For selected smartphones currently shipping, consumers will be able to download Decuma's software already this year. Current solutions for mobile phones based on Symbian UIQ and other operating systems are in the pipeline.

Decuma's handwriting recognition technology currently covers western languages as well as Chinese and Japanese, a width not offered by anyone else in the market. Decuma's most important differentiator, however, remains the user interface, praised for giving users an experience very close to that of using a pen on paper.

"With the increased focus on using mobile phones for email communication, we see a growing interest in making text input easier for the user", says Charlotta Falvin, CEO of Decuma. "Customers have been requesting our solution for smartphones, and we are pleased to be able to meet these requests".

Lund-based Decuma offers its technology for integration in mobile phones with pen input capabilities, targeting manufacturers and platform developers directly, but also through industry partners. The company has developed its handwriting recognition software based upon its patented Geometrical Invariant Technology (GIT) and offers its product to end-users as well as manufacturers of handheld devices.

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