The name Funambol is derived from the Latin words funis (rope) and ambulare (walking), meaning a tightrope walker. Just as a tightrope walker must be strong, brave, vigilant and nimble to constantly adapt to changing conditions, Funambol continuously balances the needs of our open source community and the marketplace.
Mobile 2.0 is the next HUGE wave of innovative mobile services and data. Whereas Web 2.0 meant user generated content (wikis, photo sharing), collaboration (social networking) and interactive technology such as AJAX, Mobile 2.0 is ushering in a similar era to wireless, and Funambol is at the forefront.
Mobile 2.0 is the outgrowth of several compelling trends:
Our vision is to harness and popularize the innovation that open source can bring to the new world of mobile 2.0 messaging. We believe this will spur important, creative and exciting new forms of mobile communication, collaboration and entertainment.
Started in 2001 as the Sync4j open source project, Funambol has grown to be the world's leading mobile open source project, with more than one million downloads, supported by the largest global mobile community, and used by mobile operators, service providers, enterprises and OEMs/ISVs/ODMs everywhere. Join us as Funambol continues to evolve into the leading mobile 2.0 software for mobile messaging, powered by open source.
