Intrinsyc and Ginwave Collaborate on Custom Mobile Phone Designs

Intrinsyc Software International, Inc., a mobility software and services company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ginwave Technologies Ltd., an independent design centre, to evaluate Intrinsyc's Soleus(TM) mobile phone software platform for custom handset design offerings. Soleus is a Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) CE-based mobile phone software platform that offers a faster and more cost-effective way to develop handsets. The collaboration aims to explore the development of Soleus-based mobile phones on Ginwave-developed hardware platforms, with the goal of marketing them for sale with both handset manufacturers and network operators worldwide.

Key Takeaways:

• Intrinsyc and Ginwave have signed a MOU to assess Soleus for use in custom mobile phone designs, with Ginwave committing to evaluating the customizability and low-cost benefits of Soleus.
• Soleus is the world's first Windows CE-based software platform for mobile phones and the first implementation of Microsoft Visual Studio specifically for feature phone development.
• The Soleus UX Designer Tool gives handset designers complete control over the software configuration, enabling them to customize and brand the user interface to meet the needs of network operator customers.
• Ginwave is impressed with Soleus's flexibility and low-cost options for developing advanced mobile phones, with the potential to reduce development costs and bring phone designs to market faster.
• Intrinsyc is delighted that Ginwave, one of the world's leading independent design centres, is evaluating Soleus and exploring opportunities for collaboration on new mobile phone products.
• The collaboration aims to develop multiple feature-rich mobile phones using Soleus on Ginwave-developed hardware platforms, with the goal of marketing them for sale worldwide.

Statistics:

• Over 7 million units of Ginwave's mobile handsets have been shipped since its first GSM mobile handset was launched in February 2003.
• Ginwave has a fully-experienced development team with expertise in mobile handset RF system, base-band circuit, PCB layout, ID, MD, software design, manufacturing, TE, QA, etc.
• Intrinsyc has formed solid alliances with leading technology companies including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Philips, Siemens, Symbian, General Electric, Hand Held Products, Texas Instruments, and Ford.
• Intrinsyc is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with additional regional offices in Bellevue, Washington, and Birmingham, UK, and Barbados.

Sources:

• www.intrinsyc.com
• www.ginwave.com
• Market Wire via COMTEX
• Source: Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.