TC TrustCenter Enables Easy and Low-Cost Signing of Symbian Applications
TC TrustCenter to improve support, efficiency and cost for Symbian application developers
Hamburg, Germany – June 18, 2007 – TC TrustCenter, a leading specialist in identity verification and security services, today announced it is joining the Symbian Platinum Partner Program as the new Certificate Authority for Symbian Signed. As the new Certificate Authority, TC TrustCenter is offering a $US150 reduction to Symbian developers when officially signing and certifying applications through Symbian Signed and is providing global technical support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Symbian Signed is a signing program operated on behalf of the industry by Symbian. Applications and content are tested against industry-agreed criteria, and to date 20,000 native Symbian applications and their associated content have been Symbian Signed.
Symbian Platinum Partners represent the top technology innovators and service providers in the mobile industry. TC TrustCenter works as part of Symbian Signed to ensure a thriving, open market for verified mobile applications by providing a single, low-cost and unified certification program. As part of the process, a Publisher ID digital certificate is required to secure an application for verified delivery and execution on Symbian smartphones. TC TrustCenter is reducing the cost of the Publisher ID to $US200, significantly less than the prior cost of $US350, further helping to reduce the cost of entry for developers to the Symbian Signed program.
TC TrustCenter is delighted to be joining the Symbian Platinum Partner Program and providing the Certification Authority needed to secure Symbian smartphone applications,” said Dean Coclin, Managing Director, TC TrustCenter. “We look forward to working with Symbian and the Symbian ecosystem to provide expert support for getting applications signed and improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness throughout the Symbian Signed program.”
“Symbian developers are creating compelling smartphone applications at an increasing rate, and seeing increased revenues as Symbian smartphones become ubiquitous throughout the world,” said Bruce Carney, Director of Developer Programs and Services, Symbian. “We are committed to ensuring there is a low-cost, unified signing and certification mechanism for the Symbian ecosystem to get their verified applications to the global marketplace. We look forward to working with TC TrustCenter to provide even better support to developers when signing applications through Symbian Signed.”
Symbian enables a thriving ecosystem of partners, handset vendors, operators, developers and other key mobile players that create value for the growing smartphone market. This value is cultivated by the continuing development and commercialisation of new software solutions and award-winning applications for Symbian OS and its user interface platforms including MOAP, S60 and UIQ.
About the Symbian Platinum Program
The Symbian Platinum Program includes companies that have a technology or strategic position that is key to the success of mobile computing technology surrounding Symbian OS. As part of the program, Platinum Partners benefit from a range of commercial services, including technical support and joint marketing opportunities as well as privileged access to Symbian OS source code and a dedicated Partner Support team. For more information please see http://www.symbian.com/partner/platinum/platinum.html.
About TC TrustCenter
TC TrustCenter GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of ChosenSecurity, Inc., is a leading specialist for certificates and security solutions along the entire value chain of identity verification. The portfolio includes web security services for the protection of e-commerce transactions, managed security services, and complex PKI solutions including comprehensive consulting services. TC TrustCenter has experience in many national, international and global projects in various industries for more than ten years. TC TrustCenter is an accredited certification service provider according to German signature law, European signature law, IdenTrust and SISAC. For more information, please visit www.trustcenter.de.
About Symbian Limited
Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market-leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones.
Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies across the mobile industry. During Q1 2007, 15.9 million Symbian smartphones were sold worldwide to over 250 major network operators, bringing the total number of Symbian smartphones shipped up to 31 March 2007 to 126 million.
Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom, with offices in the United States, England, and Asia (India, P.R. China, Korea, and Japan).