2012 Mobile Merit Awards Winners Announced!

NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, LONDON, HONG KONG and Brazil, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing  companies, individuals and technologies that have shaped the way in which the world communicates, the 2012 Mobile Merit Awards winners and runner ups were announced today.   Through nominations the Mobile Merit Awards notes the excellence achieved in the global mobile industry.  This year's winners were judged based on industry impact, innovation, technologies, social importance, implementation and overall success factor.

"It is so encouraging that there were so many strong mobile entries," said Chuck Martin, Author of The Third Screen and CEO of Mobile Future Institute. "The finalists also showed that brands and mobile developers are continuing to innovate from last year's contest."

"I was very impressed by the entries submitted to the Mobile Merit Awards. This year's submissions reflect a high standard of excellence and the rapid growth of the mobile industry," said John Carley, CEO of Trinet Internet Solutions.

"It is an honor to participate in the prestigious Mobile Merit Awards in order to lend expert opinion in recognizing outstanding innovators in the mobile industry. I would like to congratulate all participants and winners in this year's awards," said Jonathan Roubini, Editor-in-Chief, LabReviews.com.

"Each year the judging process becomes more difficult as the quality of technologies and advancements in mobile is outstanding.  I'd like to extend congratulations to all of this year's winners," said Bob Bilbruck, CEO of B2 Group.

Following are this year's winners and runner ups:

Category:  Mobile Technologies

• 4G Service Creation & Development
  • Winner:  Ethertronics
  • Runner Up:  Mavenir Systems
• Billing & Customer Care
  • Winner: PayOne
  • Runner Up: Syniverse
• Infrastructure
  • Winner:  Vantrix
  • Runner Up:  Sprint
• Service Delivery Platform
  • Winner: Jibe Mobile
  • Runner Up: Infinite Convergence Solutions

Category:  Mobile Services

• Enterprise Product or Service
  • Winner: EFI
  • Runner Up: Tigerspike
• Mobile Payments & Commerce
  • Winner: Pay Anywhere
  • Runner Up: mobeam

Category: Mobile Marketing

• Brand Agency
  • Winner: Velti
  • Runner Up: Amobee
• Campaign Deliverance
  • Winner: Amobee
  • Runner Up: Vibes
• Mobile Marketing Innovation
  • Winner: iconmobile
  • Runner Up: Amobee

Category: Mobile Health

• mHealth
  • Winner: Novatel Wireless and VGo Communications
  • Runner Up: Telcordia

Category: Mobile Media Entertainment

• Mobile Video
  • Winner: Bravo Digital Media
  • Runner Up: MobiTV
• Mobile Gaming
  • Winner: MocoSpace
• Mobile Entertainment Technology
  • Winner: CBS Interactive
  • Runner Up: MocoSpace

Category: Gadgets/Handsets/Devices

• Mobile Connected Device, Non-gadget
  • Winner: Novatel Wireless
  • Runner Up: Option

Category: Mobile Apps

• Android
  • Winner: SugarSync
  • Runner Up: Bravo Digital Network
• Overall Enterprise
  • Winner: Quickoffice
  • Runner Up: ABBYY, USA
• iPhone
  • Winner: SugarSync
  • Runner Up: Bravo Digital Network
• Overall Consumer App
  • Winner: Poynt
  • Runner Up: SugarSync
• Overall Enabler App
  • Winner: Funambol
  • Runner Up: Nuance
• iPads/Tablets
  • Winner: Brainshark, Inc.
  • Runner Up: Sugarsync

About Mobile Merit Awards
The Mobile Merit Awards recognizes companies, individuals and technologies that have shaped the way in which the world communicates today.  Through nominations the Mobile Merit Awards notes the excellence achieved in the global mobile industry.  These bi-annual awards are presented to outstanding companies, individuals and technologies from each sector within the mobile arena for work of the greatest likely impact on the market.   For more information please visit: http://www.mobilemeritawards.com

Contact: [email protected]

SOURCE Mobile Merit Awards