PalmSource Launches Geographic Developer Partner Program
May 24 2005 - 9:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
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/. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release 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
competitors, our ability, general economic conditions in the U.S.
and abroad and other risks and uncertainties contained in our
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filed with and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended
August 27, 2004, November 26, 2004, and February 25, 2005. All
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