Joikusoft Awards

Navteq Global LBS Challenge Winner

JoikuSpot is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge - APAC.

JoikuSpot wins Finnish innovation contest

October 2008: JoikuSpot was recognized by Mindtrek with a grand prize of EUR10.000 for most innovative mobile software solution in Finland making use of wireless technologies and WLAN.

JoikuSpot Receives Nokia Innovation Recognition

Nokia recognized JoikuSpot as one of the TOP 8 most innovative mobile software solutions in the world launched during 2008.

JoikuSpot wins Star Developer Award 2008

JoikuSpot was recognised by Symbian and Nokia to be the most innovative Symbian software solution of 2008.

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Quotations

Purnima Kochikar, VP of Forum Nokia, states: "Nokia has worked with Joikusoft many years to produce easy mobile internet for anyone via Nokia phones. JoikuSpot is now embedded in many Nokia devices enabling WiFi access to the Internet with the simple click of a button. The JoikuSpot experience created for the Nokia N900 surpasses anything seen before."

Sixten Sandström, Director of Partnerships at Nokia: "JoikuBoost builds on JoikuSpot innovation, now allowing Nokia phone users to share more 3G with one another, and enjoy surfing the web at vastly higher speeds."

Edwina Elliott, Corporate and Business PR Manager, Vodafone Hutchinson: "3 mobile's version of JoikuSpot, branded '3Spot' in Australia has been a unique, innovative addition to 3's suite of Mobile Broadband solutions and supports its strategic company goals around driving mobile data uptake and usage. 3 Australia ranges the 3Spot application alongside its Mobile Broadband USB modem products, and has found that with clear product positioning these two solutions are complementary. 3Spot provides customers with an easy-to-use Mobile Internet proposition, and 3 has received positive feedback from its customers in relation to the 3Spot user experience.
3 Australia recommends the Joikusoft team, who have kindly shared their knowledge of Wi-Fi technology, understood and delivered on 3's specific needs and overall have been a greatly responsive team to work with."

Henrik Montgomery, Press Photographer at Scanpix:
"With my Nokia phone, I can send the pictures from the camera transmitter to the phone via WLAN. Then a programme called JoikuSpot sends the pictures on from the phone."

Seppo Oksa, Director of EMEA, Nokia, Press Release October 2008:
"JoikuSpot application is an innovative example of out-of-the-box thinking that introduces new use cases and demonstrates the full capabilities of the S60 platform."

Alexander Puregger, Director of Business Development, FON, Press Release August 2008:
"FON is very glad to work with Joikusoft as the company is proving to be an innovative contributor to the proliferation of Wi-Fi. And FON is all about WiFi everywhere!"

Tuomo Manninen, Taloussanomat 26.8.2008:
"Suomalaisen mobiiliosaamisen aatelia edustaa puhelimeen asennettava Joikuspot... Joikuspotin kautta käytettynä samainen yhteys puhkesi kukkaan... Mokkulan ongelma on, hmm, mokkula itse: tietokoneessani tikku tuntui olevan jatkuvasti tiellä, pakkauksesta löytyneestä jatkojohdosta huolimatta... Testin pohjalta suosittelen Joikuspotia. Samaa dataliittymää voi käyttää sekä puhelimessa että tietokoneessa, yhteyden voi halutessaan jakaa useamman käyttäjän kesken, ja sen asentaminen on helppoa."

Tero Lehto, Tietokonelehti 8.8.2008:
"S60-softa Joikuspot haastaa Mokkulat... Myös operaattorit näkevät suomalaisen Joikusoftin kehittämässä Joikuspotissa bisnesmahdollisuuksia. Operaattoreille Joikuspot on houkutteleva, koska sen käyttäjät todennäköisesti hankkivat kiinteähintaisen datapaketin."

Bob Tedeschi, New York Times, 10.9.2008:
"Wireless networks are watching the rise of JoikuSpot and WMWiFiRouter with understandable interest. The carriers make money from people with unlimited data plans - like those who use JoikuSpot and WMWiFiRouter..."

User review, Amazon.com, 8.7.2008:
"Being able to set the phone up as a wireless access point using the brilliant JoikuSpot download was incredible...JoikuSpot. One of the primary reasons I bought a Nokia."

Tim Stevens, Engadget Mobile, 15.8.2008:
"JoikuSpot is one of our favorite S60 apps, turning what is otherwise totally capable smartphone into a pocket-sized WiFi hotspot."

Om Malik, GigaOm, 5.2.2008:
"JoikuSpot, a new piece of software for the Symbian S60 smartphones, might be the best thing that's ever happened to web workers..."

John C. Tanner, TelecomAsia.Net, 19.6.2008:
"A Finnish-built app that turns Nokia phones into location-aware hotspots has won the US$275,000 first prize in the Global LBS Challenge. Finland's Joikusoft beat 11 challengers for the award with its JoikuSpot solution, location firm Navteq announced Wednesday."

Sanj Matharu, Global Relations Manager, Samsung:
"I also use Joikuspot on my Samsung S60 phone, and I find it very useful on the move. Much better than using a USB mobile broadband solution."

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