Trolltech releases Qtopia 1.7

For more information:
Tonje Sund
+47 21 60 48 78
tonje@trolltech.com


Trolltech releases Qtopia 1.7  -  Leading the Linux way on mobile
devices


OSLO, Norway and San Francisco, Calif - August 5, 2003 - Trolltech today
announced the release of Qtopia 1.7. With this release, Qtopia offers
new levels of speed performance and customizability - an unrivalled
Linux alternative for mobile embedded devices.

"With the performance enhancements of Qtopia 1.7, Trolltech is
spearheading the development of a viable alternative in the market for
mobile handheld devices," says Trolltech CEO and co-founder Haavard
Nord. "Qtopia is faster and more flexible than ever before - a big win
for device manufacturers, as well as the end user."


New features in Qtopia 1.7 include:

Application quick launch: Qtopia 1.7 has significantly improved
application launch time. Applications can be compiled to allow
Quicklaunching, which reduces start-up time considerably by pre-loading
and initializing core functionality.

The increased launch performance in Qtopia 1.7 significantly improves
the experience for the user. At the same time, it increases the range of
embedded hardware on which Qtopia can be deployed - optimizing Qtopia
for lower end as well as high-end devices.

Server split: Qtopia now has a better division between GUI and non-GUI
parts of the source code, providing manufacturers the option of either
using the full Qtopia application suite or using the high-level Qtopia
API to create customized launcher interfaces.

Improved external memory handling: With Qtopia 1.7, external memory card
reading has also been enhanced. Document loading and scanning of
removable media, such as CF and SD cards, has been improved - also
translating into a faster and better end user experience.



Availability:
Qtopia 1.7 free edition and Qtopia Desktop for Microsoft Windows and
Linux are available for immediate download from the Trolltech website.
Qtopia 1.7 commercial edition is immediately available. Contact
sales@trolltech.com for details.

About Qtopia:
Qtopia is a Linux-based application platform designed to make mobile
computing simple, powerful, intuitive, and flexible. A complete
environment, Qtopia's intuitive and customizable user interface provides
near-desktop power on mobile embedded devices.

About Trolltech:
Trolltech(r) is a software company with two flagship products: Qt(r) and
Qtopia(r). Qt is a multiplatform C++ application framework that lets
developers write single-source applications that run-natively-on
Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X and embedded Linux. Qt has been used to
build thousands of successful commercial applications worldwide, and
also the open source KDE desktop environment. Qtopia, which is based on
Qt, is the first comprehensive application environment built for
embedded Linux. Qtopia has been chosen for IBM's embedded Linux
reference platform, for multiple PDAs from Sharp, and many other
devices. Trolltech is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in
Brisbane, Australia, and Santa Clara, California. More about Trolltech
can be found on its new website at www.trolltech.com.

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Trolltech AS - Creators of Qt - the Multiplatform C++ GUI/API