Symbian have announced that AppForge MobileVB for Series 60 Platform Devices is now availible. Full press release follows:-
AppForge Announces MobileVB Support for Series 60 Platform Devices
ATLANTA (Sept. 22, 2003) � AppForge, Inc., a leading provider of software products and services for the handheld, mobile and wireless industries, today announced version 4.0 of AppForge�s MobileVB for Series 60 devices including Nokia 3650, 6600 and Nokia 7650.
With the addition of Series 60 support, Microsoft developers can develop mobile applications using their existing tools and knowledge and deploy those applications on multiple devices from multiple Series 60 licensees who together represent more than 60% of the mobile handset market.
Pricing and Availability
The suggested retail price of AppForge�s MobileVB 4.0 version is US $899. The product will be available in October 2003. Customers who purchase MobileVB between September 1 and the release of MobileVB 4.0 will receive a free upgrade to 4.0. All other registered users of MobileVB 3.5 can upgrade for US $249. Additional information about pricing, upgrades and support policies is available on the AppForge Web site at www.appforge.com.
AppForge Booster is an operating system extension that enables handheld devices to run applications written with AppForge MobileVB and Microsoft Visual Basic.
The AppForge Booster for Series 60 can be downloaded for free from the AppForge website at http://www.appforge.com/booster. Developers also have the option of bundling Booster with their applications or providing links and/or download files from their own websites as well.
Appforge�
"We expect to see a significant number of new MobileVB developers who wish to quickly develop applications for Series 60 devices,� said Gary Warren, CEO of AppForge. �
Nokia�
"We are pleased that AppForge will be supporting Series 60 devices, said Lee Epting, vice president, Nokia Mobile Software. We are confident that MobileVB 4.0 will contribute strongly to the success of the Nokia 3650, 7650 and the new Nokia 6600 as well as other Series 60 based phones in the future.
Symbian�
"Symbian is very pleased that AppForge will be supporting Series 60 devices in their upcoming release of MobileVB," said David Wood, EVP partnering, Symbian. "As the Symbian OS smartphone market continues to grow successfully, there are tremendous commercial opportunities for application developers within the Symbian OS ecosystem."
About Symbian
Symbian is a software licensing company, owned by wireless industry leaders, that is the trusted supplier of the advanced, open, standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones. Symbian's mission is to create a mass-market for Symbian OS mobile phones by enabling our licensees to build winning products. Open Symbian OS phones announced by licensees include the Nokia 9200 Communicator series, the Nokia 7650 imaging phone and the Sony Ericsson P800 smartphone.
About Appforge
AppForge, Inc., a leading provider of software products and services for the handheld, mobile and wireless industry, enables businesses to quickly develop, market and distribute cross-platform mobile and wireless applications across market segments. AppForge�s products enable developers to write applications for more than 90% of the world�s leading mobile and wireless devices. AppForge is financed through leading institutional venture firms including Draper Atlantic, Grosvenor Funds and Council Ventures. For more information on AppForge, visit the company�s Web site.