NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (NTT DoCoMo; President Keiji Tachikawa; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) and Symbian, Ltd. (CEO: Colly Myers), a U.K.-based leading operating system provider for the Wireless Information Device market, have concluded a memorandum of understanding on the joint development of mobile terminal operating systems.

The two companies will exchange information on the EPOC OS, including platforms and applications, which Symbian has developed for mobile terminals.

NTT DoCoMo has been developing W-CDMA, a radio transmission technology for a proposed third-generation mobile communications system, which has wide support in the European telecom industry.

EPOC OS, which has been well received by major manufacturers in the European market, has very good prospects for use in third-generation cellular phones and other mobile terminals, as well as adoption as an international standard. Opportunities for use with personal digital assistants and other applications are also being pursued.

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1.	Company name :	Symbian Ltd.
2.	Headquarters :	London, UK
3.	CEO :	Colly Myers
4.	Main Shareholders :	Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, and Psion
5.	Establishment :	June 24, 1998 Prior to 1998 Symbian was a subsidiary of Psion. Symbian is now an private limited company with the above shareholders
6.	No. of Employees :	280 (as of February, 1999)
7.	Sales (1998) :	6 million pounds
8.	Net Income (1998) :	2 million pounds