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Charles Oliva
Vindigo Studios
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Peter Shankman
Upoc, Inc.
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Upoc and Vindigo Studios Partner to Provide the Ultimate Mobile Community
Application
CTIA (October 20, 2003) - Upoc, the premier developer of mobile
community and marketing technologies, and Vindigo Studios, one of the best-known
developers and publishers of consumer applications for mobile devices, today
announced a new strategic alliance to launch a version of Upoc's mobile
community service for BREW-enabled mobile phones.
As a result of this partnership, Upoc subscribers will enjoy a richer and
more seamless user experience than was possible with previous mobile technologies.
In particular, this new BREW-enabled product will allow group messaging
with real-time updates, as well as access to almost all of Upoc's community
functionality.
The BREW version of Upoc, powered by Vindigo, will be a premium, downloadable
application, driving additional revenue for Upoc.
"We're always looking for ways to enhance the deep community experience
that Upoc already offers to our almost one million members," said Alex LeVine,
co-founder of Upoc. "We're pleased to partner with Vindigo Studios, whose
proven ability will help us bring a Upoc BREW client to market faster, letting
us focus on providing the most compelling community experience to mobile
users."
This new application will be available to all BREW-enabled carriers and
will complement Upoc's community features available via SMS, MMS, and WAP.
"Our partnership brings together two pioneers in the mobile data industry,
working together to leverage each others strengths," said Jason Devitt,
CEO of Vindigo Studios. "Our expertise in developing rich mobile applications
with easy-to-use interfaces will help Upoc to both surprise and delight
current members and attract new ones."
During CTIA Fall '03 in Las Vegas, Upoc can be found in meeting room MR-6,
and Vindigo Studios at Booth 621.
About Upoc
New York-based Upoc was founded in 1999 with the vision of a service that
would let an emerging breed of American mobile consumers communicate with
the people and companies that are important to them. Since then, Upoc has
developed the most comprehensive mobile community solution for carriers,
consumers and marketers to communicate via SMS, WAP, voice, and MMS. Now
in the fifth year since its inception, Upoc has more experience than any
company in the space, and currently is responsible for an estimated 4% of
all text messaging traffic in the United States.
About Vindigo Studios
Vindigo Studios is one of the best-known developers and publishers of consumer
information and entertainment applications for mobile devices in the U.S.
Vindigo Studio's proprietary technology and network of content partners
power compelling applications on every major wireless carrier. More than
one million consumers have downloaded a Vindigo Studios application, helping
the company achieve recognition as a Deloitte and Touche "Rising Star."
More information can be found at www.vindigostudios.com.
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