Nagpur based LocationGuru’s “MyWorld” Application has won the “Best Application Award” in “I Love Being Famous” Campaign organized by Sony Ericsson Developer World India. The award includes a shield, qualification for a 100-day Business and Technical mentor program and recognition as Sony Ericsson Certified Developer.

Bengaluru, Karnataka (India), April 25, 2009: Nagpur (India) based LocationGuru (www.locationguru.com) won the “Best Application” Award for its “MyWorld” application in “I Love Being Famous” Campaign organized by Sony Ericsson Developer World India. Mr. Jens Greve, Global Head of Sony Ericsson Develop World presented the award to Mr. Shaheer Ahmed, CEO of LocationGuru, at an impressive award ceremony at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru on Saturday. The award includes a shield, qualification for a 100-day Business and Technical mentor program and recognition as Sony Ericsson Certified Developer.

MyWorld is a GPS enabled lifestyle application for mobile phones that capitalizes on the “Right Here, Right Now” instinct of the younger generation to provide services that are both Time and Location relevant to the user. MyWorld was chosen as the best application amongst participants from all over India which included some of the best recognized companies in the mobile technology industry.

Sony Ericsson launched the Sony Ericsson Developer World in India with a commitment to engage third-party mobile developers to create user experiences and innovative applications. Indian developers were offered an exclusive recognition program with submissions open from November 2008 to January 2009.

Speaking on the award recognition, Shaheer Ahmed, CEO, LocationGuru Solutions, said, “We are extremely happy to have been recognized with this award. The whole LocationGuru team feels privileged to have achieved this recognition and would like to thank Sony Ericsson for their valuable assistance in making this possible. This award further fires our motivation to bring some of the best services for the mobile users worldwide.”

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About LocationGuru Solutions
LocationGuru is a Location Based Services development company based in Nagpur, India founded by experts in web and mobile based location technologies. The company leverages its LBS expertise (GPS, GIS, LBS platforms & mobile technologies) to provide mobile & network based solutions to serve the needs of both consumers & enterprises. LocationGuru’s LBS Platform (LLP) & strong portfolio of LBS applications like Family Locator, Saarathi (POI finder), Navigator (GPS navigation on mobile), HumTum (Friend Finder), School Bus Tracker, Vehicle Tracking System, Qibla Finder provides wireless operators the ability to rapidly leverage LBS opportunities.

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