Microsoft`s Windows Mobile`s market share of smart mobile devices rose 44% year on year from Q1 2004 (18.3%) to Q1 2005 (23.1%).
Against this backdrop, Jim Morrison, founder and CEO of i-mate, the worldwide leader in Windows Mobile-powered handsets and wireless solutions, met with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. i-mate solutions, distributed in SA by Leaf Wireless, run exclusively on Windows Mobile.
The relationship with Microsoft extends back to the inception of i-mate in 2001 when the company launched its first smartphone. Today, i-mate has a range of smartphones and PDAs as well as a unique offering of customisable end-to-end solutions and online technical support.
Quinton Leigh, Managing Director of Leaf Wireless, said: "The ubiquity of the Microsoft Windows platform in the business arena made it i-mate`s obvious choice for a wireless workplace communications solution. While working closely with Microsoft developing and building the technology behind i-mate, they took advantage of the ease of use of the Windows Mobile platform to create products that suited both business and personal needs of the end-user. We are very pleased to be able to offer i-mate`s comprehensive range of solutions to the South African market."
Morrison and Ballmer were in Dubai, operational headquarters of i-mate, for the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum - Arabia. i-mate will also sponsor the upcoming Microsoft Windows Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference being held in Las Vegas, Nevada from 10 to 12 May. i-mate established itself in North America with the launch of its San Diego operations at the CTIA Wireless show in March 2005.
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Leaf Wireless, based in Johannesburg, is a global convergence technology company. The company currently develops and maintains fully integrated end-to-end mobile solutions and services which include context-based applications, platform design, hosting and mobile media content creation. Leaf Wireless is a company which leads through innovation and it is with this that it is able to deliver solutions which provide key customer retention strategies, excellent return on investment - while at the same time enhancing the lives of the client`s extended customer community. Founded in 1999, Leaf Wireless continues to deliver products, solutions and strategies and its client base extends all vertical markets as well as some of SA`s most respected corporate, media and entertainment organisations.
The Leaf Wireless platform touches over one million people each and every day.
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