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  • Open Letter to the Wholesale Applications Community

     

    Dear Industry Colleagues:

    Further to the public announcement of 15 February 2010, I am very pleased to write this open letter to the initiators of the Wholesale Applications Community on behalf of the Board of LiMo Foundation offering a) our full support, b) our committed participation, and c) our immediate practical assistance in a spirit of whole-industry cooperation.

    It is clear to us that the highly complementary areas of focus, shared belief in true openness and common industry vision create an exceptional opportunity for deep and long-term collaboration between LiMo Foundation and the Wholesale Applications Community to release unfettered innovation across the industry and fully ignite the mobile internet in a way that is compelling and life-enhancing to consumers everywhere.

    LiMo Foundation was launched in 2007 as a constitutionally open, transparent and non-discriminatory industry consortium with the sole purpose of collaboratively delivering a competitive Linux-based device software platform to the industry upon which commercial innovation can freely thrive without brand or business model conflict with the underlying platform. Since LiMo’s launch, three major releases...
  • LiMo Foundation Handset Lineup Expands With New Feature-Rich Devices From ELSE, NEC, Panasonic

    Newest LiMo handsets combine style, durability, and in-demand high-performance functionality

    BARCELONA, Spain, February 15, 2010 – LiMo Foundation™, a global consortium of leading companies from throughout the mobile industry, today announced new LiMo compliant handsets from manufacturers ELSE, NEC, and Panasonic Mobile Communications. These models bring the number of LiMo devices announced to date to fifty.

    “We welcome the arrival of these innovative new devices which attest to the richness and versatility of LiMo Platform™,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation. “The continued growth of LiMo devices is further endorsement of LiMo’s vision, mission, and technologies.”

    Designed to appeal to consumers seeking elegant, feature-rich handsets, the new models combine next-generation functionality and reliable performance in an array of sleek, sophisticated device designs. Integrating advanced user interface technologies and critical functionality and reliability elements such as keypad-to-touchpad conversion, high-megapixel auto-focus cameras, waterproofing, and extended battery life will ensure a more immersive...
  • Mobile Industry Leaders Collaborate for On-Time Delivery of R3 LiMo Platform

    Latest release of mobile industry’s only independent handset platform imminently available

    BARCELONA, Spain, February 15, 2010 – LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of leading companies from throughout the mobile industry, today announced the imminent availability of the new R3 release of LiMo Platform™. The updated platform features new support for Location Based Services (LBS) and contact management and extends existing features including support for application management, advanced UI and multimedia technologies, and enhanced security and networking.

    “Delivery of R3 of LiMo Platform is a further important delivery milestone and again for LiMo Foundation demonstrates that powerful likeminded companies can work together practically to create a common platform that is evolved and governed through a truly open and independent process,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director of LiMo Foundation. “This latest update to the LiMo Platform also furthers LiMo’s leadership in commercially unifying mobile Linux technologies for the benefit of the whole industry.”
11 August LiMo News - Further Momentum, Devices, Members
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Written by Andrew Shikiar   
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 14:38

LiMo is pleased to issue two important announcements today that further demonstrate LiMo’s growth and leadership in the open mobile device platform arena.  The first announcement details the addition of 9 LiMo new compliant handset models from Panasonic and NEC – this now brings the total number of commercially produced LiMo devices to 42.  These handsets feature an array of dazzling technologies that demonstrate the versatility of LiMo Platform as the foundation for a mobile operating system and also the breadth and depth of innovation within LiMo members that are contributing to the growth and evolution of the LiMo ecosystem.  

The second announcement welcomes two additional members into LiMo Foundation:  KDDI and Immersion.  With KDDI on board, LiMo now counts amongst its members 12 global operators representing nearly a billion mobile subscribers.   Immersion’s expertise in haptic technologies has revolutionized the way that consumers interact with mobile and embedded devices – resulting in fascinating touch-screen experiences on a number of devices from leading OEMs around the globe.  By joining LiMo Immersion has the opportunity to contribute its expertise and technology directly into the LiMo platform and ecosystem.  

Today’s announcements are just two examples of the maturation and expansion of the LiMo ecosystem; further realization of the commercial plans of LiMo members will become fully evident in the weeks and months ahead.   Enabling all of this progress is LiMo’s independent governance model and business-model neutral stance, which encourages wide industry engagement and enables diverse commercial strategies from LiMo operators, OEMs and ISVs.  We’ll look forward to sharing these developments with you through the LiMo blog, and also at upcoming industry events – LiMo will have an active presence at several venues in the remainder of 2009, including Open Source World, Open Source in Mobile, 4G World, MetaPlaces and Open Mobile Summit.  If you’ll be at one of these events please make a point to come to our speaking sessions or demonstrations.

 
 
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