Acquisition aims to bring outstanding imaging experiences to Nokia Lumia smartphones
Espoo, Finland and Lund, Sweden: Nokia announced
today that it has completed the acquisition of all technologies and
intellectual property from Scalado AB, originally announced on June 14, 2012. As part of the transaction, approximately 50 world-class imaging specialists transferred to Nokia.
"We believe that this acquisition will strengthen
Nokia's leading position in mobile imaging and provide us with a great
opportunity to create even better imaging products and applications,"
said Jo Harlow, executive vice president, Smart Devices at Nokia. "We
welcome the skilled and passionate professionals from Scalado to Nokia
and are excited to have them work with the rest of our talented and
dedicated imaging experts to bring world-class imaging solutions to our
Nokia Lumia smartphones. The Nokia team is already responsible for many
leading innovations in mobile imaging and, together with the experts
from Scalado, we aim at astonishing the world with new, outstanding
imaging experiences."
Lund has now become a key site for Nokia's imaging
software for smartphones, in addition to Nokia's existing locations in
Espoo and Tampere, Finland.
"We're excited to join Nokia at such an important
time in its smartphone story," said Sami Niemi, co-founder of Scalado
and now head of Capture & Relive, Smart Devices at Nokia. "The
technologies and competences we've developed should help move from
taking photos to capturing memories and emotions."
More information can be found on the Nokia Conversations blog.
About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia
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