Northbrook, September 14, 2009 - The digital rights management and software distribution company Handster has announced the winners of their Best Software Award 2009 at the portal www.handster.com.

Best Software Award 2009 continues the tradition of celebrating the best Windows Mobile products. Nominees are selected from more than 2500 applications available at Handster.com. Best Software Award winners include 52 products in 18 categories. The winners are determined based on the following factors: total sales in the first half of 2009, the number of downloads, and customer feedback. Such a comprehensive approach ensures that the winning software deserves its place in the list, and helps users select the ultimate apps for their Windows Mobile devices.

Handster has named Overall Winner, which is Spb Mobile Shell by SPB Software. This next generation user interface has already gained positive recognition and is often considered to be must have software for a Windows Mobile user. The app brings perfect usability to Windows Mobile touch screen devices, while providing the number of essential features and considerable improvements.

SPB Software has also received the award for the best software in Multimedia category. The award is earned by Spb TV, highly usable IP-TV solution, specifically optimized for mobile devices. Spb TV allows watching a wide variety of TV channels in multiple languages, bringing advanced TV functionality to mobile devices. The beneficial app features TV guide, picture-in-picture mode, volume and backlight controls, and, what's more, it requires no subscription fee.

The winner in Utilities category is Airscanner Mobile Antivirus, claiming to be the oldest and most widely used antivirus for the Windows Mobile platform. The software is designed to provide protection for mobile devices. The full-featured yet easy-to-use tool protects the system from various kinds of threats, including viruses and other malware.

One of the three Best Software Awards in the category Travel & Maps goes to GPSmeter, the app developed to turn a Pocket PC into a high precision measuring device and use GPS to its fullest, improving position measurement accuracy. The program employs an internal or external GPS receiver, enabling its user to measure beeline or route length, altitude differences, time spans, and many more.

The company also honors Panoramic Contacts Genius as the best app in the Communication category. Being completely finger-friendly, this software offers the intuitive scroll menu, enabling users to find and manage contacts within seconds. The app provides quick access to the most frequently used contacts through two customizable favorite screens.

For more information on the Best Software Award 2009 and the complete list of winners, please go to http://www.handster.com/awards_2009_windows_mobile.php.

About Handster

Founded in 2004, Handster is focused on the distribution of Windows Mobile software. The goal of the company is to select and offer top-quality products, while providing best service for both customers and developers. Further information on the company is available at www.handster.com.

Company website: http://www.handster.com
Postal address:
Handster Inc.
601 Skokie Blvd, Suite 105
Northbrook, IL 60062, USA