Nokia Acquires Open-Source Software CompanyNokia Acquires Open-Source Software Company

<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2008/gb20080128_783831.htm">BusinessWeek</a>, <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8101629">San Jose Mercury News</a>

Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

January 29, 2008

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Mobile phone maker Nokia has bought a software company in Norway it says will speed the development of programs for its wireless devices and desktop systems, and bolster its Internet services.Oslo-based Trolltech -- whose roots are in open source, but also supports software such as the mobile-phone version of Microsoft Windows -- offers widely used software tools for creating programs that can run across a variety of devices, from handsets to PCs to consumer electronics, according to BusinessWeek.

Analysts expect the $155 million acquisition to also help Nokia more easily incorporate Web 2.0 services, such as social networking, into the mobile world.

Nokia is already the world's largest maker of mobile phones, shipping more units in the fourth quarter of 2007 than Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson?s shipment volumes combined, according to IDC.BusinessWeek, San Jose Mercury News

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Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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