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French developer of Linux-based mobile software, Purple Labs, announced that it has completed its acquisition of the mobile client software business of Openwave Systems for about $32 million.
Under the terms of the deal, Purple Labs has acquired the products, software code, patents and customer contracts of the Openwave business. The Linux mobile software developer will continue to invest in the browser and related technologies.
For the quarter ending in March, Openwave had reported $11.1 million in revenues from software license fees and related engineering services. Openwave’s browser and messaging products are among the best-selling mobile applications in the world, having already shipped in more than 1.5 billion mobile phones.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
