Embedded devices are quickly becoming a hotbed for innovation. In fact, there are those who would argue that Web 3.0 would be the mobile revolution. With the iPhone and Google’s Android sure to dominate the future of mobile development, software on those devices has forced an evolution. It’s no longer enough simply to build a phone-based application; now it must also offer GPS support, iPhone pinch-style zooming and connectivity to a Microsoft Exchange mail server. Thanks to our winners, however, it’s easier than ever to treat mobile like it’s just another platform, instead of the messy, incongruous ecosystem that it really is.

  • Microsoft
  • Nokia
  • Quovadx
  • Sun
  • Sybase
  • Wind River
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