StyleTap Inc. announced StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS which will allow over 20,000 existing applications to run on current and future Symbian smartphones. StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS brings the largest library of smartphone applications to the largest community of smartphone users, with over 145m Symbian smartphones shipped to date, to over 250 major network operators worldwide.

    StyleTap CrossPlatform is compatible with most applications written for Palm OS devices, and enables them to now run on Symbian smartphones. This gives consumers unprecedented freedom to choose the smartphone that meets their needs without losing their investment in mobile applications and accumulated data. StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian OS is the newest member of the StyleTap CrossPlatform family of products which will continue to grow to include additional smartphone operating systems.

    StyleTap CrossPlatform also gives application developers a compelling solution which can help leverage their existing mobile assets to target more devices. Instead of their applications running on a set proportion of mobile devices because they cannot afford to re-engineer their applications for each new device brought to market, StyleTap CrossPlatform offers developers access to millions more potential customers with no re-engineering required.

    "By enabling thousands more mobile applications to be used by millions more users, StyleTap CrossPlatform creates enormous value for consumers, application developers and smartphone vendors," said Gregory Sokoloff, CEO of StyleTap Inc., "By bringing StyleTap CrossPlatform to Symbian OS, the global market-leading smartphone OS, we are fulfilling our commitment to support the smartphone industry to the fullest possible extent."

    StyleTap CrossPlatform will support Symbian smartphones based on UIQ 3 and S60 3rd Edition. Companies or individuals interested in receiving information about the release of StyleTap CrossPlatform for Symbian should visit www.styletap.com and subscribe to the StyleTap blog.

    "Symbian OS has established itself as the leading OS for smartphones in the world today," said David Wood, EVP of Research, Symbian Ltd., "As smartphones play an ever increasing role in people's lives, application software will grow more and more important. We welcome the rich library of applications that StyleTap brings to the Symbian ecosystem and encourage their developers to take advantage of the Symbian marketplace."

StyleTap Features
    - Runs most applications for the Palm OS® platform on Microsoft Windows Mobile™ handhelds and smartphones.
    - Supports most of the thousands of application programs written for the Palm OS 5.2 platform and earlier versions.
    - StyleTap Platform is fast, compact and comes with everything you need to get going.
    - Applications written for Palm OS platform show up as native Windows Mobile programs and operate in the same way. You can even cut and paste text and bitmaps between applications and native Windows Mobile programs.
    - On the latest Windows Mobile devices, StyleTap Platform takes full advantage of high density VGA screens for maximum readability.
    - Works great with standard size Windows Mobile screens too.
    - Unique backwards compatibility features enable both older and newer programs to perform direct screen updates.
    - Runs on StyleTap applications have been certified by their developer to run on the StyleTap platform.

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