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NEW YORK, LOS ANGLES, LONDON, HONG KONG, SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 1, 2011 -- NEW YORK,  LOS ANGLES, LONDON, HONG KONG, SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing companies, individuals and technologies that have shaped the way in which the world communicates, the 2011 Mobile Merit Awards winners and runner ups were announced today.   Through nominations the Mobile Merit Awards notes the excellence achieved in the global mobile industry.  This year's winners were judged based on industry impact, innovation, technologies, social importance, implementation and overall success factor.

"The Mobile Merit Awards invites submissions from the most cutting edge innovators in the mobile space," said Michelle Sklar, On-Air reporter/Blogger, Techvibes.com.  "It is an honor to participate and recognize both emerging and leading talent."

"I am honored to have participated in the Mobile Merit Awards, which had so many strong and innovative entries, highlighting how substantive the mobile industry is and is going to continue to be," said judge Chuck Martin, CEO of Mobile Future Institute and Author of The Third Screen (Marketing to Your Customers in a World Gone Mobile).

"This years' entrants had very clever mobile marketing ideas and campaigns from around the world, and the winners were able to attach measurable success metrics to their work," said Gary Cohen, VP - Sales & Business Development, ITG Market Research.

"B2 Group is happy to extend our extensive knowledge and experience within mHealth and the Wireless Life Sciences to judge this year's Mobile Health Category for the Mobile Merit awards.  This emerging market place holds huge amounts of revenue generation potential for current mobile players but also other channel groups and non-mobile players.  It is great to see so much interest in mHealth and the huge potential it holds for the world as we address the aging baby boomer dilemma around extended care and rising costs," said Bob Bilbruck CEO B2 Group, a strategic business development firm .

Following are this year's winners and runner ups:

Category:  Mobile Technologies

4G Service Creation & Development Winner:  Novatel WirelessRunner Up:  ActiontecBilling & Customer Care Infrastructure Winner:  Alcatel-LucentRunner Up: MavenirService Delivery Platform Winner: SybaseRunner Up: Seven Networks

Category:  Mobile Services

Enterprise Product or Service Winner: TelenavRunner Up: PowerWaveMobile Payments & Commerce Winner: TyfoneRunner Up: Sybase

Category: Mobile Marketing

Brand Agency Campaign Mobile Marketing Innovation Winner: TelenavRunner Up: Telibrahma

Category: Mobile Health

mHealth Winner: DiversinetRunner Up: Zomm

Category: Mobile Media Entertainment

Mobile Entertainment Technology Mobile Gaming Winner: OpenFeintRunner Up: MocoSpace

Category: Gadgets/Handsets/Devices

Mobile Connected Device, Non-gadget Winner: Novatel WirelessRunner Up: USAePAYMobile Handset or Device Winner: Samsung Galaxy S 4GRunner Up: Samsung  WiFi only Galaxy Tab

Category: Mobile Apps

Android Winner: TelenavRunner Up: NuanceBlackberry iPhone Winner: SugarSyncRunner Up: Livio RadioOverall Consumer App Overall Enabler App Winner: PocketCloudRunner Up: DeviceAnywhere

About Mobile Merit Awards

The Mobile Merit Awards recognizes companies, individuals and technologies that have shaped the way in which the world communicates today.  Through nominations the Mobile Merit Awards notes the excellence achieved in the global mobile industry.  These bi-annual awards are presented to outstanding companies, individuals and technologies from each sector within the mobile arena for work of the greatest likely impact on the market.   For more information please visit: http://www.mobilemeritawards.com

SOURCE Mobile Merit Awards

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