I-mate is a Dubai based company that was founded originally in Scotland. The company produces Windows Mobile based smartphones for the world market. After securing market-leading positions in several regions including the Middle East, Africa and Australia, i-mate™ has set their sights on key territories across Asia with Singapore starting as the gateway. The Group was launched by now CEO Jim Morrison. Jim was involved in the team at O2 that designed the first O2 Xda Pocket PC phone. He subsequently obtained rights to HTC products outside of O2 territories and setup i-mate with his team in Glasgow, Scotland to deliver into the market place. It is now based in Dubai, and is operating in the UK, Italy, Armenia, Australia, India, the U.S.A. and South Africa. At the end of March 2006, i-mate had posted a profit of USD $22.5 million and sold over 420,000 Windows Mobile phones. The handsets are targeted at high-end business users, with features such as HSDPA, Direct XGA video out and support for Microsoft Direct Push Technology, to improve communications and functionality on the move. i-mate has finally shipped its new Ultimate mobile phone range to stores in the region.The Windows Mobile based-handsets, are available from retailers in the Middle East now.
