Easy to use and full of resources, Community puts the whole value chain online

10 December 2008: COLT, a leading European provider of business communications, has today further strengthened its commitment to its channel with the launch of its new partner program. COLT Community is available to partners across Europe particularly those selling to small and medium-sized business customers. Community redefines the partner relationship through a comprehensive set of tools and initiatives and places the whole value chain online, from leads and opportunities through to order tracking and account management.

Rakesh Bhasin, Chief Executive Officer of COLT said, “We recognise that the majority of relationships that are built, particularly within our small and medium-sized business customers, are forged and maintained by our channel partners. COLT Community is a very strong signal to both our existing 650 partners and the rest of the market that we are serious and committed to the channel.”

Read more: COLT Community – a new experience in partner relationships

95% of consumers would use SMS Money Transfer and SMS Topup services if introduced by operators

Dublin, 9th December, 2008 l Anam Mobile and TR2 Communications today announced the results from a recent customer survey that highlighted the consumer desire for services that allow a user to send money to a friend or colleague, or add credit to their phone, by sending a simple SMS.

Text messaging is a hugely popular feature of mobile devices with nearly every mobile phone user able to send and receive messages. Gartner, one of the leading technology research companies, predicted that as many as 2.3 trillion messages will be sent worldwide in 2008.

Read more: SMS Money Transfer Receives 95% Consumer Approval

Latest iWear units compatible with Apple, Nokia, LG, Samsung, and HTC phones

London, Tuesday December 9: Vuzix, the company behind personal video iWear, today confirmed its latest products were compatible with an increasing range of mobile handsets as well as with an expanding library of mobile video content.

“Vuzix headsets change the small mobile screen experience into a big screen event,” said David Lock, head of European operations.  “Our iWear headsets create a virtual screen, up to 62” large, right in front of your eyes. It truly is the cinema in your pocket and now there is no shortage of material to watch.”

“Nokia’s N96 with the BBC iPlayer on board is just one high profile example of the sudden expansion in content and connectivity that is now available,” he added.

Read more: Vuzix adds big-screen support to even more mobile handsets

Extends Platform to Mobile and IP Telephony Operators Around the Globe

MONTRÉAL – Dec. 9, 2008 – Mobivox today announced that its powerful voice-activated mobile services platform has been enhanced with the addition of French and Spanish language capabilities that carriers, other service providers and online communities can offer their customers immediately.

The patent-pending Mobivox|PL platform now interacts with names and spoken commands in French and Spanish, particularly the idiomatic Spanish spoken widely in Latin America. The platform soon will support the Spanish spoken in Spain, and the company plans to add a Portuguese-language capability early next year.

Read more: Mobivox Adds French and Spanish Languages to Its Voice-Activated Mobile Services Platform

EverySingleOneOfUs unites brands, carriers, publishers, associations and industry experts to identify solutions and best practices that facilitate positive change in the development of the mobile advertising ecosystem

London, UK – December 9th 2008 – An industry movement entitled EverySingleOneOfUs  (www.everysingleoneofus.com) launches today as a grassroots resource, aggregating knowledge, and authorizing best practice and methodologies that ensure optimal mobile advertising user experience.

Founded by Jonathan MacDonald, who was previously a Chairman of the Music Industries Association, Commercial Director of Ministry of Sound, and Sales Director at the advertising-funded mobile network Blyk, the effort unites a cross-section of mobile operators, mobile companies and big-name brands to educate the market and encourage discussions about emerging business models, industry issues and areas of growth that will help companies, stakeholders and shareholders engage with potential consumers and ultimately drive mobile advertising revenues and positive results.

Read more: Mobile Industry Thought Leaders Launch Mobile Advertising Information Resource