UIQ announced this week a partnership with six new partners including ArcSoft, CleNET Technologies, fring™, Google, i-skoot and Mobica. UIQ is an open user interface and application development software platform, makes it possible for mobile phone manufacturers to create different kinds of phones, all based on the same open software platform. Main customers are Sony Ericsson and Motorola. The partnership is about creating Google services on UIQ and doesn’t involve the Android platform.

Carina Dietmann, Head of Corporate Communications UIQ Technology, told OHM “The partnership means that UIQ Technology will support Google in development of mobile applications on UIQ.”

Until Android “invade” the mobile market, Google have to provide their services for current mobile platforms such Symbian, Windows mobile, RIM, iPhone … UIQ is an excellent mobile experience running already on 17 mobile phones. UIQ have a common point with Android, it provides an advanced UI for Symbian OS while Android provide it in a Linux based OS.