Appia Powers the Opera Mobile Store
Appia announces a strategic partnership with Opera Software to power the Opera Mobile Store. Now available to over 100 million people who use the Opera Browser, the Opera Mobile Store provides a rich selection of free and premium apps on the major mobile operating systems. Appia is providing the storefront commerce technology as well as the developer portal and content catalog powering the Opera Mobile Store.
Appia Announces Global Sales Team
Appia launches global expansion plan with the hiring of three new Sales Executives in key international Markets – Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe and the Middle East. Welcome Juan Carlos Belair, Sid Mahajan and Neil Geary!
Appia Launches
PocketGear, the world’s largest open app marketplace, today announces it has re-launched the company under the new name Appia and with a new focus. Along with the new brand identity, Appia is announcing a significant shift from a consumer destination to a pure-play white-label content and commerce platform for mobile operators, handset manufacturers and mobile portals.
PocketGear Announces New Executives
PocketGear, Inc., the world’s largest open app store and content marketplace, today announced the addition of three new experienced leaders to the company’s executive team. The new hires are Ken Hayes, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Business Development, Dov Cohn, Vice President, Products and Marketing, and Jim Harvey, Vice President, Developer Stores.
PocketGear Closes $15M Series B
PocketGear Announces $15 Million Series B Funding from Trident Capital and BlackBerry Partners Fund Leading Open App Store Marketplace Funded to Grow Market Share in $20 Billion Mobile Application Market Durham, NC — August 23, 2010 — PocketGear, Inc., the world’s largest open app store and content marketplace, today announced the closing of its $15 Million [...]
PocketGear Named Company to Watch
PocketGear Named a North Carolina Company to Watch Winners Post Strong Revenue, Job Growth Despite a Challenging Economy Durham, NC — July 28, 2010 — PocketGear, Inc. has been named one of 25 North Carolina Companies to Watch by CED, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurial efforts in North Carolina. The inaugural class of [...]
PocketGear Acquires Handango
PocketGear, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Handango, the leading provider of smartphone applications globally, creating the world’s largest cross platform, open app store and content marketplace with a catalog of more than 140,000 paid and free titles.
Samsung Mobile Selects PocketGear
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number one distributor of mobile phones in North America, today announced that it has selected PocketGear, Inc., a leading provider of mobile content distribution and application storefront solutions, to power the Samsung Widget Store.
PocketGear Hires New VP, Business Development
PocketGear, Inc., a leading provider of smartphone content distribution and mobile application storefront solutions, announced the appointment of Tim Horan as Vice President of Business Development.
PocketGear spins out of Motricity
Jud Bowman, co-founder of Motricity, announced today the creation of his new venture, PocketGear, and the acquisition of the smartphone applications business from Motricity. The company also announced today that it has received investment from leading venture capital firms Noro-Moseley Partners and Wakefield Group.
Appia Enables Great Content
