Gwabbit let me know that their server-side recognition engine has been upgraded with many improvements that will enhance the BlackBerry application’s performance.

Here are the changes:

• The engine now correctly handles the text added by anti-virus programs such as AVG
• The Improve Results feature (gwabbit for Outlook) is greatly improved, now recognizing a much higher percentage of contact blocks
• Better recognition of non-US phone numbers and non-US addresses
• Better recognition and parsing of HTML emails, taking into account the formatting of the signature block, including stylized text
• Improved handling for new varieties of signature structures, based on the feedback submitted
• Better separation of the “thread” (older email in the same conversation) so as to more accurately identify contact information of the sender. This improvement is especially noticeable in gwabbit for BlackBerry
• Overall improved recognition

If you already have gwabbit you aren’t required to do anything since this is a server-side upgrade.

Since I get a lot of emails these days the gwabbit app is a life saver for automatically detecting signatures and prompting me to create/update an address book entry with that info.

Gwabbit is available for a $9.99 yearly subscription and will work with all BlackBerry devices running OS 4.2 and higher. You can also find this app in the Mobile App Store.

A free trial is available if you’d like to try it before you buy it.

Congratulations to gwabbit for ranking as the number one paid app for the fourth straight week in the BlackBerry App World’s Professional and Business category!

Gwabbit is an awesome application that helps you save time by automatically scanning incoming emails for signatures and then instantly transforms them into contact records within your address book with a single click!

Features:

• gwabbit for Outlook also available
• gwabbit automatically scans emails for signature contacts and alerts user when it finds a contact
• No tedious manual contact “painting” required
• The gwabbit alert prompts the user to import the contact with one click, or click “No Thanks” to ignore the contact
• gwabbit compares contacts with address book entries — only displays contact alert when a new contact is found or if contact information has changed
• Option to turn off automatic email scan/alert and instead capture contacts with the “gwabbit” menu option
• gwabbit for BlackBerry Enterprise Server coming soon!

Gwabbit works on all BlackBerry devices on OS 4.2 and higher. Gwabbit is available in the store for a yearly subscription of $9.99 with a free trial available.

Check out the full press release after the jump.

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