Motorola Invests In Mobile Complete

Motorola Invests In Mobile Complete

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, today announced that it has made an equity investment in Mobile Complete. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Motorola Ventures led the investment in Mobile Complete as part of a Series B Financing, along with participation from a previous investor, Innovacom VC.

Founded in 2003, Mobile Complete develops, test and deploys mobile applications and services. The company launched DeviceAnywhere.com in December 2005 to help content providers address the issue of handset proliferation by accessing real mobile devices over the Internet at any time, from any location. This rapidly growing service has been deployed across 10 carrier networks and five locations, including the US, Canada, and the UK.

“Motorola’s intense focus on quality aligns with Mobile Complete’s focus on improving device manufacturers’ ability to rapidly test and deploy software,” said Warren Holtsberg, corporate vice president, equity investments at Motorola. “ We believe its Direct-to-Device™ technology enables the larger mobile devices ecosystem and developer community to more quickly and cost-efficiently develop and monitor applications across a range of Motorola handsets running on wireless operator’s networks globally.”

Mobile Complete’s patent-pending Direct-To-Device™ technology consists of proprietary software that allows the remote control and operation of mobile handsets directly from the user’s PC. Content providers are able to install their applications, download content over-the-air, and develop, port, or test the compatibility of their content with these handsets. Unlike emulators, the technology allows the content provider to remotely operate the actual device, listen to ringers and speakers, and capture screens including video streams, providing a true user experience.

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