In the opening remarks of the Motorola Application Development Conference, or 'Motorola's Xtreme Developer's Conference,' Motorola PCS Sector Vice President Geoffrey Frost made it clear that the future isn't owned by one company or technology.

"We cannot go it alone... this company understands that the future of wireless will be co-created with [independent developers]," Frost said.

The conference, held in San Diego, California, is the first of its kind for Motorola. Similar conferences will be held in London and Singapore over the next twelve months, each addressing issues unique to that market.

The shift of Motorola's focus to creating "compelling, exciting, gotta-have-it stuff" is a marked departure from the stately, corporate giant image the company has had in the past. As Personal Networks Group VP Janiece Webb put it, "This ain't your daddy's Motorola."

Developers working with Motorola are getting full disclosure -- the promise Webb gave attendees was that "we will always use open standards. You won't be given partial or conflicting information... that wouldn't benefit anyone."

In the coming months, Motorola will open regional Application Development Centers around the world, following the June launch of the Stockholm center. The first United States center will be in Boynton Beach, Florida, with a center planned for California in the months ahead.

Developers attending the conference received the new Motorola Timeport P935 two-way pager as well as a P7389 GSM phone, with service provided for the duration of the event. Several devices in development were shown to the audience, such as a hybrid GSM phone and two-way messaging device with a full-featured WAP browser on board.