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Mobileway
and Digiplug offers wide range of ringtones and logos for
downloading on different mobile phone platforms
A turnkey service targeted at Web portals and mobile
phone operators
Mobileway - the leading global
facilitator of data and money flows in the wireless space
between mobile network operators, corporations and content
providers - has partnered with Digiplug, a developer of
ringtones and logo download services, to offer a wide range
of ring tones and logos for easy download on different platforms
for the global mobile phone market.
"Our decision to partner
with Digiplug has been driven naturally by their technological
expertise and excellent relationships with mobile device
manufacturers. Together, we will become the reference for
ringtones and logos downloading services," said Cyrille
Even, General Manager and Vice President, Mobileway Asia
Pacific. "This alliance will allow us to develop together
a turnkey broadcasting offer designed for all future protocols
and standards."
The Mobileway-Digiplug partnership
is designed to cater to mobile phone operators and Internet
portals willing to enlarge their mobile phone services range.
It is also a powerful differentiation tool for mobile phone
operators to develop their services and increase customer
loyalty. Digiplug has a comprehensive library of unique
ringtones and logos. Mobileway provides the means of delivery.
The benefits to operators
and users are:
- Compatibility with more
than five mobile phone manufacturers' products and 10
by the end of 2001
- A unique catalogue of more
than 1,000 ringtones and logos, adapted to mobile phone
formats by professional musicians and designers
- Copyright management with
international competent bodies
- Routing of ringtones and
logos using SMS via mobile phone operators in more than
100 countries
- Specific development and integration
of user interfaces (eg. Web, WAP, vocal server, etc.)
within the service provider environment
"We are thrilled with the
idea of proposing this offer with Mobileway. Their network
coverage and international presence together with their proven
service quality are key factors for the success of our joint
offer toward service providers and operators," said Stéphane
Bohbot, CEO of Digiplug .
About Mobileway, Inc.
Mobileway is a leading facilitator of data & money flows
in the wireless space. The company's network hub and value-added
wireless services are designed to enable network operators
and e-businesses to bring exciting, customised, user-authorised
and secure services to mobile consumers. Mobileway offers
wireless data services that include chat, ringtones, text
messages, and m-commerce solutions; service data such as
copyright reports, click-rate reports, phone software updates,
and user validation cryptograms. These make it possible
for consumers to experience personalised content; connect
with communal affinity groups; securely conduct m-commerce
payment transactions anywhere, anytime from their wireless
devices. The result is an innovative way for network operators
and e-businesses to rapidly and seamlessly bring to the
market new forms of wireless interactivity and revenue-generating
services. A North American company with operational headquarters
in Paris, France, Mobileway, Inc., has offices located throughout
Europe, Asia and the United States. The company can be reached
on the Web at www.Mobileway.com.
About Digiplug
Digiplug is a research and development company working in
mobile telecommunications and is currently market leader
in the technology of downloading music to mobile phones.
Digiplug offers its solutions to mobile phone manufacturers,
operators, content suppliers and information gateways
.
Using a wealth of telecommunications
expertise, particularly within its R & D department
in Montpellier, Digiplug has developed coding and data compression
systems that allow polyphonic musical sounds to be sent
"over the air" to mobile phones. Digiplug is also
developing parallel value-added services compatible with
GPRS and UMTS standards.
Digiplug has developed a number
of partnerships with companies such as Alcatel, Philips,
Trium (Mitsubishi), Mobistar (Belgium), Optimus (Portugal),
Bouygues Telecom's 6th sense gateway, Vizzavi (Europe),
radio NRJ and TF1.fr, etc. Founded in 1998 and based in
Paris and Montpellier, Digiplug's financing is guaranteed
by private capital and investment companies, such as Axa
Investissements, Sopromec et Innoven.
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