Ixonos Adds Qualcomm Chipset to its Technology Base to Create Android Devices With Superior User Experiences

Ixonos Adds Qualcomm Chipset to its Technology Base to Create Android Devices With Superior User Experiences

HELSINKI, Finland, June 15, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    Ixonos, a world leader in creating wireless technologies, software and
solutions for mobile devices and services, has licensed Qualcomm's chipset
technology, which enables the design and development of a variety of
connected Android devices to be delivered to the company's global clientele
as turnkey development projects. The use of Qualcomm's technology enables
Ixonos to efficiently and quickly develop connected devices for the vigorous
market, where numerous device manufacturers have picked out Qualcomm and
Android as their chosen platforms.

    "We have chosen Qualcomm's chipsets as one of the key platforms for
developing smartphones and other next-generation connected devices because
of their maturity and strong Android integration", says Ixonos Group's
President and CEO, Kari Happonen. "We also continue to deliver devices based
on other chipsets from leading vendors such as Intel, Texas Instruments and
ST-Ericsson, based on the preferences of our corporate clients", Happonen
continues.

    Ixonos is committed to developing partnerships with leading technology
vendors into mutually beneficial long-term relationships which drive the
wireless industry forward. "We see the Qualcomm license agreement as a great
opportunity for Ixonos to become a leading device creation R&D service
provider for Android on Qualcomm chipsets", Happonen says.

    "We are already working on our first Qualcomm reference designs and have
full capability to offer our customers a full product road map of
Qualcomm-based Android devices", says Folkert Wierda, head of Ixonos Device
Creation Centre. "Existing and new device-manufacturer and operator
customers as well as any company looking for a device creation R&D partner
can turn to us for faster time-to-market and high-quality connected devices
designed to deliver superior user experiences."

    Ixonos expects the first devices designed on Qualcomm's chips to ship
during the first half of 2012. As support for every major operating system
comes standard on Qualcomm's chipsets, Ixonos plans to utilize them also on
devices based on MeeGo and other open source OSs in the future.

    Links:

    - Ixonos' website [http://www.ixonos.com ], or follow Ixonos on Twitter
[http://twitter.com/IxonosTweets ] and YouTube
[http://www.youtube.com/ixonosonline ]

    - Qualcomm's website [http://www.qualcomm.com ]

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    Ixonos is an ICT services company creating innovative solutions for
mobility, social media and digital services. Together with our customers we
develop products and services which let people enjoy inspiring digital
experience, anyplace, anytime. Our client organizations benefit from new
business opportunities and new productivity. We have offices in Finland,
China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Slovakia, South Korea and
the U.S. Ixonos Plc is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The company's turnover
in 2010 was 84.9 MEUR and operating profit 5.3 MEUR.

    For more information, please contact:

    Ixonos:
- Kari Happonen, President and CEO, tel. +358-400-700-761,
kari.happonen@ixonos.com

    - Folkert Wierda, Vice President, Device Creation Centre, tel.
+358-50-305-7711, folkert.wierda@ixonos.com

Source: Ixonos

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