to the worlds leading handset manufacturers, which account for over 80 per cent of annual worldwide mobile phone sales.

This partnership reflects our commitment to the Symbian smartphone market and our intent to maximize the value we offer our clients," said David Goldfarb, President of Degel. By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, we can further expand the services we offer to wireless developers worldwide and strengthen our relationships with device manufacturers and carriers. We are excited to be part of a fast-moving industry that is generating increasing support for Symbian OS and driving demand for smartphones."

Degel provides technical solutions in the mobile applications market. Application manufacturers appreciate Degels soup-to-nuts" outsourced mobile application development and Degels proven abilities at mentoring and guiding in-house development teams. By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, Degel ensures that their solutions will take full advantage of close cooperation with Symbian and tight integration with the facilities offered by Symbian OS advanced mobile phones / smartphones.

High-quality end-user applications, both networked and standalone, have become a fundamental requirement for todays mobile devices," said Ian Weston, Vice President, Developer Partnerships, Symbian. We are pleased to have Degel join the Symbian Platinum Program and bring its application development expertise to the Symbian ecosystem."

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About the Symbian Platinum Program

The Symbian Platinum Program includes companies that have a technology or strategic position that is key to the success of mobile computing technology surrounding Symbian OS. As part of the program, Platinum Partners benefit from a range of commercial services, including technical support and joint marketing opportunities as well as privileged access to Symbian OS source code and a dedicated Partner Support team. For more information, please see www.symbian.com/partners/platinum.html

About Degel Software

Degel provides technical solutions for the mobile applications market including problem-solving, development, and project management services. Degel creates novel value-added solutions for mobile devices, including productivity applets; client-server, server-mediated, and P2P applications; and ports of desktop or PDA applications to mobile platforms. Degel works with the worlds leading software manufacturers, helping marketing teams to turn blue-sky ideas into exciting proofs-of-concept and developers to create polished, optimized products.

Degel was founded in 1988 and has served clients in Israel, North America, Europe, and Japan. For more details, see www.degel.com/clients.htm
For further information about Degel, please email info@degel.com.

About Symbian

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones.

Symbian has licensed Symbian OS to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. Publicly announced products based on Symbian OS include the BenQ P30, Motorola A920 for 3, Samsung SGH-D700, Siemens SX-1, NTT DoCoMo FOMA F2102V and F2051 built by Fujitsu, Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone, Nokia 9200 Communicator range as well as the 7650, 6600, 3650/3600, 3660/3620 and N-Gage.

Symbian has its global headquarters in London, United Kingdom with development sites in Europe and Asia.

For further information about Symbian, please see www.symbian.com or email press@symbian.com.