Actually, looking at these two job listings, it looks like Palm is planning to do it all on its own.
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Smartphone Browser Software Engineer Job code: 334
Job Category: Engineering
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities:
Design and implement the wireless web browser for our future smartphone and handheld products
Help invent new ways to improve the performance and layout of web content on mobile devices
Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to successfully take the software through the entire development cycle (design, implementation, maintenance)
Help define and implement web-based and other applications and technologies for our mobile devices
Respond to customer and developer issues inside and outside of the company, troubleshoot problems, and respond with recommendations, patches or upgrades as appropriate
Qualifications:
2+ years of software engineering experience desired
Skills/Experience:
Experience in several software projects from design through delivery; demonstrated design skills; proficient C and C++ coding and debugging skills, good problem solving skills
Project experience designing and implementing software user interfaces
Knowledge of markup languages and data transport protocols, such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, WML, XHTML, DHTML, XML, TCP/IP, HTTP, and SSL
Demonstrated success working in collaborative team projects
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Significant project experience developing software for Palm OS, UNIX/Linux, or similar embedded platforms; knowledge of broad areas of software technology
Experience with network communications application development, specifically web browsers, messaging (mail, SMS, IM), voice applications or camera (imaging) applications
Education:
B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
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http://www.maxhire.net/clients/MH160...?reference=334
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Software Engineer, Email Applications Job code: 957
Job Category: Engineering
Job Description:
Title:
Software Engineer
Overview:
The successful candidate will play a key role in the development of groupware application products for Palm Inc.'s handheld and smartphone devices. Work as part of a team to develop and maintain Email applications. Candidate will be actively involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Develop and improve existing features in Email application. Take existing designs and create elegant and robust implementation.
Debug existing features to improve overall product quality.
Using User Centric Design principles, identify opportunities to improve the overall usability of the application.
Grow into a role that will utilize marketing requirements to define, design and implement new product capabilities.
Qualifications:
2-5 years of software product development experience.
Experience with producing consumer based applications, especially email a plus.
Experience with Palm OS a plus
Experience with Linux a plus.
Skills/Experience:
- Experience in product development
- C and C++ coding and debugging skills
- Proven problem solving skills.
- Proven object oriented analysis and coding skills.
- Demonstrated success working in collaborative team projects.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively across multiple organizations
- Demonstrated commitment to quality.
Education:
B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
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http://www.maxhire.net/clients/MH160...?reference=957
Sounds like a brief to port existing software to another (linux) platform.
They are certainly ambition, which may mean slippage.
Surur