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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
PalmSource and Orange Announce the PalmSource/Orange Smartphone Application Contest
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and LONDON, Aug. 19 -- PalmSource, Inc., (Nasdaq: PSRC - News) provider of Palm OSŪ, a leading operating system powering next generation mobile devices and smartphones, and Orange, one of the world's largest mobile communications companies, today announced the PalmSource/Orange Smartphone Application Contest, co-sponsored by PalmSource and Orange. The contest, which begins today, encourages the development of Palm OS wireless applications that use the Orange general packet radio service (GPRS) and its ability to wirelessly transmit data and applications to more than 50 million worldwide Orange subscribers. The contest rules will be made available on request.
The awards will be presented during the final day of the Orange Code Camp, which is scheduled for September 13-15 in Poitiers, France. The "best-of-class" grand-prize contest winner will take home a Segway Human Transporter, while category winners will receive an Orange Treo(TM) 600 smartphone from palmOne, Inc. The four categories include: localization; best use of a wireless network in a stand-alone application; most innovative use of a data network; and best phone utility.
PalmSource, a Gold sponsor of the Orange Code Camp, will work with Orange to provide guidance and technical support to developers on best practices for Palm OS wireless application development both prior to and during the event. "The PalmSource/Orange Smartphone Application Contest allows Palm OS developers to strengthen ties with Orange, one of Europe's leading operators, to build the most innovative smartphone applications for Orange's network and customers," said Albert Chu, vice president of business development at PalmSource. "This contest is one of the many activities that Orange and PalmSource are collaborating on as part of the Orange charter membership in the Palm Powered Mobile World program."
Orange joined the Palm Powered Mobile World program in February 2004, and has worked with PalmSource to define Palm OS application specifications that meet its customer and network demands. In addition to collaborating with Orange on the contest, PalmSource is aligning its internal platform testing process to provide developers with a streamlined procedure for getting applications approved for use on the Orange network.
"Our strategic collaboration with PalmSource allows us access to the 300,000-strong Palm OS developer community to drive the creation of wirefree applications for the Orange network," said Steve Glagow, director of the Orange Partner developer program. "The rollout of ever faster wireless data networks presents a huge opportunity for Palm OS developers to modify or create new software that capitalizes on the growing smartphone market."
Orange Code Camp registrants can enter the PalmSource/Orange Smartphone Application Contest by emailing their application to PPMW_Smartphone_Contest@palmsource.com. Entries submitted by September 6 will be eligible for feedback from PalmSource technical staff prior to the Orange Code Camp. Final entries are due by 8 a.m. local time on September 15, the final day of the event. For more details on the contest, visit www.palmsource.com/developers/smartphonecontest.
About Orange Code Camp
The Orange Code Camp takes place September 13-15, 2004 in Poitiers, France, and is limited to 250 Orange Partner members. Attendees will receive technical support, guidance and knowledge enabling the development of applications that meet Orange's requirements for possible commercialization to the carrier's customer base of more than 50 million users.
The Orange Code Camp is a three-day event where developers can:
-- Learn about and fully understand Orange mobile application requirements
and the various routes-to-market;
-- Become familiar with development, testing, certification and validation
requirements from Orange and the various operating systems;
-- Train and code, build and customize applications for possible
commercialization with Orange; and
-- Physically test applications against devices across the Orange 2G and
3G networks.
About Palm Powered Mobile World
Launched in the Fall of 2003, Palm Powered Mobile World is a marketing program designed to connect mobile operators, infrastructure providers and software developers to efficiently bring Palm OS software applications and solutions to market, providing increased revenue opportunities and a superior user experience for Palm Powered smart mobile devices. Palm Powered Mobile World carrier/operator partners include AT&T Wireless, Orange, Sprint and Telefonica Moviles Espana. More information on the Palm Powered Mobile World program can be found at www.palmsource.com/operators.
Notes to Editors
Orange and wirefree and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trademarks of Orange PCS. The Orange group is one of the world's largest mobile communications companies and a subsidiary of the France Telecom group, with operations in 19 countries across Europe and beyond. It provides a broad range of personal communications services, including Orange GSM1800 services and other digital cellular telephone services. The Orange brand operates in the UK, France, Switzerland, Romania, Denmark, Slovakia, Thailand, the Ivory Coast, the Dominican Republic, Cameroon, the Netherlands, Botswana, and Madagascar. The Orange group also has controlled operations in Belgium (Mobistar). The Orange group has a joint controlling interest in Egypt (MobiNil) and minority interests in Portugal (Optimus), Austria (One), and Mumbai/India (BPL Mobile). As at the end of June 2004, Orange was the largest mobile operator in both the UK with 13.8 million active customers, and France with 20.4 million registered customers. As at the end of June 2004, Orange controlled companies had over 50 million customers worldwide. Orange, along with TIM, Telefonica and T-Mobile, is a founding member of the FreeMove alliance. Further information about Orange can be found on the Orange website at www.orange.com.
About Orange Partner
Orange Partner is a global partner and developer program from one of the world's leading mobile operators -- Orange. The program provides mobile application developers with online training, a research database, tools, testing processes, application programming interfaces and peer-to-peer contact via the Orange Partner portal -- www.developers.orange.com. It also provides access to Orange global development centers and a whole range of other support services to members of the program. Orange Partner has been created to provide support to developers wishing to develop and propose solutions for possible distribution to a 50m-plus customer base in 19 countries.
About PalmSource
PalmSource, Inc. is the company behind Palm OS, a leading operating system powering mobile information devices. Approximately 35 million Palm Powered handhelds and smartphones have been sold to date worldwide. Industry leaders Aceeca, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Kyocera, Lenovo, palmOne, QTech, Samsung, Sony, Symbol Technologies and Tapwave license Palm OS to create diverse mobile devices that meet unique customer needs. Palm OS has given rise to a large community of users, enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm Powered Economy. More information about PalmSource is available at www.palmsource.com , http://www.palmsource.co.uk , http://www.palmsource.fr , http://www.palmsource.de and http://www.palmsource.com.cn .
NOTE: PalmSource and Palm OS are trademarks or registered trademarks of PalmSource, Inc. or its affiliate in the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and other countries. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Safe Harbor Statement
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Smartphone Application Contest allowing Palm OS developers to strengthen ties with Orange to build the most innovative smartphone applications for Orange's network and customers and PalmSource aligning its internal platform testing process to provide developers with a streamlined procedure for getting applications approved for use on the Orange network. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, successful collaboration between Orange and Palm OS developers to build new and innovative smartphone applications, the acceptance by Orange's network and customers of those innovations the successful alignment of PalmSource's internal platform testing process and the acceptance and use by Palm OS developers of streamlined procedures for getting applications approved for use on the Orange network and other risks and uncertainties contained in our public announcements, reports to stockholders and other documents filed with and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 29, 2003, November 28, 2003 and February 27, 2004. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward- looking statements.
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