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Handango Announces the 2006 Handango Champion Awards Winners |
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Annual Awards Honor Outstanding Mobile Applications at the Handango Partner Summit
Handango, the leading provider of mobile content, announced the winners of the Handango Champion Awards at the sixth annual Handango Partner Summit. Nominated by customers and judged by a panel of industry experts and media, the Handango Champion Awards were presented for BlackBerry(TM), Palm OS(R), UIQ, S60 and Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC and Smartphone applications in the following categories: Best Application for Work, Best Application for Play, Best Application for Life, Best New Application and Best Industry Application. A complete list of winners is available at http://www.handango.com/Awards/2006Winners.jsp .
At the awards ceremony, Handango also recognized seven content providers with "Developer of the Year" awards for outstanding software development, committed customer care and innovation. The winners of the Developer of the Year awards are:
* BlackBerry: Cerience Corporation
* Palm OS: RealDice Inc.
* UIQ: DataViz, Inc.
* S60: Mobile Systems, Inc.
* Windows Mobile Pocket PC: Spb Software House
* Windows Mobile Smartphone: Fizz Software Ltd
* Tablet PC: Agilix Labs, Inc
"I would like to extend my congratulations to this year's winners and praise their successes," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "Receiving the title of 'Handango Champion Award Winner' is a noteworthy honor, as finalists are nominated by customers and winners are chosen by some of the sharpest minds in the mobile content industry."
Each Handango Champion Award winner will receive a prize package that includes a $5,000 marketing stipend, placement in a special edition of the Handango Champion Newsletter and a variety of other promotional opportunities. Winners and finalists will also be featured prominently on Handango's Web and on-device storefronts. The Handango Champion Award winners are:
BlackBerry:
* Best Application for Work - RepliGo Professional by Cerience
Corporation
* Best Application for Play - NEXT by Mobigloo
* Best Application for Life - VoiceControl by MobileVoiceControl
* Best New Application - SplashID by SplashData
Palm OS:
* Best Application for Work - MobiSystems Office Suite Professional 7 by
Mobile Systems, Inc.
* Best Application for Play - Multiplayer Championship Poker Texas
Hold'em by RealDice Inc.
* Best Application for Life - Pocket Quicken by Landware
* Best New Application - BackupBuddy.net by Blue Nomad
* Best Industry Application - PocketLingo Wall Street Dictionary by
HLCSoft
UIQ:
* Best Application for Work - ImageExpo by SysOpen Digia
* Best Application for Play - Intelligolf Birdie Edition by Karrier
Communications
* Best Application for Life - WorldMate by MobiMate
* Best New Application - RoadSync by DataViz
S60:
* Best Application for Work - MobiSystems OfficeSuite by Mobile Systems,
Inc.
* Best Application for Play - SmartMovie by Lonely Cat Games
* Best Application for Life - IM+: Instant Messenger by SHAPE Services
* Best New Application - Stuntcar Extreme by Fathammer
Windows Mobile Pocket PC:
* Best Application for Work - Microsoft Voice Command by Microsoft
Corporation
* Best Application for Play - Spb Air Islands by Spb Software House
* Best Application for Life - eWallet by Ilium Software
* Best New Application - MobiTV for Pocket PC by MobiTV
* Best Industry Application - HanDBase Professional Database Manager by
DDH Software
Windows Mobile-based Smartphone:
* Best Application for Work - PhatNotes Smartphone by Phatware
* Best Application for Play - Pocket Streamer by e-mobile software
* Best Application for Life - SmartVideo by SmartVideo
* Best New Application - WeatherBug Mobile by WeatherBug
About Handango
Handango is the leading provider of smartphone content globally. Leveraging its network of more than 16,000 content partners and its vast distribution network, Handango seamlessly delivers the smartphone marketplace to millions of consumers on the web and from the device. Handango's market- leading content delivery platform, Handango AMPP, is the platform of choice for numerous mobile industry leaders including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, RIM, HP, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Microsoft and AOL. By delivering intuitive and compelling consumer experiences, Handango has become the trusted source for millions of smartphone users around the world. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com .
Submitted Date: Sep 20, 2006
Source: PR Newswire
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