Metrowerks Announces CodeWarrior Tools With PersonalJava Technology Provide Commercial Advantage for Developers Creating Applications for Symbian OS Mobile Phones
AUSTIN, Texas & LONDON — January 29, 2002 — Developers of applications for mobile phones now have the advantage of a full suite of professional development tools created by Metrowerks. The toolset, CodeWarrior(R) Development Tools for Symbian OS(tm) with PersonalJava(tm) Technology, allows developers to create, edit, compile, debug, emulate and deploy applications for mobile phones that are built with Symbian OS, an operating system for next generation mobile phones.
Early in 2001, Metrowerks and Symbian announced an agreement in which Metrowerks would design, develop and deliver a range of development tools to enable Symbian OS licensees and developers to create compelling applications for Symbian OS phones. This release is the first in a series of CodeWarrior products targeting Symbian OS phones, and the first of many CodeWarrior wireless development products that will become available this year.
"Metrowerks is a leading vendor of development tools in the wireless space. These CodeWarrior tools for Symbian OS demonstrate Metrowerks' ability to enable the rapid development of professional quality applications and services," said Mark Edwards, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Symbian.
CodeWarrior Development Tools for Symbian OS with PersonalJava Technology provide a tightly integrated suite of tools that will be familiar to developers currently using CodeWarrior tools to create wireless applications for Palm OS(tm), J2ME(tm) technology or the ARM platform. These developers will easily be able to use these tools from Metrowerks to develop content and other applications for Symbian OS phones, taking advantage of the richer, tightly integrated and advanced wireless computing and communications capabilities that Symbian OS offers.
"Metrowerks' commitment to the developer community is evident in our support of leading platforms like Symbian OS, and in our support for emerging standards," said John Smolucha, vice president of marketing, Metrowerks. "In addition to technology, Metrowerks provides services that allow developers to be competitive in today's changing marketplace."
Future CodeWarrior products for Symbian OS will support C++ development, including debugging of application and kernel code on Symbian OS devices and emulators, and will include further enhanced support for Java technology.
Pricing and Availability
CodeWarrior for Symbian OS Development Tools with Personal Java Technology are priced US $99 per license, manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP). For more information, contact Metrowerks by telephone at 800/377-5416 or 512/997-4700, or by email at [email protected]. For pricing and availability outside the U.S. and Canada, please see the list of Metrowerks International Sales Offices at www.metrowerks.com/buy, or send an email to [email protected].
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries: consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes hardware and software development tools and middleware that enable customers to accelerate their time to market. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks is today an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT). Metrowerks corporate headquarters are in Austin, Texas; Metrowerks Europe is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland; and Metrowerks Japan is headquartered in Tokyo. For more information, please visit http://www.metrowerks.com/.
About Symbian
Symbian supplies an operating system to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers enabling them to create mobile phones which combine voice communications, wireless Internet access and computing functionality. Ericsson, Nokia and Psion are already shipping Symbian OS devices. Other Symbian OS licensees include Fujitsu, Kenwood, Motorola, Panasonic, Sanyo, Siemens and Sony. Symbian's Web site can be found at www.symbian.com
Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks Inc.
Symbian, Symbian OS, the Symbian Developer Network, and other Symbian related marks or logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symbian Ltd.
Nokia is a registered trademark of Nokia Corporation. Nokia's product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia.
All other company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders, and are hereby recognized.
CONTACT:
Metrowerks U.S.:
Jeff Tieszen, 512/997-4717 [email protected]
or Metrowerks Europe:
Matthias Joesch, 41/0-61697500 [email protected]
or Metrowerks Japan:
Mitsuko Sakai, 81/3-3780-6091 [email protected]
or
PetersGroup Public Relations for Metrowerks
Cristina Salinas, 512/794-8600 [email protected]
or
For Symbian
AxiCom in U.S., 954/761-9777 or 954/242-6201 [email protected]
or
AxiCom in Europe, 44/20-8600-4638 or 44/20-8600-4616 [email protected]
or
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (Financial), 44/20-7638-9571 [email protected]