Nokia to acquire Trolltech
As you may have seen, we recently announced our plan to acquire Norwegian software developer Trolltech. It’s an exciting move, as Trolltech’s Qt technology provides a software development framework for all major desktop and embedded devices. With this we can accelerate Nokia’s cross-platform software strategy to enable easier development of applications from a common source code to run across a range of mobile devices and PCs. This will also be important for the development of Nokia’s Internet services business.
The closing of the transaction is expected during the second quarter 2008, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory and Trolltech shareholder approval.