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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
PalmSource Ships Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and BEIJING, Sept. 9 -- PalmSource, Inc., provider of the popular operating system for handheld and
smartphone devices, and Palm OS(R) subsidiary of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM),
has begun shipping the final version of Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition
to Palm OS licensees. Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition is the first fully
localized operating system based on the leading ARM-compliant Palm OS 5
platform.
The launch of Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition opens up market
opportunities for licensees and developers to broaden their reach into China,
the largest handheld market in the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan(1) and
the largest single mobile phone market in the world(2). Palm OS 5 Simplified
Chinese Edition is a result of extensive development and incorporates enhanced
multimedia and wireless features that extend the power, flexibility, and ease
of use that has made the Palm OS platform a leader in the handheld and
smartphone space. Palm Powered(TM) handheld devices have held the number one
market share position as measured in units sold in each of the past six annual
reports prepared by IDC.
"Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition marks a major milestone in executing
our business strategy in China," said David Nagel, chief executive officer and
president of PalmSource, Inc. "Unlike proprietary systems, the goal of
PalmSource's open platform model is to drive rapid innovation and allow Palm
OS licensees and developers to bring to market differentiated mobile products
that deliver unique user experiences. PalmSource is committed to advancing the
Palm Economy in China through licensee partnership, professional training and
developer programs."
Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition will enable PalmSource's existing
hardware partners, Lenovo and GSL, and future Palm OS licensees to deliver
cutting-edge Palm Powered mobile devices for the wireless, educational, and
enterprise sectors in China. In addition, Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition
will arm Palm OS developers with essential tools to create innovative software
applications for Chinese Palm Powered customers, thus accelerating time to
market and increasing their competitive advantage. There are more than 19,000
software applications available for Palm Powered handhelds and smartphones.
The final version of the Software Developer Kit (SDK) is now available for
Palm OS developers via PalmSource's developer website:
http://www.palmsource.com/cn/developers .
Palm OS 5 Simplified Chinese Edition Features
Multimedia -- Support for 16-bit color and the most popular screen
resolutions: QVGA (240x320), Low density (160x160 & 160x220), and High density
(320x320 & 320x480) for rich multimedia applications and enhanced user
experience
Data Input -- Dynamic input area (collapsible graffiti); common Pinyin
input method and handwriting customization kit
Memory -- Up to 128MB of RAM support, plus card storage expandability for
advanced enterprise and multimedia-rich applications
User interface -- Lunar Calendar Date Book integration
Separately, PalmSource announced a developer contest to encourage the
creation of innovative applications based on Palm OS Simplified Chinese
Edition. Winners will be announced in December 2003 at PalmSource's second
China Developer Conference in Beijing.
About PalmSource
PalmSource is the company behind Palm OS, the popular operating system for
handhelds and smartphone devices. Licensed by industry leaders -- including
Aceeca, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Handspring, HuneTec, Kyocera, Lenovo,
Palm Solutions Group, Samsung, Sony, Symbol and Tapwave as well as Palm OS
Ready Partners including ATI, Intel, MediaQ, Motorola, M-Systems, Samsung,
Texas Instruments -- Palm OS has been shipped on more than 29 million
handhelds and smartphones, and given rise to a large community of users,
enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm
Economy. PalmSource is a subsidiary of Palm Inc. More information about
PalmSource is available at http://www.palmsource.com or
http://www.palmsource.com.cn .
NOTE: Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm Powered is a trademark
of PalmSource Inc. a subsidiary of Palm Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
(1) Gartner, August 2003.
(2) The Chinese Ministry of Information and Gartner, 2002
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