Syscan International Inc. (Toronto, CDN: SYSN) ("Syscan") today announces that its has entered into a general partnership agreement with Psion Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Psion PLC (LSE, Symbol:PON). Under the terms of the agreement Syscan will develop a suite of software tools for the Psion family of handheld computers and PDA's using the Symbian platform of wireless development tools.
Symbian's EPOC technology provides the complete solution for OEM manufacturers of Wireless information Devices such as Communicators and Smartphones. Owned by Ericsson, Matsushita, Motorola, Nokia and Psion, Symbian aims to promote standards for the interoperation of Wireless information Devices with wireless networks, content services, messaging and enterprise wide solutions. Formerly the software division of Psion, Symbian has over 16 years experience in developing technology that is fit for purpose for mobile computing devices. Symbian was formed in June 1998, as an independent joint venture between Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Matsushita and Psion. The company currently employs around 350 personnel in 10 offices worldwide.
Mr. George Grey, CEO of Psion (USA) Inc. stated, "We are pleased to be establishing a more formal relationship between Psion and Syscan. This is a direct result of the many years our two firms have been working together in developing solutions for mobile customers worldwide. I look forward to the mutually beneficial rollout of an array of products from Syscan that address the need for wireless mobile business-to-business (B2B) m-commerce solutions using Psion technology and products."
Mr. Andre Larente, President and CEO of Syscan was quoted as saying " This partnership is a direct result of Psion's recognition of the many successful years experience that Syscan has in the development of Symbian-based applications and the close relationship we have had as an exclusive reseller of the Psion family of products. Syscan customers and resellers world-wide are driving demand for more sophisticated solutions using the Psion Series 5, Siena, Workabout and Organizer products and our development efforts have firmly established Syscan as a leading developer on all Psion platforms."
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