I know many of you are awaiting on the results on the recent API contest so I wanted to get the results out before I fly off to Las Vegas tomorrow.

Firstly sorry it has taken so long to get these results out. Only I would decide to end a contest at the same time as putting together the DevCon. It has taken me a little longer to install everything and judge the entries as I have had to juggle priorities around.

Antonie from our developer support team has been extremely helpful in helping me judge the contest and has done the hard work for me, so before we get to the winners, I just want to say a big thanks to Antonie.

As you know there were 3 categories each with a first prize of €2,000 and 5 runner up prizes of €500 each.

You may recall that I amended the rules to say that if a category didn’t have enough entries then we would create a special category (though this would not have a €2,000 1st prize).

So the categories are:

App2App Messaging

eBay Integration

Voice Services

Bonus awards

To judge the awards we looked at both community feedback and feedback from our panel of judges. We also looked at the applications potential and awarded points according.

We found that some applications had been entered into categories where they didn’t fit, for example, some application were added to the App2App category although they didn’t use the App2App messaging API.

Applications entered into the wrong categories were where possible moved to the correct category or entered into the bonus category.

Voice Services was probably the most misunderstood category. The Voice Services category was not intended for voice mail applications, rather applications that are voice enabled – see https://developer.skype.com/VoiceServices for information on the Voice Services Program.

OK so that’s the blurb out the way, here are the results.

App2App Messaging

SkyDates - Share your calendar with your friends Datalyrics

Runners up

TranSkypeTransClick

Skype Drawer Lite ERT Games

Visual Basic Ap2Ap Skype Tools Acute Technology Limited

Skype A2A API Simulator Toshikazu Ando

CrazyTalk Reallusion, Inc.

eBay Integration

Winner

Auto add Skype me to eBay auctions Auctionpix

Runners up

eBay Bid Advisor Kevin Ritch (V8Software.com)

eBay IVR HotWeb Technology Inc.

Voice Services

Winner

Make Money Talking on Skype! Jyve Pro
Jyve

Runners up

AskForCents Pangea Solutions LLC

Daily Numerology Reading Robert Lum

Call4Mail email reader HotWeb Technology Inc.

eBay IVR HotWeb Technology Inc.

Bonus awards

Boomerang Callback System Bitwalker

Skype Plugin for Google Desktop Plugin Place

syncVUE Media Synchronizer for Remote Video File Intelligent Gadgets

Fax to Skype PLUSFAX

I want to congratulate the winners and thank everyone that took the time to take part.

If you were a winner then you will shortly be hearing from me, or feel free to drop me an email/Skype me in the usual way.

If you are at the eBay DevCon in Las Vegas next week don't forget to come by and say hello to the Skype team, and also drop by the Skype booth to pick up your teeshirt and Extras Gallery CD. There specail!