Computing A consortium, founded and led by Psion, developing software tools (such as the EPOC operating system) to run on PDAs, handheld and mobile computers, and mobile phones
Symbian is a joint venture between Psion, Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola to promote the EPOC operating system for wireless information devices
A joint venture originally set up by Ericsson, Nokia and Psion to develop an industry standard operating system for mobile multimedia terminals (EPOC)
The joint venture between Ericsson Inc , Motorola Inc , Nokia Corp and Psion to develop new operating systems based on Psion's EPOC32 platform for small mobile devices including wireless phones or handheld personal computers
Full Name: Description: Developer of the Epoc operating system for handheld applications
Formerly Psion Software, Symbian is a joint venture between Psion, Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola to promote the EPOC operating system for wireless information devices Symbians main product is EPOC (derived from epoch the beginning of an era), a 32-bit operating environment which has already been proven in the Psion Series 5 palmtop computer EPOC comprises a suite of applications, customisable user interfaces, connectivity options and a range of development tools Symbian and its partners are working to facilitate key mobile standards, including Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), Bluetooth and Java The addition of the Starfish TrueSync technology to Symbian's EPOC combines two technologies which have been specifically developed to accommodate the constraints of mobile computing and telecommunications devices while providing intuitive, powerful applications and connectivity with desktop and mobile devices
A joint venture with Motorola, Nokia and Psion aimed at assuming a leadership role in the rapidly expanding Wireless Information Device market Symbian is developing the operating system EPOC See also http: //www symbian com