Actimagine helping deliver high definition video to Symbian smartphones

Actimagine joins the Symbian Platinum Partner Program

Paris, France - 4th February 2008 - Actimagine today announced that the company joined the Symbian Platinum Partner Program to support the growing market for Symbian smartphones by extending its video codec, Mobiclip™ to the Symbian ecosystem. Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS™, the market-leading open operating system for mobile phones. Symbian OS is licensed by the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers and to date, over 165 million Symbian smartphones have shipped worldwide to over 250 major network operators.

Symbian enables a thriving ecosystem of partners, handset vendors, operators, developers and other key mobile players that create value for the growing smartphone market. This value is cultivated by the continuing development and commercialization of new software solutions and award-winning applications for Symbian OS and its user interfaces including MOAP, S60 and UIQ.

Actimagine develops and sells under license Mobiclip, a patented software video codec, optimized for mobile platforms. Mobiclip is the technology that first made it possible to watch a full-length movie in DVD-like quality on mobile phones. Currently Mobiclip is the only technology to address the main challenges of displaying video on mobile platforms by offering DVD-like playback quality at 25 frames per second, full screen, for all types of video (premium, user generated and advertising) without compromising the lifespan of the battery.

Actimagine
'Actimagine is delighted to join the Symbian Platinum Partner Program' said André Pagnac, Actimagine CEO. 'The open standards and flexibility of Symbian OS are driving the kind of innovation that allows Actimagine to fully demonstrate the power and value of Mobiclip on smartphones.'

Symbian
"We are pleased to welcome Actimagine to our Platinum Partner Program", said Mike Whittingham, Vice President, Ecosystem Development, Symbian. "Symbian's well-established relationship with Actimagine demonstrates a shared vision of providing best-in class innovative technology to the fast-growing market for converged devices."

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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 Ecosystem Support team. For more information please see http://www.symbian.com/partner/platinum/platinum.html

About Actimagine

Established in March 2003, Actimagine develops and sells under licence Mobiclip™, a patented software video codec which is optimized for mobile platforms. Mobiclip addresses the major challenges of video on mobile phones by offering, DVD-like quality - 25fps full screen - for all types of video, both free and premium content, while optimizing battery-life. Already adopted by leading manufacturers and content publishers, Mobiclip is becoming the de facto standard for DVD-like quality on mobile phones. Registered in Delaware, USA, as Actimagine Corp., the company is headquartered in Paris with offices in San Diego, CA, and Singapore and a subsidiary in Tokyo. Key clients include Nintendo Co., Ltd., Fisher Price, Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. http://www.actimagine.com

About Symbian Limited

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for mobile phones.

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 Q3 2007, 20.4 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian smartphones shipped up to 30 September 2007 to 165 million.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Asia (India, P.R. China, and Korea) and Japan. For more information, please visit www.symbian.com

 

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