At 3GSM trade show, Nokia today introduced the new edition of the Series 60 Platform.

The Series 60 3rd Edition's new features focus on enhanced multimedia and enterprise functionality, sustainable application business support, customization enablers and improved platform architecture.

The new security framework offers better protection for business critical data and provides a more secure and trusted application development and business environment. Future smartphones based on the new edition can function as a normal USB memory stick. This way, music can be easily and quickly transferred from PC to mobile.
 
The new functionality on a platform architecture level includes increased support for different hardware configurations, including single and dual-chip hardware architectures and improved performance.  The hardware flexibility will allow manufacturers to target devices for specific segments. 

The Series 60 Platform 3rd Edition will enable Series 60 handset manufacturers to create smartphones for various user segments, device formats and better target high volume consumer markets. The Series 60 3rd Edition, which runs on Symbian OS v9.0, will be available for licensees in mid-2005.