MobiSystems Inc.
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| Mobile application development | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded 📆 | 2001 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , USA |
Area served 🗺️ | 195 countries |
| Products 📟 | OfficeSuite; File Commander; Oxford Dictionaries; Aqua Mail; more than 300 other apps |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 150+ (2018) |
| 🌐 Website | mobisystems |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
About MobiSystems[edit]
MobiSystems is an IT company, specialized in mobile application development..[1] Based in San Diego, California[2], it has developed over 300 apps[3][4] on various software platforms. Along with the e-version of the Oxford Dictionary of English[5], the company also develops OfficeSuite, File Commander[6], Aqua Mail and other apps.
History[edit]
MobiSystems was founded by two students from Sofia University[1] in 2001[7]. Today, besides the headquarters in San Diego, California, the company has offices in the United Kingdom, Bulgaria[8] and Hong Kong[9].
The company’s first apps, such MobiSystems Docs[10], were designed for Palm OS[1][7]. Afterwards, MobiSystems developed several dictionary apps until it became an official Oxford University Press publisher for dictionaries in digital format[11]. This partnership added dictionaries like Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford Dictionary of Spanish and Oxford French Dictionary to MobiSystems' portfolio.
In the following years, the company developed dictionary apps in association with Collins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt[12], Webster’s New World and VOX (McGraw-Hill) to reach the present times with over 300 published dictionary titles for different platforms, including iOS[3] and Android[4] devices. In 2004, the company released OfficeSuite. Initially, the app worked on Palm OS, mainly as a reader, but in 2005, it made its debut on Nokia's Symbian devices[13] and was later introduced on Android and iOS. In 2009, Sony subcontracted MobiSystems to develop an office solution for their Xperia devices[14], which marked the introduction of OfficeSuite on Android. The partnership is still ongoing[15], with OfficeSuite being pre-installed on Sony's smartphones[16] and tablets[17].
In 2016, OfficeSuite was officially released for Windows[18]. In the same year, MobiSystems acquired the Russian[19] email client Aqua Mail[20]. In Q1 of 2018, a partnership with Huawei was started; as a result, some of MobiSystems' apps can be found pre-installed on multiple Huawei mobile devices[21]. Later in June, the company introduced a new dictionary app for Android - Oxford Dictionary with Translator[22].
Awards[edit]
In 2014, MobiSystems was featured as one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America[23]. Next year, it was one of the finalists of the Forbes Business Awards in the business development category[24], as well as in the European Business Awards in the category for Best employer in Bulgaria[25]
In 2017, the company won the Best App Store Listing award of The App Growth Awards, organized by App Promotion Summit[26].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Лозенските гиганти в световния мобилен свят – Forbes България". forbesbulgaria.bg (in български). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ↑ "MobiSystems, Inc". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "MobiSystems, Inc. Apps on the App Store". iTunes. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Android Apps by MobiSystems on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "Oxford Dictionary apps". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ El Khoury, Rita (2014-07-12). "7 Powerful And Unique Android File Browsers". Android Police. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Capital.bg. "Създателите на българския Office". www.capital.bg (in български). Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "MobiSystems". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "MobiSystems Office Locations". www.mobisystems.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "Palm OS Document Software - Word Processor Word Documents Text". pocketpccentral.net. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2018-12-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Oxford Dictionary apps | Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ↑ "American Heritage Dictionary just became more accessible, but usability concerns remain | AppleVis". www.applevis.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Mobile Systems announces OfficeSuite 4 for S60". www.mobisystems.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ Bloomberg TV (2017-08-03), Nikolay Kussovski, retrieved 2018-07-27
- ↑ "Trademarks - Sony Developer World". developer.sony.com. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ↑ "Pre-installed apps: Sony Xperia Z". T-Mobile Support. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "Help Guide | OfficeSuite Viewer". docs.esupport.sony.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "MobiSystems' OfficeSuite makes the jump to Windows PC". Windows Central. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Aqua Mail Pro Beats Native Android Email Hands Down | Reviews | LinuxInsider". www.linuxinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ Vágner, Peter (2016-11-08). "Aqua mail email app has been acquired ..." pvagner's Known. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ↑ "Huawei is bringing its app store and video streaming service to Europe in Q1 2018". Android Central. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "MobiSystems releases Oxford Dictionary with Translator app, featuring 14 languages under the hood - SymbianOne Smartphone and Mobile Industry News". SymbianOne Smartphone and Mobile Industry News. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ↑ "The Inc. 5000 2014, America's fastest-growing companies". Inc.com. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Финалистите във Forbes Business Awards 2015 са ясни – Forbes България" (in български). Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "Мобайл Системс с отличие за най-добър работодател в престижен конкурс". Investor.bg (in български). Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "App Growth Awards - 2017 Winners". App Growth Awards 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
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