Symbian and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. announce 'Symbian Press' publishing imprint

First book on wireless Java for Symbian-based devices to be published September 2001

JavaOne, San Francisco, CA - June 7, 2001 - Symbian and John Wiley & Sons Ltd, a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE: JWa) (NYSE: JWb), today have announced a partnership to establish the 'Symbian Press' publishing imprint. This agreement will result in a range of definitive books that will further enable rapid development of applications, content and services for Symbian-based devices - such as the Nokia 9290 Communicator device for the Americas market which was announced this week at the JavaOne conference.

"Symbian Press has been established by Symbian, in partnership with Wiley, to communicate authoritative, timely, relevant and practical information about the Symbian OS and related technologies." said David Wood, EVP Technical Consulting, Symbian. "Through the provision of this information we will enable developers to program Symbian-based wireless devices, promoting understanding of open, programmable mobile phones and the technologies that enable them".

Symbian Press is producing an exclusive range of books designed to assist C++, Java, and content developers add value to the unique technologies offered by the Symbian OS. Its goal is to promote the availability of information about Symbian technology to provide accurate, topical and timely high-quality technical literature for the entire wireless market.

"Our partnership with Symbian teams Wiley with a world-class company and key player in the wireless operating systems market," said Stephen Smith, Senior VP of International Development for Wiley Europe. "They share our commitment to providing "must have" content to professionals in these fields. Symbian Press publications will set world standards for mobile operating systems and enable a mass market for wireless information devices."

The first book in the series, due to be published in September 2001, is 'Wireless Java for Symbian Devices' by Jonathan Allin. Topics covered in the book include:

• Using the Symbian SDKs;
• The JavaPhone and Personal Java APIs, and how they are implemented;
• Writing efficient and optimized code for constrained devices;
• Understanding and working with Java on Symbian's Communicator reference designs;
• Creating games;
• Accessing native functionality through JNI;
• Creating wireless services.
  

Symbian and Symbian Press

Symbian Press has been established by Symbian to communicate authoritative, timely, relevant and practical information about the Symbian OS and related technologies. Symbian Press is a partnership between Symbian Ltd. and international publisher John Wiley & Sons. More information about Symbian Press can be found at the Symbian Press  website.

About Symbian

Symbian Ltd. owns, develops and licenses a software platform for next generation mobile phones. Owned by Ericsson, Matsushita (Panasonic), Motorola, Nokia and Psion, Symbian's mission is to license the Symbian OS to all mobile phone manufacturers and to create a mass market for next generation mobile phones by working closely with wireless networks, content, messaging and enterprise-wide solution providers. With headquarters in the UK, Symbian also has offices in US, Japan and Sweden.

About John Wiley & Sons Ltd

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., is a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is a global publisher of print and electronic products specializing in professional and consumer books and subscription services; scientific, technical, and medical books and journals; and textbooks and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students as well as lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company's Class A and Class B shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb, respectively. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at  Wiley

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Please direct enquiries to: Symbian Ltd. +44 207 154 1383 press@symbian.com	Julia Lampam John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. +44 1243 770668 jlampam@wiley.co.uk
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