Epocware Becomes a Symbian Platinum Partner

Epocware and Symbian expand collaboration to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones and applications

Moscow, Russia – 22 August 2007 –Epocware/Paragon Software Group, a leading developer of personal productivity software for Symbian OS, today announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones and applications. Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market leading operating system for smartphones. Symbian OS is licensed by the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers and to date, over 126 million Symbian smartphones have shipped worldwide to over 250 major network operators.

Epocware has developed Symbian solutions since the first release of Symbian OS. This early collaboration along with the company’s Symbian Self-Certification and Affiliate Partnerships has determined Epocware’s status as a trusted partner and key player in the Symbian applications market. To further strengthen the collaboration, Epocware has joined the Symbian Platinum Program and will continue to provide feature-rich productivity solutions that help deliver advanced capabilities for superior customer experience and satisfaction.

Epocware/Paragon Software Group
“This close partnership reflects our mobile strategy and focus on the Symbian smartphone market,” said Jeanne Kolesnik, Business Development Director, Epocware and Smart Handheld Devices divisions, Paragon Software Group. “Becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner will help us expand our penetration in the market further and enable us to deliver higher-quality customer solutions to consumers and corporations.”

Symbian
“We are pleased to welcome Epocware to our Platinum Program”, said Alan Roderick, Director of Ecosystems, Marketing, Symbian. "Symbian’s long-standing relationship with Epocware demonstrates a shared vision of providing best-in class technology to a fast-growing smartphone market and ecosystem.”

Epocware’s latest solutions include SlovoEd, a unique multi-lingual dictionary line including SlovoEd stand alone and SlovoEd for mobiles client-server solutions for professional translation. Epocware provides dictionaries by such world-known linguistic companies as Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH; Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd.; Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH; Larousse Editorial, S.L.; Merriam-Webster Inc.; Oxford University Press; Van Dale Lexicografie bv and others. Handy Tools is an all-in-one suit of 7 must-have applications: Handy Safe - mobile wallet to keep private information (credit card details, PINs, passwords, etc.) secure on a smartphone, Handy Clock - efficient clock and time management tool, Handy Weather - detailed and up-to-date weather forecast, Handy Taskman - enhanced task management and application launch utility, and other utilities. Epocware’s most popular application, Handy Weather, was one of the first Symbian Signed applications for Symbian OS v9. It has been widely acknowledged by the S60 community as a best seller, used by thousands of smartphone users throughout the world.

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About the Symbian Platinum Program

The Symbian Platinum Program includes companies that have a technology or strategic position that is key to the success of mobile computing technology surrounding Symbian OS. As part of the program, Platinum Partners benefit from a range of commercial services, including technical support and joint marketing opportunities as well as privileged access to Symbian OS source code and a dedicated Partner Support team. Symbian Platinum Program

About Symbian

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world’s leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During Q1 2007, 15.9 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian smartphones shipped up to 31 March 2007 to 126 million.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, with offices in the United States, England, and Asia (India, P.R. China, Korea, and Japan). Symbian

About Epocware

Epocware, a subsidiary of Paragon Software Group, has been successfully developing and distributing end-user and custom software for Symbian OS/EPOC since 1997.

Main products by Epocware, well known among thousands of customers all over the world, are: SlovoEd translation dictionaries, personal productivity & information management applications (“Handy” series), and solitaire games for all Symbian OS platforms.

The company intention is to keep listening to customers and market demands and bring new innovative solutions to the market during the upcoming year.

For more information about Epocware and products: Epocware Epocware.mobi

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