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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Handango and PocketX Team Up to Develop Handango InHand
ATLANTA, -- At CTIA this week Handango, the leading
provider of mobile downloads, announced it has extended its relationship with
PocketX Software Inc., a leading developer of Smartphone and Pocket PC
solutions. As a key software partner with Handango for more than three years,
PocketX has teamed up with Handango to develop Handango's intelligent, on-
device client, Handango InHand, for Windows Mobile Smartphone.
With years of development experience with Windows Mobile Pocket PC and
Smartphone, PocketX provided client-side development for Handango InHand. To
create a seamless customer experience, PocketX integrated the device-resident
client with Handango AMPP, Handango's application management and provisioning
platform. The Windows Mobile Smartphone edition of Handango InHand offers
carriers and handset manufactures the ability to increase the attach rate for
mobile downloads by delivering an on-device, fully-managed and branded
customer experience.
Using Handango InHand, operators and handset manufacturers can deliver
software, games, themes and ringtones to mobile subscribers. Hand-picked from
Handango's selection of more than 75,000 titles, all downloads represent the
best-selling and most popular titles available. With Handango InHand, mobile
subscribers can easily try, download and buy titles with just a few
keystrokes.
"As one of Handango's top software partners, PocketX was one of our first
choices to work with on the development of the Windows Mobile Smartphone
edition of Handango InHand because of their reputation as a premier Windows
Mobile developer," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer
at Handango. "Because of their hard work and dedication, we are able to
provide a customers and carriers with a solid, reliable on-device download
experience."
"Handango InHand provides a completely new way to deliver mobile content
to the wireless consumer," said Bojan Rip, president and chief executive
officer at PocketX Software. "Coupled with Handango's fantastic selection of
mobile downloads, InHand provides an unparalleled user experience."
PocketX currently offers an impressive mobile software line consisting of
best-sellers such as Photo Contacts for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and
Smartphone as well as Essential Contax Pro and Pocket Stock Monitor for
Windows Mobile Pocket PC. For more information, please visit
http://www.pocketx.net.
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 http://www.handango.com.
About PocketX Software
PocketX Software is a leading developer of business and consumer solutions
for mobile devices for Windows Mobile Smartphone, Pocket PC, Symbian Series 60
and J2ME platforms. Additional information about Photo Contacts and other
PocketX products and solutions can be found at http://www.pocketx.net.
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