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2006 Mobile Star AwardsWinners

The Mobile Star Awards recognize the top mobile products, success stories and visionaries as chosen by thousands of readers of MobileVillage's free twice-monthly newsletter Go Mobile®.

See 2007 winners here.

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2006 Mobile Star AwardsWinners

There were many close calls this year. Thank you to all entrants -- you are all top-of-the-class!

Hardware: Business Class Notebook

  • Gold Star: Gateway - Gateway M285-E
  • Silver Star: Lenovo ThinkPad

Hardware: Business Class Ultraportable Notebook

  • Gold Star: Gateway - Gateway E-100M

Hardware External Storage

  • Gold Star: Buffalo - LinkStation Pro
  • Silver Star: Buffalo - TeraStation Home Server

Hardware: Rugged Tablet PC

  • Gold Star: Xplore Technologies - Xplore iX104

Hardware: Rugged Wireless Handheld

  • Gold Star: Symbol - MC70 Enterprise Digital Assistant
  • Silver Star: SpectraLink - Dect 4040 Wireless Telephone
  • Bright Star: LXE MX7

Hardware: Wireless Handheld [non-rugged]

  • Gold Star: Samsung - SCH-a990
  • Silver Star: Palm Tungsten E2

Hardware: Enterprise-Class Network Router

  • Gold Star: Siemens - 5883 Wireless Broadband Internet Router
  • Silver Star: Buffalo - AirStation Nfiniti Router & AP

Hardware: Customer Service

  • Gold Star: LXE Inc.
  • Silver Star: Intermec
  • Silver Star: Symbol

Enterprise Asset Tracking System [non GPS]

  • Gold Star: InnerWireless - Spot
  • Silver Star: MobileFrame - Configurable Mobile Application
  • Bright Star: RF Code - TAVIS RTLS Platform

Enterprise Software: [Non-Spatial] Data Collection

  • Gold Star: MobileFrame - Configurable Mobile Application
  • Silver Star: Global Bay - On-Demand AccessPoint System
  • Bright Star: X-Act! Software - KnowledgeWorx

Enterprise Software: Data Security

  • Gold Star: Trend Micro - Trend Micro Mobile Security
  • Silver Star (tie): Bluefire Security - Bluefire Mobile Security VPN & Enterprise Edition
  • Silver Star (tie): NetMotion Wireless - Mobility XE 7.0
  • Bright Star: SMobile - SMobile Security Shield 7.0

Enterprise Software: Database

  • Gold Star: Sybase iAnywhere - SQL Anywhere

Enterprise Software: Developer Tool

  • Gold Star: MobileFrame - Configurable Mobile Application
  • Silver Star: Sybase - PocketBuilder
  • Bright Star: Global Bay - On-Demand AccessPoint System

Enterprise Software: Field Inspections

  • Gold Star: MobileFrame - Configurable Mobile Application
  • Silver Star (tie): Accela - Accela Wireless
  • Silver Star (tie): Global Bay - On-Demand AccessPoint System
  • Bright Star: Symbility Solutions - Symbility Mobile Claims

Enterprise Software: Field Sales

  • Gold Star: MobileFrame - Configurable Mobile Application
  • Silver Star: Avidian - Prophet for Palm
  • Bright Star (tie): ClairMail - ClairAccess
  • Bright Star (tie): Prism Visual Software - MiniMate
  • Bright Star (tie): Wireless Mobile SalesPerson by CI.COM

Enterprise Software: Field Service

  • Gold Star: MobileFrame - Configurable Mobile Application
  • Silver Star (tie): Global Bay - On-Demand AccessPoint System
  • Silver Star (tie): MapFrame - FieldSmart
  • Bright Star (tie): Antenna Software - A³ Field Service Intelligence
  • Bright Star (tie): Prism Visual Software - MiniMate

Enterprise Software: GIS & Mapping

  • Gold Star: MapFrame - FieldSmart

Enterprise Software: GPS Tracking

  • Gold Star: AirClic - AirClic MP
  • Silver Star: Cube Route - Visibility

Enterprise Software: Healthcare Data Capture

  • Gold Star: Mobile Design Technologies - MD Coder

Enterprise Software: Healthcare Specialty Application

  • Gold Star: RF Code - TAVIS RTLS Platform

Enterprise Software: Healthcare Professional Reference

  • Gold Star: Epocrates - Epocrates SxDx
  • Silver Star: Skyscape - Clinical Constellation
  • Bright Star: Epocrates - Medicare Part D formularies

Enterprise Software: Mobile CRM [for m-commerce]

  • Gold Star: Sennari - mCRM
  • Silver Star (tie): MobileLime - MobileLime
  • Silver Star (tie): Vibes Media - TextTV

Enterprise Software: Mobile Marketing

  • Gold Star: Greenlight Wireless - Advertizer
  • Silver Star (tie): AdMob - AdMob Marketplace
  • Silver Star (tie): MobileLime - MobileLime
  • Bright Star (tie): Greystripe - AdWRAP
  • Bright Star (tie): ipsh! - PRISM

Enterprise Software: Mobile Devices Management

  • Gold Star: Conceivium - MobileAnalyzer
  • Silver Star: Synchronica - SyncML Mobile Manager
  • Bright Star (tie): iAnywhere - Afaria
  • Bright Star (tie): NetMotion Wireless - Mobility XE 7.0

Enterprise Software: Mobile Email

  • Gold Star (tie): DataViz - RoadSync
  • Gold Star (tie): Synchronica - SyncML Gateway 2.1
  • Gold Star (tie): Visto - Visto Mobile 5.5
  • Silver Star (tie): Funambol - Funambol v3
  • Silver Star (tie): iAnywhere - OneBridge Mobile Groupware
  • Bright Star: Consilient - Consilient Push

Enterprise Software: Mobile Middleware

  • Gold Star (tie): AirClic - AirClic Time Management
  • Gold Star (tie): DynoPlex Enterprise Suite
  • Gold Star (tie): Synchronica - SyncML Gateway 2.1
  • Silver Star: NetMotion Wireless - Mobility XE 7.0
  • Bright Star: iAnywhere - M-Business Anywhere

Enterprise Software: Remote Network Management

  • Gold Star: Conceivium - MobileAnalyzer

Enterprise Software: WLAN Management

  • Gold Star: AirTight Networks - SpectraGuard
  • Silver Star: Cranite Systems - WirelessWall

Personal Software: Data Management [PC or device side]

  • Gold Star: SOTI - PocketController Professional
  • Silver Star (tie): Developer One - CodeWallet Pro
  • Silver Star (tie): WakefieldSoft - InfoSafe Plus

Personal Software: Document Management [PC or device side]

  • Gold Star (tie): DataViz - Documents To Go
  • Gold Star (tie): DynoPlex - eOffice
  • Silver Star: CoSoSys - Carry it Easy +Plus

Personal Software: Educational Reference

  • Gold Star: Handmark - Pocket Express
  • Silver Star: mBiblio - mBiblio

Personal Software: Entertainment [non-game]

  • Gold Star: Action Engine - TiVo Mobile
  • Silver Star (tie): Counts Media - Yellow Arrow
  • Silver Star (tie): Handmark - Pocket Express
  • Bright Star (tie): Comverse - Fun Dial service & Klonies mobile avatars
  • Bright Star (tie): eMbience - Drinktini
  • Bright Star (tie): Everypoint - FIFA World Cup Mobile Matchcast
  • Bright Star (tie): Nareos - PeerBox Mobile music service

Personal Software: Game for Handhelds

  • Gold Star: Namco - Super PAC-MAN
  • Silver Star: Namco - Time Crisis
  • Bright Star (tie): Namco - Pool Pro Online
  • Bright Star (tie): Prevalent Devices - The Phraze-It Game

Personal Software: Game for Smartphones

  • Gold Star: Namco - PAC-MAN & Ms. PAC-MAN
  • Silver Star: Namco - Galaga
  • Bright Star: Namco - Mappy

Personal Software: Health & Fitness

  • Gold Star: WakefieldSoft - HealthFile Plus

Personal Software: Instant Messaging [carrier hosted or device-side]

  • Gold Star: DynoPlex - eLynx
  • Silver Star: OZ - OZ Mobile IM Client

Personal Software: Mobile Media Utility

  • Gold Star: Kinoma - Kinoma Player 3
  • Silver Star: Kinoma - Kimona Media Embedded 1.0
  • Bright Star: Kinoma - Kinoma Producer 3

Personal Software: Mobile Printing

  • Gold Star (tie): Bachmann Software - PrintBoy
  • Gold Star (tie): ThinPrint - Content Beamer for BlackBerry

Personal Software: Mobile Web Content Provider

  • Gold Star: Greenlight Wireless - Skweezer
  • Silver Star (tie): Handmark - Pocket Express
  • Silver Star (tie): iAnywhere - AvantGo
  • Silver Star (tie): Waat Media
  • Bright Star: go2 - go2

Personal Software: Navigation / Location Based Services

  • Gold Star: Earthcomber - Earthcomber
  • Silver Star: go2 - go2 mGuide
  • Bright Star: TomTom Navigator 5

Personal Software: PIM (Email/Contacts/Calendar Synch)

  • Gold Star (tie): DataViz - RoadSync
  • Gold Star (tie): DynoPlex - eWorks for J2ME
  • Gold Star (tie): Funambol - Funambol PIM
  • Silver Star: iAnywhere - XTNDConnect PC
  • Bright Star: Developer One - Agenda Fusion

Personal Software: Push Email [carrier hosted or device-side]

  • Gold Star: Funambol - Funambol v3
  • Silver Star: OZ - OZ Mobile Email Client
  • Bright Star: Consilient - Consilient Hosted Push

Personal Software: Real Estate / Finance Tool

  • Gold Star: RealOrganized - RealtyJuggler Calculator
  • Silver Star: WakefieldSoft - LoanExpert Plus

Personal Software: Remote Desktop PC Access

  • Gold Star: CoSoSys - Carry it Easy +Plus
  • Silver Star: EasyReach - EasyReach

Personal Software: Tablet PC Application

  • Gold Star (tie): Mindjet - MindManager Pro 6
  • Gold Star (tie): Symbility Solutions - Symbility Mobile Claims

Personal Software: Text Input

  • Gold Star: Prevalent Devices - Phraze-It

Public Relations Firm

  • Gold Star: Sterling Communications
  • Silver Star (tie): Talon PR
  • Silver Star (tie): VSC Consulting
  • Bright Star: NPI PR

Operator Software: Subscriber Management

  • Gold Star: Redknee - Multi-SIM
  • Silver Star: Siemens - tango Subscriber Manager
  • Bright Star: Amdocs - Amdocs CRM 6

Success Story: Field Inspections

  • Gold Star (tie): NY City Bureau of Daycare using Global Bay
  • Gold Star (tie): SBM Group using MobileFrame
  • Silver Star: City of New Orleans using Accela Wireless
  • Bright Star: NB Power using Xplore tablets

Success Story: Field Sales

  • Gold Star: Springs Window Fashions using MobileFrame

Success Story: Field Service

  • Gold Star (tie): Boeing Corp. using MobileFrame
  • Gold Star (tie): Konica Minolta using AirClic
  • Silver Star (tie): America Online using MobileFrame
  • Silver Star (tie): Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Rail) using Appear Networks
  • Bright Star: Toshiba America Medical Systems using Antenna

Success Story: Asset Tracking

  • Gold Star: Keystone Builders using AirClic
  • Silver Star: Empire Distributors using Cube Route
  • Bright Star: Maptuit using NAVTEQ

Success Story: Healthcare

  • Gold Star: Mission Community Hospital using SpectraLink
  • Silver Star: Drexel University College of Nursing using Skyscape
  • Bright Star: Marshfield Clinic using NetMotion Wireless

Success Story: Mobile Marketing / CRM

  • Gold Star: Broadway Marketplace using MobileLime

Success Story: WLAN Deployment

  • Gold Star: Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Rail) using Appear Networks
  • Silver Star: Kista Science City & Shopping Mall using Appear Networks

Systems Integrator / Consultant

  • Gold Star: Bachmann Software Handheld Solutions division

Visionary: Consumer Mobile Software

  • Gold Star (tie): August Grasis, CEO & founder, Handmark
  • Gold Star (tie): Bill Barhydt, CEO & founder, Sennari
  • Silver Star: Lee Hancock, CEO & founder, go2
  • Bright Star (tie): Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol
  • Bright Star (tie): George Tuvell, President, & Neil Book, CEO, SMobile Systems

Visionary: Enterprise Mobile Software

  • Gold Star (tie): Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica
  • Gold Star (tie): Brian Bogosian, CEO of Visto
  • Silver Star: Omar Hamoui, CEO & Founder, AdMob
  • Bright Star: Joseph Salesky, CEO of ClairMail

Visionary: Wireless Services

  • Gold Star: Lucas Skoczkowski, Founder & CEO of Redknee
  • Silver Star (tie): August Grasis, CEO & founder, Handmark
  • Silver Star (tie): Scott G. Silk, CEO & President of Action Engine
  • Bright Star: Robert Wesley, Founder & CEO of MobileLime

Visionary: Mobile Healthcare

  • Gold Star: Sandeep Shah, President & CEO, Skyscape
  • Silver Star: Mitesh L. Vageriya, MD, WiseJobs.net
 
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