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15th June 2004 - Flash Networks announced today that
it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support
the emerging market for Symbian OS™ advanced mobile
phones. As a Platinum Partner, Flash Networks is extending
its NettGain range of solutions to the Symbian ecosystem.
Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global
industry standard operating system for smartphones,
to the world’s leading handset manufacturers. According
to Gartner, Symbian OS licensees account for over 85%
of worldwide mobile phone sales and in 2003, more than
6.67million phones based on Symbian OS were shipped
worldwide.
"This partnership reflects our commitment to the
wireless market and our intent to build upon our mobile
strategy," said Yair Shapira, CTO and VP Business
Development, Flash Networks. "By becoming a Symbian
Platinum Partner, we can further expand our NettGain
range of solutions and strengthen our relationships
with wireless users, application developers, device
manufacturers and carriers. We are excited to join forces
with Symbian to help drive demand for advanced mobile
phone features that will dramatically improve the usability
of wireless devices and accelerate mobile data adoption.”
Flash Networks’ NettGain solutions enable wireless
operators to accelerate the adoption of mobile data
by extensively enriching user experience over a broad
network coverage while minimizing the operators’
cost. NettGain facilitates the provision of content-rich
applications that are strategic for the wireless industry.
By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, Flash Networks
ensures the close integration of its NettGain solutions
with Symbian OS advanced mobile phones, significantly
improving service quality.
“There are more than 12 million Symbian OS based
smartphones in daily use worldwide. Flash Networks’
NettGain product takes advantage of these powerful and
widespread devices to improve service quality, making
communication using Symbian OS based smartphones even
better,” said Ian Weston, VP Partner Support. “We
are pleased to have Flash Networks join the Symbian
Platinum Program and bring its NettGain technology to
the Symbian ecosystem.”
About Flash Networks
Founded in 1996, Flash Networks is the recognized world
leader in wireless data optimization. The company’s
NettGain products are commercially operative in leading
mobile carriers such as Vodafone Italy, AT&T Wireless,
SFR and the T-Mobile Group resulting in a dramatic increase
in mobile data traffic. Flash Networks' experience,
technological innovation, proven platform reliability,
and world-class customer service, position the company
firmly at the top of the wireless data industry.
NettGain, the only platform demonstrating complete
interoperability with packet inspection infrastructure,
is endorsed and recommended by leading players in the
wireless IP industry. An innovator of mobile data solutions,
Flash Networks' technology is protected by over a dozen
patents and recognized as the pioneer of optimized protocols.
Flash Networks is headquartered in Israel, with international
sales and customer support offices in Europe, North
America and Asia. For more information about Flash Networks,
please visit www.flashnetworks.com.
About Symbian Ltd
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 licenses Symbian OS to the world’s leading
handset manufacturers. The following Symbian OS licensees
have manufactured and announced Symbian OS-based mobile
phones: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo FOMA, Motorola,
Nokia, Panasonic, Sendo, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
In 2003, over 6.67 million Symbian OS-based mobile phones
were sold worldwide and 12 million were sold overall
to date.
Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom
with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For further
information about Symbian and Symbian’s annual
trade show this year, Exposium04 - The Smartphone Show,
please see www.symbian.com or email press@symbian.com.
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
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