According to the company, the first product to support Symbian OS on a virtualized mobile platform, VirtualLogix VLX provides new opportunities to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and semiconductor vendors to leverage the benefits of virtualization in their phone product designs.
VirtualLogix VLX for mobile handsets separates hardware management and application management on mobile platforms, allowing an application running on the Symbian OS to access a peripheral device managed by another operating system kernel, such as Linux. With additional security for financial and other transactions, VirtualLogix VLX for Symbian permits handset manufacturers and wireless operators to deliver more reliable mobile phones with advanced features to the mass market, said VirtualLogix.
Michel Gien, co-founder and executive vice president of corporate strategy at VirtualLogix, said: By supporting the Symbian platform, VirtualLogix VLX further expands its position as the mobile virtualization market standard. Easily ported to any operating system, VirtualLogix is helping mobile phones maintain a seamless multimedia experience for consumers, while advancing security capabilities and ensuring application innovation for the mobile device market.
