WORLDMATE - OUR HISTORY

MobiMate, the parent company and creator of the WorldMate® product franchise, was re-named WorldMate Inc. in August 2008. The corporate and product names were unified under a single brand identity to convey a uniform message and vision to its business partners and customers.

MobiMate/WorldMate has been growing and innovating since our founding in 2000. We're proud of our achievements and the difference they've made for business travelers around the world.


2000
MobiMate is founded; pioneers "mobile travel application" segment

2001
WorldMate expands to include wireless content, setting trend for future "on device portals"

MobiMate signs first distribution deal with Sony Electronics for CLIE line of PDAsWorldMate and Sony

2002
MobiMate signs distribution deals with Palm and HPWorldMate Palm and HP

2003
WorldMate becomes the #1 best-selling Symbian application on Sony Ericsson
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WorldMate Symbian Sony Ericsson

2004
Nokia and AT&T ship WorldMate for the S60Nokia & AT&T

Mobimate becomes first company in industry to have products on 5 smartphone operating systems

2005
WorldMate combines desktop and mobile services

2006
MobiMate and Amobee demonstrate in-application mobile advertisingWorldMate Amobee

WorldMate becomes first application to support 8 mobile operating systems

WorldMate becomes only application on Handango's Top 10 list for 5+ platformsWorldMate handango

WorldMate surpasses 1 million downloads

2007
WorldMate launches "Freemium" business model; user base skyrockets

WorldMate Live for BlackBerry becomes flagship product and redefines mobile user experience through context-based servicesWorldMate BlackBerry

2008
MobiMate and Vodafone partner to launch "Vodafone Travel Kit"WorldMate vodaphone

WorldMate launches mobile social network for business travelers

WorldMate Live launches on Windows MobileWorldMate Windows Mobile

WorldMate Live adds hotel booking through affiliation with Hotels.com