MBillionth Award: the winners of 2010

The Many to One SMS application involves participation of the Secretaries of Gram Panchayats, who send an SMS in a prescribed format to a designated telephone number. The time spent on collecting data is minimized and the output is maximized.

Shahjalal University of Science & Technology has introduced an SMS based automated registration system for Admission Tests where candidates send in their HSC information from any Tele talk prepaid mobile phone and get a confirmation message instantly after the information is processed and verified by the Education Board .

The M-Distribution application is the brainchild of Shri Laxmikant Deshmukh : District Collector of Kolhapur to ensure proper distribution of food grains to all ration card holders, especially those below the poverty line. The software is cost effective and can be used in GPRS enabled mobile phones.

Dialog Tradenet is a trade information platform integrating technologies like Web, Wireless Access Protocol, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, SMS and Voice to help traders reach their target market through mobile phones

Patented multi - lingual keypad

Panini Keypad a patented multi - lingual keypad, enables a user to type in all the regional languages of India on the keypad of his mobile phone. Based on the premise of statistical predictive texting it doesn't require a separate dictionary application.

The Nepal wireless network aims to bridge the digital divide and provide the benefits of ICT to people living in remote areas in Nepal. It comprises of a number of applications including E-commerce through the internet, VOIP using SIP protocols, virtual-ATM service, video conferencing and hotel booking system through mobile phones.

Service that provides local

Reuters Market Light is a service that provides local and customized information to Indian farmers via mobile phones. Information provided includes: Spot Crop Prices, crop advisory for selected crops, commodity news and any other information relevant to the farming community.

See 'n' Report is a citizen journalism service that enables people in Pakistan to report photos and videos directly from their cell phones as and when they witness a breaking news story.

Community radio station based in Chhattisgarh

CGnet Swara is a community radio station based in Chhattisgarh, accessible via mobile phone. It aims to provide a platform for the rural folk to upload and share important community related information. Swara has given a voice to the poor and marginalized tribes, who are plagued both by Maoist insurgents and the security forces stationed by the government.

The product is a unique communication tool which converts text to sign language to voice and vice versa. Also the application can also be used as a teaching tool for their relatives and others interested in learning the sign language.

The AWATAR Mobile Booking is an advance ticket booking application for Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) passengers through mobile phone. It enables customers to cancel tickets, if and when necessary.

Suruk an application for GPS-enabled mobile phones allows auto rickshaw passengers to keep track of distance covered, rate charged and detect if an auto driver is overcharging or taking a wrong route. Suruk is an attempt to provide a practical solution to these difficulties faced by common people

EKO SimpliBank connects banking and telecom infrastructure seamlessly. The project has partnered with two of India's largest organizations- AirTel and State Bank of India (SBI), and has crossed the mark of 50,000 customers. Delivering banking services through mobile brings down the cost substantially for the population to afford it and makes it a viable business opportunity

The mobiquity platform embraces the mobile phone as a convenient, cash-free, and card-free payment and transaction medium, delivering a range of financial and payment applications.

Business Express in Bangladesh is a new process which includes the automatic reporting of sales force, including customer orders and credit collection. The system has been made into a platform for all stakeholders related to Sales Information to provide and update relevant information.

Voice-ERP is an interactive Voice based application targeted for manufacturing, retail and contract farming organizations and has created a unique proposition by using mobile phones as the channel and local language voice based communication to-and-fro the ERP systems.