[转]诺基亚1.53亿美元收购Trolltech

      全球最大的手持设备制造商诺基亚公司今天宣布，将以8.44亿克朗（1.53亿美元）现金收购挪威软件公司奇趣科技（应用架构开发商Trolltech）。

　　奇趣科技公司开发了一个用来为移动和嵌入式设备构建用户界面的框架Qtopia，以及一款跨平台应用程序框架Qt。

Trolltech官网的诺基亚收购公告

　　诺基亚公司希望使用奇趣科技的专业经验改善其S40和S60智能手机平台界面，但奇趣科技公司的应用程序框架确实面向许多软件平台。

　　2006年，韩国三星公司曾为运行Qtopia Phone Edition的手机推出了一款参考设计，而奇趣科技自2006年底以来一直致力于微软Windows CE和Windows Mobile平台版本Qt的开发。

　　据奇趣科技公司称，Qt在大量广泛使用的桌面应用程序中得到使用，如Skype的互联网电话程序，Google Earth卫星照片浏览器，Adobe Photoshop Album，以及现有Photoshop Elements图像编辑器的一部分。

　　Qt框架同样可以在商业和开源许可下使用：一款Linux操作系统桌面环境KDE的开发中同样使用该框架。奇趣科技近期为Qt升级了许可状态，从而使其代码可以在GPLv3和GPLv2下都可以使用。

　　尽管收购奇趣科技之后，诺基亚和KDE开发团队的关系将密切许多，但它将在其Linux操作系统N800和N810移动互联网设备中继续使用另一款与之竞争的软件平台。

　　诺基亚设备平台部门执行副总裁Kai Öistämö说：“我们的互联网设备将继续基于Gnome环境。”然而，Öistämö又表示，诺基亚将在其S40和S60平台中使用Qt。但是，他并未透露包含Qt的电话将于何时上市。

　　诺基亚对奇趣科技公司的收购将于第二季度完成。这起收购交易将需要得到Trolltech股份90%以上的持有者批准才可以进行。诺基亚表示，它已经得到了持有66%股份的股东的支持。


来源：IT世界网


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Nokia to acquire Trolltech to accelerate software strategy
January 28, 2008

Trolltech's Qt based technology assets facilitate application development for multiple platforms and devices

 

Espoo, Finland and Oslo, Norway - Nokia and Trolltech ASA today announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (www.trolltech.com), a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, its talented team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia's software strategy.

 

Nokia will offer NOK 16 per share in cash. The board of directors of Trolltech has unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept Nokia's Offer. Holders of 35,024,830 shares, representing approximately 66,43 % of Trolltech's issued shares and votes have as of January 27, 2008 irrevocably undertaken to accept the Offer. Haavard Nord, Vuonislahti Invest AS (controlled by Eirik Chambe-Eng), Teknoinvest and certain funds managed by Index Ventures are among the shareholders who have agreed to tender their shares to Nokia.

 

The acquisition of Trolltech will enable Nokia to accelerate its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, and develop its Internet services business. With Trolltech, Nokia and third party developers will be able to develop applications that work in the Internet, across Nokia's device portfolio and on PCs. Nokia's software strategy for devices is based on cross-platform development environments, layers of software that run across operating systems, enabling the development of applications across the Nokia device range. Examples of current cross-platform layers are Web runtime, Flash, Java and Open C.

 

"The technology landscape evolves and, for Nokia, software plays a major role in our growth strategy for devices, PCs and the integration with the Internet. We continue to focus on areas where we can differentiate and add more value. Common cross-platform layers on top of our software platforms attract innovation and enable Web 2.0 technologies in the mobile space," said Kai Öistämö, Executive Vice President, Devices, Nokia. "Trolltech's deep understanding of open source software and its strong technology assets will enable both Nokia and others to innovate on our device platforms while reducing time-to-market. This acquisition will also further increase the competitiveness of S60 and Series 40."

 

Nokia aims to continue the development of Trolltech's products and support of new and existing customers. Nokia strives for an open approach to technology that will encourage and support innovation in the industry, enable fast adoption of new technologies and advance healthy competition. Nokia embraces open source technology and will take further the open source development culture found in Trolltech.

 

"Trolltech and Nokia share the goal of accelerating the adoption of Trolltech's Qt based technology in the commercial market and in the open source community," said Haavard Nord, CEO and founder of Trolltech. Eirik Chambe-Eng, Chief Troll and co-founder of Trolltech continues "We are thrilled to join forces with Nokia. The company's innovative culture and resources will give our employees new and exciting possibilities and fulfill our vision of "Qt everywhere"."

 

Nokia intends to continue to enhance Trolltech products through active and ongoing development, for both desktop and mobile. To further stimulate industry innovation based on Trolltech's products, Nokia plans to continue to license Trolltech technology under both commercial and open source licenses.

 

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including acceptance by shareholders representing more than 90 % of the fully diluted share capital, and the necessary regulatory approvals. The complete details of the offer, including all terms and conditions, will be set forth in an offer document expected to be sent to Trolltech shareholders within two weeks. The offer is expected to be open for acceptance for a period of four weeks and to be completed in the second quarter of 2008. If the conditions to the offer are satisfied or waived, Nokia will have a legal duty to make a mandatory cash offer for or compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares. 

 

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. www.nokia.com

 

About Trolltech

Trolltech provides cross-platform software development frameworks and application platforms. Trolltech's Qt is used in popular software such as Skype, Google Earth, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Lucasfilm and by more than 5000 customers worldwide. Trolltech's Qtopia has enabled a new generation of exciting consumer devices such as mobile handsets, video-phones, set-top boxes and media players. Trolltech's software has shipped in more than 10 million devices.

 

Trolltech's products enable companies to easily build and deploy software across a wide range of operating systems and electronic devices. The company serves desktop and embedded application providers, as well as consumer electronics and mobile vendors, who face challenges in delivering user-friendly and differentiated software. Trolltech enables customers to accelerate innovation, shorten time to market and increase revenues. Trolltech's software improves the user experience by increasing the appeal and quality of customer's applications on desktop and devices. The future proof Qt software allows developers to code less, create more and deploy anywhere.

 

Trolltech supports open source and commercial customers. The company has offices in California, U.S.A.; Brisbane, Australia; Beijing, China; Berlin and Munich, Germany; Oslo, Norway. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TROLL. For more information about Trolltech, please visit www.trolltech.com.

 

 

This communication is no offer to acquire shares or options in Trolltech. Such offer will be made only in accordance with an offer document approved under the Norwegian securities trading act and to such persons who may lawfully receive the offer.

来源： NOKIA

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