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The new products will target devices manufactured by Nokia,
Motorola, and Sony Ericsson, among others. "The addition of
Bluefire to the Symbian Platinum Program underscores our joint commitment to
provide the safest possible mobile information exchange, whether personal or
business related , over Symbian OS-based phones. In 2005, 34 million Symbian OS mobile phones were
sold worldwide to over 250 network operators, bringing the total number of
Symbian OS phones shipped to almost 60 million.

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The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
"Enterprises are increasingly equipping employees with Symbian 0S-based
phones to mobilize their work force, but whether it's for push email or for
remotely accessing company databases or files, security must be a priority ,"
said Simon Garth, vice president of marketing at Symbian.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. The TouchPad(TM) ,
Synaptics' flagship product, is integrated into more than 50 percent of
today's notebook computers . "Enterprise customers will have the ability
to support ubiquitous mobile security policies across a deployment of mixed
mobile devices based on Symbian OS.

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Consumer electronics and computing manufacturers
use Synaptics' solutions to enrich the interaction between humans and
intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality and industrial
design.

CONTACT: Jennifer Jarman of The Blueshirt Group, +1-415-217-7722, or
jennifer@blueshirtgroup. Symbian's financial figures
for 2005 show that Symbian OS phone shipments grew more than 136% compared to
the previous year.

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Symbian OS is licensed by the world's
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on Symbian OS have shipped worldwide to over 250 major network operators.

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will fully support the growing market for Symbian OS devices, offering a range
of integrated security solutions, including its Bluefire Mobile Security(TM)
Suite and VPN.
Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the operating system that powers
today's most popular smartphones.

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Bluefire enables the secure deployment and
use of handhelds across the enterprise by allowing handheld devices to be
secured as part of the IT network infrastructure.
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Move Targeted at Strengthening Presence in European and Asian Markets

BALTIMORE, Bluefire Security Technologies , a
provider of security solutions for mobile handheld devices, today announced it
has joined the Symbian Platinum Program.

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The cross licenses in the agreement are
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About Synaptics Incorporated
Synaptics is a leading developer of interface solutions for the mobile
computing , communications and entertainment industries.
"Today's announcement expands Bluefire's support to include three of the
largest handset manufacturers using Symbian OS," says Mark Komisky, CEO of
Bluefire Security Technologies. As part of the program, Platinum
Partners benefit from a range of commercial services, including technical
support and joint marketing opportunities as well as privileged access to
Symbian OS source code and a dedicated Partner Support team. China, Korea, and Japan).

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Synaptics and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United
States and/or other countries. Bluefire Security
Technologies recently won the Ernst + Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 -
Maryland Award.

About the Symbian Platinum Partner Program
The Symbian Platinum Partner Program includes companies that have a
technology or strategic position that is key to the success of mobile
computing technology surrounding Symbian OS.

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interface solutions for a variety of devices including notebook PCs, PC
peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones.synaptics.
Bluefire Security Technologies provides a complete security solution
specifically designed for mobile handheld devices.

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, Ltd and Alps' U. Our participation in the Symbian Platinum
Program will allow Bluefire to further expand in Europe and Asia, where
Symbian is the predominant mobile operating system."
Symbian OS phones are growing in popularity. The Bluefire Mobile
Security(TM) Suite is the industry's only fully integrated security solution
including authentication, encryption, and integrity monitoring, firewall,
logging and central management.0 and Palm operating systems; are available directly from Bluefire
and Software Spectrum in the United States, and internationally through
Ubitexx GmbH (Germany) and Synergy Software Systems (UAE); and are certified
by Cingular Wireless.

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According to technology analyst firm Gartner, by the end
of 2006 smartphone sales will reach 87m with Symbian OS owning 83% of the
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Symbian is a company that was formed by Psion and various mobile phone manufacturers, to produce a mobile operating systems.

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Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers
and has built close co-operative business relationships with leading companies
across the mobile industry .
Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the
United States , Europe (England and Sweden (UIQ Technology AB)), Israel and
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The cross
license agreement settles certain intellectual property claims of the parties
and contains mutual releases of the intellectual property claims of the
parties.

About Symbian Ltd
Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian
OS, the market leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile
phones also known as smartphones.