Nokia Bringing Silverlight To Mobile Phones

March 6, 2008 – 8:50 am

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Nokia recently announced plans to bring Microsoft’s Silverlight to millions of Smartphones with an
S60 on Symbian OS as well as Series 40 devices and internet tablets.

This program will give developers a platform to create rich interactive programs for the Smartphone and other devices.

“There is clear market demand for rich, Web-based services across a variety of device types, but developing these can often be commercially difficult. For Microsoft this extends Silverlight to a broader range of vendors, platforms and devices. For Nokia it expands the web runtime options on its devices, enabling a wider community of developers and more applications. This should help the uptake of higher speed mobile services and advance a new era of anytime, anywhere device-based computing”, said Bola Rotibi , Principal Analyst at Ovum.

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications. Availability of Silverlight for Nokia Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets will be confirmed later.

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