THU, JUN 03, 2010
MOBILICITY SELECTS WMODE FOR MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE PORTAL AND CONTENT STORE
Toronto, Canada – June 3, 2010 - Wmode, the developer and operator of the ClearMode® managed service, announced today that they have been selected by new wireless carrier, Mobilicity, to manage its portal and mobile content services as a fully outsourced solution. Wmode will manage all of Mobilicity’s portal and storefront services including, ringtones, graphics, games, pictures, themes, news, and other information services. Wmode will also be deploying an enhanced storefront technology, called “Smart Portal”. This is a new addition to the ClearMode suite of services in North America and will allow Mobilicity to take advantage of enhanced merchandizing capabilities to better address different consumer segments and demographics.
“We are extremely pleased that Mobilicity selected Wmode to help build and manage its mobile content business from the ground up,” stated Tom Beaman, SVP of Global Marketing and Sales at Wmode. “We believe ClearMode® provides industry-leading innovation and features to operators such as Mobilicity. With our dedication to innovation and operational excellence, we continually find new ways to provide mobile operators such as Mobilicity with ways to connect with their customers. Our Smart Portal technology will give Mobilicity customers unique one-to-one functionality for the discovery, purchase and self-management of their mobile services.”
Through this agreement, Wmode will manage and operate all contractual, technical and settlement activities for Mobilicity in addition to the consumer retail experience. Using its extensive experience and knowledge of the global mobile services market, the Wmode account team will work closely with Mobilicity to build an industry-leading mobile content business in Canada.
“Mobilicity will offer a wide breadth of mobile content when we launch this spring through our partnership with Wmode,” said Sara Moore, Vice President of Marketing at Mobilicity. “Wmode is delivering a complete turn-key managed service solution to provide our customers with a compelling multimedia platform and add even more value to the Mobilicity experience.”
About Mobilicity (DAVE Wireless)
Mobilicity, formerly known as Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless), is a Canadian wireless carrier. The company is led by Obelysk, a diversified Canadian holding company, and Quadrangle Capital Partners, a global investor in the telecommunications and media sectors with more than $3 billion of capital under management. Following the Canadian wireless spectrum auction, Mobilicity holds licenses which cover more than half of Canada's population in 10 of the 13 largest markets including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Mobilicity was recently named one of Canada’s Top 25 Up and Coming Information & Communication Technology start-ups by the Branham Group Inc. Further information about Mobilicity can be found at www.mobilicity.ca.
About Wmode
Wmode operates ClearMode®, a mobile Internet service that provides for the recruitment, management, discovery, delivery and payment of mobile content and services. Wmode offers a complete suite of technologies and services as a managed service to enable mobile operators, MVNOs, content providers and media and brand companies to deliver a broad range of mobile content and services to their consumers. ClearMode, the first complete content distribution solution for content and App Stores has been operated as a managed service since 2002. Wmode, founded in September 2000, is a privately held company with offices in Calgary and Toronto, Canada and Bern, Switzerland. Further information about Wmode can be found at www.wmode.com.
Media Contact:
Tom Beaman
SVP, Global Marketing and Sales
Wmode, Inc
+1(416) 617.0506
