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WHAT:
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Further to the announcement of 27 September 2011 from LiMo
Foundation and Linux Foundation (News - Alert), Tizen Association (www.tizenassociation.org)
has now been formed to drive industry engagement and in-market
support for the Tizen software platform. Tizen Association
comprises mobile industry leaders (see company list below) serving
as a Board to guide Tizen and its application ecosystem to fulfill
the broad industry requirement for a software platform that
enables flexibility in service selection and deployment.
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Tizen (www.tizen.org)
is a Linux-based open source, standards-based, cross-architecture
device software platform, including an operating system, HTML5
application framework and customizable user experience. Tizen will
span multiple device categories including smartphones, tablets,
smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
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The industry- and market-facing role of LiMo Foundation (News - Alert) has now been
incorporated into Tizen Association, while the engineering of the
Tizen software platform is taking place within the Tizen open source
project hosted by Linux Foundation.
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The alpha version of Tizen was released today as open source
through the Tizen.org
project page.
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WHEN:
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Tizen Association was formed on 1 January 2012. The alpha release of
Tizen was made available on 9 January 2012.
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WHERE:
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For more information on Tizen Association visit www.tizenassociation.org.
To participate in or learn more about the Tizen Project visit www.tizen.org.
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WHO:
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Tizen Association is led by a Board of Directors which guides the
industry role of Tizen, including gathering of requirements,
identification and facilitation of service models, and industry
marketing and education.
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The Tizen Association Board of Directors includes representation
from:
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