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Corporate Profile Teazel publishes mobile entertainment products and mobile utility programs. Delivering to over 20 countries in four continents, Teazel provides products to more than 70 of the world’s leading mobile operators, mobile web sites, and print channels. Teazel is delivering a growing catalogue of Java games, developed internally in collaboration with key customers. Teazel can quickly develop, brand and internationalise high quality games in short timescales, and arrange distribution worldwide. Branding and customising standard products is achievable in a matter of days, giving brand owners great first-to-market advantages. Their most popular title, Sudoku, currently features on the following mobile network portals: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, 3, New Zealand Telecom, Telefonica, and O2. It also sells via Jamster, Monster Mob and other premium SMS providers. Background
James Brook and Richard Taylor formed Teazel in 2002 to pursue mobile games and utilities development. In 2003 Teazel won 3’s global 3G mobile application competition with their video and photo blog application for Symbian devices, and provided bespoke GPS development for Transport for London (TFL). They also developed Fun Sounds, Minesweeper, and
Wordsearch for sale on Handango during 2004. In 2005 they developed Mobile Sudoku, which went live initially in The Times newspaper in May 2005, and subsequently spread throughout the globe within a matter of a few months. It now sells in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, Mexico, Italy, Portugal, Israel, Canada,
and USA. Mobile Sudoku has been translated into seven languages and has already sold over 250,000 copies. Team Teazel is mainly made up of these two character with support from other individuals when they need it. Richard Taylor, Director, is an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in developing and leading software teams, with 8 years specifically in the mobile application market. 
(Rich Tea, Llong Llama, call me what you like...) You might have seen him on some books...  James Brook, Director, has worked in the software industry for over 10 years developing custom solutions for a wide range of sectors (Defence, government, Manufacturing and Telecoms). For the past 6 years he has been involved in mobile/telecoms related work. 
Likes windsurfing, programming and the like And lovely support from Paul May (an excellent techincal author and available for consultancy) Key Customers
Operators: Vodafone (UK, Portugal, Spain), Orange (UK, Germany, Israel), 3 (UK, Italy), O2, T-Mobile, New Zealand Telecom, and Telefonica
Print: The Times, The Sun, Independent, Le Matin, and Le Temps
Web/SMS: Handango, Sudoko.com, Jamster, PartyMob, MonsterMob, and Jippii
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Teazel Team 
