12th April - HelloSoft announced today the launch of HelloMobileCommunicator-FMC(TM) for Nokia's E-Series devices. The S60 Platform (formerly Series 60 User Interface) is a software platform for mobile phones that uses Symbian OS. The S60 is currently amongst the leading smartphone platforms in the world. It is developed primarily by Nokia and licensed by them to other manufacturers.

With the S60 being the world's most popular software platform for smartphones, HelloSoft has been diligently working on the S60 platform to bring Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) to Next Generation Networks (NGN).

HelloMobileCommunicator-FMC is a standards-based complete solution enabling mass-market deployment of low-cost and power-efficient fully featured handsets. HelloSoft's award-winning and commercially deployed comprehensive SIP-based VoIP technology forms the core component of the product. This 3GPP compliant product leads the way for FMC deployments with its Voice Call Continuity (VCC) feature offering seamless handoff between any access networks (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WCDMA, EVDO, HSDPA/HSUPA).

The product provides a unified GUI to support voice, chat, messaging, phone book, and contact applications. This further improves customer usability.

"We are excited to be able to provide our IMS/VCC technologies for Nokia E-Series devices and other popular S60 platform based mobile devices," said Ron Victor, Vice President and General Manager for Business Development and Marketing at HelloSoft. "Adding the Nokia S60 platform to our portfolio of supported platforms for FMC enables our service provider and enterprise customers to broaden the number of handset choices available for FMC applications."

HelloSoft has been conducting interoperability testing over the past year and continues to work with infrastructure partners to test any and all platforms with our IMS/VCC client. Announced partners include Accuris Networks Aricent, Azaire Networks, NewStep, Personeta, Sonus, Networks and Tango Networks.

HelloSoft's products can enable mobile device manufacturers to design and architect products that are power efficient and provide substantial cost benefits. HelloSoft has a range of VoIP and wireless products to meet the price and performance needs of multiple high-volume markets, including multi-mode devices which enable OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver VoIP enabled products with a shorter time to market.