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Widget creation tools for Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Visual Studio
and Aptana Studio produce feature-rich mobile content using existing
HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Ajax Code

Mountain View, CA, USA - Nokia today introduced three time-saving
mobile development tools for desktop designers and developers of
Internet content, enabling the quick and easy conversion of standard
web code and scripting languages into exciting new mobile
applications and services while working directly within three of the
most popular software development environments on the market today.

The Nokia Web Runtime Extension for Adobe Dreamweaver, Nokia WRT
plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio and the newly updated WRT plug-in
2.0 for Aptana Studio let large numbers of web developers and
designers using HTML, CSS, JavaScript(TM), Ajax code and other
standards-based technologies immediately extend their existing web
content to the mobile channel through the fast and efficient creation
of mobile widget applications.

Nokia WRT widgets provide mobile users instant access to customizable
information or tools drawn in real-time from the Internet. Popular
widgets range from breaking news headlines to stock-market tickers,
social network status updates, flight arrival schedules, localized
daily weather and more.

Nokia's WRT is built on the same open-source, industry standard
WebKit project environment used by Web Browser for S60, Nokia's
full-HTML browser for the latest devices running on Nokia's S60
platform. The world's leading smartphone platform, S60 on Symbian OS
accounts for more than 180 million devices cumulatively shipped by
S60 licensees, including Nokia, Samsung, Lenovo and LG.

Nokia's WRT widget plug-ins let web developers and designers working
within Dreamweaver, Visual Studio and Eclipse-based Aptana Studio
rapidly deliver innovative and feature rich widget-based content to
users of tens of millions of supported Nokia devices currently
available in markets worldwide.

No previous experience with Nokia software development tools or
mobile platform technologies is needed to create on-device Nokia WRT
widget applications, enabling businesses and organizations to
mobilize their existing web presence and create exciting Web 2.0
mashups of content and services that combine the power of the
Internet with the advanced capabilities of Nokia mobile devices.

"These new Nokia WRT tools open up the mobile market to web
developers and creative professionals worldwide who work every day in
these widely used development environments to create web applications
and content," said Craig Cumberland, Director of WRT Tools and
Technologies, Nokia. "WRT plug-ins enable the easy creation of
feature-rich widget applications for the enjoyment of mobile
consumers around the globe, providing new horizons to untold numbers
of individuals and organizations seeking to extend their web content
and Internet presence into the mobile space."

Additionally, within the next 30 days, Nokia will localize the WRT
Extension for Adobe Dreamweaver and the Nokia WRT plug-in for
Microsoft Visual Studio, offering multi-language support for
developer tools for the first time. The tools will be available in
eight languages, including traditional and simplified Chinese,
English, Germany, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish for
developers around the world.

The Nokia WRT plug-in for the open-source Aptana Studio IDE launched
in April, has been applauded by many developers, including
Frankfurt-based PavingWays, which specializes in bringing web-based
applications and services to mobile devices.

"We immediately identified the businesses advantages of using the WRT
plug-in to quickly and efficiently complete mobile widget creation
projects within the Aptana Studio development environment," said
Rocco Georgi, Co-Founder and Lead Developer at PavingWays. "In a few
short weeks, we experienced considerable savings in time and
resources and were able to bring our Nokia WRT application to market
in time for the launch of the new Nokia N97 touchscreen device."

Currently supporting more than two dozen of the most popular Nokia
devices available in markets worldwide, all three of the new Nokia
WRT plug-ins can be used to create widgets projects for all S60 3rd
Edition, Feature Pack 2 devices and onward, as well as all S60 5th
Edition devices. WRT plug-ins also support select S60 3rd Edition,
Feature Pack 1 devices, with a firmware upgrade via a Nokia software
updater necessary to install WRT on some devices.

Nokia's updated WRT plug-in for Aptana Studio 2 immediately supports
Nokia platform services 1.0 and provides access to select device
functionality for two Nokia touch-screen devices, the Nokia 5800
XpressMusic and the Nokia N97, while also supporting the "Home
screen" publishing functionality on the Nokia N97 and future Nokia
devices.

Additional information about Nokia WRT plug-ins for Aptana Studio,
Visual Studio, and the Nokia WRT Dreamweaver extension can be found
online at 

http://www.forum.nokia.com/Tools_Docs_and_
Code/Tools/Runtimes/Web_Runtime/.

A complete list of supported Nokia mobile devices can be found online
at: 

http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/matrix_webruntime_1.html.


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, India, 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 pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world's
leading maker of mobile devices. Today, we are connecting people in
new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with
personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters
to them. We also provide comprehensive digital map information
through NAVTEQ; and equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.


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