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Dean Kamen endorses Forum Nokia's challenge

Espoo, Finland - Forum Nokia is proud to announce Calling All
Innovators, a global contest for developers to create mobile
applications that will help to better society.

Calling All Innovators challenges developers to think big about the
opportunity to impact the quality of human life with mobile
applications. Nokia will award up to USD 150 000 in cash and prizes,
in addition to helping the winning developers distribute their mobile
applications.

Dean Kamen, the global technology pioneer best known for inventing
the Segway PT and for founding FIRST, (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization which
inspires high school students worldwide to study science and
technology, has endorsed Calling All Innovators.

"For over 15 years, I've been focused on sparking the curiosity of
up-and-coming inventors, especially kids, by showing them that
science, technology and problem solving is rewarding, and important,"
said Kamen. "Now that mobile devices are becoming as powerful as
personal computers and more ubiquitous, challenging mobile developers
and young inventors to develop the right applications can take the
device simply known as a cellular phone and transform it into a
catalyst to help society in many different ways."

Nokia and Kamen share the belief that technology can be a key driver
of significant social and environmental change, particularly in
emerging economies, where conflicts over scarce resources often
impede the potential for human development. Kamen, who has been
actively engaged in global social programs and was awarded the 2006
Global Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations, has said, "We
know 50 percent of all the diseases you could name, would be wiped
out if people had access to clean water." Nokia and Kamen challenge
developers participating in Calling All Innovators to think about the
possibilities. What if a mobile device could test the potability of
water, or enable people in remote villages to access, manage or
distribute scarce resources such as electricity or water?

"With Nokia's belief in social responsibility, we support Dean
Kamen's relentless pursuit to help the world through the use of
technology, " said Tom Libretto, Vice President, Forum Nokia,
"Calling All Innovators is not just about making mobile applications
that could help society; it's about developing mobile applications
that will help society. Imagine if an application could help relief
workers reallocate resources in real time for disaster-torn areas -
how much could that help both those in need as well as the relief
workers in the area? "

Calling All Innovators challenges mobile application developers
worldwide to create applications that will enhance the use of mobile
devices in real world scenarios, in one of the three following
categories:

- ECO-Challenge: Make a difference by submitting an application that
will work to minimize mobility's global environmental impact and
develop ways to offer mobile solutions that help consumers make
sustainable choices such as reducing their energy consumption or
carbon footprint.

- Emerging Markets: This category opens up new opportunities for
developers to imagine the possibilities of pioneering applications
and services impacting the daily lives of millions in developing
nations, which could include solutions for education, health data
access, infotainment, rural agriculture, or any other application
that improves lives in emerging markets.

- Technology Showcase: This is an opportunity to create and showcase
compelling, experience driven applications, using any technology that
runs on Series 40 or S60 devices, such as Flash Lite, Java, Python,
or open source. From a single-purpose application to completely
community driven, this developer's showdown will help open consumers'
minds about what an application can do.

First place winners in each category will receive USD 25 000, a trip
to Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, and distribution of their
application for free through a variety of Nokia channels. Second
place winners in each category will receive USD 10 000 and third
place winners will receive USD 5 000.

The contest opens on September 16, 2008 and all entries are due by
December 15, 2008. Finalists will be selected and notified in January
2009.

More information about Forum Nokia's Calling All Innovators,
including how to submit an application and complete contest rules and
requirements, can be found online at www.callingallinnovators.com.

About First
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an
appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in
Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to
build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating
young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and
engineering. With the support of many of the world's most well-known
companies, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST Robotics
Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge for high-school students, FIRST
LEGO League for children 9-14 years old, and Junior FIRST LEGO League
for 6 to 9 year-olds. To learn more about FIRST, go to
www.usfirst.org.

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 the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.

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