SAN MATEO, Calif. & LONDON--June 27, 2007--Mobile Complete, the global leader of testing, monitoring and support solutions for mobile application development, today announced plans to open new offices in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company has seen double-digit growth in Europe over the past 24 months, closing 10 major deals.
“The demand for newer, better mobile applications in Europe is growing at an exponential rate. To unlock the full potential of this growth, developers need to be equipped with end-to-end solutions that support the multitude of operating systems, carriers and networks in Europe while catering to both product quality and the customer experience,” said Faraz Syed, co-founder and CEO of Mobile Complete. “Our newly established offices emphasize our commitment to providing direct and indirect sales and technical support to our customers within Europe and we look forward to an ever-expanding presence.”
Mobile Complete provides testing, monitoring and support applications to the global developer community, for use with European carriers like Vodafone, 3, O2, Orange and T-Mobile. Its in-network access allows for easy on-device testing of a carrier’s mobile applications and content, without having to be in the UK. All validations are performed remotely, on hundreds of handsets, through a simple desktop interface. The innovative testing service is allowing several Fortune 500 clients to test applications for Sony Ericsson, LG, Audiovox, Nokia, Samsung, Sanyo, Palm, Motorola and several other handsets manufacturers.
The following are just a few of the latest European-based companies leveraging DeviceAnywhere’s remote access:
- Comverse (www.comverse.com), the world’s leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia, enhanced communication and billing services.
- Danet (www.danet.com) based in Germany, Danet specializes in providing comprehensive communication services, as well as the integration of applications in complex IT landscapes.
- Streamezzo (www.streamezzo.com), headquartered in France, Streamezzo is a leading developer of embedded rich media solutions.
- Red Hill (www.red-hill.net), headquartered in France, Red Hill offers a full portfolio or design and interactive expertise.
- Gamelion (www.game-lion.com) is a leading creative studio developing mobile and online games. Gamelion is one of the fastest growing mobile games companies in Europe and has offices in Finland, Germany and Poland.
- BidNation (www.bidnation.co.uk), an internet auction and games company based in the United Kingdom.
- PlayTxt (www.playtxt.net) is a new breed of online community and social network.
- Superscape (www.superscape.com), the world’s leading 3D mobile games publisher.
- Lledianet (www.lleida.net), a leading SMS service operator based in Spain in close collaboration with a huge network of mobile operators enabling the sending and reception of short messages from an application installed on the PC or from Web pages through the Internet.
- Mobiqa (www.mobiqa.com) is a leader in mobile barcode ticketing and mobile coupon voucher solutions.
Mobile Complete’s growing portfolio of European customers will soon be adding Europe’s largest handset manufacturer as well two additional European leaders of mobile communication and telecom.
“As the world leader in mobile bar-coding, we test on a significantly large number of discrete handsets across Europe and the United States. We consider product reliability and quality control to be paramount,” said Ronnie Forbes, CTO of Mobiqa. “With DeviceAnywhere’s remote access capability we have a direct connection to real devices, which ensures full control over product development cycles and bulletproofs quality for our users."
Mobile Complete’s CEO, Faraz Syed will also be demonstrating and speaking at the annual California Technology Showcase, EuroStart’s annual partnership and investment forum, which forges profitable links between the best and brightest California technology firms and Europe’s premier technology leaders, venture capitalists and other investment partners:
California Technology Showcase Date: June 27-29, 2007 For more Information: http://www.californiatechshowcase.com/