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  • Software Leaders to advise Linaro
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  • Following completion of its first major release in November, Linaro announces the expansion of its ecosystem to include Advisory Partners Canonical, GENIVI, HP, LiMo Foundation and MontaVista Software all of whom are involved in building complex Linux based software. The Advisors will help to guide the Linaro Technical Steering Committee (TSC) on critical industry needs, facilitating the alignment of requirements.

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  • ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments Form New Company to Speed the Rollout of Linux-Based Devices
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  • On June 3, ARM,  Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), today announced the formation of Linaro, a not-for-profit open source software engineering company dedicated to enhancing open source innovation for the next wave of always-connected, always-on computing. Linaro's work will help developers and manufacturers provide consumers with more choice, more responsive devices and more diverse applications on Linux-based systems.

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  • Adobe Joins limofoundation.org
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  • BARCELONA, Spain. — Feb. 15, Adobe® Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and limofoundation.org™ today announced that Adobe has joined the global consortium of mobile industry leaders to bring the Adobe® Flash® Platform to the LiMo Platform. Support for Flash within the LiMo Platform will enable developers and content providers to create applications that can run on LiMo devices. As a member of limofoundation.org, Adobe supports the development of an independent, collaboratively developed handset platform that is commercially driven by some of the largest operators and OEMs in the industry, including LG, NEC, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, Panasonic, Samsung, SK Telecom, Telefonica, Vodafone, and Verizon Wireless.

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  • SRS Labs, First Audio Company to join limofoundation.org
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  • SANTA ANA, Calif., February 15, – SRS Labs (NASDAQ:SRSL), the industry leader in surround sound, audio, and voice technologies, announced today that it has joined the LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation™ to become the first sound technology company to join the ranks of the mobile industry’s global consortium.

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  • MobiTV joins limofoundation.org
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  • An industry pioneer and leader in delivering TV to mobile devices, MobiTV has joined limofoundation.org as an Associate Member to further advance the development of an open, hardware independent Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.

     

     

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  • ELSE Ltd joins limofoundation.org
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  • Ra'anana, 11 February - ELSE Ltd., a design house for state-of-the-art
    mobile technologies delivering simple and intuitive user experience and a
    member of the Emblaze Group (LSE:BLZ), today announces it has joined the LiMo
    Foundation™, a global consortium of mobile industry leaders dedicated to
    creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating
    system for mobile devices.
    

     

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  • VODAFONE ANNOUNCES VODAFONE 360 - A SUITE OF INNOVATIVE, NEW INTERNET SERVICES FOR MOBILE AND PC
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  • 24 September,. London. Vodafone today announces the launch of Vodafone 360 - a new suite of innovative internet services for the mobile and PC.

    All of a customer’s contacts, status updates and messaging services are brought together in one place enhancing the customer’s experience and use of social media. Customers will have integrated contacts, music, photos and mapping services and can share their favourite music choices and even their physical location, how and when they choose, with theirchosen groups of friends.

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  • Moving Mobile Linux forward: Opera joins the limofoundation.org
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  • Opera Software today announced that it has joined the swelling ranks of mobile Linux leaders in the limofoundation.org. Opera has a long history in developing its browser for the Linux platform and by joining this mobile Linux community the company hopes to contribute to the advancement of open and accessible mobile phone technology.

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  • ACCESS Exhibits Industry's Broadest Range of Mobile Solutions at GSMA Mobile World Congress
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  • GSMA Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 16, –ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today announced solutions for Internet and mobile markets that extend the Company’s unique range of technologies enabling a true connected life--from core networks to platforms to Internet technologies and applications, to solutions for new categories of Internet-enabled devices such as portable navigation devices, set top boxes and IPTV. Celebrating “Solutions for the Open Mobile Economy,” ACCESS is demonstrating technologies to meet the needs of today’s customers that enable differentiated, value-added solutions and services.

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  • Advanced ACCESS Linux Platform™ v3.0 to be Showcased at GSMA Mobile World Congress
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  • GSMA Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 16, – ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, will showcase ACCESS Linux Platform™ v3.0 at this year's GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The next generation of the company's flagship mobile Linux platform features advanced UI capabilities and LiMo compliance. Available soon, ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 delivers best-in-class elements crucial for today's major mobile device vendors and carriers

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  • NetFront Widgets Adds OMTP BONDI Compatibility, Supports More Platforms
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  • GSMA Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 16, –ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, has substantially reinforced the capabilities of its NetFront™ Widgets solution by adding support for the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) BONDI standard, by increasing the number of supported platforms and by expanding available services. ACCESS will be showcasing the latest advanced solution with NetFront Widgets at this year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress, which begins today in Barcelona, Spain.

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  • Aplix announces JBlend™ for LiMo™ JLBE
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  • Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727) announced today its JBlend™ for LiMo™ devices solution. Java™ Language Based Environment (JLBE) for LiMo brings the power of Java Micro Edition to the LiMo platform. Our first JLBE for LiMo implementation supports CLDC, MIDP 2, WMA, MMAPI, JTWI, and JSR 75 FC.

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  • Panasonic to Showcase at Mobile World Congress
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  • Yokohama, Japan-Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Mobile)announced today that the company will exhibit its cutting-edge products and technologies for 3G mobile phones at Mobile World Congress, to be held in Barcelona, Spain from February 16 to 19.

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  • Azingo Selected by Vodafone to Develop Mobile Applications for Linux Platform
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  • Sunnyvale, CA—Feb. 5,—Open Mobile OS company Azingo today announced that Vodafone, the world’s leading international mobile communications group, has selected Azingo as a partner to develop applications for mobile phones based on the LiMo platform.

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  • limofoundation.org Selects Wind River as Systems Integrator
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  • ALAMEDA, CA — February 9, — Wind River today announced that limofoundation.org™ has selected Wind River as the systems integrator to deliver the common infrastructure, tools, testing and integration services for the LiMo platform™.

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  • Movial to Demo its Advanced User Interface with Accelerated Graphics in LiMo Booth at GSMA Mobile World Congress
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  • HELSINKI, Finland — February 9, — Movial, the company that inspires rich, intuitive Internet experiences, today announced it will demo its Internet Experience Suite’s (Movial IXS) Advanced User Interface with the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) OMAP™ 3 platform in LiMo’s booth at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (B135, Hall 8). Movial IXS is a next generation software solution that uses open technologies in rich Internet applications and 3D graphics acceleration. With Movial IXS, Web developers and designers can create eye-popping user interfaces that exploit the latest Smartphone, mobile Internet device (MID) and netbook form factors to provide new, value-added and differentiated services and superior user experiences.

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  • Azingo Launches Azingo Mobile 2.0, a Full Touch and Web Enabled Mobile Operating System
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  • Sunnyvale, CA—Feb. 5,—Open Mobile OS company Azingo today announced Azingo Mobile 2.0, a complete Linux based platform, which includes the Azingo Browser, Azingo Web Runtime, Azingo Application Suite, and Azingo Active Homescreen. Azingo Mobile 2.0 offers a comprehensive UI toolkit enabling a full touch user experience and web widgets that can leverage device specific services like telephony, messaging, multimedia and location based services through the Azingo Web Runtime. Azingo’s products will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (booths 2.1D53 and 8B135), Feb. 16-19,.

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  • Azingo Launches New Browser and Web Runtime Software to Deliver Web 2.0 Experiences on Mobile Phones
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  • Sunnyvale, CA—Feb. 5,—Open Mobile OS company Azingo today announced two new products, Azingo Browser and Azingo Web Runtime, each designed to enable handset makers to deliver next generation Web 2.0 experiences on mobile phones. Based on WebKit open source technology, Azingo’s Browser and Web Runtime can be licensed for open and proprietary operating systems. Azingo’s new products will be demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (booths 2.1D53 and 8B135), Feb. 16-19,.

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  • Recent Accomplishments Highlight the Success of MontaVista Linux
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  • MontaVista® Software, Inc., the leader in embedded Linux® commercialization, today revealed several developments that highlight the success of MontaVista Linux in extending quality, integration, innovative features, and speed of development for manufacturers of mobile devices.

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  • Freescale Semiconductor Expands Open Platform Commitment by joining the limofoundation.org™
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  • Austin, TX - Aug. 19, – Freescale Semiconductor today announced its membership in the limofoundation.org, a global industry consortium of mobile leaders working to deliver an open and globally consistent, Mobile Linux ® -based software platform for use by the entire mobile industry. Freescale continues to be a key contributor in the open operating system (Open OS) movement and membership in LiMo is another example of its determination to offer Open OS solutions to handset OEMs.

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  • Motorola Expands ROKR™ Roster with Three New Additions
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  • Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today expands its ROKR portfolio with the introduction of three new music-optimized devices that provide a range of styles at attractive prices for mobile music fans.

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  • VirtualLogix Joins limofoundation.org
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  • VirtualLogix™, Inc. today announced that it has joined the limofoundation.org, a consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system (OS) for mobile devices.

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  • Movial Joins limofoundation.org(TM) and Opens Source Code to Linux Mobile Community
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  • Movial, the company that inspires rich, intuitive Internet experiences, today announced it has joined limofoundation.org, the global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform for the whole mobile industry.

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  • Azingo to Demonstrate Advanced Mobile Linux Solution on TI’s OMAP™ Platform at Computex
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  • Mobile Linux company Azingo, today announced that it will demonstrate its Azingo Mobile Linux platform on the Texas Instruments, Incorporated OMAP platform in the TI briefing suite at Computex, June 2nd – 5th in Taipei, Taiwan.

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  • Mozilla joins limofoundation.org
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  • I’m excited to announce that Mozilla Corporation has joined the limofoundation.org. Linux has great potential as a mobile platform, but it’s been hampered by fragmentation over the last several years. LiMo brings together many major device manufacturers, network operators and others in the mobile ecosystem to cooperate on building a Linux-based mobile middleware platform. Manufacturers and network operators can develop unique user experiences and differentiate on top of that platform. What makes LiMo especially attractive for Mozilla is that it’s all about code, where previous efforts around mobile Linux have been more focused on developing standards.

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  • McAfee Mobile Security Report
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  • McAfee's Mobile Security Report provides revealing insights into the security concerns that the majority of consumers have with regards to their mobile handsets. The limofoundation.org recognizes these concerns as further indication of the importance of security as an underlying component of a successful ecosystem. The full report is available free of charge from McAfee's

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  • Purple Labs Announces Groundbreaking Sub-$100 LiMo Feature Phone
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  • Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – February 11th, – Purple Labs, a leading supplier of embedded Linux solutions for mobile phones, announced today that its new Purple Magic feature phone has received limofoundation.org™ certification. The 3G Linux phone is a LiMo Platform™ Type I device, and will serve as a reference product for ODMs and phone manufacturers wanting to accelerate time to market for low-cost 3G handsets.

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  • Azingo and Broadcom to Demonstrate 3G Mobile Phone Reference Platform Based on limofoundation.org Software, at Mobile World Congress
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  • Mobile Linux company Azingo (formerly Celunite), announced today that its limofoundation.org-based software platform, Azingo Mobile, is now available on cellular reference design platforms developed by Broadcom, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. This open mobile software/chipset platform based on limofoundation.org software will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The demonstration will be performed on a reference 3G phone at three MWC booths including Azingo (Booth #2.1D57), Broadcom (Booth #4.1HS02) and LiMo (Booth #8B135), Feb. 11th through 14th.

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  • Azingo Launches Azingo Mobile, Industry’s First Mobile Linux Platform Based on limofoundation.org Software
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  • Mobile Linux company, Azingo, formerly Celunite, today announced Azingo Mobile, a comprehensive suite of open mobile software and services designed to help companies deliver web 2.0 applications, music, video, vivid graphics and more to a wide range of mobile phones. Leveraging the economies of open source innovations and based on LiMo and its Ecosystem, Azingo Mobile provides a less costly and more flexible platform for designing and deploying mobile devices. The platform will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, (Azingo booth 2.1D57 and LiMo booth 8B135), Feb. 11-14,.

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  • limofoundation.org Selects Wind River Technology as the Development Foundation For All Member Contributions
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  • limofoundation.org Selects Wind River Technology as the Development Foundation For All Member Contributions. Wind River Common Integration Environment will Play a Critical Role in the Development of Next-Generation Linux-Based Handsets

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  • MontaVista Software Helps Expand the Use of Linux in Mobile Devices
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  • MontaVista Software Helps Expand the Use of Linux in Mobile Devices by Joining limofoundation.org

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