Openness Convert Verizon Joins LiMo Foundation
19 May 2008 - 09:12:57

Barry Levine, Wed May 14, 12:27 PM ET The competition between the Android and LiMo open-source mobile platforms heated up as Verizon Wireless joined the LiMo Foundation. On Tuesday, Verizon and the foundation announced that wireless carrier was joining as a core member, with a seat on the board of directors.r r"By participating in LiMo," Verizon said, the company "hopes to help LiMo unify the mobile industry around openness and Linux as the key enablers to lowering development costs."r rrMembership Now Totals 40rr rLiMo Foundation Executive Director Morgan Gillis added that 40 "major wireless service providers from across North America, Asia and Europe" have become members. Membership is open to all wireless vendors and service providers.r rOther new members were also announced by LiMo, including Infineon Technologies, Kvaleberg AS, Mozilla, Red Bend Software, Sagem Mobiles, SFR, and SK Telecom.r rLiMo was founded in early 2007 by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone to create an open and global software platform based on Mobile Linux.r rThe competing Linux-based, open mobile platform is Android, being developed by Google and about 30 other companies in the Open Handset Alliance. Members include LG Electronics, Motorola, Samsung Electronics, China Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telecom India, and Telefonica.r rLast month, AT&T indicated it would also support Android, and an Android Software Development...

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