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Network365 won the Best Wireless Application Developer Award at the event, beating off competition which included Wolfpac Communications of the Philippines, Feever of France and fellow Irish company Macalla Software.
"Network 365 impressed us with its 'total solution' approach, providing a range of platforms that can work together or be used as independent tools to develop and enhance a whole range of applications and services. It is a superb example of the engine required to drive the market forward," said Scott Fox, chairman of the GSM Association.
Network 365 is now in the company of some notable winners of the award in previous years, including BT Cellnet, Optimus Telecomunicacoes (Portugal), Mobitai Communications Corp (Taiwan), Geocell (Georgia) and MTN Networks (Sri Lanka) to name a few.
Following the presentation of the award, Network365 said it considered the recognition a major endorsement by the global GSM industry of the company's mzone technology. Network365's line of mzone products allows mobile operators and users to perform a variety of tasks through mobile devices from m-commerce transactions to advanced messaging and optimisation of mobile content.
Other winners on the night included NTT DoCoMo, which won the Best Wireless Handset award as well as the GSM Association Chairman's Award.
Wireless Online won the Best Infrastructure or Network Solution Product, Far EasTone Telecommunications captured the Best Corporate Wireless Application or Service award, Codeonline was proclaimed to have developed the Best Consumer Application, Sonera Corporation was recognised for Best Television Commercial, Orange won the Best Marketing Campaign award, MTN Networks was presented with the Wireless Accessibility Award and Ericsson and Polkomtel shared the award for Best Use of Wireless for Emergency Situations.
Now in their seventh year, the GSM Association awards recognise excellence and innovation across the wireless communications industry and are open to companies whose products and services support the market for the GSM family of technologies. This year, the awards included a stronger emphasis on the consumer and corporate benefits of wireless technology, in order to reflect the more widespread use of the technology.
"Once again, our industry has surpassed itself," claimed Rob Conway, chief executive of the GSM Association. "The sheer diversity, innovation and technological excellence demonstrated by all the entries made the choice of winners a supremely difficult task."
The GSM Association is wireless industry representative body, consisting of more than 600 second and third generation wireless network operators and manufacturers and suppliers to the wireless industry.
For more information visit the GSM Association or Network365 on-line.
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