Infomatrix partners with Symbian to enable the mobile enterprise

Infomatrix file format converters allow mobile users to access email attachments

Cambridge and London, 15th June 2000: It was announced today that Symbian has entered into a development partnership with Infomatrix, the Cambridge-based specialist in wireless software solutions. Symbian, who has licensed its platform to companies including Ericsson, Motorola, Matsushita, Nokia, Psion and Sony, will incorporate Infomatrix file format converters for MS Office e-mail attachments, allowing the editing and viewing of spreadsheet and word-processor documents on the Symbian platform.

Nick Koiza, Infomatrix Sales & Marketing Director, said: "This important partnership will be a significant contribution to mass market take-up of wireless information services. E-mail attachments are an essential component of wireless information, and the need for easy manipulation and forwarding is crucial."

Catriona Galbraith, Symbian Partner Manager, comments: "Complementing Symbian’s reputation for providing easy-to-use and intuitive technology, Infomatrix extends the power of Symbian’s platform through wireless file converters."

Infomatrix is planning to extend its range of support for Symbian licensees, in order to accelerate the establishment of the Symbian platform as the de facto standard for wireless information technology. The further building of a Symbian-Infomatrix relationship reflects a commitment to promoting continuous development of emerging technologies for the Symbian platform.

About Infomatrix

Infomatrix is a wireless software solutions company involved in a range of emerging technologies for wireless Internet, including TCP/IP, broadband, WAP, GSM, GPRS, TETRA/PMR, voice technology and most recently the Symbian platform. Their strategy addresses the gap between technology and the application needs of users, by providing software connectivity solutions on a bespoke or licensable basis.

Infomatrix has established business across the value chain, in telecommunications, military and industrial & instrumentation markets. The company has been supporting a range of blue-chip organisations, including Marconi, Simoco, Dolphin, Philips, Racal and NATO C3 Agency. Infomatrix’s Web site can be found at Infomatrix

About Symbian

Symbian owns, licenses, develops and supports leading software, user interfaces, application frameworks and development tools for Wireless Information Devices such as Communicators and Smartphones. Symbian aims to promote standards for the interoperability of Wireless Information Devices with wireless networks, content services, and messaging and enterprise wide solutions.

With headquarters in London, Symbian has offices in Tokyo and Kanazawa, Japan; Ronneby, Sweden; Cambridge, UK and San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Symbian is owned by Ericsson, Matsushita, Motorola, Nokia and Psion. Symbian’s Web site can be found at Symbian

Symbian, the Symbian platform and other Symbian marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symbian Ltd. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

Media Enquiries

Symbian Ltd Please direct enquiries to: +44 207 154 1383 press@symbian.com

Infomatrix Nick Koiza +44 1954 232010 nick.koiza@infomatrix.ltd.uk