BRIEF-Digia to buy QT licensing business from Nokia

HELSINKI, March 7 (Reuters) - Digia Oyj:

* To acquire qt commercial software licensing business from Nokia

* Says has today signed an agreement with Nokia Corporation to buy

qt commercial licensing and service business

* Says Nokia will continue to develop qt technology, but in the future, Digia

will be responsible for its commercial licensing and service business

* Says under the agreement, about 3500 commercial qt customer enterprises are

targeted to be transferred to Digia

* Says per agreement with Nokia, the aim is to transfer the qt business to

Digia by the end of March 2011

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