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  • RealVNC: The Original Cross-Platform Remote Control Solution

    At the Mobile World Congress we spoke to James Weatherall, Chief Scientist at RealVNC, a company that provides remote control software which lets you see and interact with desktop applications across any network.

    RealVNC was founded in 2002 by the original developers of VNC to promote, enhance and commercialize VNC. With over 100 million software downloads, VNC is a de facto standard for remote control.

    The software has a widespread user base from individuals to the largest multi-national companies.


  • Need for Converged Devices Makes a Case for Smartphones in India

    According to Frost & Sullivan, smartphones are expected to hit “a purple patch” in the Indian market, as consumers increasingly seek a single converged device to support multiple functionalities on the go. Smartphones cater to both individual and enterprise users due to their consumer- and productivity-centric approaches.

    Analysts claim that the application development community and mobile operating systems participants are the key enablers of smartphone ecosystem, wherein users prefer a single point of access and management of content. In this scenario, product innovation and the application portfolio will be the primary market growth drivers.

    "With Web 2.0 (social networking, microblogging) technologies gaining traction and the youth demographic keen on adopting smartphones, applications are expected to emerge as the key differentiating factor," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Thejaswi Parameshwaran.

    "Touch screen technologies and customized interfaces in terms of innovative product features will also propel the market ahead."

    With the urban markets having matured in terms of feature phone usage, numerous mobile users in this demographic are looking to upgrade to a smartphone. This replacement market will be predominantly populated by the younger demographic, which are early adopters of technology and avid users of Web 2.0 technologies.

    "The smartphone ecosystem is looking to build a distinct identity in the application community with handset manufacturers, service providers, and operating system developers having content portals that enable consumers to access a wide variety of applications," notes Parameshwaran.

    "However, over 70 percent of the population consumes only voice services, and data services have not yet gained traction, which can slow down the adoption rates of smartphones."

    To compound participants’ issues, the existing data bandwidth is insufficient to support data-intensive applications. They are hoping to remedy this issue and support smartphone-based applications by deploying high-speed 3G networks, as Frost & Sullivan claims.

    According to the report, in a highly competitive market where handset manufacturers and service providers vie for subscribers, a comprehensive value proposition is likely to be the factor that will tip the scales. Both these stakeholders will be aiming to lure consumers with an end-to-end service offering, significant investment in product R&D, and attractive revenue sharing agreements with content developers.

    Meanwhile, with the emergence of open source operating systems, there is a paradigm shift toward a collaborative ecosystem, wherein participants leverage each other’s expertise. This has fostered an environment of strategic alliances that will help offer a one-stop shop for handsets, data plans, and the point of access for an application ecosystem.

    "All participants of the ecosystem will have to collaborate to develop an end-to-end value proposition that will engage consumers and thereby, increase customer loyalty and satisfaction," observes Parameshwaran.

  • DxO Makes Mobile Cameras Smaller and Cheaper

    At the Mobile World Congress we met Rémi Lacombe, VP of Business Development at DxO Labs, a company whose business model is based on developing and licensing intellectual property of optics and silicon architectures.

    Their embedded imaging product portfolio integrates a range of image processing and extended depth of field technologies for camera phones. They are focusing on making cameras for smartphones smaller and cheaper.

    In a traditional camera module design, the image processing is done completely independently of the lens design. The sensor is chosen, then the optics. An ISP is then adapted to the sensor and optics.

    DxO says its DOP technology breaks century-old optics design limitations by co-optimizing the image processing and the optics as a whole system. The result is that the accessible space of lens performance is greatly enlarged.


  • Simply Phone with hagenuk

    At the Mobile World Congress we spoke with Ralph Kimmig, General Manager of ITM Einkaufs, an internationally operating manufacturer and marketer of telecommunication and electronic devices located near Karlsruhe/Germany.

    Many of their mobile phones are dedicated to senior or handicapped people. The phones include features like Fall Detection Sensor, SOS Emergency Number as well as Dual SIM Card functionality.

    Hagenuk – the long establish German brand for telecommunication end devices is specialized in user friendly telephones with convincing design in the domains of fixed line network corded, fixed line network DECT and GSM mobile devices.


  • Moovade: Ideas on the Move

    Moovade is a startup that was created to further develop iNTERACT – the award winning mobile platform that enables a new level of interaction between mobile phones and kiosks.

    At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Frédéric Feytons, CEO & Co-Founder of the company.

    Further to its flagship product, Moovade is expanding its product portfolio with mobile solutions such as Feedr, a smart, limited footprint add-on that enables any public screen to "print" any rich media content into consumers’ phones, allowing for a costless and maintenance-free printing.


  • Rennes Atalante Science Park at MWC 2010

    Rennes Atalante, science park of Rennes – Saint-Malo (Western France), is part of the French Media & Networks cluster.

    It gathers 178 companies (12,660 people) working on wireless technologies, telecommunication services, image technologies, digital and mobile TV, information system security.

    At the Mobile World Congress we met with Corinne Bourdet, Communication Manager at at Rennes Atalante.


  • Praxedo Offers SaaS Work Orders Management Platform

    At the Mobile World Congress we spoke to Stéphane Groud, Business Developement Manager at Praxedo, a France-based dynamic and innovative software developer.

    Their flagship product, Praxedo Mobile, is a SaaS work orders management platform connecting dispatchers and field staff through their mobile devices.

    In 2009, Orange France launched its field management solution based on their white label offer.

  • Gypsii: Another Way to Stay Connected

    Gypsii is a location based social media platform, they connect people, places and communities across networks and devices. They enable members to share their real life experiences in the virtual world on their mobile phones and the internet.

    At the Mobile World Congress we met with Tom Schuyler who told us about the company and gave us a demo of how their platform works.


  • Genera Interactive: Apps for Mobiles

    Genera Interactive specializes on mobile content, it does applications for mobiles. Anna Abraham told us about a sports application that they recently launched.

    The app does 3D recreations of goals, watch our video interview for a demo on this app.


  • mxData: Interactive City Transport Maps

    mxData develops cross platform mobile applications for the transport and travel sector. Gordon Anderson gave us a demonstration of how their technology works with the Barcelona tube system.

    It gives you all the information you could possibly need about where to find the closest tube station, or how to get to another point in the city.