Friday, March 13 2015 08:37

Yerevan,
March 12. ArmInfo. Vahagn Mamyan. Today Orange, Maeutica Branding Agency and
"Internet Society" NGO have announced the launch of the 5th annual
"ArmNet" project, the press office of Orange Armenia reports.

Within
the frame of "ArmNet 2015" events the "ArmNet Awards 2015"
pan-Armenian contest of websites and mobile applications will take place,
designed to evaluate the achievements of the Internet and mobile application
sector, as well as the progress of information technologies, particularly,
mobile technologies in Armenia. "ArmNet 2015" events will also
encompass an Internet and high-tech conference and a series of workshops with
the participation of worldwide leading companies of this domain. 

"In
2010, Orange was among the founders of this project and we are pleased to
support it already for the 5th time. Over these years ArmNet has surely become
a traditional annual event, contributing significantly to the promotion of the
Armenian web content. Armenian Internet and mobile application sector has
developed significantly during these 5 years - in 2010, only 29% of Armenian
households were connected to broadband internet, while at the end of 2014 this
figure reached 75%, currently more than 86% of our handset sales are
smartphones vs 3% in 2010. There has also been a great progress in development
and quality of Armenian content," said Aram Mkrtchyan, Brand and
Communication Director of Orange Armenia.

Participants
of the "ArmNet Awards 2015" will compete in the following categories:
Innovation, Best Content, Design and Usability, Social Impact. Grand Prix will
be awarded for Best Mobile Application and Best Website. All interested can
submit their applications till the 26th of March, 18:00. Participation and
registration terms can be found on www.armnet.am website.

"Mobile
applications and software have changed our world. Today it is almost impossible
to imagine an Internet user without his smartphone connected to the Internet.
It is especially worth noting that our web and mobile application developers
create competitive products, thus boosting development of the sector. This year
the Internet Society will start registering domain names with ".???"
suffix, which also testifies to the development of this field. I want to wish
good luck to all "ArmNet Awards 2015" participants, regardless of the
results of the contest. It's a good experience that will enable them to better
assess their efforts and strive for new achievements," said Gregory
Saghyan, Deputy Chairman of "Internet Society" NGO.

The
Jury of "ArmNet Awards 2015" will examine and evaluate all websites
and mobile applications submitted for the contest, announcing the nominees in
each category on the 30th of March. The results of the contest competition will
be announced on the 4th of April, at the official awards ceremony.

The
theme of this year's conference is "2015 web and mobile trends".  The conference will host both local and
international speakers, including CEO of MediaRu Alex Nosov, CEO of Pediatr24/7
mobile application Dennis Yudchyts, representatives from Getmyway and FrooZoo
projects.