Following Mobile Search: the dotMobi Way - dotMobi and DeviceAtlas

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At DeviceAtlas dotMobi is assembling a comprehensive database of the mobile features of ALL mobile devices (well, maybe not all, but certainly a large number). The complete listing of devices that are supported is here. With DeviceAtlas, dotMobi is seeking to solve one of the knottiest problems facing mobile web developers, which is the myriad of different devices and platforms and operating systems which proliferate with mobile devices. According to their web site, "Understanding the differences and similarities between those thousands of mobile devices is an important part of modern mobile development. And yet finding detailed and accurate information about them - and then using it sensibly - is remarkably difficult."

If not for anything else, dotMobi should be commended for providing this comprehensive resource. One of the reasons they are able to provide ALL of this information is because they are financed and supported by a consortium of all the major telecom device companies. DotMobi is financially backed and sponsored by Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Ericsson, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, Telecom Italia Mobile, Orascom Telecom, GSM Association, Hutchison Whampoa, Syniverse Technologies, and VISA, with an executive from each company having a seat on dotMobi's board of directors.

DotMobi sites are optimized for viewing on a mobile phone. The man with the mouse is guaranteed a site optimized for usage on the go. This means device design parameters such as screen size, device form/size, device I/O options, existence of embedded sensors (acceleration, location, touch, light/darkness, ambient noise), and ergonomic factors and intuitiveness are taken into consideration. Although a dot com address can be adapted to mobile devices, most of them are not. DotMobi ensures that web content is properly optimized for the mobile devices.

"Ultimately, dotMobi will enable users to find predictable content and services from the businesses that provide them. This will have a major and significant impact on both the mobile and Internet industries."  Microsoft

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