KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Handmark(R), the leading developer and publisher of software for smart mobile devices, today announced that its Pocket Express(R) bundle of seven essential news, weather, sports, business and entertainment services for wireless devices will be demonstrated at the Symbian exhibition at 3GSM World Congress 05, February 14-17, in hall 1, stand B11.

A free 30-day subscription to the Pocket Express service, which is easier than web browsing on small devices and delivers information up to 30 times faster with 80 percent fewer keystrokes, will be available for onsite downloading at the Symbian exhibition.

Pocket Express combines seven leading services: news; stock quotes; sports information including scores, schedules and standings; weather conditions and forecasts for over 2 million locations worldwide; maps and directions; movies; and 411 white and yellow page searches. The popular service supports a number of Symbian OS-based smartphones including many Nokia phones with the Series 60 user interface and Sony Ericsson phones with the UIQ(TM) user interface.

Handmark joined the Symbian Platinum Partner program in October 2004 to extend many of its smart mobile software applications to the Symbian OS ecosystem. Symbian is the world's leading open operating system, powering today's most popular smartphones. "Handmark is delivering one of the world's foremost productivity and lifestyle applications," said Handmark executive vice president Douglas Edwards. "Pocket Express gives mobile users a fast, reliable, and tremendously useful platform for delivering up-to-the-minute information. Exhibiting at Symbian's booth at the 3GSM World Congress 05 provides a great opportunity to showcase what Pocket Express can offer Symbian OS smartphone users."

Pocket Express, a 2005 Codie Award finalist for Best Mobile Content Service, is priced at just $6.99 (U.S.) a month or $69.99 a year. To see Pocket Express in action, visit the Symbian exhibit at 3GSM World Conference 05, Stand B11, Hall 1 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congress, Cannes, France from February 14-16, or log on to http://express.handmark.com/ for a free one month subscription.

About Handmark:

Handmark has a well-earned reputation for quality and superior technology as a provider of both applications and infrastructure for the delivery of content to smart mobile devices. Handmark(R) is the # 1 developer and publisher of entertainment and productivity software at retail for handheld mobile devices. Handmark is unique in its comprehensive offering of application software and online and wireless services. Handmark offers the broadest collection of fully supported tools and toys for a mobile generation(TM).

Handmark leads the industry in offering handheld computing software through all available channels, including both online (visit the Handmark Store at http://www.handmark.com/ ) and at retail. Handmark also owns and maintains MemoWare.com, the largest repository of free content for mobile devices.

Handmark is a member of Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC) -- a unique partner program developed by Microsoft to serve as a focused feedback mechanism for Microsoft Windows Mobile platform development, and provide leading companies with the tools and resources they need to bring the most innovative and successful mobility solutions to market.

Handmark is also a charter infrastructure partner of Palm Powered(TM) Mobile World.

About Symbian Ltd

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data- enabled mobile phones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world's leading handset manufacturers. The following Symbian OS licensees have Symbian OS-based mobile phones in production and development: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo FOMA, LG, Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Sendo, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. In 2003, over 6.67 million Symbian OS-based mobile phones were sold worldwide and more than 15 million have been sold to date.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia (Bangalore, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo). For further information about Symbian, please see http://www.symbian.com/ or email press@symbian.com .

Handmark and Pocket Express are registered trademarks, and tools & toys for a mobile generation, the Handmark logo, and associated trade dress are trademarks of Handmark, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Belinda Banks of S&S Public Relations, +1-212-946-2823

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