Tag Archives: abaxia

Cimbal has at least 1 fan for its 2D colour barcode tech

Published on Sunday, April 15th by Hans Cett

Rating: Old chestnut of the Datamatrix code re-appears

Following our recent story ‘ScanLife enters tech spat with logo-centric QR codes’ here, an avid reader – Chris Boone contacted us concerning another alternative to colour QR codes. In this case, they are an alternative ‘Open’ 2D barcode technology – Datamatrix. Loyal readers may remember companies such as Abaxia championing the Datamatrix format in Europe against the rise of the QR code. It preferred to refer to such 2D barcodes as ‘mobiletags’. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile barcodes | Tagged 2d barcode, abaxia, Chris Boone, cimbal, datamatrix, mobiletag | Leave a comment

HTC buys Abaxia: is it moving away from mobile OS?

Published on Tuesday, June 8th by Cian O' Sullivan

HTC is one of the most popular handset manufacturers in the world – and it has been a pioneer when it comes to the Android operating system. Yesterday’s revelation that it has bought French mobile software company Abaxia has caused a lot of speculation. The question is: does HTC intend to create its own mobile OS, or does it want to avoid the whole thing? Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile OS, android, mobile news | Tagged abaxia, android, HTC, mobile, mobile device, mobile operating system, Mobile OS, mobile software, Sense UI, smartphone | 1 Comment

Orange response to our article on Google Apps and Abaxia idle screen mobile search

Published on Friday, October 30th by Bena Roberts

We wrote this article on the Orange Google Mobile Search Widget deal and this is the response from Orange. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Operators, Mobile Search, Mobile applications, google, mobile news, orange | Tagged abaxia, google, Mobile Search, orange | 2 Comments

iPhone OS 3.0 software update – the new spotlight search reviewed

Published on Tuesday, June 16th by Bena Roberts

I have developer release of the new iPhone 3.0 software and tested it out last night.
My first thoughts:
1. Finally cut and paste has come to the iPhone and its super easy. It took me 3 or 4 times to get used to it but then its a dream.
2. Now I definitely need a MobileMe email [...]

Posted in Featured, Mobile Devices, Mobile Search, iphone, nokia | Tagged abaxia, content search, iphone, iphone 3G, Mobile Search, nokia, nuance, spotlight search, xt9 | 2 Comments

CTIA White Paper on Mobile Barcodes Part 2 – Bena Roberts turns green

Published on Wednesday, September 17th by Bena Roberts

OK. So I went to CTIA knowing about mobile barcodes but a stream of events plus talking to founders of DataMatrix codes has left me feeling a bit like a guru.
I spoke to Scanbuy for its side of the CTIA saga. I got a response but was asked not to publicise it? I also got [...]

Posted in Featured, Mobile barcodes, Popular | Tagged abaxia, CTIA, Mobile barcodes, mobile codes, mobile discovery, neom, Neomedia | 13 Comments

Mobile Barcodes in France – Interview with CEO mobiletag Domenico Surace and Christian Viala

Published on Tuesday, March 4th by Bena Roberts

So, I just had an honest and interesting conversation with Domenico Surace the CEO of French Mobile Barcode company mobiletag and Christian Francois Viala (mobiletag).
mobiletag was part of French mobile search and idle screen company Abaxia – but is now a spin off (since 2006).

Both Domenico (Italian) and Christian-François have very heavy Italian and French [...]

Posted in Featured, Mobile applications, Mobile barcodes | Tagged abaxia, AFMM, barcode platform, barcode reader, domenico surace, france, Mobile applications, Mobile barcodes, mobiletag, NFC, nokia, OMA, orange | 5 Comments

MobileTag, the AFMM and French Mobile Barcode Standardisation

Published on Monday, March 3rd by Bena Roberts

I just got this from French Company Mobile Tag (formerly part of Abaxia).
A major step has been achieved in the standardization of the 2D Barcode.

The mobiletag company, the AFMM (French Association of Mobile Multimedia) and the 3 French mobile operators, Orange, SFR and Bouygues, have signed a mutual license contract concerning the specifications of the [...]

Posted in Featured, Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile barcodes | Tagged , 2d barcode, abaxia, AFMM, flashcode, france, intelligent barcodes, mobile barcode standardisation, Mobile barcodes, mobiletag, multimedia, Neomedia | 2 Comments

Are Mobile Barcodes nearing tipping point?

Published on Sunday, February 17th by Bena Roberts

At the recent Mobile World Congress, I visited the stands of many of the major new mobile barcode companies. Each company stand showcased the potential of barcodes -but the corporate identity and drag queen back stabbing of the players in the industry could hurt the future of the barcode industry.
The way forward is and has to be standardisation, [...]

Posted in Featured, Mobile barcodes, Popular, Uncategorized | Tagged , abaxia, AFMM, cellfire, codes, data matrix, DT, GSMA, HP, k-cab, kpn, mobile, Mobile barcodes, mobile codes consortium, MWC, neo media, nokia, o2, open mobile alliance, orange, Publicis Groupe, qr, qualcomm, scanbuy, SFR, standaridsation, telefonica, Vodafone | 17 Comments

The Orange Idle Screen and the barcode issue

Published on Tuesday, April 17th by Bena Roberts

Rating: the idle screen is one of the hottest available
In 2003, the Orange Home Screen was put on all SPV devices. The Home Screen is an idle screen service from Abaxia.

This is extremely important as I have been trying to figure out why Orange boasts one million OrangeWorld hits a week and is still complaining [...]

Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Content, Mobile Devices, Mobile Operators, Mobile Search | Tagged abaxia, idle screen, mobile, orange, spv | Leave a comment