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Research and Markets: Mobile Operating Systems

Posted on: Monday, 10 May 2004, 06:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of "Mobile operating systems" report to their offering.

Symbian, Microsoft, Palmsource and new entrants Montavista and SavaJe are amongst the players currently competing for a top spot in the fast growing smartphone and PDA phone platform market. With smartphone sales surging in Europe, fuelled by the launch of new models from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Microsoft's Smartphone (built by HTC), it is clear that mobile operating systems are set to play an ever increasing role in the future of mobile services.

Do you have the business intelligence you need to successfully invest in this developing sector?

Mobile operating systems is your complete guide to Mobile OS market and advanced application platforms. The report supplies an insightful overview of the market, its players and products, allowing you to get up-to-date on all key developments.

Mobile operating systems also enables you to asses the development strategies and attitudes of key mobile players including Microsoft, Nokia, Motorola and Symbian, as well as providing a detailed assessment of the conditions required for advanced mobile application development.

Why should you read this report?

- As a mobile OS vendor, you will access primary market data on other vendor's products and invaluable information on your competitors

- As a handset manufacturer/ODM/OEM, you will identify software platforms for future terminals and benefit from clear indications of development and licensing costs

- As an operator, you will gain access to unique information about handset software trends and likely future developments for mobile applications & services

- As a software company, you will be able to identify key target platforms for advanced mobile applications and estimate the market potential of applications for various mobile platforms

- As a technology stock analyst, you will gain insight into licensing costs of mobile software and estimates of future revenues for PalmSource and Microsoft

Answer your key industry questions:

- What operating systems are likely to dominate future mobile phones? Why?

- What are the main features and capabilities of new mobile OS?

- How much do mobile OS cost to implement and license? Is this viable for your company?

- What mobile platforms should our applications run on/support in the future?

- How many users are using each mobile OS?

- What development tools and programming languages can be used to create advanced mobile applications?

- How significant is Microsoft Smartphone for operators?

- How will the introduction of Linux affect the mobile OS market?

Report Case Studies:

Nokia - The Champion Of Symbian Os

Motorola - Creating A Platform For J2me

Embedded Linux Before Symbian Os

Future Support For Other Platforms

Samsung - Hedging Its Bets

Handspring And Kyocera Wireless - Focusing On Palm Os

Handspring

Kyocera Wireless

Htc - Manufacturing Microsoft Smartphones

Orange Spv

Civil Action No. 5:02cv282 (Df) - Sendo Versus Microsoft

Allegations From Sendo

Microsoft's Response

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c1878

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