Myriad Group, Leader in Mobile Software
Myriad is Europe’s largest mobile software company and a global leader in mobile technology with software on over 2 billion phones. Our comprehensive portfolio includes browsers, messaging, Java, mobile social networking, user interfaces and middleware for all types of mobile phones, from ultra-low cost handsets to advanced smartphones.
Created from the combination of two industry leaders, Esmertec and Purple Labs, Myriad has a global team of over 700 software engineers, and a worldwide customer base that includes all the major phone manufacturers and more than 30 mobile operators. With our deep expertise and broad portfolio, we help our customers deliver amazing experiences on mass market phones.
Mobile News
Myriad brings 3x faster applications to Android
“The Android ecosystem continues to gain momentum with a regular flow of new devices being launched by operators and OEMs globally,” said Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad Group. “By bringing together Myriad’s heritage in virtual machines and Linux platforms we have been able to significantly improve the performance of Android handsets, leading to a greatly enhanced user experience with richer applications and improved responsiveness.” (more...)
Myriad-powered Puma Phone Launched at MWC2010
The Puma Phone was launched at MWC 2010 this week by Sagem Wireless and sports brand Puma to a positive reception from visitors to the Mobile World Congress. Our collaboration as a key supplier to Sagem Wireless, in creating the Puma Phone experience, was also recognised by press and industry analysts during briefings at the Congress. (+ demo videos)
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Benoit Schillings interviewed by the BBC at MWC
Benoit Schillings was interviewed by BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones at Mobile World Congress 2010, for the BBC World Service. An interesting review of current trends and thinking about the future of the Internet.
Benoit talks about mobile web trends: "There's a big emphasis on finding better ways to use the wireless limited bandwidth, with techniques such as compression or pre-fetching. (...) The phone will also become an augmentation of your environment, based on your context and what you do, without crowding you". Listen to the BBC program