OULU, Finland, August 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- With a Strong History of Delivering Turnkey Symbian-based Products, EB 
Enriches the Symbian Community by Helping Developers Bring Symbian 
Platform-Based Products to Market

Leveraging more than 20-years of expertise in the wireless industry, EB,
Elektrobit Corporation (OMX: EBC1V), a leading developer of cutting-edge
embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries,
announced it has proudly joined the Symbian Foundation. EB will also have a
seat on the Release Council, which coordinates the integration of
contributions to the Symbian source code into stable and timely platform and
tools releases.

The Symbian Foundation, together with its ecosystem, is creating the most
proven, open, complete and competitive mobile software platform. The platform
is based on Symbian OS and software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO
and Sony Ericsson, including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces. Portions of
the source code are already being moved to open source, under the Eclipse
Public License. By mid-2010, this process will be complete.

Offering its experience in managing complex system integration of Symbian
platforms and products, EB delivers product development solutions, and offers
professional consultation and support to the Symbian community.

"At EB, we master the lifecycle of mobile device designs -- from platform
and reference designs to products, their variants and product maintenance.
This coupled with a decade of expertise in carrying out challenging Symbian
projects, and our strength in system level understanding - covering both
software and hardware design - will enable us to help the Symbian community
in their quest to bring Symbian platform-based products to market," said
Petri Toljamo, vice president, Mobile Device Solutions at EB. "We are proud
to be a Symbian member, and believe we can dynamically support developers
across the wireless value chain, as collectively, we work toward developing
new platforms and devices that enrich end-users' mobile experience."

As a trusted innovation partner, EB bends the limits of technology to
design market-moving wireless devices and infrastructure modules. For more
information about EB's Symbian membership, visit EB online at:
www.elektrobit.com, or visit the Symbian Foundation at: www.symbian.org.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
    Mari Kahkonen
    Director, Marketing and Sales
    EB Wireless Solutions
    Tel. +358-40-344-5348
    Email: mari.kahkonen@elektrobit.com

    Chris Fallon
    Ruder Finn Public Relations for EB
    Tel. +1-212-715-1691
    Email: fallonc@ruderfinn.com

About EB, Elektrobit Corporation

EB creates advanced technology and turns it into enriching end-user
experiences. EB is specialized in demanding embedded software and hardware
solutions for wireless and automotive industries. The net sales for the year
2008 totalled MEUR 172.3. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. www.elektrobit.com.

About Symbian Foundation Limited

The Symbian Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation whose
mission is to enable an open ecosystem that collaborates to create the most
complete and richest user experiences for mobile devices. Symbian maintains
the code for an open source software platform based on Symbian OS and
software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, and Sony Ericsson,
including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces.

Portions of the platform's source code have already been moved to open
source, under the Eclipse Public License. By mid-2010 this process will be
complete, making the platform code available to all for free.

The foundation software licensing model and governance structure has been
designed to secure transparency, encourage contribution and maintain platform
consistency. The foundation promotes collaboration, contributions and active
participation, and operates as a meritocracy.

Symbian's board of directors is comprised of the following companies:
AT&T Mobility LLC, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics
Co. Ltd., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, ST Microelectronics NV,
Texas Instruments Inc., Vodafone Group Services Ltd.

The Symbian Foundation now occupies offices in the UK (London), US
(Foster City), Japan (Tokyo), and Finland (Helsinki), and will soon have a
regional operation in China (Beijing).

For more information please visit www.symbian.org or blog.symbian.org.