Archive for October, 2009

Accenture’s Acquisition of Nokia’s Symbian Professional Services Completed

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Accenture’s acquisition of Nokia’s Symbian Professional Services completed Espoo, Finland – Nokia and Accenture today announced the completion of Accenture’s acquisition of Nokia’s Symbian Professional Services, which was initially announced on July 17, 2009. With this transfer, Accenture assumes full ownership of Nokia’s Symbian Professional Services unit responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and customer support. Effective October 16, the acquisition is a natural continuation o…

Changes in Roles of Nokia Management Team Members: Rick Simonson to Head Mobile Phones Business, Timo Ihamuotila Appointed as CFO

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Nokia CorporationStock Exchange Release October 16, 2009 at 08:30 am (CET +1) Finland, Espoo – Nokia today announced some changes in the roles of its Group Executive Board members. Rick Simonson, currently Nokia Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to head of the Mobile Phones entity within the Devices unit as of November 1, 2009. He will also head strategic sourcing for the whole of the Devices unit. Rick Simonson joined Nokia in 2001 and has been CFO since 2004. He will continue to …

Nokia Q3 2009 Net Sales EUR 9.8 Billion, Non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.17 (Reported EPS EUR -0.15)

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Nokia Siemens Networks non-cash asset impairments negatively impacted reported EPS by EUR 0.29 Nokia CorporationInterim ReportOctober 15, 2009 at 13:00 (CET +1) The complete press release with tables is available at: http://www.nokia.com/results/Nokia_results2009Q3e.pdf Non-IFRS third quarter 2009 results1, 2, 3EUR millionQ3/2009Q3/2008YoY ChangeQ2/2009QoQ ChangeNet sales 9 81012 239-19.8%9 913-1.0% Devices & Services6 9158 605-19.6%6 5865.0% NAVTEQ166 1575.7% 14812.2% Nokia Siemens Net…

All-Day Mobility Comes to the U.S. With Nokia Booklet 3G for AT&T

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Sleek, strong Windows 7-based mini-laptop hits Best Buy stores for 299.99 USD in time for the holidays New York, NY, USA – Drawing upon its rich heritage and leadership in the mobile industry, Nokia is opening a new chapter in mobility with the introduction of the Nokia Booklet 3G to the U.S. together with AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft. Developed for connectivity just about anytime and virtually anywhere, the Nokia Booklet 3G is refining what consumers can expect at the crossroads of mobility…

Nokia Announces Official Qt Port to Maemo 5

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Developers will be able to target the Nokia N900 and upcoming Maemo and Symbian devices. Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced the creation of the official Qt port to Maemo 5 and published an initial Technology Preview release. This port to Maemo 5 means that developers can now use Qt to target the upcoming Nokia N900 device and also ensures that applications can be easily ported to all Qt’s supported platforms including the next Maemo 6 release as well as Symbian and Windows Mobile. The Qt…

Nokia to Publish Third Quarter 2009 Results on October 15, 2009

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Espoo, Finland – Nokia will publish its third quarter 2009 results on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at approximately 1 pm Finnish time (CET+1). The press release will be available on the Nokia website immediately after publication. Nokia’s analyst conference call will begin at 3 pm Finnish time. A webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investors.nokia.com. Media representatives wishing to listen in may call +1 706 634 5012, conference ID 30171306. Media Enquiries: NokiaComm…

Nokia and Adobe Bring New Flash Applications to Mobile Phones and Other Devices

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Open Screen Project Fund recipients announced Los Angeles, CA, USA – At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Nokia and Adobe today announced more than 35 funded multi-screen applications as part of the joint Open Screen Project Fund. Both companies also introduced new Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) extensions for Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 software making the creation of mobile WRT widgets for supported Nokia devices easier than ever. Together with the Ovi Store by Nokia, developers and …

Connect in Color With the Nokia 2705 Shade

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The Nokia Shade – light-weight, compact and colorful Basking Ridge, N.J., and White Plains, N.Y., USA – Verizon Wireless and Nokia introduce the Nokia 2705 Shade(TM), a compact flip phone that fits in a pocket or purse for stylish connectivity. Available initially as an online exclusive, customers will have the option of purchasing the phone with or without a camera. The Nokia Shade also allows the customer to have the ability to choose the color of their choice with Xpress-onTM covers, so…