PalmSource Expands Mobile World to Europe

PalmSource today launched the Palm Powered Mobile World in Europe and welcomed to the program new operator partners, Orange and Telefonica Moviles Espana (TME), and new infrastructure partners, Action Engine and Lucent Technologies Mobility Solutions Group.

Launched in the Fall of 2003, Palm Powered Mobile World is a marketing initiative that connects mobile operators, infrastructure providers and software developers in a wireless Palm Powered Economy designed to bring Palm OS software applications and solutions to market, provide increased revenue opportunities for partners and a superior experience for users of Palm Powered smartphones. Working in partnership with leading operators, infrastructure providers and software developers, Palm Powered Mobile World offers: collaboration on wireless software and devices, increased revenue for mobile operators through exposure to vertical and horizontal markets, technical and marketing support and additional exposure for mobile software developers.

Orange and Telefonica Moviles Espana (TME) joined the Palm Powered Mobile World program as charter mobile operator partners in Europe. PalmSource will work together with Orange to enable the development of innovative Palm OS solutions that take advantage of the advanced features of Palm Powered smartphones, such as the industry-leading palmOne(TM) Treo(TM) 600. PalmSource and TME will collaborate with leading Palm OS licensees to bring cutting-edge smart mobile devices to the Spanish mobile market and align the Palm OS platform with TME's requirements and service offerings. Orange and TME join existing mobile operator partner Sprint, as well as infrastructure partners in the wireless Palm Powered Economy designed to capitalize on the growing smart mobile device market.

As part of Palm Powered Mobile World, PalmSource will make available to mobile operators, a catalog of tested Palm OS applications suitable for over-the-air (OTA) delivery to Palm Powered smart mobile devices. Some of the titles include, Bejeweled, Merriam-Webster Crossword,Mobile DB, PocketTunes, SplashMoney, Zlauncher, and Warfare Inc.

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