"It also will feature a rich set of componentized operating system technologies and specific features that let developers optimally size the operating system on their devices with only the drivers, services and applications they need".
Referrals from RNSE's partnering program (operating system partners, Technology Manufacturer 1, and other industry players) will be stressed.
Through networking and partnering with operating system developers, technology manufacturers, and other industry players, arrange at least five banners/links on a reciprocal basis with key market-related websites.
In the PC world, the company built the Windows operating system into a technology "platform" -- the foundation on which millions of software developers, mostly inside companies, have built applications.
The largest market for Itanium chips is expected to be on machines running Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, though Itanium technology will also work well with Linux, a variant of the Unix operating system that is distributed free, and Hewlett-Packard's flavor of Unix.
Formerly known as Santa Cruz Operations, the firm bought the Unix operating system and core technology in 1995 from Novell (which, in turn, had bought it from its original developer, AT&T).Short of cash, SCO initiated a series of lawsuits against companies developing Linux software, claiming it contained chunks of copyrighted Unix code.
Around the time that BlackBerry deepened its efforts in emerging markets, it also bought QNX Software Systems, whose operating systems powered technology ranging from medical devices to computerized automobile interfaces.
Some of these top echelon O/S developers have hundreds of salespersons which translates into sizeable promotional activity, as virtually all customers for operating systems have Technology 1 in their plans.
The phone's operating system, radio, and accelerometer technology are all native to RIM, according to Lazaridis.
