- Operator Launches Myriad USSD Solution in Czech Republic  - Provides Users Fast and Direct Access to Mobile Service settings and Tariff Information   DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland – August 18, 2009 – Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), a global leader in mobile technology with software in over 2 billion phones, today announced that it has been selected by T-Mobile Czech Republic to provide the USSD platform for its customer care service. The solution exploits the strengths of the Myriad Services Platform to allow the operator to offer USSD as a simple trigger for subscriber self service, so helping to reduce customer churn.   The solution is a self-service system that allows customers to quickly access services and information on their mobile handset and change their settings. By entering a short-code in their phone, users are provided with a simple text menu which provides fast and direct access to various operator services such as service settings, service status and tariff information.

Read more: Myriad Delivers Services Platform for Customer Service to T-Mobile

LONDON, 7th August 2009 - weComm, the leader in interactive mobile data solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Livestation to deliver live TV news to mobile handsets including Android and BlackBerry devices.

Livestation already delivers high quality live TV streaming services on iPhone for world class news partners such as BBC World News and Al Jazeera. weComm’s wave On-Demand Mobile Application Platform™, will enable Livestation to deliver live broadcasts from Livestation’s global news TV partners to all leading mobile operating systems. Live TV content will be available for a monthly subscription and the service will provide access to other news formats from the same providers. The companies will distribute the service in a number of easy-to-subscribe methods including through the major mobile handset-manufacturers’ application stores.  

Read more: Livestation partners with weComm to deliver live TV news on all smartphones

DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland – 7th August 2009 – Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), a global leader in mobile technology with software in over 2 billion phones, today announced that it has joined the Symbian Foundation. The Symbian platform is based on Symbian OS and software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, and Sony Ericsson, including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces. Portions of the source code are already being moved to open source, under the Eclipse Public License. By mid-2010, this process will be complete.

“Symbian OS is one of the most advanced smartphone platforms in the world, and its focus on amazing user experiences makes it a perfect fit with Myriad,” added Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad.

Read more: Myriad Joins Symbian Foundation

Leading mobile phone tracking service www.traceamobile.co.uk and www.mobilelocators.com have announced they are now offering price conscious consumers and businesses customers Pay As You Go mobile locating price tariffs for as little as 15p per search.

Managing Director, Jonathan Cook explains "this is to help us remain competitive in the rapidly growing Location Based Service market. As business and consumers are forced to tighten their belts during the recession they are now looking for even better value for money from LBS providers. We also realise a lot of people just want to try the service without the need to be locked in to an ongoing subscription and with the arrival of the school holidays parents want budget tracking that gives them piece of mind."

Read more: Mobile Phone Tracking Now Available On Pay As You Go

Mobile messaging operator to provide connectivity and long numbers for interactive campaigns

August 5th, 2009 – London, UK: Mobile messaging operator TynTec (www.tyntec.com) has been selected by UNITY Mobile (www.unitymobile.com) to provide SMS delivery capabilities and long numbers for inbound services within UNITY Mobile’s fully integrated mobile application, mobile web and SMS campaign service platform.   Under the terms of the business relationship TynTec will provide UNITY Mobile with high-quality SMS services to support UNITY’s customers and channel partners in key European regions of operation.

UNITY Mobile is an easy to use, web-based subscription service that enables companies to easily create, manage and distribute platform agnostic mobile applications, mobile websites and high-performance campaigns, and easily integrate mobile operations into existing web and digital media operations.

Read more: UNITY Mobile Signs with TynTec for Long Numbers and SMS Distribution