LONDON--(Marketwire - May 26, 2010) - VisionMobile, a leading market analysis and strategy firm, today named the Top 15 Mobile Software Products available in mobile phones globally, according to the latest edition of the VisionMobile 100 Million Club. These industry-leading products play a vital role in providing consumers with an exciting, interactive mobile user experience that includes text messaging, web browsing, speech recognition, software updating over-the-air and the latest mobile applications. With mass-market mobile phones getting increasingly sophisticated, VisionMobile asks: What's in Your Mobile Phone?
The 100 Million Club is the semi-annual watchlist of mobile software products that have been embedded in more than 100 million mobile (cellular) handsets. It uncovers new trends in the capabilities of mass-market mobile phones. According to the list, the top 15 mobile software products to have shipped in mobile phones are:
| Company | Product | Category | Shipments | |
| (in millions) | ||||
| 1. | Nuance | T9/XT9 | text input engine | 4,830 |
| 2. | Mentor Graphics | Nucleus | real-time operating system | 2,110 |
| 3. | Myriad Group | Browser | browser | 2,106 |
| 4. | ENEA | OSE | real-time operating system | 1,700 |
| 5. | Adobe | Flash/Flash Lite | graphics runtime | 1,300 |
| 6. | Nokia | Series 40 | operating system | 1,150 |
| 7. | Myriad Group | Messaging client | messaging middleware | 1,020 |
| 8. | Numonyx | Flash Data Integrator | file system | 906 |
| 9. | Nuance | eZiText/eZiType | text input engine | 770 |
| 10. | ACCESS | Netfront | browser | 755 |
| 11. | NXP Software | LifeVibes MxMedia | multimedia middleware | 690 |
| 12. | Red Bend Software | vRapidMobile | firmware over the air (FOTA) | 680 |
| 13. | Qualcomm | BREW | application environment | 610 |
| 14. | Aplix | JBlend | Java virtual machine | 607 |
| 15. | HI CORPORATION | MascotCapsule | graphics engine | 575 |
"The 100 Million Club is an important milestone for all mobile software companies to strive for because it means their product has reached mass-market appeal," said Andreas Constantinou, Research Director of VisionMobile. "These companies have managed to penetrate the core of the mobile handset industry with software products that have become essential handset components and shipped in volumes many times over much-hyped software, like Google's Android or Apple's OSX."
The H2 2009 edition of the 100 Million Club comprises 30 software products by 26 companies. To download the report, visit: www.100millionclub.com.
About VisionMobile
VisionMobile is a market analysis and strategy firm delivering market know-how to the mobile industry. VisionMobile offers research reports, industry maps, workshops and advisory services on under-the-radar market sectors and emerging technologies. Visit: www.visionmobile.com.
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