Synaptics Incorporated, a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing and communications devices, announced its membership in Symbian's Platinum Partner Program to support the emerging market for Symbian OS advanced mobile phones. As a member of Symbian's Platinum Partner Program, Synaptics will develop a version of its Spiral(R) inductive pen input solution to run on Symbian OS. Symbian OS is the open global standard operating system for advanced mobile phones and is licensed by the world's leading handset manufacturers, accounting for more than 80 percent of worldwide mobile phone sales.

"This partnership reflects our commitment to improving the user interface for accessing, navigating, and managing content rich information delivered to Symbian OS mobile phones," said Francis Lee, Synaptics President & CEO. "By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, we can leverage our experience in the mobile computing market to offer wireless users, application developers, handset manufacturers and carriers an interface solution that combines advanced functionality with ease of use."

"We are pleased to have a leading provider of interface technologies join Symbian's Platinum Partner Program," said Gilles Allain, Symbian's Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances. "Synaptics has developed Spiral, a non-contact pen input navigation system, that provides enhanced user interface experiences in location based services, gaming and MMS applications. We welcome the opportunity for Symbian OS advanced mobile phones to take advantage of this exciting technology."

The Symbian Platinum Program includes companies that have a technology or strategic position that is key to the success of mobile computing technology surrounding Symbian OS. As part of the program, Platinum Partners benefit from a range of commercial services, as well as privileged access to Symbian OS source code and a dedicated Partner Support team.