[1]Now in its tenth year, the Mobile Star Awards [1] program showcases “best of” entries in dozens of categories covering including mobile apps, wireless network solutions, enterprise mobile software, enterprise success stories, technology visionaries, and more.
Winners were chosen by subscribers of MobileVillage’s [2] “Go Mobile™” – a bi-weekly email newsletter that delivers informative headlines and links to top mobile technology stories on popular websites including: Cnet, Mashable, BGR, Engadget, PC World, Computerworld, and many others. “Go Mobile” was launched nearly 12 years ago and is now read by thousands of readers.
SOTI Inc., this year’s big winner, was recognized in the following categories:
- Enterprise Software: Device Management – Superstar: SOTI [3] – MobiControl
- Enterprise Software: Mapping or Location Based Services – Superstar: SOTI – MobiControl
- Enterprise Software: Messaging, Email or Alerting – Superstar: SOTI – MobiControl
- Enterprise Software: Data Capture – Shining Star: SOTI – MobiControl
- Consumer App: Cloud Services / Remote Desktop Access – Superstar: SOTI – Pocket Controller-Pro
- Consumer App: Information or File Management – Superstar: SOTI – Pocket Controller-Pro
- Success Story: Asset Tracking & Field Service – Shining Star: SOTI – Blue Dart
- Visionary: Enterprise Mobile Software or Services – Rising Star: SOTI – Oscar Rambaldini, Director of Product Development
Other Canadian companies recognized with a Mobile Star Award included:
- Consumer App: Mobile Security: Shining Star: Absolute Software [4] – LoJack for Laptops
- Consumer App: Navigation or Travel: Rising Star – Poynt [5]
- Consumer App: Shopping or Sales: Rising Star – Plastic Mobile [6] for Pizza Pizza
- Enterprise Software: Advertising & Marketing Platform: Rising Star – Plastic Mobile [6] for Joomo Platform
- Consumer App: Specialty Social Network: Rising Star – airG [7]
- Enterprise Software: Cloud Services or VPN: Shining Star – Radio IP [8] – Mult-IP
- Enterprise Software: WLAN Management: Rising Star – Radio IP [8] – Mult-IP
- Enterprise Software: Unified Communications: Superstar – Radio IP [8] – Mult-IP
- Operator Solutions: Media Delivery: Shining Star- Bluestreak Technology [9] – MachBlue
- Operator Solutions: Media Delivery: Rising Star – Vantrix [10] – Bandwidth Optimizer
- Operator Solutions: Electronic Payments: Shining Star – Redknee [11] – Next Gen Rating & Charging
- Operator Solutions: Customer or Device Management: Rising Star – Redknee [11] – NGRC & Nimvox
“The Mobile Star Awards pits today’s most exciting new mobile products and companies against established competitors, and the thousands of mobile-savvy readers of ‘Go Mobile’ choose the winners,” says Mobile Star Awards director Gary Thayer. “In this way, winners are chosen by real users who really love the product. And both the nominees and winners are respected in the mobile industry as the new ‘stars’ to watch.”