The document summarizes the launch of the Symbian Foundation, a non-profit organization created to manage the Symbian operating system. Key points include:
1) The Symbian Foundation will provide the Symbian operating system royalty-free and open source to encourage more widespread adoption across mobile devices.
2) Nokia will acquire Symbian Ltd and contribute the Symbian OS and S60 software to the Foundation to create a single, open platform.
3) The open platform aims to accelerate innovation and availability of new mobile services for developers, operators, and manufacturers.
32. Disclaimer
Details are subject to change. Symbian and all Symbian based trademarks and
logos are trademarks of Symbian Software Limited. The operation of the
proposed Symbian Foundation remains subject to regulatory approvals. Until
such approvals are obtained, and the Symbian Foundation has become fully
operational, Symbian Software Limited retains exclusive responsibility for all
licensing and marketing activities related to Symbian OS.