Viigo - Mobile Content and Services Applications for Smartphones

14 Jul 2008 01:01 AM

Viigo Inc. develops and markets one of the world’s most popular mobile content and services applications for smartphones. With over 5,000 channels and information services, Viigo’s community of subscribers enjoys up-to-the-minute access to news, weather, sports, stocks and finance, entertainment and blogs in one intuitive, simple, freely downloadable application.

Viigo’s software - designed to humanize the mobile experience – lets users stay on top of breaking news, locate the best restaurants, find out about local attractions, monitor the performance of stocks, check the weather, lookup flight schedules, track the status of flights, and receive real-time sports scores, all through one simple, made-for-mobile interface smartphone users won’t want to be without.

“By mobilizing content in an incredibly compelling way, Viigo provides a unique opportunity for media companies to create new revenue streams while providing value to subscribers in ways not possible before,” said Mark Ruddock, CEO of Viigo. “Many traditional news outlets are starting to look to Viigo to more effectively mobilize their content, reach new readers and bolster ad revenue.”

“Viigo lets us generate new sources of advertising revenue from the mobile space while eliminating the cost of deploying our content to a mobile audience,” said Ronen Halevy from BerryReview.com, a popular online destination for BlackBerry news and information. “Viigo also lets us easily leverage their content distribution system and reach new subscribers on the extended Viigo network.”

Some of Viigo other partners include carriers such as Rogers, newspapers such as Canada’s The National Post and Chile’s La Tercera, on-line communities such as Pinstack and popular blogging sites such as BlackBerryCool.com and CrackBerry.com.

RBC Venture Partners has made a $1.5 million follow-on investment to Viigo’s first round of venture capital funding. To date the company has raised $7.9 million in angel and institutional investment.

Headquartered in Toronto, Viigo was founded in 2004 with the objective to create compelling and useful solutions for the mobile industry. Company founders Tas Tsonis, Brian Goldberg, and Jay Steele are experienced veterans of the mobile software industry, having spearheaded wireless startup Plazmic Inc. which was acquired in 2001 by BlackBerry® developer and manufacturer, Research in Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM).

Viigo’s highly reviewed debut application is currently featured by Research In Motion (RIM) on their BlackBerry mobile page, is showcased in the RIM Built for BlackBerry campaign and is also the “featured app” on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Owners Circle. Viigo has also been selected as the official mobile conference application for BlackBerry’s upcoming Wireless Enterprise Symposium.

To get the current version of Viigo on your device today, go to www.getviigo.com from your mobile browser.

JAMD Mobile Application - New Celebrity Imagery Experience for the iPhone & iPod touch

14 Jul 2008 01:16 AM CDT

JAMD.com, the consumer website of Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual content and digital media, announced that its new JAMD Mobile application will be available free on the Apple App Store today. JAMD Mobile provides a fresh new celebrity image experience. It gives people an exciting, tangible way to carry and interact with millions of images using Getty Images’ constantly updated collection of celebrity, fashion, news and sports.

Nexonia Announces iPhone Expense Report Application for Apple App Store

14 Jul 2008 01:29 AM CDT

Nexonia Inc., announced its expense report application is available on the App Store today. Nexonia’s expense report application will allow iPhone users to enter and track expenses, take pictures of receipts and then submit them for approval at the touch of a button. Additionally, all expense reports; receipts and any modifications made with this native application will synchronize with the full version of Nexonia’s leading web-based expense management solution.


Complete expense reports, take pictures of receipts and easily submit for approval

TORONTO, Canada – July 10, 2008 – Nexonia, Inc., today announced its expense report application is available on the App Store today. Nexonia's expense report application will allow iPhone users to enter and track expenses, take pictures of receipts and then submit them for approval at the touch of a button. Additionally, all expense reports, receipts and any modifications made with this native application will synchronize with the full version of Nexonia's leading web-based expense management solution.

“This is an ideal solution for business users on the go as they can complete expense reports, as well submit pictures of their receipts using their iPhone. A one-button synchronization feature sends the expense reports for approval routing and payment. They could have their expenses approved before they've returned back to their office,” said Neil Wainwright, CEO of Nexonia. "Business travelers with a lot of expenses to claim are going to love this application."

Nexonia’s expense report native application for iPhone is available free from Apple’s App Store on the iPhone (click on the App Store icon above) or at this link.

Makes Your Mobile Phone More Fun with Limbo, World’s Largest Mobile Entertainment Community

14 Jul 2008 01:36 AM CDT

Limbo is the world’s largest mobile entertainment community. The company leverages its patent-pending advertising platform – including SMS, mobile web, mobile video, web, and email – to seamlessly integrate brands throughout unique games, content and community.

The Limbo platform delivers over 50 branded interactions per consumer and unparalleled increases in purchase intent. The award winning, privately held company, headquartered in Burlingame, Calif., has awarded more than 900 Limbo winners with more than $1 million in prizes. Limbo is backed by three of the world’s top venture capital funds: Azure Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and New Enterprises Associates.