S60 3rd Edition Challenge Finalists!

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Press Release Source: Nokia

Nokia Announces S60 3rd Edition Challenge Finalists
Wednesday September 6, 1:15 am ET
Developer Companies from Around the World Vie for EUR100,000 in Grand Prizes

ESPOO, Finland, September 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) today announced results of the initial round of judging in the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge, a global developer competition that will award EUR100,000 in grand prizes for the best new applications based on the S60 3rd Edition. The awards will be made October 17 in London at the Smartphone Show.

Launched in December, 2005, the S60 3rd Edition Challenge is designed to drive development of innovative new applications for the S60 3rd Edition, based on the Symbian OS, which expands creative opportunities for developers of advanced mobile applications and services. The competition comprises four categories -- enterprise, music, Adobe Flash Lite and location-based applications.

Co-sponsored by Forum Nokia, Nokia's global developer support program, and Adobe, the competition received 117 entries. The 20 finalists, announced today, were chosen on the basis of each entry's overall strength of concept and level of creativity, and its usability, aesthetic design and support for mobility

In addition to the four EUR25,000 top prizes, winners and runners up in each category will be awarded a one-year free membership in Forum Nokia PRO, an exclusive developer support program, valued at EUR4,000**. Top winners also receive a demo spot at a Nokia event, free on-site technical support and consultancy, devices and additional marketing support from Nokia partner, Handango.

The finalists, selected by a jury comprised of representatives of Adobe and Nokia business units, include:

Enterprise Applications

HansaWorld* HansaWorld Enterprise
Intellisys s.r.l. Argus Remote Surveillance
Quickoffice* Quickoffice Premier
Thinprint Content Beamer
WiB-Software Punch2Go

Location Aware Applications

Agis Pte Ltd* Navfone
Aspicore GSM tracker
Augmentra ViewRanger
Epocware, Paragon Software Group* Handy Weather
Navicore* Navicore Personal

Mobile Music Applications

InfoTalk Corporation* MusicFinder
inTouch Wireless Services Pte Ltd.* AirAlbum
ITFinity Ringtone Shuffle
N2N Consulting Pte Ltd.* M-Bit
VAKA* EmoStation

Adobe Flash Lite Applications

Design Assembly Bobby Bumper
Foreca* Flash Weather
Gideon 06 World Cup
Refresh Mobile* Mobizines
Telecom Italia TIM Pocket Care

*Indicates membership in Forum Nokia PRO

**Company must meet all qualification criteria for Forum Nokia PRO membership to receive free membership award.

Introduced in 2005, S60 3rd Edition Platform enables developers to create "smarter" applications both in terms of better user experience and more efficient development, and offers an enhanced security model that provides better protection for valuable applications and content. S60 3rd Edition Platform opens a wide range of possibilities for location-based applications, as well as applications that include scalable 2-D vector graphics, wireless messaging, robust security and authentication and other advanced application features.