Offering regional and national programs, CIO (and CSO) events bring together some of the most respected names and thought leaders in information technology and security. Presented by CIOs and other senior level executives, these invitation-only programs offer timely topics and strong networking. Learn More »
Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »
Apply today for a FREE subscription to CIO Magazine!
Symbian Foundation Says it'S on Track
The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday.
December 04, 2008 — IDG News Service —
The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday.
The foundation is the successor to the Symbian consortium that has administered the OS since 1998. It is being formed after Nokia agreed to buy the remaining part of Symbian, a deal that closed on Tuesday. The world's largest handset maker, which has been perceived as dominating Symbian since its creation, is releasing the platform as competition for developers grows among Google's Android, Apple's iPhone and other systems.
Nokia, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, AT&T and other companies agreed in June to form the foundation. Six new members, including AOL, Fujitsu's Cell Telecom division, and Intrinsyc, were announced Thursday at the Symbian Partner Event in San Francisco. That brings total membership to 64, the group said.
The distribution of code coming in the first half of 2009 won't be entirely open source. It will be released to members of the foundation, under a new partner organization that eventually will supplant Symbian's current partner program, said Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation. It will include elements of Symbian and of Nokia's Symbian-based S60 platform. The group is already working on code for that distribution.
The open-source OS coming in 2010, will unite Symbian with S60 as well as two other platforms built on it: UIQ and NTT DoCoMo's MOAP (Mobile Oriented Applications Platform).
The foundation is now defining roles within its organization and starting to work on recruiting for those jobs, Williams said. By the end of April, there will be staffers answering calls and e-mail for developer support and other needs, he said.
Copyright © 2008 IDG News Service. All rights reserved. IDG News Service is a trademark of International Data Group, Inc.
The Intelligent Enterprise
Mobility is Growing: Survey Shows Why CIOs are Concerned
The Move Toward Mobilization
The Case for A Specialized Security Platform
Protecting the Code: Technology Escrows Safeguards Critical Software
Optimizing Infrastructure Control
Enabling the Global Enterprise
Get a grip on your mobile workforce Webcast
Save with 0% Lease Offer on HP Servers and Storage
The State of the Great Windows Vista Migration and the Latest Research on What Real Customers Say
Liberation through Automation: How You Can Automate Your PC Deployment and Help Free Up IT Resources
Windows Vista: Essential Benefits and Deployment Strategies
Resource Alerts
Get instant email notifications by topic when white papers, webcasts, and case studies are added to our library.
AMD to Bring HD Gaming and Movies to Mobile Phones
Intel-Backed Enterprise 2.0 Suite is Discontinued
Wall Street Beat: IT Faces Tough Start to 2009
Dual-Mode Smartphones Help Boost Wi-Fi Shipments
Palm Announces WebOS and Pre Phone
Nokia Ends Production of Its Only WiMax Device
FAQ: How to Get the Windows 7 Beta
HP Aims TouchSmart Desktop PC at Businesses
Red Hat to host Second Life-like virtual JBoss trade show
Windows 7 Public Beta to be Available Friday
Just the basics, please. Sometimes we all need a refresher or we need to make sure our team and our colleagues are all on the same page.
Over 25 tutorials on everything from business intelligence to virtualization.
- CIO|
- Computerworld|
- CSO|
- DEMO|
- Game Pro|
- Games.net|
- IDG|
- IDG UK|
- IDG Connect|
- IDG Tech Network |
- IDG World Expo|
- Industry Standard|
- InfoWorld|
- ITworld|
- JavaWorld|
- LinuxWorld|
- MacUser|
- Macworld|
- Network World|
- PC World|
- Playlist|
- CIO UK|
- CIO Germany|
- CIO China|
- CIO Sweden|
- CIO Australia|
- Other CIO Sites
