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Espoo, Finland – Qt Software today announced the porting of Qt toS60 on Symbian OS, the world’s leading, open smartphone platform. Qt isa powerful C++ application development framework, which makes it easyfor developers to create applications once and then deploy them on anyof the Windows, Mac, Linux, Windows CE, Windows Mobile and embeddedLinux platforms. With the inclusion of the S60 platform, developershave an additional 80 million* target devices that they can supportwith their Qt-based applications.
“Qt brings an elegant and intuitive C++ development tool to the S60platform, improving the ability to develop richer user experiences onthe platform, and making S60 on Symbian OS even more attractive fordevelopers to target with their applications and services,” saidSebastian Nyström, Vice President of Qt Software, Nokia.
An early technical preview of Qt for S60 is available for download from Qt Software current website
www.trolltech.com.This is in line with Qt Software’s usual approach of developing Qtopenly and working with the community to incorporate feedbackthroughout the entire development process. Qt on S60 will work with S603rd Edition Feature Pack 1 and later releases. The first productionrelease of Qt for S60 will be available in the second quarter of 2009.
* By the end of July 2008 Nokia alone had shipped approximately 80 million fully web-capable S60 3rd Edition devices.
About QtQtis a cross-platform application framework. Using Qt, you can developapplications and user interfaces once, and deploy them across manydesktop and embedded operating systems without rewriting the sourcecode. Qt Software, formerly Trolltech, was acquired by Nokia in June2008.
About S60S60 software built onSymbian OS is the world’s leading smartphone software, and is licensedby some of the industry’s foremost mobile device manufacturers. Almost180 million S60 devices had been shipped by all licensees by June 2008.The flexibility of the S60 software allows for various hardware designsand software configurations, as evidenced by the multitude of S60devices already available on the market. Through its award-winning userinterface, extensive support for new mobile services and the innovationpotential for partner solutions, the S60 provides an open and scalablebusiness opportunity for mobile operators and 3rd party developers. Forfurther information and news about the S60 and the S60 community,please visit
www.s60.com.
About NokiaNokiais the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growthof the converging Internet and communications industries. We make awide range of mobile devices with services and software that enablepeople to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging,games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offeringof consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions andsoftware, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutionsand services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
