Preliminary technical description of the API (Application Programming Interfaces) and SDK Software Development Kit (SDK) allows you to become acquainted with a new type of applications running on the Internet and platforms used by smartphones.

Nokia Ovi released a new API (application programming interface to Ovi) and Ovi SDK (set programmatically to Ovi). This allows easier for application developers and publishers developing online applications with integrated services, and similar to native user interfaces with less effort. Nokia will be progressively made available APIs to use their services online and on mobile platforms, and the first player released Ovi Maps API and Ovi Navigation Player API for creating innovative solutions for smartphones location of your portfolio.

"This is just the beginning. We will work closely with the creators of applications, starting with the location of the community "- said Niklas Savander, EVP, Services, Nokia. "Our goal is longer term - we want our partners with little effort created a very attractive and fit contextually applications, without which the users can not be circumvented."

Nokia is already working on sample applications using the SDK and Ovi Ovi API with key partners such as Lonely Planet, Deutsche Bahn, the Associated Press, Qype, National Geographic, Deutsche Telekom Medien and Langenscheidt (video Ovi SDK can be seen at http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld).

Ovi beta program for Developers
Nokia encourages application developers to participate in the beta program for Developers Ovi, appearing on the programming side of the Forum Nokia community (www.forum.nokia.com/Ovi). The company will provide developers SDK, both Ovi and Ovi API. Applications developed using the SDK and Ovi Ovi API will be distributed via the Ovi store in 2010, so that reach millions of consumers worldwide.

Ovi Ovi SDK and API

Preliminary technical description, now available for registered developers of applications include:

 Ovi SDK - easy to use, web-based technology tool kit for creating Web applications, and the Symbian platform and Maemo, with integrated features characteristic Ovi and user interface. Ovi SDK contains interfaces and APIs Ovi brand new user interface library Ovi, User Interface (UI), which allow you to easily create powerful applications. Ovi Kit SDK uses standard Web technologies HTML, CSS and javascript, which is the world's best-known language communities of developers.

 Ovi API - allows application developers a simple integration of service functions, such as maps and navigation, from Internet applications. Nokia today introduced Ovi, the first two API interfaces:

 Ovi Player Maps API - allows you to easily add functionality maps for mobile and Internet services. API is based on Ovi, Maps, and includes over 180 maps of countries, the search depends on the location and exact information about locations. Other features include vector maps that provide different views, including maps of terrain and 3D mode, the dynamic combination of maps. Nokia first unveiled Ovi Player Maps API to web applications a few months ago.

 Ovi Navigation Player API - allows application developers to integrate feature industry-leading pedestrian and car navigation Nokia with its own applications. This applies, for example, functions such as navigation walking, car navigation directions at every turn, and planning routes. This allows content developers to develop applications that lead users to the location - the home of friends, landmark, restaurant, or bus.