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UIQ is the name for an interface from Symbian for its version 7 OS. UIQ is a pen-based user interface (UI) for Symbian OS phones. It provides unbeatable user experience with easy access to advanced 2.5 and 3G network services. It is designed to be both intuitive and flexible.

More information will be fortcoming shorlty. More information can be found on the Symbian website:
http://www.symbian.com/news/2002/uiq-feat.html

Symbian Press Release fron Cannes (with highlighting by Rafe):

Symbian announces UIQ user interface application for Symbian OS
UIQ enables handset manufactures to easily develop pen-based mobile phones based on Symbian OS v7.0

3GSM, Cannes - February 20, 2002 - Symbian today announces a further application of the Symbian OS to be called UIQ. UIQ provides a user interface for small pen-based phones being implemented by a number of handset manufacturers.

"With the UIQ application user interface, Symbian has provided its licensees with a flexible user interface that will enable them to market a variety of diversified phones using a common technology base," said Johan Sandberg, General Manager Symbian AB. "UIQ brings with it a richer multimedia environment and more intuitive interactivity that will change the way people look at their personal communication devices."

UIQ is based upon Symbian OS v.7.0 and was designed for peer-to-peer messaging, including Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). MMS offers the ability to send rich messaging objects such as text, pictures and audio to both mobile users with MMS enabled devices and email users. Other applications and services include unified contacts, an intuitive agenda, high-resolution web page delivery and synchronisation over the air using the open SyncML standard.

"Sony Ericsson's goal is to develop mobile multimedia products that are easy to use, and fun to use", said Anil Raj, Corporate Executive Vice President of Sony Ericsson. "The wide range of applications and features available on this new generation of products make the user interface even more important and the new UIQ will be important for the user experience", said Mr Raj.

Key features of UIQ are:

• seamless messaging (including: MMS, EMS, SMS, email and fax over GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD, CDMA, cdma2000)
• integrated contacts (allows users to make a voice call or create an MMS, SMS or fax message with one tap on the recipient's Contacts entry; easily access web or WAP pages associated with contacts; send contacts as vCards over MMS, SMS, Email, fax, Infrared or Bluetooth)
• intuitive agenda (enables easy entry and viewing of complex calendaring; also supports vCalendar over MMS, SMS, email, fax, infrared and Bluetooth)
• powerful Internet capabilities (including support for: HTML 4.01; HTTP 1.1; HTTPS support over SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0; CSS 1 and CSS 2; XML 1.0 and XHTML 1.0; Java script 1.3; 128-bit encryption and Java applets)
• simple synchronisation via Infrared, Bluetooth and Serial Port with common desktop applications and SyncML servers

At 3GSM, Symbian also announced Symbian OS v7.0 enabling 2.5G and 3G mobile phones. Symbian will be releasing software developer kits based on UIQ to third party developers at its annual Symbian Developer Expo, which is being held in London on the 23-24 April 2002. More information about the Expo together with registration information can be found at www.symbian.com