Pakistani Mobile Application Gains International Recognition: “Animal 101” bagged 2nd position in Calling All Innovators 2011

Animal 101, an interactive application about animals for children and parents bagged 2nd position at ‘Nokia & AT&T Innovators 2011 Contest

TenPearls, a global application development company owned by Pakistani Developrs, won 2nd Prize for its mobile app, ANIMAL 101, in the Trivia and Education category of Nokia and AT&T’s “Calling All Innovators 2011” mobile app and games contest.

This is the second award TenPearls has received for its mobile apps within this year. The company has already been awarded the 1st prize  for the uTrack mobile app once before in the current year.

 

The “Calling All Innovators 2011” global competition, presented by Nokia and AT&T, encouraged app and game developers from around the world to submit mobile applications in 17 categories for a chance to get a share in a total of $10 million in cash and prizes. TenPearls competed against more than 800 entrants for top spots.

Rabia Azfar, Business Development Manager EDX, NOKIA Near East said: “Nokia through ‘Nokia & AT&T Innovators 2011 Contest’ provides the application developer community an innovative platform to create and exhibit their talent. Animal 101 by TenPearls is a creative application to the core.” She added, “Having gained massive popularity in Pakistan, it is great to see that the application also won recognition on an international level. With strikingly engaging visuals and sounds, Animal 101 is one of a kind application that focuses on imparting fun educational experience. We see TenPearls as our long term partners who have so much potential to contribute to Pakistan’s software industry.”

“We are looking forward to building more applications on Nokia’s smart devices and leveraging our relationship for greater business successes.” commented Imran Aftab, President of TenPearls. “Nokia’s global commitment to foster developers’ community is praise-worthy and extremely helpful in furthering a global environment of innovation and entrepreneurialism,” he added.

 

About Animal 101

Animal 101 is the ultimate mobile learning app that provides an engaging way for children to learn about animals. This voice-driven mobile game allows even kids who cannot read yet to enjoy this game. With visually appealing drawings and graphics, children could either play the game or just browse the various animals.

TenPearls has plans to launch a number of new feature rich mobile apps in Pakistan for Nokia with an aim to facilitate maximum number of people to find real value and convenience in their mobile experience in line with Nokia’s aim to enable personalized mobile communications.

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You can also read the official press release about contest and results below.

Press Rlease

Karachi – 15th September, 2011: ‘Nokia & AT&T Innovators 2011 Contest’, aiming to inspire creativity across the globe, recently awarded the 2nd prize to Animal 101 application submitted by TenPearls, a global application development company owned and run by a Pakistani developer. TenPearls has been honored as the winner for developing Animal 101, an interactive and user-friendly educational application engineered towards children and parents.

Animal 101 is a learning based application that aims to teach children ages 3 to 8 to learn about animals by engaging them in fun and interactive games. Animal 101 with its strikingly appealing visuals, brilliant graphics and inspiring sounds, engages children into an entertaining educational experience. Animal 101’s most accomplished feature is its usability by children who cannot read. Through pictorial representations and fun facts about the animal world, this exciting new application makes learning a fun experience for children who have not even started school. Not only is Animal 101 catering to the educational needs of children in an invigorating manner but is also an exciting experience for parents who want to share quality learning time with their children.

Rabia Azfar, Business Development Manager EDX, NOKIA Near East said: “Nokia through ‘Nokia & AT&T Innovators 2011 Contest’ provides the application developer community an innovative platform to create and exhibit their talent. Animal 101 by TenPearls is a creative application to the core. Having gained massive popularity in Pakistan, it is great to see that the application also won recognition on an international level. With strikingly engaging visuals and sounds, Animal 101 is one of a kind application that focuses on imparting fun educational experience. We see TenPearls as our long term partners who have so much potential to contribute to Pakistan’s software industry.”

“Nokia’s global commitment to foster developers’ community is praise-worthy and extremely helpful in furthering a global environment of innovation and entrepreneurialism,” commented Imran Aftab, President of TenPearls. “We are looking forward to building more applications on Nokia’s smart devices and leveraging our relationship for greater business successes,” added Imran.

TenPearls has plans to launch a number of new feature rich mobile apps in Pakistan for Nokia with an aim to facilitate maximum number of people to find real value and convenience in their mobile experience in line with Nokia’s aim to enable personalized mobile communications.

About TenPearls

TenPearls is a privately-held, global application development and technology company helping organizations solve their most pressing challenges. The company has gained immense recognition from its participation in the Nokia Calling All Innovators Contest, also capturing the first prize the Nokia Calling All Innovators local applications contest in Pakistan through its one of a kind application called UTrack.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more.  Nokia’s NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.