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Metrowerks To Offer All-in-One Developer Kit for the Siemens SX1 Smartphone
CodeWarrior(tm)Tools Offer Programmers Early Access to Series 60-Based SX1 Phone with Wireless Development Kit
SYMBIAN EXPOSIUM, LONDON - April 29, 2003 - Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), one of the
world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, and Metrowerks, maker of
CodeWarrior(tm) software and hardware development tools and services have
collaborated to create CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for Symbian
OS(tm), Siemens SX1 Edition. The kit, built for the newest Series 60-based
Siemens SX1 smartphone is expected to provide developers with the tools and
services they need to start building Symbian-based applications and games
for the Siemens SX1 and other Series 60 devices - all in the user-friendly
CodeWarrior environment.
Included in the CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for Symbian OS, Siemens
SX1 Edition is the popular CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS v2,
Personal Edition, and the latest Series 60 SDK for Symbian OS. Also
included in the bundle is a first-access, commercial-release version of the
Siemens SX1 mobile phone, a new Series 60 tri-band phone. The specially
priced bundle provides everything programmers need to write, debug, test and
deploy applications right out of the box.
"Symbian OS is positioned to become the industry standard and is already the
smartphone platform of choice for the majority of the world's largest mobile
phone manufacturers," said Maurice van Riek, senior vice president and
general manager of the Business Unit 3G and Convergence Products within the
Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group. "CodeWarrior Wireless
Development Kit for Symbian OS, SX1 Edition, offers developers everything
they need to start building valuable applications on the Siemens SX1 phone,
including access to the unreleased phone. Together with Metrowerks, Siemens
is making development for the SX1 and other Series 60 mobile devices easier
than ever before and creating a clear path to market for our customers."
Series 60 devices are designed to provide rich communications and enhanced
applications consisting of telephony and personal information management
applications, browser and messaging clients and a modifiable user interface
designed for easy, single-hand operation. Series 60 devices are licensed to
some of the world's largest handset manufacturers, which together represent
almost two-thirds of the global handset market. Running on top of the
Symbian OS, an operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones,
Series 60 supports open and common key technologies, such as MMS, Java(tm),
WAP/XHTML, and C++/Symbian OS (native).
"In order to get compelling applications to market quickly, developers need
powerful tools and early access to hardware," said David Clifton, vice
president of marketing, Metrowerks. "Together with Siemens, Metrowerks is
delivering what developers need to create applications for the new Siemens
SX1 mobile phone," "The CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for Symbian OS,
Siemens SX1 Edition, is another example of Metrowerks ensuring developers
targeting Symbian OS get a critical competitive edge to compete and be
successful in the wireless market."
Metrowerks CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS is a comprehensive,
integrated set of software programming tools that enable developers to
create, debug and compile C/C++ Symbian applications for Series 60 devices
and other supported platforms based on the Symbian OS. The tool set
provides timesaving features including full Symbian-build components and
descriptor presentation inside the debugger.
Developed by Siemens and Metrowerks, the CodeWarrior Wireless Developer Kit
for SX1 includes:
- CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS v2, Personal Edition
- Series 60 SDK for Symbian OS
- A first access commercial release Siemens SX1 tri-band phone
- Siemens and Metrowerks technical product documentation
- Global power supply and power converter
- Dummy SIM card for application testing on the device
- Rugged Metrowerks development system suitcase
For more information about the CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for
Symbian OS, Siemens SX1 Edition, visit www.metrowerks.com/4/siemens.
Pricing and Availability
CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for Symbian OS, Siemens SX1 Edition, is
expected to be available during Q3, 2003*. Metrowerks will accept pre-orders
during the first week of August. Suggested retail price for the product is
$1,150 (USD) per license.
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services
for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries:
consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and
communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes hardware and software
development tools and middleware that enable customers to decrease their
time to market. The company also offers services, including training and
custom software development. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks is today an
independently operating subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. Metrowerks corporate
headquarters are in Austin, Texas; Metrowerks Europe is headquartered in
Basel, Switzerland; and Metrowerks Japan is headquartered in Tokyo. More
information is available from www.metrowerks.com.
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