Colibria joins the app store frenzy

Yet another company is joining what seems as the unstoppable app store wave. It’s Colibria, which has launched App Center that is primarily designed for mobile operators to help them deploy their own mobile application stores.

Thanks to the flexible design, the system is deployed in a quick manner to the interested operators. Colibria does the hosting “work,” and the App Center can integrate with the existing internet communities such as social networks and instant messaging services, through a simple interface. Among the services supported are Twitter, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Talk, Facebook, flickr, Windows Live Messenger and others.

Commenting on the announcement, Colibria’s CEO, Keith Gibson, said: “With a single integration point to access multiple social networks, internet IM services and content, the App Center is already showing from early indications across Colibria’s customer base that traffic can double when applications are introduced. Customer expectations are shifting, and operators need to be able to respond quickly to these expectations with innovative new services such as those available through the Colibria App Center.”