Symbian Press expands book portfolio with two new titles

'Symbian OS Explained' and 'Programming PC Connectivity Applications for Symbian OS' launched at Symbian Expo

Symbian Expo, London, UK – 5 October 2004 – Symbian Limited today announced the launch of two new books at Symbian Expo – the smartphone show – the only event dedicated entirely to the smartphone industry. ‘Symbian OS Explained’ written by Jo Stichbury and ‘Programming PC Connectivity Applications for Symbian OS’ written by Ian McDowall are the third and fourth books released by Symbian Press in 2004 for Symbian OS developers.

Developing good C++ code on Symbian OS requires a clear understanding of the underlying concepts and the nature of the OS. ‘Symbian OS Explained’ describes the key features of Symbian OS and shows how to use this knowledge most effectively, focusing on aspects of good C++ style that particularly apply to Symbian OS. Amongst others, the book includes sections on client-server architecture, active objects, leaves and cleanup, and the ECOM plug-in framework. However experienced you are with Symbian OS, there are always new tricks to learn and this book is designed to appeal to developers of all skill levels.

‘Programming PC Connectivity Applications for Symbian OS’ explains how developers can integrate PC and smartphone applications. PC Connectivity applications based on standard services and APIs can be created purely by programming on the PC, but more specialized applications involve programming on the Symbian OS smartphone as well as on the PC. This book aims to help developers create both types of application and includes sections on custom servers, socket servers, SMS and messaging classes and specialized connectivity GUI applications. It is also useful for enterprise and corporate developers, as Symbian OS provides one of the cheapest and fastest methods of connecting a smartphone to a server.

The two books are published by Wiley and are available to buy today at a 35% discount from Wiley’s stands, 75 and 78, at Symbian Expo – the smartphone show dedicated entirely to the smartphone industry.

About the authors

Jo Stichbury
Jo Stichbury was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where she held the Stothert Bye-Fellowship. She has an MA in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) and a PhD in the chemistry of organometallic Molybdenum complexes. After a brief spell in postdoctoral research at Imperial College, she joined Psion Software in 1997. She has worked with the operating system ever since, within the Base, Connectivity and Security teams of Symbian, and also for Advansys, Sony Ericsson and Nokia.  She currently lives in Vancouver with her partner and two cats.

Ian McDowall
Ian McDowall joined Symbian in 2000 and is currently a technology architect responsible for connectivity. He has previously filled roles ranging fromdeveloper through project manager to technical manager by way ofquality manager and process consultant (including presentations at internationalconferences).

He has an MA in Computer Sciences from Cambridge University and an MBA from Warwick University. As a software engineer for over twenty years he has worked at a number of software companies and on more than fifteen operating systems, developing software ranging from enterprise systems to embedded software.

About Symbian Press

Symbian Press was established to communicate authoritative, timely and practical information on Symbian OS and related technologies. Established as a partnership between Symbian Ltd. and Wiley, Symbian Press aims to enable and encourage developers to build great products as well as to educate commentators and decision-makers within the wireless industry. The latest Symbian Press titles can be viewed at

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About Symbian Expo

Symbian Expo – the smartphone show, Symbian’s sixth annual Expo is the only event dedicated entirely to the global smartphone industry. It covers every aspect of the smartphone market, from building mobile phones themselves to developing and deploying applications to mobile phone users and takes place at the ExCel Centre in London, UK, on 5th and 6th October 2004

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About Symbian Ltd

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world’s leading handset manufacturers. The following Symbian OS licensees have Symbian OS-based mobile phones in production and development: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo FOMA, LG, Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Sendo, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. In 2003, over 6.67 million Symbian OS-based mobile phones were sold worldwide and more than 15 million have been sold to date.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia (Bangalore, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo). 

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