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UIQ Technology, the supplier of the UIQ 3 software platform for mobile phones, and Majinate, the operator of the Accredited Symbian Developer (ASD) program, have today announced their collaboration to make ASD exams available to members of the UIQ Developer Program through the developer portal for UIQ developers. On top of this, UIQ Technology also announced an exam that specifically tests UIQ competence and knowledge – to be released later this year as part of an ASD Pro scheme. UIQ Technology will be a launch partner of ASD Pro and the UIQ exam will contribute towards Professional level Symbian accreditation.
The main benefits of the ASD scheme are that developers can receive an industry recognition of their knowledge and skills, which is important proof of their competence to employers, recruiters, peers or themselves; and potential employers have the reassurance that they have a candidate with an independently verified standard of Symbian OS knowledge, qualification and experience. The scheme ensures a common framework for the assessment of Symbian OS skills, based on a central curriculum that is defined and maintained by Symbian and kept up to date with the latest releases of the operating system.
As a further demonstration of the commitment to the ASD scheme, UIQ Technology will be selecting the most helpful developer posting on the UIQ developer portal forum on a regular basis with the reward being a sponsored accreditation exam.
UIQ Technology supports developers through the provision of advice, tools and technical and marketing support. For more information, see http://developer.uiq.com.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
