ATLANTA, April 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- VuBotics, Inc. (OTCBB:VBTC), developer of VuIT(tm), the global leader in small screen reading technology, today announced it has partnered with Handmark(r), the leading distributor of mobile content solutions. Handmark will now offer the new VuBotics VuIT(tm) software through the Extras tab in Handmark Pocket Express(tm), as well as its carrier, retail and online distribution channels.
Handmark is the leading content aggregator and provider of wireless content through major carriers including Sprint, Cingular, and Alltel. Handmark's flagship product, Pocket Express features an Extras tab that includes a complete software store full of many popular mobile software products. Pocket Express, known as the 'best of browsing' solution, also features personalized, one-click access to news, weather, sports, 411 search, turn-by-turn driving directions, movie showtimes, stock quotes and the world's first mobile personal assistant -- MobileCierge.
Based on an in-depth understanding of reading patterns, VuIT maximizes both speed and legibility of digital text by displaying words one-at-a-time rather than as static text across a screen. VuIT utilizes a proprietary cadenced delivery system that adjusts both the size and pace of individual words in order to mimic sub-vocalization patterns. This in turn improves comprehension and eliminates the need to scroll through messages.
Douglas Edwards, Handmark chief marketing officer, commented, "We are excited to partner with VuBotics to offer this groundbreaking reading technology to our customers. In the past, digital text has been small and difficult to read. We have witnessed first hand the power of VuIT to dramatically increase the speed users can read digital text on their cell phones. VuIT enhances reading by allowing users to set larger text sizes and adjust speeds in an intuitive manner that requires no training. Given the proliferating use of cell phones for reading digital content, VuIT opens doors to a whole new world of cell phone users that in the past have been reluctant to read emails, news articles and other content on their cell phone."
John Ellingson, president of VuBotics, stated, "We believe this agreement with Handmark will rapidly expand distribution of VuIT through a variety of important channels. Initially, VuIT will be sold online through Handmark's own website, as well as affiliated third parties and content providers. We see this as a first step in our global roll out. In addition, we hope to leverage Handmark's strong relationships with the Tier I carriers to offer VuIT as a standard offering within the carrier decks."
A demonstration of the technology is available at: http://www.vubotics.com/Demo.html
Availability
VuIT eMail Reader is now available for BlackBerrys for $24.95. For more information or to purchase a downloadable version of VuIT Email Reader, please visit www.handmark.com.
About Handmark
Handmark is a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile content solutions. The company's flagship Pocket Express wireless service bundle offers consumer-friendly access to news, reference and infotainment content on cell phones as well as BlackBerry, Treo and Windows Mobile wireless handhelds. The company also holds key mobile content distribution patents including Java-based push technology for wireless devices; has technology and distribution relationships with CNN International, Reuters, Oxford University Press, Hasbro, and Zagat Survey as well as Sprint, Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon, and others; and has an estimated 43 percent market share in mobile software titles sold through retail channels. Handmark has R&D facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden; Kansas City, Missouri; and Dallas, Texas, with sales offices in Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco, and London. For more information, visit www.handmark.com.
About VuBotics
VuBotics, Inc. is an emerging technology provider dedicated to improving the reading experience. Today, VuBotics has several patent pending software applications, including VuIT(tm) Online Reader and VuIT(tm) Mobile, which are designed for content providers and aggregators worldwide. The VuIT(tm) product family uses an advanced proprietary algorithm that dynamically delivers text sequentially onto a viewing screen, word-by-word, rather than as static text across a screen, as with a piece of paper. Other VuBotics products under development include online experience metrics, and relational search and intelligent agent technologies. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, VuBotics' strategy is to take advantage of the growing market for digital content through business relationships with global media and technology companies. For more information, visit: www.vubotics.com.
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