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Myriad has announced a new tool called Alien Dalvik which allows phone makers, operators nd others to offer Android applications for non-Android phones, will demonstrated the technology at Mobile World Congress next week.lien Dalvik allows operators, OEMs and application store owners to create new revenue opportunities from Android ecosystem………

Myriad Group AG a global leader in mobile technology having shipped over 3.7 billion software applications on more than 2.2 billion phones, announced the launch of Myriad Alien Dalvik, enabling Android apps to run on non-Android platforms. The launch opens up the Android experience to new audiences, generating new revenue opportunities for mobile operators, OEMs and app store owners.Alien Dalvik signifies Myriad‘s latest Android innovation by enabling Android apps to operate on a much wider range of platforms and devices. Alien Dalvik enables the majority of Android applications to run unmodified and  allowing application store owners to quickly kick start Android application store services by simply repackaging Android Package (APK) files.

Alien Dalvik applications appear as native and can be seamlessly installed on device without user disruption. All the user sees is that he now has access to a wider range of applications.Thus encouraging a higher frequency of downloads and increased ARPU.Myriad provides best-in- class Android solutions. As a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), Myriad has been playing a key role in Android solutions since its early days.Myriad Alien Dalvik will be commercially available later this year on the MeeGo platform. Other platform support will be announced in the coming months. Alien Dalvik will be demonstrated for the first time on the Nokia N900 at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 14th-17th.