LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- CTIA Wireless IT -- go2(r) Directory Systems (www.go2.com), a leading provider of local search and mobile content in the U.S., today announced that Distributive Networks has joined its mobile content network as part of a strategic alliance to provide enhanced content and mobile services to help meet the needs of go2 users.
"go2 has been a leading provider of local search and mobile content since 1999, and enjoys broad distribution and usage of both its main service, go2, and its highly-targeted network of mobile channels such as go2 Movies(r), go2 Business and go2 Travel," said Lee Hancock, CEO of go2. "The addition of Distributive Networks' vast catalogue of products to the go2 mobile content network provides a tremendous resource for highly targeted and relevant content that helps to engage and inform our millions of mobile users with fun, informative, and useful information."
go2's mobile content network features a wide variety of information, which is quickly and easily available at the fingertips of mobile users. The comprehensiveness of the content network further solidifies the mobile web as a logical choice for obtaining relevant information on-the-go, including driving directions, movie times, travel information, weather and more. Integrating Distributive Networks' content into the go2 mobile content network provides users 24/7, on-the-go access to a comprehensive suite of mobile services and original content such as beauty tips, food and diet information, horoscopes, jokes, sports news and trivia, TV gossip and more.
"Distributive Networks prides itself on being the premier partner for text-based mobile content," said Kevin Bertram, CEO of Distributive Networks. "We, like go2, are dedicated to providing the highest-quality and most extensive library of content to mobile users, and we are delighted to be partnering with go2 to bring our products to their broad base of mobile phone users."
About Distributive Networks
Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Distributive Networks is a privately-held wireless content and technology company that provides its partners with a rich portfolio of mobile content products and mobile marketing solutions. Distributive Networks' in-house staff produces the broadest available catalogue of high-quality "white label" and customized text alert content, with diverse and differentiated products that allow our partners to capitalize fully on consumer demand for SMS products and services. Distributive Networks' additional services include full-scale mobile marketing enablement (such as mobile coupons, contests and WAP services) and end-to-end technical and customer service support for our partners in media, public relations, consumer products and the political/advocacy arena. For more information, please visit www.distributivenetworks.com.
About go2(r)
go2 owns and operates numerous location, event and category-specific online and mobile websites as integral components of the go2 Mobile Content Network, including go2 Movies(r), go2 Dining, go2 Travel and go2UCLA. go2 websites have industry-leading distribution through one-of-a-kind multi-category placements on the wireless Web menus of most major U.S. carriers, providing mobile users with easy access to information on-the-go, including driving directions, horoscopes, magazine articles, movie times, sports trivia, travel information, weather and more. All go2 mobile content sites are fully integrated with any GPS-like automatic location services provided by wireless carriers, and feature one-touch calling and turn-by-turn directions together with detailed information on thousands of U.S. businesses. go2 Advertisers include ABC, American Express, AOL, Delta, ExxonMobil, Holiday Inn, MasterCard, Nokia, SBC, Shell, Sony and Visa. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., go2 is a privately held company. go2 holds or licenses several U.S. patents for location-based, local search and directory services on mobile devices. For more information, visit www.go2.com.
go2(r) and go2 Movies(r) are registered trademarks of UDS Directory Corp., dba go2 Directory Systems.