BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tizen Association and Linux Foundation today announced important progress updates that advance the Tizen™ software platform towards market introduction. Included in today’s announcement is the release of the beta release of the Tizen platform source code and SDK and the news that Huawei has joined the Tizen Association Board of Directors.
As announced today by the Tizen Technical Steering Group on tizen.org, developers are encouraged to start working with the new features and functionality of the Tizen beta source code and SDK and provide feedback to help improve the platform during the final stages of its development. The beta release features an updated UI framework and web APIs for easier development of rich web applications and the Tizen SDK now features Windows® operating system support in addition to Ubuntu to provide developers with greater choice in managing their projects. Developers can obtain further details from the blog post and download the beta SDK at http://www.tizen.org.
“It is very pleasing that Tizen continues to make good progress while capturing broad industry leadership,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director of Tizen Association. “The new platform seeks to give device vendors freedom to differentiate and to assist operators in all regions to compile user propositions in a flexible way which is attuned to the specific requirements of their markets.”
Within today’s news it is also confirmed that Huawei has joined the Tizen Association Board with the intention of creating and commercializing Tizen handsets for a range of markets and so comes together with the other Board companies who are guiding Tizen to serve the need of the industry at-large for an independent device software platform and ecosystem.
“We are very happy to join fellow industry leaders on the Board of Tizen Association,” said Glory Zhang, spokesperson for Huawei Device. “Our ongoing goal is to work closely with our customers and partners to bring truly innovative handset propositions to consumers in all markets and the new Tizen ecosystem complements our existing areas of focus and provides fresh opportunity for tremendously strengthening Huawei’s brand name in the mobile segment.”
“We warmly welcome Huawei to Tizen Association,” said Kiyohito Nagata of NTT DOCOMO, chairperson of Tizen Association. “The open source approach and strong industry guidance through the Tizen Association Board are designed to make Tizen attractive to a wide range of companies and developers -- we look forward to seeing many instances of mutual success within the new ecosystem.”
Tizen is an open source, cross-architecture, standards-based device software platform featuring a standards-based HTML5 and W3C standards enabling device-independent applications to be produced efficiently for cross-platform deployment. This approach leverages the robustness and flexibility of HTML5 which is rapidly emerging as a preferred application environment for mobile applications.
About Tizen Association
Tizen Association is a dedicated consortium of mobile industry leaders working together to guide the industry role of Tizen, including gathering of requirements, identification and facilitation of service models, and overall industry marketing and education. The Board of Tizen Association comprises Huawei, Intel, NEC CASIO, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung, SK Telecom, Telefónica and Vodafone. A full description of Tizen Association can be found at www.tizenassociation.org.
About Huawei Device
Huawei Device believes that everyone can be the center of information and that the world would be a better place if access and information barriers were knocked down. Its strong suite of mobile phones, mobile broadband devices and home devices is testimony to Huawei Device's focus on customers and its commitment to providing user-friendly mobile internet experiences through ongoing innovation. Based on more than two decades of success in the information and communications industry, and with our own channel expertise, operational capabilities and global partner resources, Huawei Device is transforming from a company that sells millions of devices in single transactions to large businesses, to a “Business-to-People” (B2P) brand that also sells individual devices directly to millions of people. As at the end of 2011, Huawei Device serves more than 500 operators all over the world. For more information, visit Huawei Device online: www.huaweidevice.com.
About Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform.
The Linux Foundation and Tizen are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Further Tizen Association Board Member Quotes
Intel:
“Intel has long recognized the value of the open
source development model for the industry, as well as for the value it
brings to our customers. Today’s milestones of the Tizen project
demonstrate industry demand for freedom and flexibility in mobile
innovation. We look forward to working with the ecosystem and the Tizen
Association to help meet the needs of our customers and partners with
this open cross-architecture software platform.”
Elliot Garbus,
Vice President, Software and Services Group, Intel Corporation
NEC CASIO:
"NEC CASIO Mobile Communications is pleased to
support the open governance model and development of Tizen. In
combination with the Linux Foundation's stewardship of the Tizen
project, Tizen Association will help drive Tizen ecosystem development
and open innovation in the mobile marketplace."
Yoshiharu
Tamura, President, NEC CASIO Mobile Communications, Ltd
Orange:
“As a member of the Tizen Association, Orange
continues to support the development of open ecosystems which promote
innovation and encourage diversity. Today’s announcement on the beta
release of the Tizen platform source code marks an important step in its
evolution as it continues to gain momentum in the industry. We look
forward to combining the capabilities of this new platform with simple
and relevant applications and services from Orange to create compelling
new offerings for our customers.”
Yves Maitre, Senior Vice
President, Mobile Multimedia & Devices, Orange
Panasonic:
“Panasonic Mobile Communications has been a
supporter of open source development for a long time and views Tizen as
filling a clear void in the mobile platforms space. Consumers are
demanding new innovative mobile platforms and applications are available
to them at an ever increasing rate. This can effectively be done with a
true open source distribution model and expect this open source model,
coupled with broad based service provider support, will help Tizen
succeed in the marketplace.”
Toshinori Hoshi, President of
Panasonic Mobile Communications, Inc.
Samsung:
“Samsung has long been supportive of building a
balanced ecosystem in which all stakeholders, including consumers, can
benefit and work together for continuous advancement and higher value
for consumers. As a board member of Tizen Association, we are pleased to
see the tangible progress of Tizen development and look forward to the
very first official release of Tizen platform. Samsung will continue to
support open source based innovation and collaborate in and around its
ecosystem with industry stakeholders.”
Hankil Yoon, Senior Vice
President of Product Strategy Group, Samsung
SK Telecom:
“Tizen represents the type of open software
platform that will help enable a more vibrant ecosystem, rich set of
applications and services, lower device costs and increased flexibility,
while providing a more consumer friendly business model. SK Telecom
believes that Tizen’s open business model will help enable operators and
OEMs to deliver innovative, differentiated value-added solutions and
services.”
Hoojong Kim, Senior Vice President, SK Telecom
Telefonica:
“Telefónica is excited about open mobile
software platforms like Tizen, and is pleased that Tizen is embracing
HTML5 as the primary application development environment to give
customers a richer and more personalized experience. For Telefonica, it
gives us the chance to work more closely with developers to deliver
immersive and interactive web experiences like never before."
Steve
Alder, Global Director for Devices and Partnerships, Telefónica Digital
Vodafone:
“The Tizen platform has the potential to bring a
string of benefits to customers, developers and device manufacturers
alike. Vodafone is a strong supporter of open mobile platforms and
mobile web, so we’re pleased to see Tizen progress.”
Mats
Svardh, Director Terminal Products & Technology, Vodafone