In the smartphone category

Mar 17, 2010 18:51 GMT  ·  By

Privus Mobile has just announced that it received the Biz-News.com’s 2009 “Product of the Year” award in the smartphone category. According to the company, this is the first time it receives recognition for its performance on all major mobile operating systems available on the market. Privus Mobile helps users benefit from better smartphone call management, and the award shows user's gratitude towards the company’s caller ID service.

As most of you might already know, Biz-News.com is a technology blog that offers electronic business news to professionals worldwide. Users were asked to cast their vote for favorite smartphone, HDTV, VoIP and storage products, and Privus Mobile, which is powered by Accudata Technologies, was selected as leader in the smartphone category. The company also received the “Best BlackBerry Evolution” in the 2008 Handango Champion Awards 18 months ago, and was also nominated for the 2009 Champion Award for “Best Android Phone Tool.”

“When we launched our mobile Caller ID service, we really saw a need for better call management capabilities,” said Privus Mobile President Greg Smith. “Caller ID is a service that has been available to North American landline users for more than 20 years, and we had the pleasure of introducing that technology to smartphone customers. For European customers, it was their first time to experience the beauty of seeing both names and numbers on incoming calls. This award is a reflection of how important Caller ID is to consumers for greater control over who they talk to and when.”

Privus Mobile’s service has been designed as a cross-carrier, Caller ID solution that shows info on the person calling a customer's device. The service is capable of identifying up to 95 percent of callers that are not present already in the contact list of the user. In addition, customers can enjoy a wide range of benefits, including call screening, ID protection and a quick-save feature for storing new contacts on the device.

The company's application is available for download as a 10-day free trial, and can be found on Privus Mobile’s site, as well as in the BlackBerry App Store and through other mobile application dealers. The solution is available for Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian and BlackBerry devices, as well as for the iPhone.

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