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Intel and Symbian Combine Efforts to Expand Capabilities of
Wireless Communications Devices

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001--Intel Corporation and
Symbian today announced that the two companies will work together to accelerate software
application development for wireless devices based on the Intel® Personal Internet Client Architecture
(Intel PCA) and Symbian OS, Symbian's operating system for data-enabled mobile phones.

Symbian also announced its support for Intel PCA, Intel's open design for building wireless handheld
communications devices and software applications that combine voice communications and Internet
access. The two companies are working together to port Symbian OS to the application processing
engines for Intel PCA -- extending Symbian's support for the Intel® StrongARM* processor to future
processors based on Intel XScale(TM) microarchitecture.

To support third party developers, the two companies will develop design guides for working with
Symbian OS and Intel PCA, offer Symbian's operating system tools with Intel PCA software developer
kits and host education and technical sessions at each other's technical development conferences:
the Intel Developer Forum and the Symbian Developer Expo.

``Symbian is working closely with leading industry players like Intel to create a mass market for
data-enabled mobile phones,'' said Mark Edwards, executive vice president, Symbian. ``The key to
success in this market is the provision of applications and services that give additional value to mobile
phone users. Our initiative with Intel PCA allows us to extend Symbian's offerings to a wide developer
base, bringing a focus to their efforts in building solutions for wireless devices.''

``Adding Symbian to the growing roster of companies supporting Intel PCA is a key milestone for us,
as we work with the industry to help bring true data applications capability to mobile devices,'' said
Ron Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Wireless Communications and
Computing Group. ``Intel is pleased to work with Symbian to provide developers leading-edge
development platforms for innovative wireless solutions.''

About Symbian

Symbian supplies an operating system to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers enabling
them to create mobile phones which combine voice communications, wireless Internet access and
computing functionality. Ericsson, Nokia and Psion are already shipping Symbian OS based devices.
Other companies developing next generation mobile devices on the Symbian OS include Kenwood,
Motorola, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sony and Siemens. Symbian's website can be found at
www.symbian.com. Symbian Developer Expo 2001 will be held in Barcelona, Spain on November
6-7. For more information go to http://www.symbian.com/devexpo2001/.

About Intel

Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and
communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders.

Intel and XScale are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries.

Contact:

Intel Corporation
Daniel J. Francisco, 916/356-0546
[e-mail]
or
AxiCom for Symbian
Valerie Breslow, 954/761-9777
[e-mail]