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In the list of five elite of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer in 2009, published research firm International Data Corp. (IDC), there is one producer who had his name has never entered into the list. He is Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. In the global mobile phone industry in general, Samsung is the world’s second largest producer, behind Nokia Corp, but in the global smartphone market, Samsung had a significant role because of less aggressive release of the smartphone.

In 2009, Samsung managed to enter the elite group of five of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, because the more aggressive Samsung smartphone released in the past year, among other smartphones with the release of the Windows Mobile system operating even Android.

IDC explained, along the 2009 Sony Ericsson was able to sell 5.7 million units globally smartphone, aka rose 5.6 percent compared to 5.4 million units in 2008. IDC explains, the Nokia 2009 smartphone, especially popular in the Asia Pacific region, Latin America, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Realizing he had a chance in the global smartphone industry, Samsung also increased aggressiveness onslaught. Head of Mobile Division Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Shin Jong-Kyun said, Samsung was determined increasing the volume tripling its global smartphone sales in 2010 to strengthen the position.

Shin said that, there is a big change in our smartphone strategy this year. We plan to strengthen our smartphone business by extending not only supply handsets, but also enrich the content, applications, and services. Speech Shin was not just bragging, so that it can be proved at the end of 2009, Samsung introduced a software platform named Bada. Samsung hopes, Bada will be able to encourage software developers create applications for the production of Sony Ericsson smartphones. Read the rest of this entry »