SPB Software
Encyclopedia
SPB Software Inc. is a division of Yandex, the leading Russian IT company which operates the largest search engine in Russia. A global company developing mobile solutions for OEM mobile device manufacturers, mobile carriers, smartphone
, tablet
, and end users, SPB develops software running on Android, iOS
, Symbian
, bada
, BlackBerry
, Maemo
, MeeGo
, webOS, Windows Phone
7, and the Windows Mobile
operating systems.
SPB Software's most popular solution, the SPB Mobile Shell, has been described by The New York Times
as an application that makes for a much more user-friendly phone. SPB Mobile Shell utilizes SPB Software's SPB UI Engine, a cross-platform modular plugin for building hyper-realistic 3D interfaces on a variety of devices. Android Arena describes the SPB UI Engine as being written in native C++
, meaning that it takes advantage of everything a chipset has to offer, sailing smooth at the default 60 frames per second, and making laggy performance a thing of the past.
In February 2010, SPB Sofrware announced SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 for Android and Symbian
operating systems. Major updates to the new version include a new 3D engine and improved social networking integration.
A customized version of SPB Mobile Shell was preinstalled on a number of devices by the world's leading manufacturers such as Acer, AnyDATA, Huawei
, K-Touch, Mio
, Pharos
, Rover
, Sony Ericsson
, and Toshiba
.
, Symbian
, bada
, BlackBerry
and Android mobile devices and for iOS
as a free download. According to iPhone Life Magazine, the application supports must-have TV features, such as a TV browser with quick channel previews, an instantly accessible TV guide for all offered channels, quick channel switching and more. SPB TV supports picture-in-picture mode, TV guide integration with personal calendars and Outlook reminders and network bandwidth fluctuation support. SPB TV also supports Wi-Fi and high speed data networks. In February 2010 SPB released the SPB TV Mobile Operators Solution, a combination of server-side and client-side software allowing carriers to attach SPB TV their own infrastructure and subscription models. SPB TV Mobile Operators Solution supports iOS
, Android, BlackBerry
, Symbian
, webOS, Windows Mobile
and Feature phones (WAP version). SPB TV solution was deployed with 3 mobile operators - StarHub
, MTS
, MegaFon
and Skylink.
s and mobile devices. SPB Brain Evolution was named the bestselling Windows Mobile game of 2008 and as the Best Casual Game of 2009 by the online mobile software store Handango
. Brain Evolution is described on the Windows Mobile Marketplace site as an intellectual software game that helps to train the brain and improve memory, logic, arithmetic, and puzzle-solving skills.
Most popular SPB games:
, ZTE
, O2
, VimpelCom, Acer Inc., Nokia
, Swisscom
in various countries providing customized versions of its software and optimized applications and for particular devices.
The firm also has offices in USA, Brazil, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
, tablet
Tablet
A tablet is a pharmaceutical dosage form. It comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, pressed or compacted from a powder into a solid dose...
, and end users, SPB develops software running on Android, iOS
IOS
iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...
, Symbian
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
, bada
Bada
Bada is a South Korean K-pop singer. Her birth name is Choi Sung-hee. Bada studied Korean traditional vocal music at Dankook University. As the former lead vocal from the now defunct S.E.S., Bada has released three solo albums and two singles. Before the release of her third album, Bada started a...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, Maemo
Maemo
Maemo is a software platform developed by the Maemo community for smartphones and Internet tablets. It is based on the Debian Linux distribution, but has no relation to it...
, MeeGo
MeeGo
MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project. Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo is designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, nettops, tablet...
, webOS, Windows Phone
Windows Phone
Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and is the successor to its Windows Mobile platform, although incompatible with it. Unlike its predecessor, it is primarily aimed at the consumer market rather than the enterprise market...
7, and the Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
operating systems.
SPB Software's most popular solution, the SPB Mobile Shell, has been described by The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
as an application that makes for a much more user-friendly phone. SPB Mobile Shell utilizes SPB Software's SPB UI Engine, a cross-platform modular plugin for building hyper-realistic 3D interfaces on a variety of devices. Android Arena describes the SPB UI Engine as being written in native C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
, meaning that it takes advantage of everything a chipset has to offer, sailing smooth at the default 60 frames per second, and making laggy performance a thing of the past.
Formation
Formed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1999, the company was named SPB Software House, but removed the word "House" in 2008. The company released its first mobile application in 2001 and went on to win in 2003 the Developer of the Year award by Handango, the leading provider of mobile content. The company additionally won the Developer of the Year title from Handango in 2006, 2007 and 2009. SPB Software went on to develop mobile apps for a variety of platforms and expanded its title lineup to include games, utility apps and mobile OS shells. SPB Software is now developing apps for all of the major mobile phone manufacturers. SPB Software also works with phone makers and mobile operators in various countries to develop customized versions of its software and optimized applications for particular devices.Acquisition
On November 28, 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Yandex NV, operator of Russia’s most popular Internet search engine, acquired SPB Software. "to expand mobile products and the use of its search capabilities on mobile devices." The CEO of Yandex, Arkady Volozh, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal as stating that"Mobile is a vital part of our growth strategy. The acquisition of SPB Software creates new market potential for us and a plethora of possibilities for innovative solutions for our partners,""SPB Mobile Shell
SPB Mobile Shell is the most popular app developed and sold by SPB Software. A shell application allows users to customize the user interface of their phone and add features not offered by the original manufacturer, such as an enhanced address book features, phone dialing capabilities, calendar organizers and various utilities for configuring the mobile device. The shell application allows users to include more personalization and sometimes more precision in navigating the phone using gestures. SPB Mobile Shell has remained one of the most widely used and recognizable mobile OS shells in the world since its introduction in 2007.In February 2010, SPB Sofrware announced SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 for Android and Symbian
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
operating systems. Major updates to the new version include a new 3D engine and improved social networking integration.
A customized version of SPB Mobile Shell was preinstalled on a number of devices by the world's leading manufacturers such as Acer, AnyDATA, Huawei
Huawei
Huawei is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China...
, K-Touch, Mio
Mio Technology
Mio Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitac Int'l Corp., is a Taiwanese electronics maker that manufactures and markets Pocket PCs, Personal Digital Assistants , smartphones and Personal Navigation Devices...
, Pharos
Pharos
Pharos may refer to:Lighthouses:* The Pharos of Alexandria, a tower built on the island of Pharos that became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World* The Pharos, either of two Roman lighthouses built at Dubris...
, Rover
Rover
-Leyland companies:* Rover Company , a British motorcycle and car manufacturing company, absorbed into Leyland Motor Corporation in 1967* Austin Rover Group , a mass-market car manufacturing subsidiary of Leyland...
, Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
, and Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
.
SPB TV
SPB TV is a subscription free mobile television viewer that allows users to tune in to over 100 publicly available television channels in many languages, including English, Russian, German, French and Spanish and Thai, among others. SPB TV, which is available for Windows MobileWindows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
, Symbian
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
, bada
Bada
Bada is a South Korean K-pop singer. Her birth name is Choi Sung-hee. Bada studied Korean traditional vocal music at Dankook University. As the former lead vocal from the now defunct S.E.S., Bada has released three solo albums and two singles. Before the release of her third album, Bada started a...
, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
and Android mobile devices and for iOS
IOS
iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...
as a free download. According to iPhone Life Magazine, the application supports must-have TV features, such as a TV browser with quick channel previews, an instantly accessible TV guide for all offered channels, quick channel switching and more. SPB TV supports picture-in-picture mode, TV guide integration with personal calendars and Outlook reminders and network bandwidth fluctuation support. SPB TV also supports Wi-Fi and high speed data networks. In February 2010 SPB released the SPB TV Mobile Operators Solution, a combination of server-side and client-side software allowing carriers to attach SPB TV their own infrastructure and subscription models. SPB TV Mobile Operators Solution supports iOS
IOS
iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...
, Android, BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
, Symbian
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
, webOS, Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
and Feature phones (WAP version). SPB TV solution was deployed with 3 mobile operators - StarHub
StarHub
StarHub Limited is a full-fledged telecommunications company providing a full range of services over mobile, internet and fixed platforms in Singapore...
, MTS
MTS
- Organizations :* Machine and Tractor Station, a state enterprise of agricultural machinery in the Soviet Union* Manitoba Teachers' Society, 1919-present, a Manitoba, Canada teacher union...
, MegaFon
MegaFon
MegaFon ,previously known as North-West GSM, is the second largest mobile phone operator in Russia. It works in the GSM and UMTS standard. Its main competitors are Bee Line GSM and Mobile TeleSystems ....
and Skylink.
Business, Communication, and Multimedia applications
- SPB Weather
- SPB Traveler
- SPB Wallet
- SPB Wireless Monitor
- SPB News
- SPB Radio
- SPB Online
- SPB TV
- SPB Flash Cards
- SPB Phone Suite
- SPB Time
- SPB Diary
- SPB Mobile DVD
- SPB Finance
Games
SPB Software has released an assortment of games for smartphoneSmartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
s and mobile devices. SPB Brain Evolution was named the bestselling Windows Mobile game of 2008 and as the Best Casual Game of 2009 by the online mobile software store Handango
Handango
Handango is an online store that sells mobile software. Handango offers worldwide distribution, support, and e-commerce services to its partners. Company's customers include consumers, software developers, mobile operators, and original equipment manufacturers...
. Brain Evolution is described on the Windows Mobile Marketplace site as an intellectual software game that helps to train the brain and improve memory, logic, arithmetic, and puzzle-solving skills.
Most popular SPB games:
- SPB Brain Evolution
- SPB Puzzle
- SPB Quads
- SPB Geo Game
- SPB Online Games
Awards
- 2009 - HandangoHandangoHandango is an online store that sells mobile software. Handango offers worldwide distribution, support, and e-commerce services to its partners. Company's customers include consumers, software developers, mobile operators, and original equipment manufacturers...
- Developer of the Year, SPB Software - 2009 - GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
Android Developer Challenge, SPB TV - 2009 - NokiaNokiaNokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
Must-Have Entertainment App, SPB TV - 2010 - Race To Market Challenge - Most Revenue Made by Paid Application, SPB Mobile Shell
- 2010 - MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Mobility Solutions Partner of the Year Awards - Consumer Application, SPB Mobile Shell - 2010 - CSI Awards 2010, Best mobile TV technology or service, SPB TV
- 2010 - badaBadaBada is a South Korean K-pop singer. Her birth name is Choi Sung-hee. Bada studied Korean traditional vocal music at Dankook University. As the former lead vocal from the now defunct S.E.S., Bada has released three solo albums and two singles. Before the release of her third album, Bada started a...
Developer Challenge Russia - SPB TV - 2010 - NokiaNokiaNokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
's Calling All Innovators (Russia), SPB Mobile Shell - 2010 - Smaato Mobile Advertising Award, SPB Mobile Shell for Symbian
- 2010 - "Best UX" award, Korean tech newspaper "IT Today", SPB Mobile Shell
- 2011 - M-Days, Show Your App Award, SPB TV for Android
Partners
SPB Software works with phone makers and mobile operators such as HTC, ToshibaToshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
, ZTE
ZTE
ZTE Corporation formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company headquartered in Shenzhen, China...
, O2
O2
O2, o2, O2, or O2 may refer to:- Companies :* O2 Global Network, an international network for sustainable design* O2TV, a Russian independent socially-political TV channel...
, VimpelCom, Acer Inc., Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, Swisscom
Swisscom
Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Along with Swiss Post, it is a successor company to the former state-owned PTT. Its headquarters are located at Worblaufen near Bern...
in various countries providing customized versions of its software and optimized applications and for particular devices.
Headquarters
SPB Software's development headquarters are located in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Financial Headquarters are located in Hong Kong.The firm also has offices in USA, Brazil, Taiwan, and Thailand.