Nokia Signs Licensing Agreement With Macromedia

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Finland's Nokia Oyj (NOK) Friday said it has signed a licensing agreement with Macromedia Inc (MACR) that will integrate Macromedia Flash technology into the Series 60 Platform.

Series 60 becomes a reference platform for Macromedia's mobile Flash technology, and Macromedia will implement new versions of its mobile Flash technology on Series 60, Nokia said.

Nokia has also agreed to support Flash in its other software platforms.

The agreement will provide opportunities for the 1.8 million registered developers in Forum Nokia and the more than one million Macromedia Flash developers to create new compelling Flash content and applications for mobile phones to be deployed through operators worldwide, the company said.

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Posted to the site on 11th February 2005