Movial

Movial is a privately held software engineering company focused on Internet enabled devices in consumer electronics and telecommunications industries. The company’s software solutions enable rich Internet browsing and IP communications across multiple devices including PCs, smart phones, netbooks, smartbooks, laptops, touch screen devices, cars and set-top-boxes. The company’s service offering includes device concept and user interface design, third-party application, service and platform integration, consulting, training, product maintenance and support. Device manufacturers and operators leverage Movial’s creative and custom systems integration services, including its Android, MeeGo and Qt (framework)services, to help them increase ROI, and to streamline and speed product development utilizing open Linux platforms and ready-to-use applications. The company was founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2001 by Lauri Vilamo, Jari Ala-Ruona and Jon Molander . The company is well known for having created Scratchbox, a cross-compilation toolkit designed to make embedded Linux application development easier and for contributing its Browser D-Bus Bridge code, which allows developers to build widgets that can incorporate phone capabilities such as instant messaging and audio to the Open Source Community. In 2008, the company was recognized by the Linux Foundation for being one of the key contributors to the Linux kernel. Movial is also noted for enabling mobile operator Optimus Telecomunicações, to extend its services to PC users for the first time, via the Movial Communicator PC solution, increasing its subscriber base and offering its more than 2.8 million existing subscribers an additional channel for multimedia communication. The company is also a member of the GSMA's RCS and VoLTE (Voice over LTE) initiative.