Nokia Content Discoverer provides global distribution channel
for
Nokia's on-device portal solution makes Java-based SNAP
multiplayer mobile games available for download and purchase over
millions of Nokia S60 and Series 40 handsets
Develop Conference & Expo, Brighton, UK - Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
today announced it will provide SNAP Mobile multiplayer games
for download and purchase through its Nokia Content Discoverer
on-device portal solution, embedded in millions of Nokia
devices based on S60 and Series 40 currently available in
markets worldwide. The new arrangement provides mobile gaming
publishers and developers a global distribution channel,
enabling them to reach users of all Nokia Content Discoverer
enabled Nokia handsets. Nokia Content Discoverer, representing
the evolution of Nokia's end-to-end Preminet content discovery
and delivery ecosystem for mobile operators, offers a
collection of shopping mall "stores" or "catalogs" that afford
mobile subscribers easy access to downloadable content from
branded content providers, leading content aggregators and
their mobile service provider. Beginning in the second half of
2006, connected multiplayer titles developed on Nokia's SNAP
Mobile platform will be available in selected markets through a
dedicated catalog location to any user with a Nokia handset
that features the Nokia Content Discoverer client. Already
embedded as an on-device portal in nine Nokia handset models
comprising millions of devices currently in the marketplace,
Nokia Content Discoverer is slated to ship on an additional six
Nokia handset models to global markets by the end of 2006. "The
Nokia Content Discoverer on-device portal provides a powerful
tool that makes it easy for mobile subscribers to experience
connected multiplayer gaming on millions of handsets based on
the world's leading mobile device platforms," said Petteri
Putkiranta, Director of Platform Solutions, Forum Nokia,
Nokia's global developer support program. "The new availability
of Nokia's Java-based SNAP Mobile games through Nokia Content
Discoverer gives publishers and developers a direct pathway to
users seeking the interactive experience of in-game competition
against friends or community members." "Connected mobile
gameplay with friends is a fast-growing trend in mobile
entertainment and Nokia Content Discoverer now provides a quick
and efficient way for mobile consumers to find, try and
purchase the latest multiplayer game titles," said Lisa Waits,
Head of Nokia's SNAP Mobile. "Using SNAP Mobile and Nokia
Content Discoverer, mobile game publishers, developers and
operators now have an excellent channel model to drive content
and data traffic revenues from the market demand for connected
mobile games." Using Nokia Content Discoverer, mobile
subscribers are able to easily discover, download and purchase
localized content, applications and services, including Symbian
C++ applications for S60, Java games and productivity
applications, logos and background images, ring tones and True
Tones, video clips and files, full-track music and Flash
content. Mobile users will experience a greatly enhanced
content shopping experience through Nokia Content Discoverer's
advanced on-device caching of content catalog metadata and
integrated preview/prelisten and installation capabilities,
speeding time to discovery and download, and facilitating easy
purchase of mobile content. Nokia Content Discoverer is
currently embedded in select Nokia devices based on S60 and
Series 40 technology, including the Nokia Nseries multimedia
computers (Nokia N70, Nokia N71, Nokia N72 and Nokia N80),
Nokia Eseries devices for enterprise users (Nokia E60, Nokia
E61 and Nokia E70), Nokia 3250 handsets currently available in
mainland China and Nokia 6131 devices in China and other
Asia-Pacific markets. The on-device portal also is slated to be
shipped by the end of 2006 to markets worldwide embedded on six
additional Nokia handset models, including the Nokia N73, Nokia
N93, Nokia E50, Nokia 5500, Nokia 6070 and Nokia 6233. Nokia's
SNAP Mobile, the most comprehensive mobile gaming community
solution, is now available for connected mobile game
development and publishing, as well as mobile game community
development. It delivers a quality connected game playing
experience to users by harnessing the versatility of
Java-based mobile content on a wide variety of
Java MIDP2.0 compliant phones. For more information on
the Nokia's SNAP Mobile online communities, please visit
http://www.snapmobile.nokia.com For SNAP Mobile development
tools and information, please visit
http://forum.nokia.com/games/snapmobile More information about
Nokia Content Discoverer is available online at
www.nokia.com/ncd About Forum Nokia Nokia's global developer
program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical
information, support, and distribution channels they can use to
build and market applications around the globe. From offices in
the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia
provides technical and business development support to
developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal
of successfully launching applications and services to
consumers and enterprises. More information is available at
www.forum.nokia.com. About Nokia Nokia is a world leader in
mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of
the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each
other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use
and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and
solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia
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