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Mobile Tag Media Wins 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award

PARIS – May 8, 2012 – Mobile Tag Media, (http://www.mobiletag.com/), leader in 2D and 1D barcode marketing solutions, announced today that is a recipient of the Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award in recognition of being one of the leading private companies in Europe, celebrating its innovations and technologies.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work. 

“Mobile Tag Media’s vision is simple and stunning,” said Alexis Helcmanocki, CEO of Mobile Tag Media. “If you can capture a consumer’s attention at the very moment that interest is roused, then you can deliver a greater user experience and greater value to brands and marketers with analytics and optimized sales opportunities.” 

Mobile Tag Media has earned its market recognition as a leader in providing marketer ready, carrier-grade technology solutions; as a successful innovator in mobile handset code scanning, they are a pioneer for network operators across the globe.  The Company’s ‘Point-of-Interest’ position has resulted in successful deployments by wireless carriers in Europe, including Orange, SFR (Vodafone), and Bouygues.  Additionally, leading enterprise customers, media brands and advertisers actively use Mobile Tag barcode solutions to reach consumers.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Mobile Tag embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Mobile Tag should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was the strongest it has ever been.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

About Mobile Tag Media

Mobile Tag Media connects brands with people when it matters the most – at the point-of-interest.  Using the Mobile Tag smartphone app, users simply scan ‘tags’ (barcodes, NFC chips, etc.) on products, posters, POS material, etc. to instantly receive marketing messages, useful information or unique offers.  Combining the latest advances in mobile tagging and data analytics with its extensive database of tag data and user information, Mobile Tag’s point-of-interest platform provides brands with unsurpassed ability to understand and engage with consumers worldwide.  Mobile Tag sells both directly and through strategic marketing partners such as AT&T, who delivers point-of-interest services to its business customers under the AT&T Mobile Barcode Services brand. Selected from hundreds of companies, Mobile Tag has been named a Red Herring Europe Top 100 winner for 2012, recognized for their technological innovation.

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Share Your Workouts in Real-time with Endomondo’s New App for Facebook Timeline

Endomondo Members Can Now Share Their Workouts on their Facebook Timelines
for Social Encouragement, Bragging and More 

AUSTIN, TX at SXSW – March 12, 2012 –  With a focus on community fitness, Endomondo launches a new app for Facebook timeline. By extending both the competitive and community nature of fitness – from the groups of friends who compete against each other for fun and rewards to the friends who all work out together to offer support and encouragement in their fitness goals – Endomondo’s timeline app will let members share their workouts as they happen on their Facebook timeline and in Facebook News Feed.

The Endomondo fitness app for Facebook timeline posts workouts live and in real-time, so Endomondo members are able to share their progress while they exercise, showing maps of their latest workouts that they track with Endomondo’s mobile app. People can always control what information they share with friends and who can see it, from their Application Settings on Facebook. 

“Exercising with friends is more fun and effective than exercising alone,” said Justin Osofsky, Director of Platform Partnerships, Facebook. “Endomondo is a great example of how a social app can affect real world change. Through their new timeline app, people can track a range of activities including running, biking and walking and share their fitness accomplishments with friends.”

The Endomondo mobile application is available on all major mobile platforms, from iPhone and Android to BlackBerry and Windows Phone. By making the application as ubiquitous as possible, and with the new timeline app for Facebook, Endomondo is helping people get more from their fitness.

“From the very beginning, our focus has been on how the social dimension can make fitness fun and help people find motivation to exercise”, said Mette Lykke, co-founder of Endomondo. “From the competitive nature of friends and family to the encouragement and community sharing from friends and family, no matter what your fitness focuses on, Endomondo is there as a part of the community to help you meet your fitness goals. With the timeline app, we extend the Endomondo community onto member’s Facebook timelines, sharing encouragement and competitiveness where people’s networks already are.”

As part of the timeline app, Endomondo members will also be able to list recent workouts with statistics, such as distance, duration, speed and calories burnt, as well as monthly and annual summaries of training for growth and competitive insight. 

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About Endomondo

Launched in September 2008, Endomondo is a social sports and fitness network that enables people worldwide to engage around their passions for living active lives. Endomondo turns the mobile phone into a full-fledged personal trainer and a social training partner. The app can be used for running, cycling, walking and all other distance-based outdoor sports. Using GPS, the app tracks route, distance, duration, split times, calorie consumption and more while providing audio feedback on performance. The app offers a full history of workouts, as well as social features that allow users to compete with friends without giving up flexibility. The app also supports heart rate monitors on most handsets. 

Endomondo.com incorporates the social community where users can challenge friends and share results. Endomondo has 7.5 million users with exponential growth. Being available on seven mobile platforms (iOS, Android, RIM, Symbian, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Java), the app supports almost all GPS phones. It is the highest rated app of its kind in several of the biggest app stores. 

For more information, please visit http://www.endomondo.com and follow Endomondo on Facebook.

Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.

CounterPath Helps Power Rogers One Number Service for Canada’s Largest Wireless Provider

 

CounterPath’s Softphone Technology Enables Single-Number Reachability, Video Calling and Fixed-Mobile Convergence Across Computers and Mobile Devices

 

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada — Feb. 13, 2012 — Whether by VoIP on their computers, text messaging, email or wireless voice, most Canadian consumers have multiple ways to stay in touch. Today, CounterPath Corporation (TSX-V: CCV) (OTCBB: CPAH) announces that it has entered into a commercial agreement with Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI-B) to let Canadians use their wireless numbers to enable single-number reachability by talk and text whether they are using their mobile devices or computers. This innovative service offering from Rogers is unprecedented and the first of its kind in Canada, enabling Rogers to further stand out in the competitive Canadian telecom landscape.

With Rogers One Number™, eligible Rogers wireless customers now have the following features:

One inbox and contact list: You can create and manage contact lists that are automatically synched between your computer and mobile phone. With Rogers One Number, you now have email¹ and text messages in one unified inbox on your computer.

Talk and send texts to Canadian numbers from your computer, without deducting from your wireless plan: Seamlessly switch calls between your computer and wireless device. For example, customers can begin their conversation on their mobile phones and then easily transfer the call to their computer when they arrive home.

Use your computer to call any Canadian number, from anywhere for free² with your existing Rogers wireless plan: You can call any Canadian number and send outgoing text messages to Canadian wireless numbers from your computer, at no additional charge. You can also video chat with other Rogers One Number users.

CounterPath enables this flexibility and ease of use by using industry standards to ensure interoperability, reliability, security and quality across a variety of wired and wireless networks   and operating systems. CounterPath’s portfolio of carrier- and enterprise-grade solutions enables customers to develop innovative, revenue-generating services.

“Service providers worldwide know that their customers want a convenient, cost-effective way to stay in touch across multiple devices and networks, leveraging a single phone number,” said Donovan Jones, President and CEO, CounterPath. “As Canada’s largest wireless provider, Rogers continues to demonstrate innovation by delivering the kind of single-number voice, video and messaging reachability that consumers want.”

Colin Gibbs, Senior Curator and Analyst at GigaOM, said: "Consumers are increasingly communicating across a number of platforms and screens in today's mobile, device-driven world. We see consumers increasingly gravitating toward a single number as a key enabler of unified communication and digital identity in the future."

For more information about Rogers One Number, visit  www.rogersonenumber.ca. For more information about CounterPath’s softphone solutions, visit www.counterpath.com/softphone-products.html.

About CounterPath

CounterPath’s SIP-based VoIP softphones are changing the face of telecommunications. An industry and user favorite, Bria softphones for desktop and mobile devices, together with the company’s server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions, enable service providers, OEMs and enterprises large and small around the globe to offer a seamless and unified communications experience across both fixed and mobile networks.  Standards-based, cost-effective and reliable, CounterPath’s award-winning solutions power the voice and video calling, messaging, and presence offerings of customers such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon, BT, Mobilkom Austria, Rogers, Avaya, BroadSoft, Cisco Systems, GENBAND, Metaswitch Networks, Mitel and NEC. For more information, visit www.counterpath.com. 

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WWW.I-TOMB.NET, THE WORLD VIRTUAL CEMETERY Ready for iPad in Time to Celebrate the Day of the Dead.

Now Family and Friends Can Honor and Share the Memory of Loved Ones
conveniently from where they live

PALO ALTO, Calif. — October 25, 2011 — Honoring the memory of our cherished departed is a universal need. In many countries around the world, All Saints’ Day is when people celebrate the memory of their loved ones and visit the cemeteries where they are buried.

However, modern demands can make it difficult to travel to graves and time to express our emotions and memories can be challenging to find. Yet people need a destination at which to pay their respects.

In many countries, cremation continues to be a preferred method for handling final disposition. According to the Cremation Association of North America, only 3% to 5% opted for cremation until the early 1980s. By 2005, the practice had passed 30%, and estimates for 2010 exceeded 38%. Clearly, this is a response to personal choices and changing lifestyles in modern times.

From the Traditional Grave to the I-Tomb

With www.i-tomb.net, the World Virtual Cemetery launched in September 2011, people now have a respectful space to preserve the digital memory of their loved ones and to honor and share their memory, conveniently, from where they live.

I-Tombs are the natural complement of grave stones and funeral urns. An I-Tomb is a richer experience than a traditional grave. Each I-Tomb tells the story of the deceased’s life through personal biographies, photos and videos. Visitors of the World Virtual Cemetery can mark their visits with candles, flowers or incense. Friends and family can leaves tributes, share memories and give thanks. An I-Tomb keeps forever the memory of a person’s life in ways that no plaque or tombstone could.

The adoption of an I-Tomb further reflects these changes. It answers the human need to preserve the memory, and it allows loved ones to bring back to life the memories of their departed from anywhere at any time.

From October 25^th 2011, it will be possible to visit I-Tombs of the departed from an iPad, a truly unique and moving experience. Any device with a Web browser, or any iOS device will now provide a portal for visiting the World Virtual Cemetery. This update for mobile users arrives just in time to celebrate the Day of the Dead, All Saints’ Day

The Digital Memory of the Deceased is Invaluable, it must be preserved

Tour any graveyard and the evidence is everywhere: even the most basic information, such as someone’s name and time on this earth, are prone to erasure by weather and vandals.

I-Postmortem Limited’s mission is the preservation of the digital memory of the deceased for the long term.

Preserving the integrity of the digital memory of the deceased for decades and generations is a very serious commitment that involves substantial investments in safety, capacity and data conversion as existing technological formats continue to evolve. The text and media placed at an I-Tomb must be as clear generations from now as they are today.

Much more than a memorial website operator, I-Postmortem Limited is a company built to answer those challenges and provide a credible and sustainable answer to this fundamental need. 

Amongst its shareholders is one of the largest secure data warehouse provider in Switzerland that caters to the largest banks, telecommunication and industrial companies. The memory of the life of the deceased -- I-Tomb’s data -- is safely kept in a highly protected environment within servers located in Switzerland and benefit from the highest standards of safety and security.

Contrary to most memorial websites, I-Postmortem charges subscription fees for the service.

Business models based on advertising or e-commerce will never meet the financial challenges of the preservation of the digital memory over the long term and run contrary to the respect due to the deceased.

It is because I-Tombs are paid for through subscriptions that I-Postmortem is in a position to deliver its promises. As with any mortuary, these fees help ensure the long-term availability and continuation of the memory. Similarly, these resources help ensure that convenient access to I-Tombs will continue to spread beyond today’s PC and iOS devices and into the key browsing technologies of tomorrow.

Like insurance companies, I-Postmortem commits to long-term benefits in the form of preserving the integrity and readability of the digital memory and it is the company’s intrinsically sound business model and finances that makes the difference.

It is because there was a need for a universal, respectful and protected environment to bring back to life and honor the memory of the deceased that I-Postmortem created www.I-Tomb.net. The World Virtual Cemetery -- an advertising free, protected website.

I-Memorial

While an I-Tomb is where others pay their respects once someone is gone, an I-Memorial, also offered by I-Postmortem at www.i-memorial.com, is a service where the living can prepare for their future passing in full confidentiality.

Users can build their own Life Story (My Memorial) that will become their I-Tomb upon their demise. They can also leave posthumous messages to loved ones, write out their last wishes, and securely store digital files that will be disclosed selectively to designated recipients and will never be made public.  An I-Memorial account is a chance for people to take control of their legacy, final words and messages in a way that is convenient, simple and thoughtful. Like an I-Tomb, an I-Memorial account is subscription-based and designed to last throughout time.

See I-Postmortem

I-Postmortem will exhibit I-Tomb.net and I-Memorial.com at the National Funeral Directors Association NFDA International Convention & Expo being held Oct. 23-26, 2011. 

About I-Postmortem

I-Postmortem Ltd. is a U.S. company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif..  Services are exclusively focused on the preservation of the integrity of the digital memory of deceased people for the long term. The com­pany’s long-term sustainability comes from its intrinsically sound financials, a utility-like business model, and an expe­rienced management team comprising of executives with proven track records in finance, industry, marketing, and IT.

TRUPHONE LAUNCHES 3G CALLING AND TRUPHONE INSTANT MESSENGER FOR APPLE iPAD

**MEDIA ALERT**

DATE: August 5, 2010

What: Truphone www.truphone.com, the global mobile operator, today announced the availability of its updated application for the iPad in the Apple iTunes store.  
 
What’s new?

·       3G Calling: Consumers can now place and receive calls over 3G networks. This means that customers have the option to make calls as part of their data package even when out of Wi-Fi range, using their mobile carrier's 3G network. This feature was announced for the iPhone on the 24^th June 2010.

·      Truphone Instant Messenger: The new updated application includes Truphone’s new Instant Messenger. Customers will be able to chat via IM with other Truphone users on the iPhone and iPod as well as contacts on several of the most popular social networking sites, including Facebook, Skype, AIM, GoogleTalk, and MSN– all in one place, without having to open up multiple IM applications.

For more information, visit www.truphone.com or find the updated application at iTunes (www.itunes.com).

TRUPHONE LAUNCHES 3G AND MULTI TASK CALLING FOR APPLE iOS 4

DATE: June 24, 2010

WHAT: Truphone <http://www.truphone.com/> , the global mobile operator, today announced the availability of its updated application for the iPhone and iPod touch iOS 4 in the Apple iTunes store.  
 
What’s new?

·        3G Calling: The application now allows consumers to place and receive calls over 3G networks. This means that consumers have the option to make calls as part of their data package even when out of Wi-Fi range, using their mobile carrier's 3G network.
·        Background calling: Thanks to Apple iOS 4’s multi-tasking feature, Truphone now allows voice calls and data applications to run simultaneously.  For customers, this ensures they won't miss incoming calls when running a data application and can place a call while surfing the Internet or checking email.
·        Truphone Instant Messenger: The new updated applications include Truphone Instant Messenger. For the first time, customers will be able to chat via IM with other Truphone users as well as contacts on several of the most popular social networking sites, including Facebook, Skype, AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN and Yahoo! – all in one place, without having to open up multiple IM applications.
 
For more information on the iPhone application please visit - http://www.truphone.com/applications/devices/iphone/.

For more information on the iPod application please visit - http://www.truphone.com/applications/devices/ipod/

 

About Truphone
 
Truphone is dedicated to people with international lifestyles, providing them with communications services that save them money and simplify their lives.
 
Founded in 2006, the company uses innovation to drive convenience up and costs down.
 
Truphone firsts include: downloadable apps that enable Smartphones and other mobile devices to make free and low cost calls over Wi-Fi networks; intelligent mobile technology that make every call local; and more.
 
The company’s flagship product, Truphone Local Anywhere, brings an end to international travellers’ need to carry multiple phones or SIMs for each country. The Truphone Local Anywhere service provides users unique phone numbers for each place they spend time – creating a local presence and eliminating the need for friends, families and colleagues to make costly international calls to communicate.
 
Truphone applications and Truphone Local Anywhere support all leading mobile platforms and devices including Blackberry, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Nokia E and N series, and Android.
 
Important information

Truphone is not a replacement for an ordinary telephone service and emergency calls cannot be made using Truphone. However Truphone does not prevent emergency calls being made via a handset’s normal cellular service provider. Truphone cannot advise on the legality of VoIP services in specific territories or jurisdictions. It is the user's responsibility to confirm that use of the Truphone VoIP software and service is permitted in the location in which they use it.

Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc, registered in the United States and other countries. Google is a trademark of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.  Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. Truphone is a trademark of Software Cellular Network Ltd. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.


Media contact
UK / Europe:
Catherine Jones
Hill & Knowlton
+44 (0)20 7413 3725
catherine.jones@hillandknowlton.com
 
North America:
Sue Huss
Comunicano Inc.
+1 619 379 4396
sue.huss@comunicano.com

 

 

CounterPath Brings Enterprise-Class and Carrier-Grade VoIP Softphone to the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

  Bria iPhone Edition Enables Highly Secure, User-Friendly and Standards-Based Mobile VoIP for Consumers, Enterprises and Government Agencies

Vancouver, Canada – June 15th, 2010 – CounterPath Corporation (TSX-V: CCV; OTCBB: CPAH), an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software solutions, today announced the worldwide availability of Bria iPhone Edition for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Bria iPhone Edition is a highly secure, standards-based VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

Bria iPhone Edition integrates seamlessly with other CounterPath desktop and convergence solutions, as well as with enterprise and carrier infrastructure equipment from major vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, BroadSoft, Metaswitch, Avaya, Cisco and NEC. Bria iPhone Edition also supports Asterisk-based telephony systems.

Bria iPhone Edition is the latest CounterPath solution for mobile platforms and its first standalone mobile SIP application. Earlier this year, CounterPath launched Linux, Mac and Windows versions of Bria, all of which received strong approval and endorsement from Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) and telecom infrastructure vendors. In addition to the Bria-branded version, CounterPath will also be developing customized white-label versions of Bria iPhone Edition for carriers, OEMs and enterprise customers worldwide through its professional services team.

One hundred percent compatible with Apple’s iPhone 3.0 and new iOS (formerly iPhone 4.0), the CounterPath softphone client takes advantage of the growing number of SMEs, large enterprises and governments that are deploying iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads for mobile workers, many of whom require full access to their communications services while away from their desk or office. Bria iPhone Edition leverages the iPhone’s native address book and its embedded Bluetooth technology to provide a seamless calling experience while on the move.

Apple currently ranks third in smartphone shipments, with 16 percent of all units in the category in Q1 2010, according to several analyst firms. For all handset types – smartphones and feature phones – Apple is No. 6, with more than 8.7 million shipped worldwide in Q1. 

“When you factor in the number of business professionals switching to the iPhone, and add in the iPod Touch user base and the 2 million iPads sold in that device’s first two months, this adds up to an enormous opportunity for widespread global adoption of Bria iPhone Edition,” said Donovan Jones, CEO of CounterPath.

Bria iPhone Edition’s key features include:

·       Full SIP compliance, enabling use with any SIP-compliant server and hundreds of ITSPs that currently offer CounterPath-based services.

o      Bria iPhone Edition appears as another endpoint to service providers or PBX equipment, enabling fast, cost-effective deployments.

·       Call quality that’s superior to circuit-switched wireline and wireless voice, and based on the G.711, G.729 and GSM codecs.

·       An intuitive user interface that provides one-touch access to voicemail, call history, speakerphone and other frequently used telephony features such as 4-digit dialing.

·       Support for DTMF, which lets users enter numbers to access an auto attendant.

·       Bluetooth support, enabling hands-free calling for convenience, as well as safety while driving.

·       Multi-call management options, including the ability to switch between, merge and split calls, all in ways that are already familiar to iPhone users so they can start using these features immediately.

·       Signaling and call encryption via TLS and SRTP, enabling enterprise-class security.

·       Optional customized branding available for enterprises and telephony providers.

"The new Bria iPhone Edition is what a VoIP softphone should be for the Apple iOS family of devices,” said Todd Carothers, Vice President of Product Management, CounterPath. “Our customers have asked us to provide a high-quality solution for the mobile device market, and Bria iPhone Edition meets that challenge. As the leading SIP-based softphone for the desktop, we leveraged our experience to release a product that has been built with both the consumer and enterprise customer in mind.”

“There are already more than 75 million iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad owners today who can potentially use our Bria iOS softphone,” Carothers said. “This release is another milestone in bringing the Bria experience to a wider range of mobile devices. Within the next six months, we’ll add versions offering even more features and support for additional mobile operating systems, further extending Bria’s reach into the massively growing mobile market.”

Bria iPhone Edition is sold exclusively through the following link on the iTunes Store (http://itunes.apple.com/app/bria-iphone-edition/id373968636?mt=8) for an introductory price of $3.99. Customers have the ability to upgrade the client to include G.729 support.

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About CounterPath

CounterPath Corporation is an award-winning provider of innovative desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. The company’s product suite includes SIP-based softphones, server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to cost-effectively integrate voice, video, presence and Instant Messaging (IM) applications into their VoIP offerings and extend functionality across both fixed and mobile networks.

CounterPath’s customers include some of the world's largest telecommunications service providers and network equipment providers including AT&T, Verizon, BT (British Telecommunications PLC), Deutsche Telekom, Cisco Systems, and Mitel.

Visit www.counterpath.com.

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Global IP Solutions First to Enable HD Voice and One Way Video Chat to the iPad

 iPad Developers Can Simply Integrate Video Chat/Conferencing and Super HD Voice Capabilities, Ensuring Excellent Quality

San Francisco — April 20, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of HD voice and video processing solutions, announced today the availability of high-definition (HD) and Super-wideband Voice as well as one way Video Conferencing/Chat capabilities for iPad developers, powered by GIPS VideoEngine™ Mobile.

GIPS VideoEngine Mobile supplies iPad developers with a simple to integrate, high-level software API that contains the complex video conferencing/video chat capabilities into applications running on Apple's iPad operating system.  As video access becomes available from Apple, GIPS VideoEngine will support 2-way video chat/conferencing.

“With over 600,000 unit sales of the iPad to date, demand for this device is clearly continuing to grow,” said GIPS' Chief Marketing Officer Joyce Kim.  “With the unique experience that a device like the iPad can deliver, it is imperative that the overall quality exceed all expectations and GIPS is proud to offer HD and Super HD voice and video for the iPad and other mobile devices.”

“GIPS technology is becoming increasingly significant with the growth in IP traffic as it offers HD voice and video communication capabilities that adjusts dynamically to available bandwidth on Wi-Fi or cellular networks,” said Roopam Jain, Principal Conferencing and Collaboration analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “The introduction of devices like the iPad will greatly increase wide scale voice and video communications beyond corporate boundaries.”

With GIPS VideoEngine Mobile, iPad developers can offer the best quality voice and video communication, overcoming the multiple issues intrinsic to mobile and IP networks such as delay, packet loss, bandwidth limitations, lip synchronization, dynamic bandwidth optimization and echo cancellation.  GIPS VideoEngine Mobile ensures conversations dynamically adjust with Wi-Fi and cellular network conditions, thereby maintaining an uninterrupted experience.

GIPS mobile technology is available on the iPad, Android, iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems.

 

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes ANET, AOL, Cisco, Citrix, CommuniGate, fg microtec, KT Networks, Nimbuzz, Nortel, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, Yahoo! and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com

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Citrix Online Launches GoToMeeting App for iPad

  Citrix Online Launches GoToMeeting App for iPad

 

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - April 2, 2010 – Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), today announced its GoToMeeting^® App for iPad™ is now available on the App Store. The app boosts mobile work productivity by enabling anyone to attend an online meeting from anywhere.

 

“The GoToMeeting App for iPad makes meetings-to-go effortless and visually stunning,” said Bernd Oliver Christiansen, vice president and chief technology officer of Citrix Online.  “Increasing demands on the workforce have created an acute need for more mobility in our work styles.  Most businesses have moved beyond the traditional 9-5 day, and need to maximize every minute of their time to be as productive as possible. We believe the GoToMeeting App for iPad is a great asset for mobile work productivity, since it goes places where workers wouldn’t necessarily take a laptop, yet they are still able to attend meetings and get some serious work done.”

 

GoToMeeting for iPad is an easy-to-use, secure, cost-effective and fast way to meet, demonstrate products and collaborate online. It’s free to attend meetings, takes seconds to join and offers unlimited toll-based or free VoIP audio options. All you need to join a meeting using iPad is an Internet connection and the GoToMeeting app. Meeting attendees can:

 

·       View exactly what is on the presenter’s screen on iPad’s beautiful 9.7” display

·       Join the conversation via VoIP through iPad’s audio or over a regular phone

·       Use iPad’s innovative Multi-Touch interface to zoom in on content

·       Tilt the iPad to switch between portrait and landscape view

·       Easily see who is talking and attending the meeting

 

“Mobile workforce enablement is a key strategic imperative for businesses of all sizes,” says Roopam Jain, principal analyst at Frost and Sullivan, a leading, growth consulting and research firm. “With the GoToMeeting App for iPad, businesses have greater flexibility for empowering their workforces to be more productive on their terms.”

 

The GoToMeeting App for iPad is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

 

For more information on the GoToMeeting App for iPad please visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gotomeeting/id363452804.

 

About Citrix Systems, Inc.

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT.  More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.

 

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Citrix ® and GoToMeeting ® are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Truphone Gives Apple iPad Owners A Voice

Turns Apple’s new tablet into a Phone

London, 3^rd April 2010 –Truphone, the global mobile operator, today announced the availability of its application that offers thousands of Apple iPad customers the ability to make voice calls.  The company’s award-winning VoIP application turns the tablet-sized device into a mobile phone that offers free or low-cost international calls, as well as advanced Instant Messaging features that integrate a user’s contacts from across multiple IM networks.

Truphone was the first to officially launch a mobile VoIP calling application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch platforms, and the company continues to lead the way with the launch of Truphone for iPad.

The Truphone iPad application offers customers free calling to other Truphone and Google Talk users when connected over Wi-Fi, and international calling to mobile phones and landlines for as low as 5 cents a minute. Truphone also offers an unlimited calling plan and free voicemail.

The application also provides a combined Truphone and IM contacts list showing on-line status and presence, together with an innovative, multi-chat IM interface for AIM, Google Talk, and MSN users – allowing customers to easily stay on top of their contacts list without opening multiple windows.

 

“Analysts estimate that Apple pre-sold more than 150,000 iPads on its first day, with 2010 sales on track to hit 4 million,” said Geraldine Wilson, CEO of Truphone. “Every device includes Wi-Fi, and soon, 3G connectivity. That makes them a natural fit for Truphone, which has a long history of giving the iPod Touch and iPhone a broad range of new options for staying in touch. We’re excited by the opportunity to extend our suite of convenient, dependable, high-quality voice functionality and IM services to iPad owners.”

 

Truphone offers a consistent, high-quality calling experience through use of innovative software and premium voice-routing partners.

 

About Truphone

 

Truphone provides people with international lifestyles unique, borderless phone services that simplify communication and dramatically reduce the cost of roaming and global calling.

Founded in 2006, the company uses innovation to drive convenience up and costs down.  Truphone firsts include: downloadable apps that enable smartphones and other mobile devices to make free calls over WiFi networks; intelligent SIM-based technology that make every call local; and more.

 

The company’s flagship product, Truphone Local Anywhere, brings an end to international travellers’ need to carry multiple phones or SIMs for each country. Using a patented, intelligent SIM, the Truphone Local Anywhere service provides users unique phone numbers for each place they spend time – creating a local presence and eliminating the need for friends, families and colleagues to make costly international calls to communicate. 

 

Truphone applications and intelligent SIMs support all leading mobile platforms and devices, including Blackberry, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Nokia E and N series, and Android.

 

Important information

Truphone is not a replacement for an ordinary telephone service and emergency calls cannot be made using Truphone. However Truphone does not prevent emergency calls being made via a handset’s normal cellular service provider. Truphone cannot advise on the legality of VoIP services in specific territories or jurisdictions. It is the user's responsibility to confirm that use of the Truphone VoIP software and service is permitted in the location in which they use it.

 

Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc, registered in the United States and other countries. Google is a trademark of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.  Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. Truphone is a trademark of Software Cellular Network Ltd. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

 

Media contact

UK / Europe:

Mark Walsh

Hill & Knowlton

+44 (0)20 7413 3495

Mark.walsh@hillandknowlton.com

 

North America:

Sue Huss

Comunicano Inc.

+1 619 379 4396

sue.huss@comunicano.com