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Submitted by Mike Grenville on Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:00 |
US based provider of mobile content PowerByHand has acquired German mobile content portal Mobile2Day.de.
With an office in Munich, Mobile2Day.de's offerings complement PowerByHand's current base of more than 60,000 applications with an additional 6,000 Symbian applications and localized cross-platform content for the European market. In addition, Mobile2Day.de expands PowerByHand's network of online mobile storefronts including PalmGear.com, PocketGear.com, Smartphone.net and eReader.com.
"Approximately 30% of the visitors to our sites are from outside of the United States"said Ryan Wuerch, CEO of PowerByHand. "This acquisition will provide those customers with localized sites and mobile content to better meet their needs."
Founded in 1996 and based in Germany, Mobile2Day.de provides over 20,000 applications to over 150 million visitors each month from leading European developers to customers such as T-Online, Siemens, Toshiba and Tiscali. With over 1,000 developers, the company distributes applications across the spectrum of mobile platforms, including Palm, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Linux, Symbian and J2ME.
Mobile2Day.de joins the ranks of PowerByHand's other mobile industry properties including:
PalmGear.com:
PalmGear.com is the world's largest provider of Palm OS applications. PalmGear.com has more than 15,000 developers registered worldwide, distributes nearly 25,000 software applications and serves over 3 million customers per month. For more information, visit www.palmgear.com.
PocketGear.com:
PocketGear.com is the world's leading provider for consumers to obtain software applications for the Windows Mobile for Pocket PC. PocketGear.com has over 5,000 developers, over 13,000 software applications and serves millions of customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.pocketgear.com.
Smartphone.net:
Smartphone.net is the leading commercial Internet site devoted to third-party software solutions for the Windows Mobileâ„¢ Smartphone platform. Providing content distribution services for thousands of registered Windows Mobile developers to millions of mobile customers, Smartphone.net is providing unparalleled distribution resources for the developer community, encouraging the development of new smartphone solutions and further expanding the mobile handheld market. For more information, visit www.smartphone.net.
eReader.com:
eReader.com is the world's largest and most popular electronic bookstore, experiencing 40% of all eBook retail sales. 60% of all eBooks are read on eReader, eReader.com's proprietary eBook reader. eReader is cross-platform and can be used with Palm OS and Windows Mobile, as well as Windows and Macintosh desktop and laptop computers. For more information, visit www.ereader.com.
www.mobile2day.de
www.powerbyhand.com
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