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PalmSource Launches Geographic Developer Partner Program
-- Program provides local partner for Palm OS developers, system integrators
and VARs
SAN JOSE, Calif., PalmSource Mobile Summit & DevCon, May 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSRC), provider of Palm
OS(R), a leading operating system powering next generation phones and mobile
devices, today launched the PalmSource Geographic Developer Partner program.
The program is designed to provide Palm OS developers with access to additional
local resources that will facilitate the development of localized applications
for the Palm OS platform. PalmSource also announced today that Goware is the
first member of the Geographic Developer Partner program. Goware will be
dedicated to the Italian mobile market.
With the Geographic Developer Partner program, PalmSource will designate
partners and collaborate with them to build and strengthen the local Palm OS
Economy and developer ecosystems in specific geographies. These geographic
developer partners will help ensure that Palm OS software developers, system
integrators and value added resellers (VARs) will receive the requisite
technical and marketing support to help them bring localized Palm OS software
applications and solutions to market. Geographic Developer Partner program
members will provide a local extension of the PalmSource developer program
providing Palm OS developers:
-- Local point of contact
-- Localized technical support and training
-- Marketing support and new distribution channels into the local wireless
market
-- Increased exposure for their wireless applications
The Geographic Developer Partner program, working through its members, is
designed to provide increased revenue opportunities for local Palm OS
developers and a superior experience for both consumer and enterprise users of
Palm Powered(TM) phones and mobile devices.
Palm OS(R) provides a flexible and efficient platform that enables hardware
manufacturers and software developers to rapidly and efficiently create a wide
range of powerful, innovative and easy-to-use smart mobile devices and software
applications. Approximately 38 million Palm Powered(TM) devices have been sold
to date. The Palm operating system has attracted a large and loyal following of
approximately 400,000 developers building applications for Palm Powered smart
mobile devices, ensuring that Palm OS users have access to a broad variety of
relevant solutions while enabling operators to extend their mobile offerings
with a rich catalog of applications specific to their local needs.
Goware Named First Geographic Developer Partner Program Member
PalmSource also announced today that Goware, a system integrator and software
development company for the mobile market, has been selected as the Company's
first Geographic Developer Partner program member. Headquartered in Rome,
Italy, Goware works with Italian enterprises to provide a variety of services
for the enterprise, business and consumer markets, including systems
integration, software development and project management.
"PalmSource is committed to growing and supporting the Palm OS developer
community around the world. The PalmSource Geographic Developer Partner Program
has been designed to allow us to provide Palm OS developers with local
resources, technical support and timely access to enable their success," said
Albert Chu, vice president of business development, PalmSource. "We are excited
to welcome Goware as our first Geographic Developer Partner program member.
Italy has a strong Palm OS developer community that we are delighted to augment
with an experienced local resource they can utilize."
"Goware has been active in the Palm OS community for several years," said
Gianmarco Carnovale, vice president of strategies, STW Group, and CEO, Goware.
"As PalmSource's local presence in Italy we are looking forward to fostering
the development of new and exciting local Palm OS applications and the
deployment of Palm OS-based solutions within enterprises, in order to increase
success of the easy-to-use Palm OS platform in our market."
PalmSource Developer Programs
PalmSource offers a full range of programs to address the complete lifecycle of
product development -- from the early stages of training and development,
through testing and certification, to marketing and selling products. For more
information about PalmSource Developer Programs please visit:
http://www.palmsource.com/developers/
About Goware
Goware S.r.l. is a software development and system integration company focused
on mobile platforms. It is controlled by STW S.p.A., an Italian holding
corporation that leads a group of companies focused on mobile business. More
information about Goware and STW is available at http://www.goware.net/ and
http://www.stwspa.com/.
About PalmSource
PalmSource, Inc., the company behind Palm OS(R), a leading operating system
powering smart mobile devices, is a leading developer of software for mobile
phones and other mobile devices. Its products include a wide range of software
for mobile phones at all price points. More than 39 million mobile phones,
handhelds, and other mobile devices run PalmSource software. More than 45
companies worldwide have licenses to PalmSource software, including Fossil,
Garmin, GSPDA, Kyocera, Lenovo, palmOne, Samsung, Sony, and Symbol
Technologies. Palm OS has given rise to a large community of users,
enterprises, developers and manufacturers, who together make up the Palm
Powered Economy. More information about PalmSource is available at
http://www.palmsource.com/, http://www.palmsource.co.uk/,
http://www.palmsource.fr/, http://www.palmsource.de/,
http://www.palmsource.com/es and http://www.palmsource.com.cn/.
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contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as
well as assumptions that if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could
cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, statements related to the PalmSource Geographic Developer Partner
Program. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, our ability to successfully implement the
Geographic Developer Partner program and to collaborate on multiple marketing
and product planning activities with members of the program to realize the
anticipated benefits from the Geographic Developer Partner program; Goware and
our ability to work with the Palm OS developer community to create Palm OS
applications and solutions in a timely manner that meet market demands; the
ability of Goware to deliver the anticipated speed and reach that will
stimulate development of new Palm OS applications and solutions; the ability of
the smart mobile device market to grow as we anticipate and our ability to
benefit from any such growth; our ability to support, maintain and grow our
application developer community; our ability to compete with existing or new
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2005. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
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