SYMBIAN OPERATING SYSTEM

Presented By:
Arvind Kumar
Roll.no.0838131001
 BRIEF HISTORY OF SYMBIAN
Handheld devices evolved in the late 1980’s as a means to capture the
Usefulness of a desktop device in small , mobile package. Handheld devices
also grew to embrace communication . In the 1990’s, Psion Computers
manufactured devices that were PDAs. In 1996, Psion started to design
a new 32-bit operating system that supported pointed devices on a touch
screen , used multimedia and was more communication rich. The new
system was also more object oriented , and was to be portable to different
architectures and device designs. The result of Psion effort was the introdu
ction of the system as EPOC Release I. EPOC was further developed into two
more releases: EPOC Release 3 (ER3) and EPOC Release 5 (ER5). These ran on
new platforms like the Psion Series 5 and Series 7 computers.
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Psion also looked to emphasize the ways that its operating system could be
adapted to other hardware platforms. Around the year 2000, the most
Opportunities for new handheld development were in the mobile phone
Business. To take advantage of these opportunities, Psion and the leaders in
the mobile phone industry, including Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, and
Panasonic formed a joint venture, called Symbian, which was to take
ownership of and further develop the EPOC operating system core. This new

core design was now called Symbian OS.

 COMPETITION
 Symbian OS is the leading OS in the
smart mobile device market.
 Symbian OS has nearly 67% share of the
smart mobile device market, with
Microsoft having 13% through Windows
Mobile and RIM having 10% Business.
 Other competitors include Palm OS, iPhone OS, BREW, Google Android,
Linux.
 IS IT OPEN SOURCE????
 Symbian OS version 6 was called "open" by its designers.
Symbian OS is “open” – what does this mean?
 It is different from the term “open source”.
 By ‘‘open” Symbian OS designers meant that the structure of the
operating system was published and available to all.
 In addition, all system interfaces were published to
foster third-party software design.
LICENSEES
TODAY- A WIDE RANGE OF PHONES
 SYMBIAN OS VERSIONS
 EPOC (v 5)
OS was renamed to Symbian after that version.
- Java, PC Connectivity, IrDA, SMS
 Symbian OS 6.0, 6.1
- WAP, Java Phone API, Bluetooth & GPRS
 Symbian OS 7.0
- HW Acceleration , IPv6, Much more improved.
 Symbian OS 8.0, 8.1
- Audio and video support for recording, security improvements
 Symbian OS 9.1
- Platform Security (Introduce certificates)
 Symbian OS 9.2, 9.3
- Nokia E90, Nokia N95, Nokia E51, N96
 Symbian OS 9.5
- SQL support is provided by SQLite
THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS FOR
SYMBIAN OS
Characteristics of Symbian OS

 Integrated multimode mobile telephony

 Open application environment
 Open standards and interoperability
 Multi-tasking
 Fully object-oriented and component based
 Flexible user interface design
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 Thank you very much!