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As you may have heard, the BlackBerry Developer Conference is coming up next week, and the Partners Fund venture capital firm will be scoping out some talent at the show, primarily by way of their Developer Challenge. Finalists have been named for each of the five categories…
Personal Productivity and Lifestyle
AP Mobile News Network by Associated Press and FreeRange Communications
PaperIQ Digital Flipchart by DevelopIQ
Poynt by Multiplied Media
Multimedia
Flycast Mobile Broadcast Network by Flycast
Nobex Radio Companion by Nobex Technologies, Inc.
Strands Social Player by Strands Inc.
Web
Billing Revolution Merchant Account Tool by Billing Revolution
Gym Technik by TSR Gym Technik Ltd.
MLB.com Gameday by Major League Baseball Advanced Media
Game
Astraware Platypus by Handmark
Hard Rock Casino 2 by EA Mobile
Nintaii by Mobigloo LLC
Enterprise
B*Nator Remote Control for BlackBerry by ISEC7 GmbH
Bridge for Highrise by Metova, Inc.
Optimii by Outerin Limited
Some of these I recognize from the Wireless Enterprise Symposium last year, but there are lots of new faces there that will be worth meeting next week in Santa Clara. Stick around for our coverage!
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
