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News
Issue #2001 - 14
(Apr. 2001)
(Updated
April 4, 2001)
TECHNOLOGY
Motorola, Ericsson, and Siemens to Develop New Gaming Standard
Motorola Inc., Ericsson, and
Siemens AG’s wireless unit plan to make specifications for universal
mobile games platform, using existing and emerging standards, in the third
quarter of this year.
"We’re seeing that developers of mobile phones are resorting to
writing their own platforms or having to multiply the efforts to support
many platforms," said Tim Krauskopf, vice president and general manager
of Core Solutions for Motorola’s Internet Software and Content Group.
"As a result, costs are increasing and distribution options are
limited. As an industry we need to provide an integrated development
environment that unites mobile networks, devices, and game servers as a mass
market games console."
The companies said they will first focus their efforts on an open
Applications Programming Interfaces (APIs) and a Software Development Kit
(SDK), which once developed will be made available to software developers.
The developer of the CodeWarrior® Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) Metrowerks, will be working with Ericsson, Motorola and Siemens to
ensure that the forthcoming platform supports its CoreWarrior IDE, which is
used in the development of Sony Playstation 2 and Nintendo GameCube.
The companies are hoping a new game standard will make cell phones more
attractive to consumers and will act as a catalyst for the Mobile Internet
market.
For more information: http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/
Mobileinfo Comments and
Advisory: We have learnt from
the well-advertised success of i-Mode that interesting games and consumer
applications appealing to the younger Internet-savvy crowd would give a big
boost to wider adoption of the wireless Internet. This effort will help i
this effort.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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