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January 2010

Five Reasons to Care About Mobile Cloud Computing

Open Source Software Law Review, January, 2010
December 2009

Android's unintentional beneficiary: Funambol

CNET, December 10, 2009

The End Game of the Mobile Address Book

cellular-news, December 8, 2009

2010: The Year of the Mobile Cloud

RCRWireless, December 7, 2009

Funambol Helps Sync Billions of Devices to the Cloud

OSTATIC, December 2, 2009
November 2009

Funambol: cross-platform cloud-syncing

DroidDog, November 23, 2009

An Integrated Social Address Book

Mobile Blogger, November 19, 2009

Designing An Agile Community Program: Funambol Code Sniper v.2

Funambol Community Manager Stefano Maffulli, November 19, 2009

Managing your mobile data sync

CNET, November 15, 2009

With Zapatec Funambol has one stack to rule mobile open source

ZDNet, November 4, 2009

Funambol acquires Zapatec for an age of "sync and push" mobile apps

VentureBeat, November 4, 2009

Funambol Acquires Zapatec, Aims to Simplify Mobile Web App Development

OSTATIC, November 4, 2009
October 2009

How Important Is Open Source To Mobile Devices?

InformationWeek, October 28, 2009

Perils of the Mobile Cloud

BusinessWeek, October 19, 2009

Services to Keep Data Flowing on 4G Networks

InformationWeek, October 9, 2009

Podcast: Funambol's CEO discusses the Open Mobile Cloud -- click the podcast on Oct 6, 2009 called "Should a CIO manage IT", Funambol starts at 2m 35s

London Financial Times (ft.com) Digital Business, October 6, 2009
September 2009

Funambol Releases v8 of its Mobile Email Push and Sync Solution

OStatic, September 29, 2009

Funambol: open source mobile cloud sync

CrunchGear, September 29, 2009

Funambol Launching New MobileWe Portal

Palm InfoCenter, September 29, 2009

Into the Cloud: Upwardly Mobile Funambol

ComputerWorld, September 15, 2009

Funambol boss: "Carriers need to start making cloud services"

Mobile Entertainment, September 15, 2009

Funambol boss wants operators to battle Google Sync and MobileMe

Mobile Entertainment, September 15, 2009

Video: Back that up! TelecomTV Interview with Funambol CEO
Fabrizio Capobianco about mobile cloud sync

TelecomTV, September 4, 2009

Grants, bounties and free software

Blog Interview with Funambol Community Manager Stefano Maffulli, September 2, 2009
August 2009

Open is the New Closed

Andreas Constantinou, VisionMobile, August 7, 2009

Funambol to monetize cloud sync for mobile VoIP

ZDNet, August 4, 2009

Why Cloud Computing is the Future of Mobile

ReadWriteWeb, August 4, 2009
July 2009

Funambol Cloud-Syncs Mobile VoIP

VoN (Voice of Network Convergence), July 31, 2009

Funambol Intros Open Source Mobile Cloud Sync for Mobile VoIP

TMCnet, July 31, 2009

Why mobile applications need cloud services

CNET, July 30, 2009

Funambol Brings Open Source Mobile Cloud Sync to mVoIP

OSTATIC, July 30, 2009

Funambol: Sync Up the Kitchen Sink (video)

siliconANGLE TV, by Robert Scoble, July 29, 2009

Linux, Thunderbird, and the BlackBerry; A Love Story (Cooking with Linux)

Linux Journal, July 8, 2009
June 2009

Jajah + Funambol = GoJajah. That means 98% cheaper international calls.

The Startup, June 27, 2009

Funambol + JAJAH: Open Source SaaS in Action

Commercial Open Source Software, June 26, 2009

Open Source's Funambol Intros Mobile Cloud Sync Tools

TMCnet, June 15, 2009

(Video) Episode 13: A walkabout and demo at Funambol

Mobile Developer TV, June 12, 2009

How do mobile cloud sync services stack up?

InternetNews, June 10, 2009

Study: Wireless carriers aren't offering enough sync options

VentureBeat, June 9, 2009

Mobile Sync Solutions Evaluated

InformationWeek, June 9, 2009

12 Mobile Cloud Sync Solutions Measured

ReadWriteWeb, June 9, 2009

How The Different Mobile Data Syncing Services Stack Up

TechCrunch, June 8, 2009
May 2009

Q&A with Fabrizio Capobianco on open source mobile OSs

Roy Rubenstein Telecom Blogger, May 21, 2009

Funambol launches mobile cloud sync and push-email solution

IntoMobile, May 14, 2009

Funambulletin e-newsletter:
Mobile cloud sync and the address book of the future

Funambol, May 13, 2009

Best Free BlackBerry Storm Apps for BlackBerry Storm This Month

Wireless and Mobile News, May 8, 2009

Interview with Stefano Fornari - CTO - Funambol

How Software is Built, May 7, 2009

Hosted Funambol Aims to Make Launching a
Mobile Cloud Service as Easy as Using One

OSTATIC, May 5, 2009

Funambol enters Middle East and Africa with Dubai office

AME Info (Ultimate Middle East Business Resource), May 5, 2009

Open-source companies log impressive growth

CNET, May 1, 2009
April 2009

Silicon Valley Firm Puts "Face" in Facebook Mobile

NBC, April 29, 2009

Open Source, Mobile Devices and the Economy
Work in Sync to Push Funambol's Developer Community

OSTATIC, April 29, 2009

Central Databank partners with Funambol on
managed service for sync'ed mobile data

Mobile Europe, April 28, 2009

B2B mobile sync and backup service unveiled for SMEs

SiliconRepublic, April 28, 2009

A Bank Worth Talking To Today

Irish Developer Network, April 28, 2009

Open Source Data Synchronization between Servers

Email Nation, April 23, 2009

FuseMail Adds Mobile Sync Support (using Funambol)

Web Host Industry Review, April 13, 2009

Messaging in the Cloud

WirelessWeek, April 8, 2009

Free BlackBerry Storm App of the Day: myFUNAMBOL Cloud Sync & Push Email

Wireless and Mobile News, April 7, 2009

Mobile Cloud Sync with Funambol's Open Source MobileWe Platform

The Gadget 411, April 3, 2009

Funambol's iCar Enables Marmosets, Toddlers to Drive Safely; Dogs Still Risky Behind Wheel

OSTATIC, April 1, 2009

April Fool's Stories

Mobile Europe, April 1, 2009

Look Ma, No Hands: Touchless iCar?

Cult of Mac, April 1, 2009
March 2009

Funambol CEO Fabrizio Capobianco discusses the new Funambol MobileWe Portal and provides a quick demo at Mobile World Congress 2009

bnetTV, March, 2009

The Real Deal 155: Smartphone Apps

CNET Blog Real Deal Podcast/article, March 31, 2009

Apple iPhone 3.0: Developers Get Started

InformationWeek, March 17, 2009

Funambol MobileMe

Scott Mace Calendar Swamp Blog, March 13, 2009

Google Voice Could Be a Game Changer

WirelessWeek, March 13, 2009

Is Smart Cloud App Synching the Next Mobile Holy Grail?

OStatic, March 10, 2009

Open Source Mobile: Funambol's Differences
between Community and Carrier Editions

Commercial Open Source Software, March 6, 2009

BlackBerry Gets Sync Support From Funambol

InformationWeek, March 3, 2009
February 2009

Silicon Valley Deliberates Mobile Advertising; Provides Inside Track On Numbers, Attitudes & Patterns

mSearchGroove, February 12, 2009

Is Window Mobile On Its Last Legs?

InformationWeek, February 2, 2009

Celebration of mobile open source victory premature

ZDNet, February 2, 2009

Funambol CEO Weighs in on Dell's Smartphone Decision

OStatic, February 1, 2009
January 2009

Open-Source Mobile Telephony Goes Legit

CIO.com, January 21, 2009

Funambol - The Mobile Geek's Sync Utopia

User blog, January 19, 2009

The Open Source 50

The VAR Guy, January 15, 2009

Syncing into a Cloud

WirelessWeek, January 1, 2009
December 2008

Survey Finds Potential for Ad-Funded Mobile E-Mail

Wireless Week, December 19, 2008

Funambol Users Weigh In on Ads in Mobile Applications

OStatic, December 18, 2008

Funambol Open Source Push Email and Mobile Sync Thrives

Nexit Mobile Insights, December, 2008

Open source push emails and contacts sync

OpenComputer.net blog, December 14, 2008

Open Handset Alliance Gains New Batch of Android Boosters

Linuxinsider.com, December 10, 2008

Funambol's CEO sees AGPL as essential for FOSS in cloud computing's future

Linux.com, December 9, 2008

Funambol and ScheduleWorld.com, or "the Poor Man's Hosted Exchange"

User-created tutoral blog, December 7, 2008

Keeping it synchronized

Experiences of The Ordinary blog, December 2, 2008

Mapping open source into mobile: who, where and how

VisionMobile (Industry Analyst) blog, December 1, 2008
November 2008

Funambol: Open Source Wireless

ISP-Planet, November 25, 2008

AOL Partners With Funambol For Mobile Syncing

OStatic, November 21, 2008

AOL Sync beta launched for Outlook, phones

CNET, November 20, 2008

AOL Takes Calendar and Address Book Mobile [powered by Funambol]

AOL Corporate website news, November 20, 2008

Podcaster review of Funambol (18:52 - 22:30) in
Hiccups, Skydivers, and Vegatarians. Oh My!

The Pod 5, November 20, 2008

Open source syncing, simplified

Linux Magazine, November 12, 2008

Sharing Information Across a PC, the Web & Mobile

Frost & Sullivan Research, November 10, 2008
October 2008

This is the money being made TODAY in Open Source

Royal Pingdom Blog, October 31, 2008

RIM: No open-source phone for you

CNET, October 23, 2008

Nokia Joins Open-Source Trend for Mobile Platforms

Top Tech News, October 22, 2008

Can Open Source Offer an Edge in the Mobile Phone Space?

ITBusinessEdge, October 22, 2008

iPhone envy to fuel open-source development?

CNET News, October 22, 2008

The bottom line on Android roll-out

ZDNet, October 22, 2008

Funambol keeps the community spirit alive

InfoWorld, October 21, 2008

Carriers need to enter 'the cloud' to keep their grip on subscribers

RCR Wireless News, October 7, 2008

Furthering Open Source Mobile Apps with Ad Revenue

Ostatic, October 7, 2008

Advertisements Aside, myFUNAMBOL Makes Syncing Easy

Ostatic, October 7, 2008

Mobile e-mail space remains challenge for all

RCR Wireless News, October 7, 2008

Funambol Puts Ads Into Portal

Wireless Week, October 7, 2008

Open Source Ads Added to myFunambol

WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS, October 7, 2008

About Mapping Open Source into Your Business Model: the Funambol case

Commercial Open Source Software, October 3, 2008
September 2008

Android Gets a Hand

ComputerworldUK, September 29, 2008

Robert Scoble and Google Mobile discuss Funambol (video)

Scobleizer and WorkFastTV (Fast Company.TV), September 26, 2008

T-Mobile G1: Closer To Exchange Support

CRN/VAR Business IT Channel News, September 25, 2008

Funambol Announces Open Source Mobile Sync App for Android

AndroidGuys, September 25, 2008

How to make money in open source: A little dash of SaaS

CNET News, September 23, 2008

On the road with Funambol 7 (detailed product review)

Linux.com, September 18, 2008

Funambol Examines 'MobileWe'

Wireless Week, September 18, 2008

want an alternative to activestink?
(Note: scroll halfway down page to message)

Sprintusers.com, September 17, 2008

Getting Pushy on Email

My Techbox, September 14, 2008
August 2008

Funambol featured @ JAJAH Labs as new technology partner

DEMO.com, August 7, 2008

Funambol Updates Open-Source Push E-Mail Tools

WirelessWeek, August 6, 2008
July 2008

Funambol CEO Fabrizio Capobianco Interview and Demo

TalkTech, July 4, 2008

Fabrizio talks about the market for free email on mobile devices, the effectiveness of Funambol's worldwide community of developers in building mobile open source software for 1.5 billion phones, and his experience as a web entrepreneur in Italy. He also provides a demo of Funambol running on a RAZR and iPhone.

June 2008

My.Funambol now with less headache ("It's brilliant")

Interscription (blog), June 20, 2008

How To Sync Just About Anything, Anywhere

My Today Screen (blog), June 18, 2008

Funambol's open source challenge to Blackberry

ComputerworldUK, June 18, 2008

Open-Source Startup Pushes Mail to Millions of Phones

Xconomy, June 18, 2008

Open source push email vendor scores funding

LinuxDevices.com, June 18, 2008

Funambol Raises $12.5 Million Series B: AOL Signs Up As Customer

TechCrunch, June 16, 2008

Can Funambol's open source service overturn RIM?

Techworld, June 16, 2008

Funambol raises $12.5 million, Open-Source Startup Pushes Mail to Millions of Phones deal with AOL

VentureBeat, June 16, 2008

Funambol scores $12.5 million and AOL to fuel global expansion

CNET Blog, The Open Road, June 17, 2008

Funambol Gets Another $12.5M, Lands AOL for Mobile Sync

Mashable, June 16, 2008

Video: Funambol CEO Fabrizio Capobiano interview about ad-funded mobile email for the mass market (starts at 2:45 minute mark)

TelecomTV, June 13, 2008

Funambol - AGPL'd, ad-supported mobile open source

the 451 group blog, June 12, 2008

iPhone 2.0 lets open source in through back door

ZDNet, June 11, 2008

Apple's MobileMe vs. Funambol's myFUNAMBOL: An open sync?

CNET, June 11, 2008

Funambol's free alternative to Apple's MobileMe

TechDispenser (ComputerWorld Blog), June 11, 2008

Funambol - Wirelesly sync your iPhone contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes

iPhoneFreakz, June 11, 2008

Funambol readies its open source wireless sync application for iPhone 2.0

IntoMobile, June 11, 2008

Funambol To Offer An Open-Source Competitor
To MobileMe . . . As An iPhone App

TechCrunch, June 10, 2008

Open Source Wireless Sync for iPhone 2.0 Brought by Funambol

TMCNet, June 10, 2008

Sync Your iPhone 2.0 for $99, Or For Free

Wired Webmonkey, June 10, 2008

Funambol launches open source wireless sync for iPhone

SMS Text News, June 10, 2008

Walking Three Tightropes

ComputerworldUK, June 9, 2008
May 2008

Will advertising boost e-mail usage?

RCR Wireless News, May 30, 2008

Outlook Calendar Synchronization Cookbook

IT Consultant Blogger, May 29, 2008

Funambol Pounds Out New Mobile OSS Forge

TechNewsWorld, May 22, 2008

Open Source Mobile: Why Funambol is launching a New Forge

Commercial Open Source Blog, May 21, 2008

Honest Public Licensing: Q&A with Fabrizio Capobianco

InformationWeek, May 19, 2008

Video: Funambol Dash - navigating to your calendar

YouTube video, May 14, 2008

Funambol, Laszlo integrate mobile messaging, Web service

Mobile Marketer, May 13, 2008

Push email gains ad-friendly Web 2.0 app integration

LinuxDevices.com, May 13, 2008

Funambol and Laszlo Systems team up on open source mobile-web messaging

VentureBeat, May 12, 2008

Sun and Funambol partner on Glassfish

Mobile Open Source Blog, May 7, 2008
April 2008

Will a $199 Price Tag Debase the iPhone?

MacNewsWorld, April 30, 2008

Funambol transforme tous les telephones en BlackBerry
(Funambol transforms all phones into BlackBerry [French])

L'Expansion.com, April 25, 2008
March 2008

Open Source Licenses: AGPL is OSI approved now, thank you Fabrizio!

Commercial Open Source Software Blog, March 18, 2008

Will the GPL be overtaken by AGPL?

ZDNet, March 17, 2008

A cure for the "cancer within open source": the OSI approves the Affero GPL

The Open Road (CNET Blogs), March 14, 2008

AGPL Gets OK from OSI

Computerworld, March 14, 2008

Affero General Public License Approved by OSI

Law & Life: Silicon Valley, March 13, 2008

Funambol's mobile open-source opportunity

The Open Road (CNET Blogs), March 1, 2008
February 2008

Mobile ads: Will the carriers be left out?

Telephony Online, February 28, 2008

Funambol at Mobile Monday Awards | Funambol wins (view press release)

YouTube, February 26, 2008

My Mobile Day: Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol

SMS Text News, February 26, 2008

MWC - Funambol offers ad-supported mobile e-mail

The Industry Standard, February 5, 2008
January 2008

Android Mobile Platform and Funambol Application Server Synergy

Open Androids, January 22, 2008

Open Enterprise Interview: Fabrizio Capobianco

Computerworld UK, January 21, 2008

Sun's plans for MySQL: wireless?

RCR Wireless News, January 21, 2008

Introduction to the Funambol Application Server

Open Androids, January 21, 2008

Open source entering the mobile computing space

InfoWorld, January 8, 2008