 "Marvell Introduces Kinoma-Open Software Platform To Unify Applications")
Marvell, the integrated silicon solutions provider, has announced Kinoma, a software platform to transform the way consumers interact with the devices.
Combining 40 applications, ranging from social networking to digital media to location to search, Kinoma Play offers consumers a simple, consistent user experience for work and play. To encourage broad industry adoption, Marvell will offer Kinoma under an open source license. Developers will be able to adapt Kinoma for any device they can imagine. Marvell will also provide two software development kits (SDKs). The first SDK is for application developers to fully integrate their content and services into Kinoma powered devices. The second SDK is for OEMs and manufacturers to port and customise Kinoma for their products.
“I am very excited to bring the talented Kinoma team to Marvell – it is our mission to coherently integrate our industry-leading hardware solutions with beautiful software experiences to enable the entire ecosystem to address this emerging demand. The addition of Kinoma – a simple, intuitive, easy to use software experience optimised for Marvell’s total silicon solutions – provides a unified look and feel across an array of products from handheld devices to smart appliances and smart furnishings. It gives designers and developers the freedom to dream up more innovative, personalised, and intelligent products and applications that I believe will change the world by making consumers’ lives easier and more convenient. That’s our passion,” said Weili Dai, Marvell’s Co-Founder.
“As digital devices have become more powerful, creating the software to power them has become increasingly difficult,” said Peter Hoddie, Vice President, Kinoma Platform, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. “Kinoma makes it easier for developers to bring their ideas to life. Kinoma lets developers focus on creating great applications with thoughtfully refined user experiences that taps into the full power of the underlying hardware. We want to make life better for developers, so they can craft the products that make life better for our users.”