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Details on these awards will be announced at the end of January 2007. The awards event will take place on 5th June 2007 in Monte Carlo, as part of the Global Messaging Conference.
The winners were announced at the Gala Awards Dinner on the 24th May 2006, immediately after the first day of the Global Messaging Congress.
The 2006
Mobile Messaging Awards
WINNERS - click here
 
Compere Robert Hamilton reads out the 2006 awards watched by one of the judges Mike Short, MDA Chairman and VP O2 and Mike Grenville from 160 Characters. The judges for the awards come from a range of countries and mobile related positions.
Categories
- Most effective device or software for data input
Judges will look for the device that stands out as having messaging friendly features such as making text input easier for users, and or the capture, storage and sharing of images.
- The best SMS and/or MMS Network Infrastructure
Awarded to the product that has enhanced the existing messaging network. This service will provide greater capacity, security or reliability.
- Best messaging application: Consumer
Awarded to the company with the product or service that has stimulated the use of messaging by consumers.
- Best messaging application: Business
Judges will be looking for innovative and practical ways that enterprises have been able to make the best use of mobile messaging in their business using this application.
- Best messaging app: Public Sector/not for profit
Awarded to the organisation that has used mobile messaging with the best effect to provide an effective information or feedback service, alerts or awareness campaign.
- Best new mobile email and/or IM application
New messaging types go mobile and the judges will be looking out for the application that makes it easy to use on a mobile device.
- Award for the biggest impact of mobile messaging
In this category the judges will be looking for either a messaging service or the application of mobile messaging at an event or other project. As well as SMS it may also include MMS and mobile email.
Gala Award Dinner
The gala awards ceremony was held in the distinguished Fredericks Restaurant, Islington, and will continue to be the perfect place to mix with the industry leaders in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The restaurant is just across the road from the Global Messaging and MEM conferences at the Business Design Centre.
Details on the 2005 Awards
For the 2007 awards click here
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