w&m 2009 – removing supplier lock-in in the mobile space
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Removing Supplier Lock-In in the Mobile Space
Tim HolbrowLeadership Team – Finance and OperationsSYMBIAN FOUNDATION
INTRODUCTIONS
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Once upon a time …
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1998 2009
SymbianFoundation
250+ individual products
250,000,000+ handsets sold
created
Nokia purchase Symbian
Symbian Foundation – What’s it for?
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The most widely used software on the planet
Symbian
Platform Enable an ecosystem that
collaborates to create the richest and most satisfying mobile user
experiences
SymbianFoundatio
n
IndependentOpen
Proven
FreeComplete
Diverse
Open Source?
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Zero employed Software Engineers
Governance via member councils
Features / Roadmap
Architecture Release UI
But - why? How does it add up?
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Commodity Software Platform
Commodity Software Platform
DifferentiatingLayer
DifferentiatingLayer
Mobile Enterprise Models
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ProprietaryOpen
Platform
Open Source
Platform
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Cost Choice
Data & Security
Open vs. Proprietary Parameters
Choice: Applications / Services
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Tools Support Signing Channel
Simplified story for Application Developers Large opportunity for monetisation Many channels to market e.g., OviStore
The Developer Story:
Choice: Devices
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Navigation
Voice
InstantMessaging
SocialNetworks
Calendar
ImagingWeb
Music
Enterprise <-> Consumer
SQL database
Battery life
Performance
Cost
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Proprietary
Open Platform
Functionality / Time
Cost
Open SourcePlatform
Data and Security
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Independent open source platforms have no vested interest in your data
Security in open mobile platforms is not yet trusted by corporate IT departments
Itch needs scratching
SUMMARY
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Symbian Platform is the most open, independent, complete, proven and free mobile software platform
The open software model delivers the choice ofapplications, services and devices that successful
enterprises will demand
The efficiency of collaborative development allows organisations to redirect resources towards
differentiating their offering
These factors will drive openness and efficiency in the mobile enterprise space
QUESTIONS?
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Removing Supplier Lock-In in the Mobile Space
Tim HolbrowLeadership Team – Finance and OperationsSYMBIAN FOUNDATION