A chance to win $20,000 in cash and other prizes for using Nokia's Open C Plug-In to build or port open source applications to S60 smartphones Nokia has announced the first Open C Challenge, a global contest for mobile application development. It is aimed at encouraging open source and freeware developers to use Nokia's Open C environment to create innovative mobile applications that will deliver the greatest value to S60 smartphone users worldwide. Sponsored by Nokia's global developer support program, Forum Nokia, in conjunction with Orange and the Symbian Developer Network, the Open C Challenge will enable developers to apply their desktop and open-source development skills using Nokia's fully supported Open C POSIX environment.
Beginning immediately upon registration, the Open C Challenge will provide developer contestants with webinars, training sessions, and peer-to-peer discussion boards to ease their migration from desktop to mobile application development and in porting open-source applications to Symbian OS using the Open C SDK Plug-In. Open C Challenge finalists will be invited to present their applications to a select panel of industry judges at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London on October 16 and 17, 2007, with Grand Prize and Runner-Up Winners announced on October 17, 2007. Contest winners will receive: Cash prizes totaling more than $20,000 Exclusive invitation to distribute their applications via the Orange Application Shop direct to Orange customers via www.orange.co.uk or the Orange World WAP site in the UK Fast-track premium membership in the Orange Partner program for finalists Free Symbian Signing for their winning applications A free year's membership to the Forum Nokia PRO developer program Additional Nokia marketing and business support Prior to completing a registration form online for each application submitted, participating developers must first register as a member of Forum Nokia and then download Nokia's Open C SDK Plug-In for S60 3rd Edition. Deadline for submission of all applications is September 14, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Read additional information online about the registration process, including description of entries and eligibility requirements. So what are you waiting for? Register today. We look forward to seeing your exciting applications. Best regards, Forum Nokia Management Team
