PowerByHand Announces Top Selling Mobile Applications for Q2 2004
Bestsellers Include Applications for Palm Devices, Pocket PCs and Smartphones
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2004--PowerByHand, the premier provider of mobile content and solutions, today announced best selling applications from three of its leading mobile online properties including PalmGear.com, PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net.
"Because of our reach across the broad mobile content market, we have a unique perspective on the industry that no other company can match," explained Jim Harvey, senior vice president of consumer and developer services at PowerByHand. "We wanted to share this valuable insight with our customers, including wireless carriers, portals, handset manufacturers and retailers; as well as with mobile content developers, consumers and others that can use this knowledge to increase their success in the mobile content industry."
Palm Popularity
Palm OS continues to be a very popular mobile operating system with the largest handheld user installed base, and www.PalmGear.com is the world's largest online software and digital media source for Palm OS applications. With twice as many downloads as other categories, Utilities continued to be the most popular category for Palm users at PalmGear.com while Games, Business/Finance and Wireless/Networking/Communications followed.
The Top 10 applications for PalmGear.com's second quarter, 2004 included:
-- DateBk5 by Pimlico Software, Inc.
-- Pocket Tunes Deluxe by NormSoft, Inc.
-- ZLauncher by ZZTECHS
-- SilverScreen by PocketSensei
-- BackupMan by Bits 'n Bolts Software
-- BackupBuddy for Windows by Blue Nomad, LLC
-- PowerRUN by YAMADA Tatsushi
-- Diet & Exercise Assistant by Keyoe, Inc.
-- Pocket Tunes by NormSoft, Inc.
-- BackupBuddyVFS by Blue Nomad, LLC
Blue Nomad, the developer of two Top 10 applications at PalmGear.com - BackupBuddy for Windows and BackupBuddyVFS - has seen its revenue significantly increase in less than one year as a Premier Partner with PalmGear.com.
"It is important to work with a distribution partner that is dedicated to helping you succeed," explained Dr. Alexis Hinds, CEO of Blue Nomad. "PowerByHand understands the mobile industry like no one else, and has helped us learn how to develop for everyone involved, including the consumer, the carriers and the handset manufacturers."
PalmGear's successful Premier Partner and Growth Partner programs will be celebrated in October of this year with the annual "PalmGear Decaffeinated" cruise through the Eastern Caribbean. Qualifications for the cruise are based on sales goals, and more than 100 qualifying developers and invitation only partners from around the world are expected to participate.
Windows Mobile Momentum
Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS is the fastest growing mobile operating system, and www.PocketGear.com is the leading provider of software for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Enhancements proved to be the most popular category, followed by Business, Utilities, Multimedia and Time Management.
The Top 10 applications for PocketGear.com's second quarter included:
-- Spb Pocket Plus by Spb Software House
-- DVD To Pocket PC by Makayama Software
-- Spb Time by Spb Software
-- Agenda Fusion for Pocket PC by Developer One, Inc.
-- Pocket Informant by Web Information Solutions, Inc.
-- Battery Pack Pro by Omega One
-- Spb Full Screen Keyboard by Spb Software House
-- Pocket Mechanic by Anton Tomov
-- Resco Explorer 2003 for Pocket PC by Resco
-- Agenda Fusion 6 Upgrade Pack by Developer One, Inc.
"PowerByHand plays an important role in the Pocket PC development community," explained Andrew Haslam, CEO of Omega One. "PocketGear.com is dedicated to providing premier Windows Mobile applications and to helping developers like us create success in this industry."
Utility applications stole the lead from Entertainment at www.Smartphone.net, the largest provider of software for Windows Mobile Smartphones. Entertainment moved to a strong second, followed by Business (Synchronization), Games and Sports & Games (Action).
The Top 10 applications for Smartphone.net's second quarter included:
-- SmartphoneNotes by Syncdata
-- SoundZ Cool by AIM Productions N.V.
-- Links Smartphone Edition by JAMDAT Mobile Inc.
-- Photo Contacts by Pocketx Software Inc.
-- 171 Ringtones & Notifications by Vision Software
-- xBar 2 by Xetra
-- Fizz Traveller (mcTraveller) by Fizz Software Ltd
-- Star Trek Communicator by Versaly Entertainment
-- Sunnysoft MailCenter by Sunnysoft
-- PocketGrandmaster for Smartphone by Clevergames
"Smartphone.net is 100% focused on meeting the needs of Smartphone users," said Stefan Calle, president of AIM Productions N.V. "By offering my applications through Smartphone.net, I know that I am reaching highly motivated Smartphone consumers."
About PowerByHand
PowerByHand is the leading provider of mobile content and solutions. Through our industry leading technology, we deliver over 60,000 digital media titles to millions of customers monthly worldwide through our content sites PalmGear.com, eReader.com, Smartphone.net and PocketGear.com, and provide mobile content solutions which support over 50 million mobile subscribers through partners such as Verizon Wireless, mmO2, Lycos, PalmSource and palmOne. For more information, visit www.powerbyhand.com.
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Contacts
PowerByHand, Inc.
Lynn Vitello, 919-287-7345
lynn.vitello@powerbyhand.com
or
SRK Communications
Shawn Ramsey-Kroboth, 919-621-0737
shawn@srkcommunications.com
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