Netbiscuits Makes Mobile Web Development Easier

Online Product News, Oct 1, 2008

Netbiscuits, San Francisco, is offering a free edition of their popular Netbiscuits Mobile Web Development Platform that includes the recently added iPhone and Google Android support. Already a preferred self-service platform used by many leading companies such as eBay and Yahoo!, the Netbiscuits' Free Developer Edition is available for developers looking to build lively mobile websites that are utilized for non-commercial use.

Netbiscuits recently updated its Developer Platform to include support for the latest mobile device generation with WebKit browsers such as the iPhone or Google Android phones. With this new enhanced support, developers are now able to deliver high-end Web 2.0 mobile websites that include support for multi-column layouts, CSS manipulation, iPhone native outputs, layers and animation effects. Taking a "one tool all devices" approach, Netbiscuits Development Platform enables developers to build superior mobile websites that can be easily created and managed from one platform and that work across all devices globally, regardless of brand or carrier.

Other key features of the free Developer Edition include:

-- Free use of the full Netbiscuits Development Platform for non-commercial mobile websites with limited traffic -- Unlimited number of mobile websites per account -- Choice between Web-based, drag and drop Mobile Sitebuilder or Developer SDK for JSP, PHP and .Net -- Access to the continuously updated global mobile device database that recognizes the relevant development parameters of over 5,000 mobile phones and CE devices across the world -- Ability to manipulate and preview mobile websites in Netbiscuits Simulator before they go live -- Support from the Netbiscuits developer community forum

"Technologically advanced mobile phones are entering the market at a rapid rate and carriers are continuously reducing their mobile data pricing bundles. This means more and more mobile phone users are looking to access their favorite websites on their handsets anticipating a similar Web experience to that found on their computers," said Ran Farmer, Managing Director, Netbiscuits Inc. "With this free Developer Edition we hope to make that true Web experience possible by enticing Mobile Web developers to try our platform so they can see for themselves the ease at which mobile websites can be created so they can finally reach this ever-expanding audience."

As an additional incentive, Netbiscuits, in conjunction with Yankee Group's upcoming Mobile Internet World conference, will be hosting a Mobile Web Developer Challenge for those looking to submit their mobile websites, portals, communities, games, download centers, video channels, shops, campaigns, or landing pages that were created with the free Netbiscuits Developer Platform. Submissions are due by 11:59 pm PT on October 15, 2008 and will be judged by a panel of industry experts on design, fluidity, content and execution. The six best mobile websites will win prizes worth more than $40,000. Winners will be announced at 12:30 pm PT on October 21, 2008.

For official contest rules and additional information, visit http://www.netbiscuits.com/miw.

About Netbiscuits

Netbiscuits operates the world's leading B2B web software platform for development, publishing and advertising in the Mobile Internet. Founded in 2000, the company with more than 80 employees in the USA, Germany, and Singapore serves the global Mobile Internet programs of premium brands such as Yahoo!, AOL, BILD, Spiegel, RTL, Konami, Sixt, and eBay. Globally Netbiscuits delivers more than 1 Billion mobile page impressions each month.

Following a unique approach, the Netbiscuits platform is available as a web-based software service. The platform provides all tools, interfaces and mobile enabling technologies online that are needed to create, publish, and monetize professional Mobile Web applications. Thereby Netbiscuits allows content & media publishers, marketing & advertising agencies, application developers, and service providers to achieve a faster path to profit from their Mobile Internet programs.

For more information, visit http://www.netbiscuits.com or call 703/435-9008, ext. 308.