Mimer Information Technology Joins Symbian Platinum Program
Mimer Information Technology Joins Symbian Platinum Program Uppsala, Sweden - 30 March 2004 - Mimer Information Technology AB announced today that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for smartphones based on Symbian OS(TM). As a Platinum Partner, Mimer Information Technology is extending its Mimer SQL Mobile database technology 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, which account for over 85 per cent of annual mobile phone sales worldwide. "This partnership reflects our commitment to the database management market and our intent to build upon our mobile strategy," said Magnus Hedencrona, CEO, Mimer Information Technology. "By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, we can further expand our mobile database solutions and strengthen our relationships with users, application developers, phone manufacturers and network operators." "As the number of mobilephones based on Symbian OS is increasing rapidly Mimer Information Technology has great opportunities for the Mimer SQL Mobile database technology to contribute to the value of current models and those in the pipeline. The open standards of Symbian OS provide an immense potential for us to deliver to a released smartphone today, and be easily incorporated in a subsequent new smartphone tomorrow - from many different manufacturers and geographies." By extending the Mimer SQL product family of zero maintenance and 100% standard DBMS products to include support for mobile devices running on Symbian OS, Mimer Information Technology offers developers of mobile applications a complete DBMS solution otherwise only available for server platforms. Mimer SQL Mobile for Symbian OS is a full-fledged DBMS system including multi-user database access, security, compression and full SQL support. This, together with the Mimer J2ME Client technology, will make it possible to create advanced mobile solutions with a shorter time to market, thus encouraging application developers to focus on using Symbian OS platforms for their mobile solutions. "Efficient data storage has become a fundamental requirement for today's smartphones," said Ian Weston, Vice President of Partner Support, Symbian. "We are pleased to have Mimer Information Technology join the Symbian Platinum Program and bring its Mimer SQL Mobile database technology to the Symbian ecosystem." - Ends - Notes to Editors 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 About Mimer Information Technology AB Mimer Information Technology is a world leader in the field of zero maintenance DBMSs. The three products in the Mimer SQL family Mimer SQL Mobile, Mimer SQL Embedded and Mimer SQL Engine are primarily targeted at developers of volume products. The company is part of the Upright Group. Mimer SQL Mobile is a zero maintenance multi-user DBMS that enables you to deploy complete database applications on hand-held devices, mobile phones and other small appliances. Mimer SQL Mobile can also transform your handheld device into an application server for multiple clients. For further information about Mimer SQL Mobile, please contact Stefan Eck, Product Manager, Mimer Information Technology AB Phone +46 - (0)18 780 92 21, +46 - (0)730 299 321 (mobile) E-mail: stefan.eck@mimer.se, Web: http://www.mimer.com About Symbian Software Limited Symbian Software Limited 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 Software Limited licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. Publicly announced products based on Symbian OS include the BenQ P30, Motorola A920, A925 and A1000, Samsung SGH-D700, Sendo X, Panasonic X700, Siemens SX-1, NTT DoCoMo FOMA F900i, F2102V and F2051 built by Fujitsu, Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 Smartphones, Nokia 9200 Communicator range as well as the 7700, 7650, 6600, 6620, 3650/3600, 3660/3620 and N-Gage. Symbian Software Limited has its global headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For further information about Symbian Software Limited, please see www.symbian.com or email press@symbian.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/03/30/20040330BIT00560/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/03/30/20040330BIT00560/wkr0002.pdf