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Media and Blog Coverage

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January 2012

If You're Going 'To The Cloud', What Cloud Service Should You Use?

Huffington Post, January 19, 2011
December 2011

How Mobile Operators Can Cash In On Personal Clouds

Vision2Mobile, December 14, 2011

Work Smarter By Going Green With Your Smartphone

TechZone360, December 9, 2011

2012: The Year of the Personal Cloud

Huffington Post, December 8, 2011
October 2011

Six Ways to Optimze the Personal Cloud for Mobile Users

Connectworld, October 31, 2011

Funambol: iCloud for the Rest of Us

mobiletrax (Gerry Purdy, Industry Analyst), October 26, 2011

The Next Big Thing in Mobile: the Personal Cloud

Silicon India, October 3, 2011
September 2011

Consumer Cloud Infiltrating Business, Creating Opportunities?

CRN, September 15, 2011
August 2011

Customers Like Funambol Because It Supports Different Types of Devices

TechZone360, August 11, 2011

Users expect to be able to utilize cloud computing on mobile devices

Centerbeam, August 11, 2011

People Do Like Personal Clouds: Funambol Survey

TMCnet, August 10, 2011

Yes, Virginia, people do keep their information in the cloud

GigaOm, August 9, 2011

Cloud awareness high, most prepared to pay, says Funambol

RCRWireless, August 9, 2011

Survey: People Want a Personal Cloud

Billing and OSS World, August 9, 2011

Funambol Report Finds Personal Cloud for Mobile Devices is a Reality

TMCnet, August 9, 2011
July 2011

Funambol Helps Get simyo's Sync Off The Ground

vision2mobile, July 27, 2011

Funambol Brings MediaHub to simyo

Wireless Week, July 27, 2011

The Race to the 'Personal Cloud' - Gold Rush or Fool's Gold?

Wireless Week, July 11, 2011

The outlook for cloud media - sunny or stormy?

RCR Wireless, July 11, 2011

Funambol Tackles Apple iCloud wuth Digital Content Locker

vision2mobile, July 7, 2011
June 2011

Funambol Launches White-Label Cloud Locker

Wireless Week, June 16, 2011

Funambol Launches MediaHub, the First Ever Cloud-based Digital Locker that Can Sync and Access Media, Files and Data across a Majority of Mobile Devices

TMCnet, June 15, 2011

Funambol answers Apple's iCloud with cross platform MediaHub

RCR Wireless, June 15, 2011

Funambol Aims at iCloud For Mobile Device Sync

Small Cloud Builder, June 15, 2011

iCloud without Apple: your platform-agnostic alternatives

ars technica, June 9, 2011
March 2011

Device management for the iPad age

Computing, March 30, 2011

Device Syncing and the Open Cloud

Business evidence, March 23, 2011

How To: Sync Android With Microsoft Outlook

PC Magazine, March 22, 2011

Funambol targets operators with white-label Android sync

Mobile Europe, March 1, 2011
February 2011

Audio interview with Hal Steger, Funambol VP Marketing, at Mobile World Congress, about mobile trends

Jeffrey Peel, Mobile Industry Analyst, February 17, 2011

Funambol answers the call for 'MobileMe-like' Service for BlackBerry

Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2011

Funambol answers the call for 'MobileMe-like' Service for BlackBerry

CrackBerry, February 4, 2011

Funambol wirelessly syncs your BlackBerry data with your PC

BBGeeks blog, February 4, 2011

BlackBerry users get cloud backup and data sync with Funambol

CNET, February 3, 2011

Funambol Launches Wireless Syncing for BlackBerry

MobileMarketing, February 3, 2011

MyFunambol is like MobileMe for BlackBerry

Ubergizmo, February 3, 2011
January 2011

Keep your contacts in sync on different mobile phones using Funambol

Software review/user blog, January 21, 2011

Funambol Introduces Funambol v9

TMCnet, January 20, 2011

Rise of the mobile machine

Smart Gorillas, January 14, 2011
December 2010

Putting the value in mobile VAS

European Communications, December, 2010

Funambol Looks Skyward To The Mobile Cloud

Dr. Dobbs, December 3, 2010

Mobile sync company Funambol appoints telecom vet as new CEO

VentureBeat, December 2, 2010

Fabrizio Capobianco steps down as Funambol CEO, prepares exit

The STARTUP, December 2, 2010
November 2010

Smartphone vendors have heads in the Cloud

Smart Gorillas, November 26, 2010

European Commission to Address Mobile Fragmentation

Red Herring, November 8, 2010

EC backs project to address mobile fragmentation

Mobile Europe, November 5, 2010

When the market can't decide - European Commission to address mobile fragmentation

TechCrunch, November 4, 2010
October 2010

Funambol Launches Open Source Framework for Smartphones

TMC.net, October 20, 2010

Funambol's 'Sync-Centric' Open Source Smartphone Framework

Dr. Dobb's, October 20, 2010

Funambol offers open source framework for smartphones

Telecom paper, October 19, 2010

Mobiles - one client to bind them all

BusinessCloud9, October 19, 2010

Funambol parts clouds over cross platform app framework

Telecoms.com, October 19, 2010

New Online Destination Launched for the 21st Century Digital Arabia Generation; anayou Launches in public Beta (powered by Funambol)

Startup Arabia, October 10, 2010

Linux cloud storage: the best options

APC Magazine, October 7, 2010

ITC may help Apple and Microsoft force Google to negotiate

ZDNet, October 7, 2010
September 2010

Open source can unlock full potential of smartphone market

GoMo News, September 21, 2010

Haste makes waste for value added services

Telecoms.com, September 7, 2010
August 2010

Desktop is dying, mobile sync is the future

Wondarlab, August 31, 2010

Funambol introduces world's first commercial open source mobile device management for 4G WiMAX

telecomkh.com, August 25, 2010

It takes a community (to service mobile devices)

Blogger, August 16, 2010

How to make money in open source

Blogger, August, 2010

RIM No Open-Source Phone For You

Blogger, August 11, 2010
July 2010

Funambol Unveils the World's First Commercial Open Source Device Management Solution for WiMAX

TMCnet, July 30, 2010

Funambol comes up with new low-cost device management solution for WiMAX

TelecomTiger, July 29, 2010

Funambol introduces WiMAX open source mobile device management offering

Computer Business Review, July 28, 2010

Funambol offers Wimax open source device management platform

TelecomPaper, July 28, 2010

Funambol Introduces Commercial Open Source Mobile Device Management for WiMAX

LteWorld, July 28, 2010
June 2010

Funambol announces new Cloud API

Mobile Europe, June 24, 2010

Funambol launches Cloud API

TelecomPaper, June 24, 2010

55% of Nokia users backup to their desktop

all about symbian.com, June 23, 2010

Vodafone 360 condemned by Funambol

FierceWireless Europe, June 18, 2010

Sync to unlock mobile cloud conundrum

Mobile Europe, June 17, 2010

Funambol slams Vodafone 360

total telecom, June 17, 2010

Symbian faces 'Titanic' task to go open source - Funambol

total telecom, June 16, 2010

Mobile sync technology sets for massive rise

The Frontline, June 15, 2010

Funambol v8.5 Syncs Mobile Pictures with the Web

TMCnet, June 7, 2010

The Cloud's Killer Application: Mobile Media?

ComputerWeekly, June 7, 2010
May 2010

Funambol: Introducing SCRUM in software product development

slideshare, May 11, 2010

Lucid dream: Ars reviews Ubuntu 10.04

ars technica, May 10, 2010
April 2010

Android Moves to Control Fragmentation

IT Business Edge, April 8, 2010

Funambol sync fixes (Swedish)

The reviewer finds Funambol to be very easy-to-use and fast for syncing contacts with many systems and mobile devices.
GP, April 7, 2010

Canonical announces phone sync for Ubuntu One subscribers

Ars Technica, April 6, 2010

Apple and Google rivalry good for innovation

MarketWatch, April 1, 2010
March 2010

Funambol - Information syncing DELUXE!! (software review, Swedish)

Briefly translated, the reviwer wrote that Funambol is a great service that syncs pretty much with every device, is easy to setup, has no OS dependency, is open source and that the ability to sync with any device is the strength of the service.
winMobile.se, March 30, 2010

Will customers demand open clouds?

ZDNET, March 17, 2010

If the desktop is dying, mobile sync is king

CNET, March 16, 2010

The Open Source Mobile Cloud: Delivering Next-Gen Mobile Apps and Systems

Open Source Business Review, March 1, 2010
February 2010

Funambol Readies v8.5; Demos "Build Once, Deploy Everywhere" Framework

OStatic, February 3, 2010
January 2010

Five Reasons to Care About Mobile Cloud Computing

Open Source Software Law Review, January, 2010
December 2009

Android's unintentional beneficiary: Funambol

CNET, December 10, 2009

The End Game of the Mobile Address Book

cellular-news, December 8, 2009

2010: The Year of the Mobile Cloud

RCRWireless, December 7, 2009

Funambol Helps Sync Billions of Devices to the Cloud

OSTATIC, December 2, 2009
November 2009

Funambol: cross-platform cloud-syncing

DroidDog, November 23, 2009

An Integrated Social Address Book

Mobile Blogger, November 19, 2009

Designing An Agile Community Program: Funambol Code Sniper v.2

Funambol Community Manager Stefano Maffulli, November 19, 2009

Managing your mobile data sync

CNET, November 15, 2009

With Zapatec Funambol has one stack to rule mobile open source

ZDNet, November 4, 2009

Funambol acquires Zapatec for an age of "sync and push" mobile apps

VentureBeat, November 4, 2009

Funambol Acquires Zapatec, Aims to Simplify Mobile Web App Development

OSTATIC, November 4, 2009
October 2009

How Important Is Open Source To Mobile Devices?

InformationWeek, October 28, 2009

Perils of the Mobile Cloud

BusinessWeek, October 19, 2009

Services to Keep Data Flowing on 4G Networks

InformationWeek, October 9, 2009

Podcast: Funambol's CEO discusses the Open Mobile Cloud -- click the podcast on Oct 6, 2009 called "Should a CIO manage IT", Funambol starts at 2m 35s

London Financial Times (ft.com) Digital Business, October 6, 2009
September 2009

Funambol Releases v8 of its Mobile Email Push and Sync Solution

OStatic, September 29, 2009

Funambol: open source mobile cloud sync

CrunchGear, September 29, 2009

Funambol Launching New MobileWe Portal

Palm InfoCenter, September 29, 2009

Into the Cloud: Upwardly Mobile Funambol

ComputerWorld, September 15, 2009

Funambol boss: "Carriers need to start making cloud services"

Mobile Entertainment, September 15, 2009

Funambol boss wants operators to battle Google Sync and MobileMe

Mobile Entertainment, September 15, 2009

Video: Back that up! TelecomTV Interview with Funambol CEO
Fabrizio Capobianco about mobile cloud sync

TelecomTV, September 4, 2009

Grants, bounties and free software

Blog Interview with Funambol Community Manager Stefano Maffulli, September 2, 2009
August 2009

Open is the New Closed

Andreas Constantinou, VisionMobile, August 7, 2009

Funambol to monetize cloud sync for mobile VoIP

ZDNet, August 4, 2009

Why Cloud Computing is the Future of Mobile

ReadWriteWeb, August 4, 2009
July 2009

Funambol Cloud-Syncs Mobile VoIP

VoN (Voice of Network Convergence), July 31, 2009

Funambol Intros Open Source Mobile Cloud Sync for Mobile VoIP

TMCnet, July 31, 2009

Why mobile applications need cloud services

CNET, July 30, 2009

Funambol Brings Open Source Mobile Cloud Sync to mVoIP

OSTATIC, July 30, 2009

Funambol: Sync Up the Kitchen Sink (video)

siliconANGLE TV, by Robert Scoble, July 29, 2009

Linux, Thunderbird, and the BlackBerry; A Love Story (Cooking with Linux)

Linux Journal, July 8, 2009
June 2009

Jajah + Funambol = GoJajah. That means 98% cheaper international calls.

The Startup, June 27, 2009

Funambol + JAJAH: Open Source SaaS in Action

Commercial Open Source Software, June 26, 2009

Open Source's Funambol Intros Mobile Cloud Sync Tools

TMCnet, June 15, 2009

(Video) Episode 13: A walkabout and demo at Funambol

Mobile Developer TV, June 12, 2009

How do mobile cloud sync services stack up?

InternetNews, June 10, 2009

Study: Wireless carriers aren't offering enough sync options

VentureBeat, June 9, 2009

Mobile Sync Solutions Evaluated

InformationWeek, June 9, 2009

12 Mobile Cloud Sync Solutions Measured

ReadWriteWeb, June 9, 2009

How The Different Mobile Data Syncing Services Stack Up

TechCrunch, June 8, 2009
May 2009

Q&A with Fabrizio Capobianco on open source mobile OSs

Roy Rubenstein Telecom Blogger, May 21, 2009

Funambol launches mobile cloud sync and push-email solution

IntoMobile, May 14, 2009

Funambulletin e-newsletter:
Mobile cloud sync and the address book of the future

Funambol, May 13, 2009

Best Free BlackBerry Storm Apps for BlackBerry Storm This Month

Wireless and Mobile News, May 8, 2009

Interview with Stefano Fornari - CTO - Funambol

How Software is Built, May 7, 2009

Hosted Funambol Aims to Make Launching a
Mobile Cloud Service as Easy as Using One

OSTATIC, May 5, 2009

Funambol enters Middle East and Africa with Dubai office

AME Info (Ultimate Middle East Business Resource), May 5, 2009

Open-source companies log impressive growth

CNET, May 1, 2009
April 2009

Silicon Valley Firm Puts "Face" in Facebook Mobile

NBC, April 29, 2009

Open Source, Mobile Devices and the Economy
Work in Sync to Push Funambol's Developer Community

OSTATIC, April 29, 2009

Central Databank partners with Funambol on
managed service for sync'ed mobile data

Mobile Europe, April 28, 2009

B2B mobile sync and backup service unveiled for SMEs

SiliconRepublic, April 28, 2009

A Bank Worth Talking To Today

Irish Developer Network, April 28, 2009

Open Source Data Synchronization between Servers

Email Nation, April 23, 2009

FuseMail Adds Mobile Sync Support (using Funambol)

Web Host Industry Review, April 13, 2009

Messaging in the Cloud

WirelessWeek, April 8, 2009

Free BlackBerry Storm App of the Day: myFUNAMBOL Cloud Sync & Push Email

Wireless and Mobile News, April 7, 2009

Mobile Cloud Sync with Funambol's Open Source MobileWe Platform

The Gadget 411, April 3, 2009

Funambol's iCar Enables Marmosets, Toddlers to Drive Safely; Dogs Still Risky Behind Wheel

OSTATIC, April 1, 2009

April Fool's Stories

Mobile Europe, April 1, 2009

Look Ma, No Hands: Touchless iCar?

Cult of Mac, April 1, 2009
March 2009

Funambol CEO Fabrizio Capobianco discusses the new Funambol MobileWe Portal and provides a quick demo at Mobile World Congress 2009

bnetTV, March, 2009

The Real Deal 155: Smartphone Apps

CNET Blog Real Deal Podcast/article, March 31, 2009

Apple iPhone 3.0: Developers Get Started

InformationWeek, March 17, 2009

Funambol MobileMe

Scott Mace Calendar Swamp Blog, March 13, 2009

Google Voice Could Be a Game Changer

WirelessWeek, March 13, 2009

Is Smart Cloud App Synching the Next Mobile Holy Grail?

OStatic, March 10, 2009

Open Source Mobile: Funambol's Differences
between Community and Carrier Editions

Commercial Open Source Software, March 6, 2009

BlackBerry Gets Sync Support From Funambol

InformationWeek, March 3, 2009
February 2009

Silicon Valley Deliberates Mobile Advertising; Provides Inside Track On Numbers, Attitudes & Patterns

mSearchGroove, February 12, 2009

Is Window Mobile On Its Last Legs?

InformationWeek, February 2, 2009

Celebration of mobile open source victory premature

ZDNet, February 2, 2009

Funambol CEO Weighs in on Dell's Smartphone Decision

OStatic, February 1, 2009
January 2009

Open-Source Mobile Telephony Goes Legit

CIO.com, January 21, 2009

Funambol - The Mobile Geek's Sync Utopia

User blog, January 19, 2009

The Open Source 50

The VAR Guy, January 15, 2009

Syncing into a Cloud

WirelessWeek, January 1, 2009