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Psion has faith in the future

...open. "There will be more Psion consumer products in the future," said Peter Bancroft, a senior Psion spokesman. He said that the most likely candidate... Read more

12 July, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Nokia wants holistic approach to security

...says one thing and does another -- that's what Trojans do," said Peter Bancroft, Symbian's vice-president of market communications, at last week's... Read more

14 February, 2005 by Andrew Donoghue

Symbian boosts security and enterprise apps

...this new operating system will help it to crack the mass market. Peter Bancroft, Symbian's vice-president of market communications, told ZDNet UK on... Read more

2 February, 2005 by Graeme Wearden and Jo Best

DoCoMo 3G deal makes Symbian big in Japan

...be used by network operators to customise their handsets," said Symbian spokesman Peter Bancroft. Other operating system providers "don't have this kind of relationship... Read more

26 September, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

AOL services to run on Symbian smartphones

...more quickly if the development work already has been done, Symbian spokesman Peter Bancroft said. AOL Time Warner's online division is already at work... Read more

25 April, 2003 by Ben Charny

Microsoft readies new smartphone deals

...wireless device makers are already developing Symbian phones, said Symbian vice president Peter Bancroft. Every time Microsoft signs up another handset maker, Symbian does too... Read more

17 March, 2003 by Ben Charny

Fujitsu plays smart with Symbian

...s announcement is another sign that Microsoft is falling behind Symbian, believes Peter Bancroft, a spokesman for the company formed to license the Symbian software... Read more

11 December, 2002 by Ben Charny

Symbian signs on Samsung as it surges to No. 1 spot

...Europe people are looking to trade up to more sophisticated products," said Peter Bancroft, Symbian's vice president of communications. "(The slowdown) is less of... Read more

21 October, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Psion slump signals sea change for PC cards

...market going embedded for a couple of years now," said Psion spokesman Peter Bancroft. "It's just a question of timing. The shift has been... Read more

11 February, 1999 by Marc Ambasna Jones

Mobile operators team up to punch their weight

...providers are claiming not to be losing sleep over the latest developments. Peter Bancroft, Symbian VP of communications, told silicon.com: "Symbian welcomes organisations that... Read more

23 June, 2004 by Tony Hallett

Smart phone race - Symbian v Symbian, not Microsoft v Symbian?

...for Windows Smartphone. It's what Ovum calls the 'effort/audience' ratio. Peter Bancroft, Symbian VP Communications, said: "If you wonder about differentiation, all you... Read more

3 June, 2003 by Tony Hallett

AOL and Symbian cosy up

...more quickly if the development work already has been done, Symbian spokesman Peter Bancroft said. AOL Time Warner's online division is already at work... Read more

25 April, 2003 by Ben Charny

Microsoft gears up for smartphone assault

...wireless device makers are already developing Symbian phones, said Symbian vice president Peter Bancroft. Every time Microsoft signs up another handset maker, Symbian does too... Read more

17 March, 2003 by Ben Charny

Samsung licenses Symbian OS

...the software company the dominant player in that market, Symbian vice president Peter Bancroft said. "Look at the evidence of the numbers," he said. The... Read more

22 October, 2002 by Ben Charny

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