The mouse was the original idea of Doug Engelbart who was the head of the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at Stanford Research Institute. Engelbart's philosophy is best embodied, in my opinion, in the design of another device that he invented, the five-finger keyboard - with keys like a piano, used by one hand. The problem was, Engelbart's five-finger keyboard and mouse combination was very difficult to learn.

To ensure that mobile workers have access to critical corporate data whenever and wherever they need it, Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Database Lite 10g Release 2 for Symbian OS, the mobile operating system that powers today's most popular smartphones. Oracle has also added several Systems Integrators to its growing list of partners supporting Oracle Database Lite 10g for Symbian OS. Symbian OS is licensed by the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers and to date, close to 60 million phones based on Symbian OS have shipped worldwide to over 250 major network operators.