[November 19, 2009] Research and Markets Adds Report: Open Competition: Android and Symbian Platform Technology Development Strategies Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Open Competition: Android and Symbian Platform Technology Development Strategies" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Google is strongly pushing its open Android platform. With its market share declining, Symbian has also joined the open OS sector in order to protect its market. Android announced the Android 1.6 - codenamed Donut Alpha - in July 2009, followed by the Android 2.0 version - codenamed Eclair - at the end of October. Symbian also plans to launch new versions once every six months, while its platform is expected to become a fully open platform by mid-2010. This report compares the platform architecture of Android and Symbian, analyzes their licensing models, examines the strategies behind their development, and looks toward future developments of the two platforms. Companies mentioned: - Ericsson - Google - HTC - LG - Microsoft - Motorola - Navteq - Nokia - NTT DoCoMo - Open Handset Alliance - Plazes - Plum - Samsung - Sony Ericsson - Symbian Foundation Report information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/32e849/open_competition ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]