DDH Software is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its HanDBase mobile database application. To mark the occasion, the company announced it is reviving its <A HREF="http://www.ddhsoftware.com/news.html?sub=HanDBase&view=news&num=83">HanDBase Applet of the Year contest,</A> seeking the most innovative uses for its popular HanDBase mobile database program for PDAs and smartphones. The goal for this year's contest is to demonstrate how easy it is for anyone to develop a mobile solution for either work or personal use.
The company will reward the Best Commercial Applet and Best Personal Applet with "HanDBase Runtime" licenses (a US $1,000.00 value) which will enable the winners to turn their entries into commercially-available standalone mobile applications. DDH Software's Web site currently offers the largest online gallery of free custom applets for mobile devices, including Access (Palm) OS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Symbian handsets. Submissions are due before June 30th, 2008, and the winners will be announced on July 31st, 2008.