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10th May 2005 - Ikivo AB, a leading provider of SVG
software solutions for mobile devices today announced
that the new range of mobile phones recently released
by Panasonic Mobile Communications is enabled with the
Ikivo SVG Player. The new phone models are the VS3,
VS7, SA6, SA7, MX6 and MX7. These feature phones will
use SVG for mobile UI personalisation such as high resolution
wallpapers as well as other regular services such as
Messaging (instead of MMS) and browsing.
Panasonic acquired the Ikivo technology through a license
agreement with Infineon Technologies who delivers the
Ikivo SVG Player integrated in the APOXI framework software.
“We are pleased to work with Infineon to provide
a seamless Mobile SVG graphics experience and solution
for Panasonic mobile devices.” says Håkan
Engman Director Sales & Marketing at Ikivo.
Panasonic’s decision further extends the list
of customers globally choosing the Ikivo SVG Player.
Most of the largest handset manufacturers are now licensing
Ikivo technology for SVG.
The Ikivo SVG Player is the market leading solution
for mass-market mobile phones that enable a richer media
experience based on Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).
With the Ikivo SVG Player solution, mobile phones are
enabled for advanced services such as handset personalisation,
mobile browsing, screensavers, themes & mobile UI
design based on SVG Tiny (W3C).
About Ikivo AB
Ikivo based in Stockholm, Sweden is the leading developer
of software solutions for Mobile SVG (Scalable Vector
Graphics). These solutions address the needs of mobile
device manufacturers, mobile operators and content creators,
empowering them to create and enable rich, compelling
media services for mass-market mobile phones. Core products
include the Ikivo SVG Player, a standard, compliant
technology that allows phone manufacturers to enable
their devices for Mobile SVG, and Ikivo Animator, a
professional content creation tool that integrates into
any design workflow to animate static SVG content for
mobile phones. Ikivo is an active participant in the
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), instrumental in driving
industry standards and shaping the future of mobile
graphics. www.ikivo.com
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