LiMo Foundation Builds Further Industry Momentum with Addition of New Members

LiMo Foundation announced today
further growth as industry momentum continues behind its open software
platform for mobile handsets with the addition of several new members. Included in the roster of prestigious LiMo new member organizations are Acrodea, ETRI, Huawei, Purple Labs, and Trolltech.

Launched in January 2007 by six mobile industry leaders – Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone – LiMo was formed to
deliver an open and globally consistent software platform based upon
mobile Linux for use by the whole industry to catalyze next generation
mobile consumer experiences.

“LiMo
is a dedicated alliance of mobile technology leaders working together
within an open and transparent governance model with shared leadership
and shared decision making to create a common Linux based software
platform from market proven technologies for use by the whole
industry,” said Morgan Gillis, executive director, LiMo Foundation.
“This latest wave of new members brings further mobile device and
platform integration leaders into the LiMo ecosystem. We are delighted
to see them joining forces with existing LiMo members to accelerate the delivery of innovative new handsets, applications and services.”

LiMo’s goal is to create the world’s first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices. LiMo
Foundation is blending community-based development benefits of
transparency, innovation and scalability with the best development
practices from the mobile community worldwide to create an innovative
new business model with widespread adoption.

“We
are excited to see such a serious level of industry commitment to the
creation of an open mobile terminal platform which will have such a
positive impact on next-generation mobile user experiences,” said
NTT DoCoMo’s Kiyohito Nagata, chairman of the LiMo Foundation. “This
further increase in membership demonstrates the continuing momentum
that is building an ever richer mobile ecosystem upon the LiMo
platform.”

The
LiMo Foundation is open to all vendors and service providers in the
mobile communications marketplace, including device manufacturers,
operators, chip set manufacturers, independent software vendors,
integrators and third party developers. Foundation members have the
opportunity to participate in building an active ecosystem and have the
ability to influence the evolution of the platform, leaving them free
to provide compelling and differentiated services to customers.

Meet
LiMo Foundation executives and members and hear about the latest
developments with LiMo’s Linux-based software platform at Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona, Spain on February 11-14, 2008 (booth number 8b135).

For more information on the LiMo Foundation and its guiding principles and bylaws, please visit www.limofoundation.org.

About the LiMo Foundation

The
LiMo Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit entity that strives
to increase the adoption of Linux within the mobile industry. The LiMo
Foundation aims to leverage the mobile Linux platform to create an
open, transparent, scalable ecosystem spanning application and
middleware developer communities and to encourage the creation of
compelling, differentiated and enhanced consumer experiences. A full
description of the foundation, including the vision, goals, charter and
membership information can be found at www.limofoundation.org.