Jolla has made an official announcement that its Sailfish OS is now ready for licensing to OEMs and other partners. Its Sailfish OS scales from smartphones to tablets and introduces previously unseen software capabilities for partners to differentiate their product offerings. Jolla is also working with Intel to support the Intel AtomTM x3 processor platform on Sailfish OS.
The first shipments of Jolla’s second Sailfish OS product are expected to start in Q2 of 2015. At this point, Sailfish OS is maturing to the next generation, ‘Sailfish OS 2.0’, and is introducing e.g. a new enhanced user interface, support for Intel architecture, and previously unseen software integration capabilities for partners.
Antti Saarnio, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Jolla said“The Sailfish OS roadmap has led the way from 2012 to this point: Sailfish OS is now ready for licensing to OEMs and other partners. It is scaling from smartphones to tablets, working on different chipsets and technical platforms, and the next generation user experience is simply hard to beat.We are also very happy to work with Intel in planning for the Intel Atom x3 processor support for Sailfish OS.”
Approaching next generation ‘Sailfish OS 2.0’ for both smartphones and tablets. Sailfish OS is an open source powered operating system, which is developed with a continuous integration model, with the aim to provide monthly software updates to all Sailfish OS users and development partners. When the Jolla Tablet is expected to hit the market in Q2/2015, Sailfish OS is maturing to the next generation, ‘Sailfish OS 2.0’.
Aicha Evans, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Communication and Devices Group comments: “Intel Atom x3 processor is Intel’s first integrated communications platform for tablets, phablets and smartphones, combining 64-bit multi-core Intel Atom application processors together with 3G or 4G LTE connectivity. We are excited to work with Jolla to bring their next Sailfish OS to Intel’s new integrated platform.”
The main elements for the next generation Sailfish OS will include:
- Even stronger technical OS core and improved Android application compatibility
- Support for Intel architecture, including the Intel Atom x3 processor
- Best multitasking on the market for both smartphones and tablets
- Improved user experience with an enhanced, even richer user interface
- Strong privacy and personalization features
- Many new UI/UX features, like enhanced notifications and events views, and even simpler swipe access to main functions
‘Sailfish 2.0’ is designed to provide premium visibility in the UI for leading digital content providers and to enable OS level integration for mobile commerce
Open industry invitation to the Sailfish OS alliance
With this announcement Jolla is inviting OEMs, ODMs, and leading internet, eCommerce, and content players to join the Sailfish OS alliance. By joining the alliance, partners will get a privileged license to Sailfish OS to build an own unique mobile offering, and to take full advantage of the flexibility and versatile features of Sailfish OS.
Jolla also invites regional internet leaders especially from Russia, India, China and Japan, which are large enough markets and have strong interest to build their independent mobile ecosystems. Jolla is currently working in close cooperation with leading software companies Tieto Corporation and The Qt Company to provide full-scale system integration and solution capabilities for partners in the development of Sailfish OS based mobile products.
