Scope

In 2005 TMRC set out to build a global database of mobile games Developers, Aggregator-Distributors, Publishers and Portals (DAPPs)*, with a view to specifically identifying as many as possible. To ensure that no stone was left unturned we systematically checked games enterprises of all platform types (including Console, Handheld, PDA, PC/Mac etc), plus the vast array of new start-ups derived from the latest Mobile games enterprises news. We have invested over three years work in a worldwide search, and have followed following every conceivable lead. To date more than 100,000 web sites have been visited and checked.

How up-to-date is the database?

We are confident that this database is, and will remain up-to-date as not only were all the records checked in the last quarter of 2007, but it is our intention to refresh the database every three months. In addition if a sufficient number of clientele insist on a higher frequency of updates we will give this serious consideration.

Format

The database is being made available in the widely accepted CSV (Comma Separated Values) format, enabling it to be ported into Excel, Access and a host of other industry standard databases. The comma-separated values (or CSV) file format is a file type that stores tabular data (like in an Excel sheet). The format is long established and as a consequence CSV files are common on all computer platforms.

Size

The latest version of the database, as at December 2007 contains 1,968 actively trading Mobile Games enterprises worldwide. As far as we can ascertain these estimates are at least three times greater than the nearest rival lists offerings.

What constitutes a Mobile Games Enterprise?

To be eligible for inclusion in our database enterprises have been defined as actively trading commercial entities ranging from multinational, publicly quoted companies at one extreme, through to 1-2 man operators at the other. It should be noted that where enterprises have subsidiaries operating in more than one country we have counted them separately (although they obviously all share the same parent). We have done so as they invariably have unique website addresses (URLs), commercial activities exclusive to the countries in question, as well as local management teams offering a unique commercial interface to those customers in the country in which it is they are physically based.

Purchasing Options

We offer a flexible range of alternative purchasing possibilities:

-one-off purchase of the The Full Profiles or The Essential Contacts database
-purchase regional groupings eg Greater Europe or Japan and South Korea
-purchase just one country or a group of countries
-purchase activity groupings eg all aggregators, or portals or developers etc.
-purchase just once or take out a subscription for the year and save 50% of the cost. An annual subscription gives you the latest database version plus an update for th next three quarters
-subscriptions can be for either database version or for regional/other groupings

We are confident that our database dwarfs rival lists of Games Developers, Aggregator-Distributors, Publishers and Portals (for all platform types) by a considerable margin. Unlike a number of other lists, which are essentially reactive in nature (relying on website traffic to capture visiting company details), our database has been developed proactively, assessing and including companies from an extensive array of online and offline sources. Our proactive approach also means that our list does not include a high proportion of defunct companies - a problem which plagues many other lists.

Every enterprise has been positively web-checked to:-

- confirm the enterprise is actively trading
- collect further information
- ensure that our assessment of the core business is accurate

All of the potential entries have been cross-checked to avoid duplication and clarify ownership patterns. Furthermore in the case of any enterprises which had data missing from their Website we subsequently contacted many of them directly (by phone or email) in order to confirm and add to the details we had already collected.

Also available:

-One-off purchase of the Full Profiles or The Essential Contacts database

-Purchase Regional Groupings e.g. Greater Europe or Japan and South Korea

-Purchase just one country or a group of countries

-Purchase Activity Groupings e.g. all Aggregators, or Portals or Developers etc.

-Purchase just once or take out a subscription for the year and save 50% of the cost. An annual subscription gives you the latest database version, plus an update for the next three quarters

-Subscriptions can be for either database version or for regional/other groupings

Please e-mail for further details and rates.

What does a Subscription buy you?

It's a harsh fact of life that all databases decay over time, so it's important to safeguard against this. That's why we have introduced the option of a Subscription package for those clients who need to keep abreast of industry changes over time. For just twice the cost of a one-off purchase of the database Subscribers will receive 4 quarterly updates

1. Each quarterly update will incorporate all of the latest industry announcements (changes in key personnel, changes in ownership, the announcement of new companies etc) the details of which will be entered onto the database. We regularly monitor a raft of online and offline industry specific publications/weblogs to gather this information.

2. We will also be in regular contact with every enterprise on the database and will log Bounce Backs to emails and follow up with further enquiries to establish whether the enterprise in question continues to trade, has changed its URL and/or email address or whether there has been a change in personnel.

3. In addition we will refresh all enterprises on the database on a rolling basis - to ascertain whether there have been any changes in their circumstances (changes in postal addresses, telephone/fax numbers, personnel, ownership, support of new platforms or adding new mobile games specialisms etc). This means that the average time since an entry was last checked will be only 6 months.