The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:02, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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It isn't clear that this article's subject meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. --SimonBramfitt (talk) 04:00, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong delete - fails WP:CORP; borderline A7 speedy. ukexpat (talk) 14:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Unsure. Seems to be a familiar name in the industry, Google returns over 2,000 hits, the company lists several awards received on its website (incl. an award from a French ministry) [1], has been listed by Apple on apple.com website as a mobile platform provider [2]. Sure the current article is a poor marketing effort; still, the company in itself might be notable. kashmiri 22:45, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. 17:31, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Management -related deletion discussions. 17:31, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. 17:31, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of France -related deletion discussions. 17:32, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger _{One ping only} 10:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Article is about a startup, yet another software company that provides mobile device management technology to enterprises and mobile operators . The technology enables enterprises and operators to managing security, applications & remote support services for Smart Phones and mobile devices across mobile platforms. This is not a claim of significant effects on history, technology, or culture. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Just in case it isn't clear that by proposing this for deletion I wasn't recommending that it should be deleted SimonBramfitt (talk) 22:14, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. I am afraid most of the opinions above seem to be based on the lecture of the Wikipedia article, not on researching the article's subject (company in question).

(1) Notability: Google results include mentions in: Bloomberg Businessweek, Objectif News, ITR, Journal du net, Apple, Inc., and a few others.; including 2008 French National Innovation Award for the company [3]. Whether these mostly French mentions are sufficient to establish notability on English Wikipedia - don't know; as per WP:N and WP:SIGCOV they should.

(2) "Startup": this was perhaps a startup at the writing time (a few years back?). Is it still a startup as of 2013?

(3) "Run-of-the-mill": Would be good to have an authoritative opinion on the innovation features of the company's products. For instance, what looks like "just another Linux distribution" for a layman might in fact be a ground-breaking OS for an IT expert.

I am not that much against deleting but against discussing things without using Google at the very least. kashmiri 22:55, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I do read French. All of those French language links are announcements of routine distributorship deals, new product announcements, or announcements of a 'promising' startup. (The Apple link is in Chinese, but appears to be some kind of product page.) None of these things strike me as the sort of achievements that get you into an encyclopedia. Neither does a trade award for 'Innovation'. Governments everywhere do like to blow the horn about their hoped-for future taxpayers.

Of course, to the extent the text we're given is uninformative, short on the specifics that other hands could work into something better, or promotional in tone, I think it's too early to worry about notability. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 05:20, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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