Nokia has launched Python for the series 60 Platform, which now lets open source developers use the Python programming language to carry out Python commands, scripts, and run Python applications.

SYS-CON Media, the world's leading i-technology media company, announced that its 2005 Readers' Choice Awards polls opened today, February 1, 2005, and will remain open for six months, until July 31, 2005. More than 50,000 readers are expected to cast their votes to select the best software products and services of the year for Java, Linux, Web Services, XML, Microsoft .NET, ColdFusion and Macromedia MX.

Whitacre and Dorman are expected to appear on CNBC's SquawkBox together 8:30 AM on Monday morning. David Faber of CNBC, who originally broke the news, has been following the story for some time now and more details regarding the merger expected to be announced during the CNBC interview.

SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), the world's leading i-technology media company, announced today that SYS-CON.TV (www.sys-con.tv), the first streaming live i-technology television is scheduled to debut on February 15, 2005 to coincide with the first day of the upcoming Web Services Edge 2005 East - International Web Services Conference Expo.

SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), the world's leading i-technology media company, announced today that the first branded blogging community, www.blog-n-play.com (TM), will go beta on February 15, 2005, to coincide with the opening day of the Web Services Edge 2005 East International Web Services Conference & Expo (www.sys-con.com/edg e2005east).

CommTel Network Solutions Australia, a value added re-seller of Nokia's network solutions, has signed an agreement for the supply of Nokia broadband DSL solutions and related services to a new customer, Telecom Cook Islands Ltd in the Pacific, marking a new market entry for Nokia. Deliveries will begin in January 2006 and the system will be up and running during March 2006. This follows on from a similar agreement signed with Solomon Telekom in December 2004.

$50 million is what Tiger Woods alleges Christensen Shipyards owes him, for breaking a privacy agreement signed with the pro golfer. Woods filed suit in Miami federal court, stating Christensen, from whom Woods bought a $20 million yacht, used his celebrity status as an ill-gained endorsement for the company. By Woods' estimate, it would cost $50 million to have him legitimately endorse a product.

The mood was definitely upbeat on Thursday, October 28, as the 45th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show commenced with the largest opening day crowd in its history. The YV&C staff was on hand and spent most of their time at Bahia Mar and Las Olas, touring the show's superyachts.

Fueled in part by Parasoft's desire to expand into Europe, a new office has been opened in London, the company said. John Rodford will be the managing director. Rodford has a strong sales background in technology-related sectors.

On Symbian smartphones such as the Nokia 6600, reports Michael Yuan, the Java runtime does not integrate well with the underlying platform. However with the Nokia 6630, the first consumer phone from Nokia that supports JSR 75, things have finally changed, he says.

Symbian has announced that the Nokia 6620, built on the Symbian OS-based Series 60 platform, is the first smartphone based on Symbian OS for use on EDGE networks.

Symbian OS fans have begun signing a petition aimed at securing the withdrawal of Windows CE .NET from Psion's NETBOOK PRO...on the basis that, if Psion - the grounder and main owner of Symbian - isn't selecting Symbian for its latest wireless device, then how does it expect successfully to advocate Symbian OS for other vendors?

Here SDM News Desk brings you in full the text of the Open Letter to Psion Teklogix & Psion PLC published online recently in respect of Psion's putative successor to the netBook, the NETBOOK PRO.