The Handango Champion Awards were presented in the following categories: Best Application for Work, Best Application for Play, Best Application for Life, Best New Application and Best Industry Application.

At the awards ceremony, Handango also recognized seven content providers with "Developer of the Year" awards for outstanding software development, committed customer care and innovation. The winners of the Developer of the Year awards for applications running on Symbian OS were UIQ - DataViz, Inc. and S60 - Mobile Systems, Inc.

"I would like to extend my congratulations to this year's winners and praise their successes," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "Receiving the title of 'Handango Champion Award Winner' is a noteworthy honor, as finalists are nominated by customers and winners are chosen by some of the sharpest minds in the mobile content industry."

Each Handango Champion Award winner will receive a prize package that includes a $5,000 marketing stipend, placement in a special edition of the Handango Champion Newsletter and a variety of other promotional opportunities. Winners and finalists will also be featured prominently on Handango's Web and on-device storefronts. The Handango Champion Award winners for Symbian OS applications are:

• UIQ:
• Best Application for Work - ImageExpo by SysOpen Digia
• Best Application for Play - Intelligolf Birdie Edition by Karrier Communications
• Best Application for Life - WorldMate by MobiMate
• Best New Application - RoadSync by DataViz
• S60:
• Best Application for Work - MobiSystems OfficeSuite by Mobile Systems, Inc.
• Best Application for Play - SmartMovie by Lonely Cat Games
• Best Application for Life - IM+: Instant Messenger by SHAPE Services
• Best New Application - Stuntcar Extreme by Fathammer

About Handango

Handango is the leading provider of smartphone content globally. Leveraging its network of more than 16,000 content partners and its vast distribution network, Handango seamlessly delivers the smartphone marketplace to millions of consumers on the web and from the device. Handango's market- leading content delivery platform, Handango AMPP, is the platform of choice for numerous mobile industry leaders including Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, RIM, HP, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Microsoft and AOL. By delivering intuitive and compelling consumer experiences, Handango has become the trusted source for millions of smartphone users around the world. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com.