Motorola today introduced MOTOMAGX, its next generation mobile Linux platform. In the next few years up to 60 percent of Motorola's handset portfolio is expected to be based on Linux, with the MOTOMAGX platform playing a key role in supporting this strategy. The RAZR2 V8 will be Motorola's first Linux-based device bound for North America.

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Motorola's MOTOMAGX platform is designed to support a broad array of content created by third-party developers. Today, MOTOMAGX supports applications developed in Java ME, with plans to introduce new WebUI (featuring web technology to enable widgets and Web 2.0 experiences) and native Linux application environments in upcoming releases. These three application environments, combined with tools available through MOTODEV Studio, will help developers innovate and accelerate time to market for their applications.

Motorola also announced today a global series of MOTODEV Summits - one-day events that offer developers technical expertise, practical advice, guidance, and a sneak peek at the next generation of Motorola devices, platforms and technology - including MOTOMAGX.

Developers interested in creating applications for the MOTOMAGX platform using Java ME can do so by downloading the MOTODEV Studio for Java ME application development environment at www.motorola.com/developer . WebUI and native Linux plug-ins for MOTODEV Studio are expected to be available to select developers by the end of Q4 2007.

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