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Nokia to acquire Trolltech to accelerate software strategy
January 28, 2008


Trolltech’s Qt based technology assets facilitate application development for multiple platforms and devices January 28, 2008 Nokia and Trolltech ASA today announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (www.trolltech.com), a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, its talented team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia’s software strategy.

Webcast
The webcast will start at 11.15am Finnish time (CET +1). Questions can be posted via the webcast page. Click here to view the webcast.
Speakers:
Kai Öistämö, Executive Vice President, Devices, Nokia
Mark Durrant, Director, Communications, Nokia
Eirik Chambe-Eng, Chief Troll and co-founder of Trolltech
Lee Williams, Senior Vice President, Devices R&D, Nokia

The webcast together with the presentation will be available for view on demand approximately one hour after the audiocast.                   
Materials
Press release: Nokia to acquire Trolltech to accelerate software strategy
Press backgrounder: Nokia Software strategy