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2007-09-05
My ringtones, my wallpapers and the help of a nice octopus - dynetic mobilizes eBay promotions

ebay fans from Germany can now download wallpapers and ringtones from the new eBay marketing campaign. Using dynetic’s emoveo UAP™ platform, eBay promotion themes are perfectly displayed on every mobile device – annoying scrolling is a thing of the past. On the mobile promotion site, users have access to a variety of interesting content such as audio data or special promotion themes. They could order the content by typing a short code on their mobile phone. Afterwards they are able to experience the new promotion site with the help of an interactive animal. The octopus Pia Pulpo guides you through the menu and invites you to try the various activities.

Online activities are very popular. And more and more, the users would not like to miss any bargain hunting even on the go and so they bid via their mobile phones. But that is not enough: They also like to download content such as wallpapers and ringtones from the same site. emoveo UAP™ makes it possible that the content is optimized for every mobile device. And always there: The octopus Pia helping with tips and giving advice while searching for TV spots or ringtones.

dynetic’s emoveo UAP™ technology converts any type of content automatically for delivery to virtually any mobile device – texts, images, video and audio. The content is adjusted to the right format and in the highest quality for each mobile device's display and is presented accordingly.
Using emoveo UAP™, enterprises can tap into the vast potential of mobile phones – whether they want to display their traditional online material in a mobile way or develop new business ideas - from mobile portals to social community sites.
With the mobile promotion site, eBay and dynetic continue with their close cooperation. Furthermore, dynetic implements the mobile eBay offerings such as WAP sites, SMS rebidding or clients for more than 12 countries like the US, Germany, France and the UK.

“eBay offers now content and themes of their German marketing campaigns for mobile devices. Users can download and personalize a variety of content of their phones. Whether wallpapers or ringtones of TV spots, our emoveo UAP™ technology makes it possible. So eBay gets tailor-made promotions”, says Michael Neidhoefer, CEO of dynetic

 





DYNETIC OPTIMIZES EBAY TRANSACTION PLATFORM FOR MOBILE DEVICES

Mobile Consumers in the United Kingdom and Ireland Gain Access to New Mobile eBay Portal and SMS Rebidding Service

KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY – June 14, 2007 – Dynetic, a mobile platform provider that transforms and optimizes any kind of application for a wide range of devices, today announced further collaboration with eBay to deliver the eBay WAP portal and SMS Bidding Services. These services allow consumers in the United Kingdom )UK) and Ireland to quickly browse the eBay.co.uk and eBay.co.ie catalogs, observe, bid and buy items
on-the-go using their mobile phones.

Mobile access to online offering like eBay is rapidly gaining popularity.
The online marketplace extends its service continuously, thereby fulfilling customer demand. One of the new mobile phone functions is the SMS Rebidding Service. The user can bid via SMS and will be notified if he has been outbid. He simply needs to register on the British and Irish eBay sites and the bidding can start. That way, auction-style listing fans do not miss either current bids or the newest eBay auction-style listings. In addition the eBay WAP portal is becoming the centre of mobile auctioning in the United Kingdom and Ireland and allows users to access My eBay, search, bid and more highly comfortably from their mobile phone any time and place.

Based on Dynetic’s emoveo UAP™ mobile application development platform, the eBay portal and SMS Bidding Services offer the flexibly for mobile content to be displayed on any screen, regardless of its size or device manufacturer. The dynetic developed solutions can also be accessed across multiple network operator portals including on-deck  portals such as Hutchinson, O2 or Vodafone, and off-deck sites such as wap.ebay.co.uk.

eBay’s mobile portals, Java applications and SMS services are based on dynetic’s content adaptation software emoveo UAPTM in most European countries as well as the United States. That was reason enough for eBay to extend this collaboration and to implement dynetic’s solution in the UK and Ireland as well. eBay’s mobile platform is being refreshed automatically via software updates. The application can then also be used with any newly introduced mobile device.

“Today’s announcement further demonstrates dynetic’s collaborative efforts with eBay to bring consumers a seamless online experience – whether they’re at home using their PC, or on-the-go using their mobile devices,” Michael Neidhoefer, Chief Executive Officer of dynetic. “With this latest announcement, bargain shoppers are better equipped with all of the tools and functionality they need to be one step ahead of their competitors as they look to make bids and secure discounted deals.”


dynetic solutions GmbH
dynetic developed a mobile platform technology, which allows companies in the mobile market to transfer any kind of content automatically and to deliver it to nearly any mobile device. Applications for more than 4,400 mobile devices can be developed, managed and maintained via the emoveo UAPTM platform. Over 100 companies deliver mobile content like audio, video, advertising and full-service portals via the platform. dynetic is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, with a subsidiary in Reston, Virginia, US. Overall, the company has 50 employees.


 
For more information:
Michael Neidhoefer
dynetic solutions GmbH
phone: +49 631-303 14-00
[email protected] Joey Marquart
Edelman
phone: + 1 212 704 8133
[email protected]

Ran Farmer
Dynetic Mobile Solutions, Inc.
[email protected]  

 

 





DYNETIC AND OLX PARTNER TO BRING CLASSIFIEDS TO MOBILE
Homes, Apartments, Jobs, Cars – Even Personals – Now Available on Mobile Devices

RESTON, VIRGINIA – Dynetic Mobile Solutions, Inc., a mobile platform provider that optimizes any kind of Web application for a wide range of devices, today announced that its software technology has been used by OLX to create a mobile portal to deliver classified advertising to mobile devices of urban area consumers in over 40 countries and 9 languages.

OLX is a next-generation global online classifieds listing provider. OLX is the first classifieds provider to offer a mobile service that allows users to post ads, search and reply to listings from their cell phone.  The mobile portal, which can be accessed through a wireless device or phone’s Web browser at mobile.olx.com, is based on Dynetic’s emoveo UAP software, and provides consumers with the ability to post rich HTML classified ad listings, and search and participate in online auctions, sales and community services on-the-go.  The categories of listings include Jobs, For Sale, Services, Vehicles, Real Estate, Personals, Community, Classes, and Resumes. Users searching for listings can narrow their search by country, state/region, and city, and for searches in the United States, users can also search by distance from a zip code.

“Our users were clamoring for a mobile service and we answered their call,” said Simon Berger-Perrin, Director of Mobile of OLX.  “With the aid of Dynetic’s emoveo platform, the new mobile OLX portal gives consumers the tools and network of information they need to find homes, electronics, jobs and dates -no matter how, where or when they choose.”

Dynetic’s emoveo UAP™ mobile application development platform offers the flexibly for mobile content to be displayed on any screen, regardless of its size or device manufacturer.   The Dynetic developed solutions can also be accessed across multiple network operator portals

Dynetic Mobile Solutions, Inc.
Dynetic developed a mobile platform technology, which allows companies in the mobile market to transcode any kind of content automatically and to deliver it to nearly any mobile device. Content and applications for more than 4,800 types of mobile devices can be developed, managed and maintained via the emoveo UAPTM platform. Over 150 companies deliver mobile content including audio, video, advertising and full-service portals via the platform. Dynetic’s North American operations are based in Reston, Virginia and the company headquarters is in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The company has 70 employees.

About OLX
OLX is the next generation of free online classifieds. OLX provides a simple solution to the complications involved in selling, buying, trading, discussing, organizing, and meeting people near you, wherever you may reside.OLX is used in over 40 countries in 9 languages. The company was founded in March 2006 and is privately held.

For more information:
Michael Neidhoefer
dynetic solutions GmbH
phone: +49 631-303 14-00
[email protected] Lisette Kwong
Edelman
phone: +1 212 642 7753
[email protected]


Ran Farmer
Dynetic Mobile Solutions, Inc.
Phone:  +1 703 435 9008
[email protected]  
Fabrice Grinda
OLX, Inc.
Phone: +1 212 894 4601
[email protected]

 

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LOC-AID and Cox Radio Award $10,000 for Winning a “Dash for Cash” LBS Game

First of its kind Location-Aware Mobile Marketing campaign by a radio station
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<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />BOCA RATON, FL. (August 17, 2007) – On August 4, 2007 LOC-AID, the premier provider of wireless location-aware aggregation, partnered with the New 93Rock (a COX Radio station) and awarded Charles Harmon $10,000 after successfully competing and winning the “Dash for Cash” Grand Prize.

Charles Harmon of Fort Lauderdale, FL said, “Thank you for the chance to participate in your contest. I am happy to say that it was a fair, fun, and extremely warm competition. Oh yes, I was the Winner! Again thanks to all involved”.

 

Bill Jessell of Punta Gorda, FL said, “I just wanted to thank LOC-AID for the opportunity to participate in the $10,000 “Dash for Cash” last Saturday at Shooters in Fort Lauderdale. Even though I didn’t win, it was a lot of fun and very exciting. If there ever is a next time, I’ll remember to bring sunglasses.”

93Rock listeners played the qualifying game throughout the month of July. As a bonus opportunity, instructions for a SMS Treasure hunt were aired by 93Rock and through its webpage. A finalist was selected each week by using simple text messaging on their mobile phones and then answering a number of short trivia questions.

According to Isaias Sudit, CEO of LOC-AID, "We had extremely high expectations for this event that were surpassed. The campaign was utilized as a marketing tool by Cox Radio and Harley Davidson in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, and Sunrise. The game successfully demonstrated how consumers can use location-based applications, specifically in a Treasure Hunt format. The customized application allows venues to deliver content rich information through pictures, video, sound, and text directly to the customer’s wireless phone. The players show a great interest for this type of interactive multimedia-oriented game.”

93Rock Cox Radio Director of Marketing, Derick Pitts said, ”The $10,000 LOC-AID / 93Rock “Dash for Cash” provided us with a fun, innovative and different way to execute a promotion that highlighted the new LOC-AID technology as well as giving WHDR the opportunity to bring in additional revenue through third-party sponsors and other WHDR partners.  Plus the icing on the cake was awarding a 93ROCKer with $10,000 in cash when it was all done!”

 

The “Dash for Cash” game demonstrated the LOC-AID mobile marketing platform, Marketing ACE (Application Creation Engine). The platform is being offered to Fortune 500 enterprises, content companies, and wireless carriers to create branded location-aware mobile marketing campaigns such as location-based promotions, scavenger hunts or point-to-point "chases". The Marketing ACE platform delivers content-rich interactions using Short Message Service (SMS), Mobile Message Service (MMS), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) or as a downloadable application in Java or BREW.

About LOC-AID Technologies

LOC-AID, based in Boca Raton FL., has created the first fully integrated LBS aggregation Gateway and has developed a suite of award-winning LBS solutions, which include Friend Finder, Social Networking, and Gaming. LOC-AID's current LBS offerings are available through eight different carriers worldwide. For more information, visit www.loc-aid.net.

LOC-AID is a registered trademark of LOC-AID Technologies Inc.

 

 

Italian Mobile Entertainment Leader Buongiorno Selects Vidiator Xenon Streamer and Encoders as its Technology
 
WAP Ring-Tone Preview Service using Streaming Music Playlists is an Industry First; First Mobile Streaming Installation by Buongiorno; Vidiator Encoder Replaces Competitor’s
 
Bellevue, WA – Aug 27, 2007 - Solidifying its position in the content aggregator market, Vidiator® today announced its award-winning mobile multimedia Xenon™ Streamer was chosen as a first-time mobile streaming installation by Buongiorno. With this announcement comes an industry first – Buongiorno will use Xenon’s server-side playlist feature to allow subscribers to sample WAP-based ring-tones before they buy. Using Xenon Streamer, customers can also dynamically create personal server-side music playlists from their preferred ring tones, or mix and match music clips through Buongiorno’s Internet website and immediately, seamlessly listen to their streamed playlist using the standard 3GPP streaming player on their handsets, offering an alternative to mp3 players and music downloads.
 
Buongiorno (Italy, MTAX STAR: BNG) is a multinational leader in digital entertainment, partnering with over 80 leading carriers in 30 countries, serving over 60 million customers. Buongiorno works with all the major movie companies and distributes for all the major record labels. Vidiator (www.vidiator.com) is a leading platform and hosted services provider for the end-to-end delivery of live and on-demand TV, radio and 3G multimedia content to mobile devices.
 
“Vidiator’s encoders provide the highest quality, carrier-grade content encoding we’ve seen, enabling us to offer the best to our customers,” said Ulderico Arcidiaco, CTO of Buongiorno. “The new installation of Xenon Streamer enables us to offer a much-requested ring-tone sampling service, which we anticipate will increase our revenue. Xenon Streamer also enables server-side, user-generated music streaming services, which we believe will be popular. Assuming this installation goes well, we plan to expand the use of Xenon Streamers in future deployments.”
 
Xenon Offline Encoder offers content providers and subscribers the highest quality multimedia encoding for mobile devices. It is fully compliant with all applicable international standards, allowing for real-time conversion of all current analog or digital audio and video signals. Capable of encoding media clips into 3GPP and 3GPP2-standard formats for compatibility with all standards-compliant mobile handsets, Xenon Encoders have been selected by major operators around the world for their high quality and optimized encoding algorithms. Xenon Encoders provide superior encoding required by any WAP- or Web-based content aggregator or provider who wants to distribute mobile content.
 
“Buongiorno’s installation is another example of first-tier content aggregators using Xenon Streamer and Encoders for mobile audio and video streaming,” said Connie Wong, Vidiator CEO. “In Xenon Streamer, Buongiorno will find a carrier-grade, robust, handset-agnostic, feature-rich platform which will open additional rich-media revenue opportunities for them beyond the ring-tone sampling service. Vidiator is committed to the success of mobile multimedia by delivering the industry’s best and most advanced mobile multimedia technologies and solutions.”
 
The Xenon Product Line includes Xenon Streamer, Xenon Offline Encoder and Xenon Live Encoder. Xenon Streamer enables media-on-demand and live broadcasting for live events and mobile TV. Xenon Offline Encoder facilitates the highest quality multimedia encoding for mobile devices with its optimized encoding algorithm, while Xenon Live Encoder encodes and streams any analog video signal including a TV channel or any camera feed. Xenon Streamer is the first music service platform in the world to have music streaming playlist with Fast Track Switching, and the first mobile TV service platform to have Fast Live Channel Switching with H.264 at QVGA encoding quality. Xenon Streamer enables ad insertion and personalization.
 
 
About Buongiorno Group
Buongiorno (Italy, MTAX STAR: BNG) is a multinational leader in digital entertainment. Buongiorno is the #1 worldwide in the mobile value-added services area, the market leader in Europe and the United States, and has recently opened operations in emerging markets such as Latin America, Middle East and Africa. Buongiorno operates in Russia and Pacific Asia through a Joint Venture with the Japanese group Mitsui & Co., Ltd.  Buongiorno operates with two business lines: value-added services for wireless and wired consumers (Consumer Services) – distributed through the brand BLINKO as well as through partnerships with leading telecom companies and the most important media groups – and digital marketing services (Marketing Services). For more information, see www.buongiorno.com.
 
About Vidiator
Vidiator is a leading platform provider for the end-to-end delivery of live and on-demand TV, music and 3G multimedia services and content to mobile devices. Vidiator pioneered mobile multimedia technology research and development, specializing in streaming, encoding, transcoding, 3D messaging and mobile TV solutions. Vidiator’s Xenon carrier-grade mobile streaming platform is network and handset agnostic, does not require a media player, and delivers profitable mobile music streaming and content downloads, with features including patented Streaming Playlist with Fast Track Switching, Fast Channel Switching, Stop-N-Go and Bookmark. Vidiator, whose platforms are deployed in 20+ countries on four continents, with customers like AT&T, Sprint, NTT DoCoMo, “3,” Vodafone and PCCW, is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA with offices in England, China, Korea, Spain and Italy. Experience Vidiator online at www.vidiator.com.
 
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Contacts:
Martin Levy
Martin Levy Public Relations for Vidiator
+1-206-851-7256
 
Darcy Shurin
Vidiator
+1-425.688.8811x2172
 
Eleonora Villanova
Global PR and Events Executive, Buongiorno Group
+39-02-58213.512
 

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PlayPhone, Inc

562.421.1842

[email protected]

 

 

PlayPhone Earns Top 10 Mobile Phone Industry Ranking by Hitwise

Fast-Growing Mobile Media Company Recognized as a “Top 10” Web Site from

for the Most Visits Among <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />U.S. Mobile Industry Sites in the Second Quarter

 

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Aug. 3, 2007 – For April, May and June this year, mobile media company, http://www.playphone.com/ href="http://www.playphone.com/">PlayPhone, Inc. ranked among the Top 10 Mobile Phone industry Web Sites for the most visits by http://www.hitwise.com/ href="http://www.hitwise.com/">Hitwise. Each quarter, Hitwise awards the 10 most popular Web sites across more than 160 categories, and annually, the top 10 searched-for brand terms overall.

 

“Hitwise has established itself as the industry benchmark and an overall barometer for your successes in effectively connecting with consumers,” said Ron Czerny, founder and chief executive officer at PlayPhone.  “It’s great to be recognized in this way and know that we are constantly turning heads and driving traffic, and that visitors are taking advantage of the overwhelming number of top-notch mobile entertainment options available on PlayPhone.com.”

 

PlayPhone.com is a subscription-based mobile media company, focused on providing consumers with the hottest, most sought-after personalization products for nearly any mobile phone including mobile games, ringtones, wallpaper, video and more.  PlayPhone works with the entertainment industry’s leading studios, labels and properties to create the ultimate online destination for consumers wanting to have access to the best mobile entertainment has to offer.

 

About Hitwise

Hitwise is the leading online competitive intelligence service. Only Hitwise provides its 1,200 clients around the world with daily insights on how their customers interact with a broad range of competitive websites, and how their competitors use different tactics to attract online customers.

 

Since 1997, Hitwise has pioneered a unique, network-based approach to Internet measurement. Through relationships with ISPs around the world, Hitwise’s patented methodology anonymously captures the online usage, search and conversion behavior of 25 million Internet users. This unprecedented volume of Internet usage data is seamlessly integrated into an easy to use, web-based service, designed to help marketers better plan, implement and report on a range of online marketing programs.

 

Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian (FTS: EXPN) http://www.experiangroup.com/ href="http://www.experiangroup.com/">www.experiangroup.com operates in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. More information about Hitwise is available at http://www.hitwise.com/ href="http://www.hitwise.com/">www.hitwise.com.

For up to date analysis of online trends, please visit the Hitwise Intelligence-Analyst Weblogs at http://weblogs.hitwise.com/ href="http://weblogs.hitwise.com/">http://weblogs.hitwise.com and the Hitwise Data Center at http://www.hitwise.com/datacenter href="http://www.hitwise.com/datacenter">www.hitwise.com/datacenter.

 

About PlayPhone, Inc.

PlayPhone is a leading mobile media company providing cutting edge personalization and entertainment content to mobile consumers anytime, anywhere. PlayPhone founded the direct-to-consumer mobile media distribution standard in 2003 and continues to establish new means for delivering wireless entertainment. The company currently operates its own leading mobile entertainment destination at http://www.playphone.com/ href="http://www.playphone.com/">PlayPhone.com and powers subscription-based mobile portals for the world's top entertainment brands. PlayPhone is based in San Jose, Calif. and is funded by top venture firms Menlo Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital and Scale Venture Partners.

 

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Press Contacts:                               

William Hoffman                                Amanda George                     

NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.               NeoMedia Technologies        

+(239) 337-3434                               +(239) 337-3434 X151                     

 [email protected]                       [email protected]

 

NeoMedia Technologies Inc. Announces

Outdoor Ad Campaigns to use Camera Phone Technology. 

 

AACHEN, Germany and FT. MYERS, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Fla., AUGUST 3, 2007 -- NeoMedia Technologies (OTC BB: NEOM), the global leader in camera-initiated transactions for mobile devices, announced today, for the third time Gavitec AG - mobile digit, leading provider of mobile technologies and marketing solutions and a NeoMedia  wholly owned subsidiary, implements mobile enterprise solutions using NeoReader technology in outdoor ad campaigns.

Clear Channel Inc. recently deployed an enterprise application based on NeoMedia’s new NeoReader application representing its next generation of client software. The solution is also being used by companies such as Ströer, Germany’s largest supplier of out-of-home media, and AWK, UK’s outdoor advertising agency.  NeoReader and its associated applications, allow Clear Channel to link users directly to specific web pages, access mobile enterprise applications, retrieve real time information, or place orders. With this revenue producing project, NeoMedia again demonstrates myriad uses for its optically initiated mobile applications.

 

The mobile enterprise system developed for Clear Channel uses standard mobile phones to replace portable terminals. Camera phones equipped with customized software using NeoMedia’s new NeoReader technology; billposters are able to read 2D codes on posters and billboards via camera phone. Instantly, results and responses of billpostings are documented and forwarded to Clear Channel resource planners. Camera phones serve as organizational tools and quickly provide billposters with the required information for poster placement. This process allows for Clear Channel to substantially increase the efficiency of its billposting. England’s leading outdoor advertiser is now enabled to adapt poster campaigns on short notice and offer its clients a highly flexible use of advertising space.

 

Clear Channel’s application relies on NeoMedia’s cutting-edge NeoReader technology. By utilizing the NeoReader technology, camera phones are transformed into universal code readers that can read barcodes or two-dimensional codes simply by clicking with their installed camera phone application.  Users link directly to the mobile Internet without URLs or manually entered links. Especially in mobile marketing, NeoReader inaugurates a new era of creative solutions.

 

“NeoMedia’s code-reader technology turns mobile phones into multifunctional tools for ever more and new application areas. The versatility of this software is enormous. It offers completely new possibilities for linking the physical world with mobile content,” explains Mario Joußen, CTO of Gavitec AG - mobile digit a subsidiary of NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. “Wherever small codes can be applied, users of camera phones can – instantly – receive content without difficulty.”

 

Since 2D codes can easily be printed in the production process, the NeoReader technology is a reliable and cost-saving alternative compared to conventional RFID-based systems. NeoMedia Technologies introduces the NeoReader as a universal code reader based off the award winning Lavasphere technology developed in Germany. NeoReader reads all common non-proprietary 2D codes (Data Matrix, QR and Aztec) as well as URL embedded 2D codes and 1D open source codes. This allows the NeoReader user to click on a variety of codes with a single application installed.  

 

 

About NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.

NeoMedia® Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM - www.neom.com), is the global leader in camera initiated transactions for mobile devices. From RFID and optically initiated wireless transactions to the digital processing of mobile financial transactions, NeoMedia provides reliable high-volume solutions for the processing of universal optical codes and related information for mobile devices. NeoMedia’s international office is located in Aachen, Germany. This office, Gavitec, produces hardware devices for mobile coupon transactions. To learn more about NeoMedia Technologies, qode, or Gavitec visit www.neom.com, www.qode.com, and www.mobiledigit.de  

 

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With the exception of historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

 

qode is a registered trademark, and qode®reader, qode®window and One Click to Content are trademarks of NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.  Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

 

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Objective:

Ericsson IPX is a division of Ericsson which provides a range of payment and messaging solutions to mobile content suppliers. In the mobile content world to date the vast majority of sales have taken place via the operator’s branded portals, which offer users a simple ‘click-to-buy’ experience with the cost being charged to their mobile phone bills. There has been an explosive growth in the availability of content ‘off-portal’ on independent WAP sites on the mobile internet. However these sites have not been able to offer the same simple buying experience and as a result sales growth has not be as large as hoped. Ericsson IPX was looking to provide a billing solution which offered off-portal content sales the same simple user experience as the operator portals.

Program:

In June 2006 Ericsson IPX announced that it was delivering WAP billing solutions to its customers in the UK, so allowing a simple click-to-buy purchase experience for end users. Subsequently IPX have built on this functionality by implementing Payforit - a mobile payment scheme being promoted to provide a safe and trustworthy environment for consumers buying mobile content. It benefits from cross-operator support and comprises a “Trusted Mobile Payment Framework” governing how merchants, accredited payment intermediaries and operators co-operate to make mobile payments a secure and seamless process.

Results:

IPX has already deployed Payforit across some 11 content partners, including Red Circle, Samsung, Gamefederation and Sony Ericsson, who are delivering in excess of 130 services. The initial results have been extremely positive for Ericsson IPX’s customers with mobile content partners seeing an increase in sales of up to 20% and at least 5% for one off payments when compared with like-for-like sales by the same vendors using unbranded systems.

Acuity <?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Mobile Contact:                                                <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Shany Seawright                                                        

301-408-4500 x. 1081                                                

[email protected]                                

 

 

Acuity Mobile Announces New Corporate Headquarters in Washington Metro Region

  Expanded facility to support rapid growth in the U.S. market

 

Greenbelt, MD, June 11, 2007Acuity Mobile, the leading provider of targeted wireless marketing technology, today announced the opening of its new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, to support its rapid expansion in the U.S market. The new facility will accommodate additional research and development resources focused on further enhancing Acuity’s patented Embedded Mobile Advertising Platform (EMAP). These resources will ensure that EMAP continues to meet the needs of the rapidly evolving mobile marketing space. 

 

“Mobile marketing is a hot growth area, but it will only fulfill its promise when wireless content distribution programs start with the end user,” said Alan Sultan, president of Acuity Mobile. “Models that involve traditional messaging to aggregated audiences will alienate customers and hurt the adoption of mobile marketing. Acuity is successful because it takes an entirely different approach, working with clients to adapt mobile marketing to the needs of their established customer bases, sending trusted and relevant content to users who opt-in.”

 

This approach is implemented through Acuity’s Embedded Mobile Advertising Platform (EMAP) that delivers Spot Relevance- the capacity to target the right content to the right person, at the right time and in the right location. EMAP 4.0’s patented technology meets the challenges of mobile content delivery through ease of deployment, customization and enhanced analytical tools that allow the technology to learn over time and supply the end user with increasingly relevant content and advertising.

 

The firm moved into the larger facility shortly after EMAP was adopted by mobile market leaders through customer contracts and partnerships. They include such companies as Acxiom, a global leader in customer information management and technology.

 

About Acuity Mobile:

Acuity Mobile is the leading provider of targeted wireless marketing technology. Acuity Mobile's Embedded Mobile Advertising Platform (EMAP) is a patented technology that enables Spot Relevance™ - the ability to deliver targeted marketing content to the right person, at the right time, in the right location. EMAP technology is used by carriers, advertisers and content owners to ensure that relevant content (ads, offers, traffic, weather, etc.) is delivered directly to mobile users based on their interests, time of day and geographic location. The technology behind EMAP was first developed in 2000 and is protected under a broad patent portfolio.  Acuity Mobile harnesses the power of mobility to improve content delivery for marketers and their consumers. For more information, please visit www.acuitymobile.com.

 

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Tailor-made mobile advertising and video delivery made easy

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Herndon, Virginia – May 3, 2007Dynetic Mobile Solutions, a software provider that enhances Web browsing on the mobile phone, today launched an optimized version of its mobile application development and content trans-coding platform. Called emoveo UAP™, the enhanced platform allows advertisers, media companies and content owners to create and build Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) sites and landing pages with video integration and an interface that works with all existing Web ad-serving technologies.

The software provides a professional WAP site development kit. In combination with Dynetic's universal ad-server transcoding interface, advertisers can set up mobile ad campaigns rapidly and easily. They do not need to change their existing ad serving infrastructure and are able to deliver ads and landing pages globally and with remarkably high quality.

Dynetic’s application development kit is enhanced by multimedia capabilities that enable businesses to deliver new forms of mobile advertising to handsets: streaming ads. Dynetic customers can professionally produce videos for mobiles, put a sponsor message before a video, trans-code the video automatically upon upload and deliver it as a download or a stream, depending on network bandwidth or phone capabilities.

With the help of Dynetic’s high quality device parameter database containing more than 4,400 mobile devices, advertisers can target special user groups. Dynetic’s latest project: the mobile applications provider will be the first to deliver live mobile streams for events such as the next Space Shuttle launch in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />U.S. scheduled for June to be provided by the only mobile service for space news worldwide: www.space2phone.com.

 

Already more than 100 top customers such as eBay, AOL, Weatherbug and Musicload are relying on the emoveo UAP software to deliver global off-deck mobile web and multimedia applications. Dynetic was the first to provide a mobile video platform, which launched in Europe in 2003 and is now available in the U.S. and Asia. Lately, Clipfish – Germany’s largest mobile video community – launched a mobile service based on the Dynetic platform. Dynetic’s emoveo UAP software is known to provide the best mobile web-site rendering quality on a global scale and is used by hundreds of customers to deliver their mobile Web Sites with advertising integration.

Conversion Artist

Dynetic Mobile Solutions, Inc. offers an easy solution out of the parameter jungle to mobile content, service and application providers: emoveo UAP™. Using emoveo UAP™, content and applications can be converted for delivery on almost every mobile device – regardless of the format and standard used. The trans-coding occurs automatically, allowing the content to adjust to the mobile device and being displayed according to the screen size. The emoveo UAP™ software recognizes roughly 4,400 mobile devices from Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, and North America. Monthly routine updates ensure that the devices are always up to date. Even previously launched cell phones are supported. This is guaranteed by controlling around 650 different parameters. Innovation counts most: Dynetic is already testing mobile handsets’ AJAX capabilities, which enable the mobile services of the future. With emoveo UAP™, manual testing and customizing devices are no longer an issue for mobile content owners and distributors.

From Downloads to Communities to Mobile Shops

Using emoveo UAP™, enterprises can tap into the vast potential of mobile phones, whether they want to display their traditional online material in a mobile way or develop new business ideas – from mobile portals to social community sites. Dynetic consults closely with its customers and jointly develops tailor-made applications based on the emoveo UAP™ platform. Multimedia offerings like video and music can be formatted for the mobile Internet in no time at all with the Mobile Video Converter (MVC) and the Mobile Sound Converter (MSC). Digital Rights Management issues are strictly observed. From service invoices to mobile store openings, mobile payment interfaces are no problem. Mobile clients can also be set up via Dynetic technology – for Java, Symbian and BREW. In addition to mobilizing content and applications, emoveo UAP™ allows companies to broaden their advertising strategy and supplement online offers with features such as ad banners, for example. With the emoveo UAP™ Ad Server Software, live reporting allows a detailed overview on mobile advertising results.

Dynetic solutions GmbH

Dynetic is a mobile software provider that offers a unique platform for transforming any kind of mobile content for a wide range of mobile devices. Called emoveo UAP, the platform allows mobile content professionals to develop, operate and manage applications for about 4,000 devices. More than 100 companies already deliver their mobile content using the emoveo platform, including eBay, T-Mobile, AOL, weatherbug, RTL, and ADAC as well as renowned media like Der Spiegel (Spiegel.de), and the soccer magazine Kicker (kicker.de). Dynetic is based in Kaiserslautern, Germany with a subsidiary in Herndon, Virginia, and has 50 employees. www.dynetic.net

 

 


For more information:

Michael Neidhoefer

dynetic solutions GmbH

phone: +49 631-303 14-00

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Joey Marquart

Edelman

phone: + 1 212 704 8133

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Ran Farmer

Dynetic Mobile Solutions, Inc.

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