PocketGear's Carrier-Grade Fuel Platform to power Samsung's Widget Store.
DALLAS and DURHAM, N.C., -- Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)(1), the number one distributor of mobile phones in North America(2), announced that it has selected PocketGear, Inc., a leading provider of mobile content distribution and application storefront solutions, to power the Samsung Widget Store.
At launch, the Samsung Widget Store will be available to run across Samsung's lineup of new TouchWiz(TM) mobile phones, providing consumers with a simple and easy way to access hundreds of rich connected mobile applications, or "widgets", including Facebook, Twitter, Fox Sports and many other leading consumer services.
"Through our alliance with PocketGear, we are able to provide carriers and developers with a simple way to create and distribute dynamic TouchWiz applications while providing consumers with an easy to use on-device experience to discover and access them," said Omar Khan, senior vice president of strategy and product management, Samsung Mobile. "We're excited to offer our new TouchWiz touchscreen devices with the integrated Samsung Widget Store to the carriers, making it easier for them to stay connected with their customers using Samsung Mobile's devices."
PocketGear's Fuel Platform is an end-to-end mobile application and widget platform that allows Samsung to efficiently source widgets and applications from their developer partners while providing consumers with immediate and convenient access to rich connected mobile applications across their device portfolio. To date, PocketGear's carrier-grade Fuel Platform has delivered more than $2.5 billion of mobile content and applications to over 2,000 mobile and advanced Internet media devices.
"At Samsung, carriers and application developers are the most important groups we work with," said Gavin Kim, vice president of content and services, Samsung Mobile. "With the Samsung Widget Store, we're facilitating a rich ecosystem of widgets to showcase the potential for our TouchWiz devices, and we selected PocketGear for their carrier-grade Fuel Platform and their proven ability to scale a fully integrated service across the largest carrier networks, helping us to rapidly accelerate our time to market."
Developers can download the Samsung Widget SDK to easily create innovative widgets using open Web standards and tools, and register to upload their applications for distribution on the Samsung Widget Store by visiting http://innovator.samsungmobile.com.
"Samsung Mobile is reinventing the way consumers interact with their phones to get information and entertainment," said Jud Bowman, founder and CEO of PocketGear. "We are honored and excited to have the opportunity to work with Samsung to help expand their global leadership position with the launch of the Samsung Widget Store."
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.
About Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
About PocketGear, Inc.
PocketGear is a leading provider of mobile content distribution and application storefront solutions for service providers, OEM's, media companies and consumers. PocketGear combines Fuel, a carrier-grade mobile application platform, with 30,000 developers and a catalogue of over 100,000 applications to connect millions of people around the world with applications and digital content developed specifically for their mobile device. PocketGear provides mobile content solutions for more than 15 partners including Samsung, AT&T, Palm, T-Online, and AOL and powers mobile content storefronts such as PocketGear.com, SymbianGear.com, PalmGear.com, Smartphone.net, and Mobile2Day.de. PocketGear's Fuel platform has delivered more than $2.5 billion in mobile content revenues to over 2,000 different mobile and advanced Internet media devices, and has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan and the GSM Association as an industry leading solution. PocketGear is headquartered in Durham, NC with offices in Munich, Germany. For more information, please visit http://corp.pocketgear.com.
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