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TechEd 2004 Europe news : PowerByHand expands internationally and experiences growth increase June 29, 2004 [General] | By Edward J. R. "Mobile content providers like PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net have been instrumental in expanding the Windows Mobile community," said Mark Spain, director for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft ... and yet more info, directly from PowerByHand follows. * * * * * PowerByHand’s PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net Demonstrate Leadership with 106% Growth Increase Leading Websites Meet the Growing Software Needs of Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone Users PowerByHand, the premier provider of mobile content and solutions, today announced that both PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net have experienced significant growth across the board, with increases in the number of software vendors and applications, average price of software sold and average number of purchases per user. PocketGear.com is the leading provider of software for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs, and Smartphone.net is the largest provider of software for Windows Mobile Smartphones. According to a recent report from Gartner Dataquest, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system continues to increase its worldwide market share with 40.2% of the market. "Mobile content providers like PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net have been instrumental in expanding the Windows Mobile community," said Mark Spain, director for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. “The combination of a powerful and productive Windows Mobile development environment, strategic application managers and distributors enable developers worldwide to drive high-quality end user, enterprise customer and mobile operator scenarios." Year to date sales on PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net have increased by 106%, as compared to the same period in 2003. Software development for the sites has also increased dramatically during this time, with 498 new software developers and 1,041 new software applications added to the sites. The most popular categories on PocketGear.com include business, device enhancements, utilities, time management and games and the most popular software titles included Spb Pocket Plus, Pocket Informant and Battery Pack Pro. The average price of software sold by PocketGear.com also increased from $15.16 per application to $16.09 per application. The most popular categories on Smartphone.net included entertainment-multimedia, games-action, games-sports, games-card and entertainment-themes and the most popular titles included SoundZ Cool!, SmartphoneNotes and FizzTraveller. The average price of software sold at Smartphone.net was $11.26 and the average number of orders per customer was 2.05. “With the growing popularity of Pocket PCs and Smartphones, we are pleased to offer the widest variety of premium Windows Mobile software on the market,” explained Slawek Pruchnik, vice president, Windows Mobile Consumer Channel at PowerByHand. “PowerByHand is committed to delivering content and solutions that help drive the adoption of the Windows Mobile operating system and other leading mobile technologies.” PowerByHand plans to leverage the success that both PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net have seen in North America with expansions into the European mobile market. To lead this expansion, PowerByHand recently appointed Tony Philipp as senior vice president, International. Having launched numerous successful companies in Europe, including Lycos Bertelsmann and the European Magellan, Philipp brings more than 15 years of international sales, marketing and business development experience with telecommunications and technology companies. Microsoft Mobile Developer Conference: If you are attending MMDC, June 29 - July 2 in Amsterdam, please visit PocketGear.com and Smartphone.net in the Microsoft Windows Mobile Pavilion.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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