-- several tier one mobile operators, including a major U.S. carrier with
tens of millions of subscribers
-- a leading provider of wireless 4G services
-- a device manufacturer that ships hundreds of millions of handsets
annually
-- a top-tier telco integrator that operates many large wireless networks
around the world
-- a popular social network with 100 million+ users
User adoption of the company's software is also exploding. Funambol
software was part of a highly anticipated major new handset introduced in
June. Funambol was behind the recently launched GoJAJAH mobile VoIP
service. Users of the company's commercial software now exceed several
million, in addition to the many millions of community users of Funambol's
mobile open source software.
"Our growth in this economy is remarkable," said Fabrizio Capobianco,
Funambol CEO. "It illustrates how mobile cloud sync has become a major new
category of wireless services, as well as the attraction of open source. To
work with some of the largest mobile companies in the world to deliver
services for hundreds of millions of users is a growing realization of our
vision of innovative wireless services for the mass market."
Funambol recently introduced a major new version of its open source mobile
cloud sync software that syncs billions of mobile phones. The software's
centerpiece is an AJAX web portal that makes it easy to sync contacts,
calendars, email, media, files and more. Many companies are looking for a
mobile cloud sync solution to compete with Apple MobileMe, Google Sync,
Nokia Ovi Sync and Microsoft MyPhone, to prevent them from taking their
users. Companies are turning to Funambol's open source solution that
provides numerous advantages including flexibility, control, risk reduction
and value.
Several trends are accelerating Funambol's growth. The rapid adoption of
smartphones, and the take-up of affordable Internet data plans, means that
more users are syncing a wide range of data and media from their handsets
with the Internet and personal computers. Mobile social networking is
exploding, and users are looking for a simple way to keep up with social
connections and media on their mobiles, which Funambol provides via its
'social address book.' This is perhaps best illustrated by Palm Pre
Synergy, which provides an integrated view of contact and social network
information. These trends are compelling mobile service providers to
rapidly deploy mobile cloud sync. It is much cheaper and faster to buy and
customize a Funambol solution versus developing one.
To learn more about mobile cloud sync, you are invited to download a free
Funambol white paper that compares 12 alternative solutions. "Evaluating
Mobile Cloud Sync Solutions: From Apple MobileMe to Vodafone Zyb," is
available with instant website registration at
http://www.funambol.com/solutions/requestpublication.php.
About Funambol
Funambol is the leading provider of open source mobile cloud sync
solutions. Funambol open source has been downloaded more than three million
times by 50,000 developers in 200+ countries. The commercial version of
Funambol has been deployed at mobile operators, portals, device
manufacturers, service providers and ISVs including customers such as AOL,
1&1, EarthLink and CA, Inc. Funambol is headquartered in Redwood City,
California with an R&D center in Italy. For more information, please visit
www.funambol.com. You can also follow Funambol on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/funambol.
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