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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Handango Honors the Best in Mobile Software at the Handango Partner Summit
SAN DIEGO, California - June 25, 2004 - Last night, Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced the winners of the Handango Champion Awards at the Handango Partner Summit. Judged by members of the media and other industry experts, the Handango Champion Awards honor the best in mobile software. Winners will receive a generous awards package including a $5,000 marketing stipend and other promotional opportunities. A complete list of winners is available at www.handango.com/Awards/ChampionAwards.jsp.
The awards ceremony was sponsored by Sony Ericsson, Nokia, palmOne and Microsoft. The elegant dinner event was hosted under the stars at the historic San Diego Zoo. After a twilight tour of the zoo and a gourmet meal, attendees were treated to an entertaining awards presentation in which winners received their trophies and accolades from their peers.
"The Handango Champion Awards are designed to recognize exceptional mobile applications developed by outstanding companies," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "With the help of our elite panel of judges, we are able to honor the winners for their excellent accomplishments, which have made the lives of Handango's customers more productive and fun."
Award finalists, which were announced on May 13, 2004, were chosen by customer votes and expert nominations. The winners were determined by a panel of industry luminaries including representatives from Laptop Magazine, SymbianOne, PhoneScoop, RCR Wireless, PocketGoddess, USA Today/Gannett News, The Wireless Developer Network, Network Computing, The Gadgeteer, My-Symbian, Palm Infocenter, Bityard Magazine, TheFeature, PDAStreet, Wireless Gaming Review, KGO AM810, Network World, Smartphone Thoughts and Java World.
Awards were presented for Symbian OS(TM), Palm OS(R), Windows Mobile(TM)-based Pocket PC, Java(TM), Windows Mobile-based Smartphone and Linux. Winners were:
Palm OS
· Best Business - Agendus Professional Edition by iambic
· Best Education - PocketLingo College by HLCSoft
· Best Fitness - PDAbs by Acrocat Software
· Best Game - Atari Retro by Mobile Digital Media
· Best Lifestyle - Vindigo City Guide by Vindigo
· Best Medical - BlufishRx Prescription Writer by Bluefish
· Best Productivity - Documents To Go by DataViz
· Best Travel - WorldMate 2004 by MobiMate
Symbian OS
· Best Business - Quickoffice Premier by iGo
· Best Education - Answer Please Unit Converter by neohand
· Best Game - MGS Karting by Noumena Innovations
· Best Lifestyle - 3GPP Philips Camcorder by Philips Software
· Best Medical - HealthCalc by L3Solutions
· Best Productivity - eZiTap FEP by Zi Corporation
· Best Travel - WorldMate 2004 by MobiMate
Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC
· Best Business - BillRate by Two Peaks Software
· Best Education - DictionaryToGo by LearningToGo
· Best Fitness - BioBody by Biomobility
· Best Game - 200 Solitaires Collection by Paragon Technologie
· Best Lifestyle - Intelligolf Birdie Edition by Karrier Communications
· Best Medical - Davis's Drug Guide by Unbound Medicine
· Best Productivity - PhatPad by PhatWare
· Best Travel - TUBE Map Series by Visual IT
Emerging
(Windows Mobile-based Smartphone and Linux)
· Best Business - Power Calendar by Developer One
· Best Education - Sharp Doc & E-book Reader by ComCreation
· Best Game - Pocket Mini Golf by Momentum Games
· Best Lifestyle - SplashPhoto by SplashData
· Best Medical - Medical Dictionary by Beiks
· Best Productivity - Keep Track by Ilium Software
· Best Travel - Smart Traffic by Pharos Science and Applications
Java
· Best Business - XTNDConnect PC Phone Sync by Extended Systems
· Best Education - Merriam-Webster Crossword by JSmart Technologies
· Best Game - Worms by THQ
· Best Lifestyle - SMSXtender by SIMEDA
· Best Fitness & Health - Carb Manager by Digital Brew House
· Best Productivity - Reqwireless Value Bundle by Reqwireless
· Best Travel - Rand McNally Mobile Travel Tools by Rand McNally
At the awards ceremony, Handango also recognized six software companies with a Developer of the Year award for their outstanding software development, committed customer care and forward-thinking innovation. The winners of the Developer of the Year award were:
· Palm OS: Astraware
· Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC: Futech
· Symbian OS: MobiMate
· Java: Sega Mobile
· Windows Mobile-based Smartphone: PocketX Software
· Linux: theKompany.com
About Handango
Handango is the leading provider of mobile downloads, bringing over 50,000 applications and 25,000 digital media titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile users. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Orange SA, Sony Ericsson, palmOne, Microsoft, Sony, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL and more than 100 others. For more information, visit www.handango.com.
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