Tieto has provided consulting services for China Mobile's online application store called Mobile Market. The delivery includes the technical solution regarding how to encapsulate China Mobile's network-end capabilities into the Symbian/S60 client-end and a demo that verifies its feasibility. The solution forms a base for China Mobile to further explore the development of its proprietary Software Development Kit. The deal is a significant opening for Tieto into the Chinese marketplace, and it further strengthens the company's position as a major services and software partner in the Symbian Foundation.
China Mobile is the world's largest mobile operator with about 500 million subscribers. Mobile Market is a mobile application store for mobile subscribers, who can preview, purchase and download applications online from both web and WAP portals.
This project has required a deep understanding of Symbian/S60 UI frameworks and application development, as well as knowledge on a wide range of development techniques, such as Symbian client/server, SDK authentication and network management and data interaction techniques. Tieto is a member of Symbian Foundation .
Pekka Viljakainen, head of Tieto International concludes by saying: "This project combines Tieto's telecom R&D and ICT knowledge in a way, which is adding value to one of the world's most demanding customers - China Mobile. Our aim is to introduce new services that will help Chinese enterprises to increase their productivity with advanced usage of IT and R&D innovations. To make this happen, we are increasing substantially our investments in the People's Republic of China."
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