Vito Technology, Inc. is an American-German mobile software development company, best known for the educational application ''

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'' for

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, which has had more than 5 million downloads since its release in 2009.

History

The company is based in

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and is headed by Victor Toporkov. Since it entered the mobile software market in 2001, it has developed products for

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. Vito Technology Inc. has over 30 employees in the United States and Germany. The latest Vito Technology endeavors include iOS and

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software development. Educational apps such as ''

'' and ''Solar Walk'' have been on top of the educational chart in the App Store for over a year. In addition, the company won an award at the

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in 2010 for its ''

'' app for iPad.

Applications

* ''

'' * ''

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'' * ''Geo Walk'' * ''Dino Walk: Continental Drift'' * ''Gyrocompass 3D'' * ''Holy Wars'' * ''Swine Time'' * ''Star Walk 2'' * ''Solar Walk 2''

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://vitotechnology.com/ Information technology companies of the United States Technology companies of the United States Apple Design Awards recipients