An application platform for embedded Linux mobile phones developed in Australia has taken top honors in the Linux Journal Product Excellence Awards at LinuxWorld San Francisco.Trolltech’s Qtopia Phone Edition 4 took out the gong for best application development platform and tool. The awards distinguish product and service innovations by LinuxWorld exhibitors and are divided into 13 categories.“This award is a great honor for us, especially given the excellent competition in our category,” said Warwick Allison, Trolltech vice president of engineering for mobile and embedded systems. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Qtopia Phone Edition 4 was up against Eclipse Callisto, Revelation Software OpenInsight for Linux 7.2, SureSoft Technologies CodeScroll-API Tester/CodeScroll-Embedded Tester and IBM WebSphere Everyplace Deployment. The application was designed and developed by Trolltech’s Brisbane-based development-arm. Based on the Qt toolkit, which uses an extended version of the C++ programming language, Qtopia Phone Edition allows full access to its source code so manufacturers can customize specific features for mobile devices.“This recognition shows that talented Australian developers do not have to go overseas to get the opportunity to be part of a world-leading software development program,” Allison said. Meanwhile, Trolltech’s Brisbane team has just finished development on a new Greenphone, an open-source Linux-based phone that enables developers to build custom features for target markets.-Mitchell Bingemann, Computerworld AustraliaCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime Security brandpost Should finance organizations bank on Generative AI? Finance and banking organizations are looking at generative AI to support employees and customers across a range of text and numerically-based use cases. By Jay Limbasiya, Global AI, Analytics, & Data Management Business Development, Unstructured Data Solutions, Dell Technologies Sep 29, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost Embrace the Generative AI revolution: a guide to integrating Generative AI into your operations The CTO of SAP shares his experiences and learnings to provide actionable insights on navigating the GenAI revolution. By Juergen Mueller Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence feature 10 most in-demand generative AI skills Gen AI is booming, and companies are scrambling to fill skills gaps by hiring freelancers to make the most of the technology. These are the 10 most sought-after generative AI skills on the market right now. By Sarah K. White Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Hiring Generative AI IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe