SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - October 23, 2007) - CTIA -- Buzzwire, Inc. and SurfKitchen
today debuted a new channel through which phone subscribers will be able to
access the latest and widest array of streaming mobile media content
available around the world. As the market leader in on-device portal (ODP)
software, SurfKitchen has added Buzzwire's streaming mobile media service
to its offerings.
SurfKitchen provides an "on-device" portal that offers a simple and vastly
superior user experience for subscribers. Digital content is delivered over
the air (OTA) and made available on a broad range of feature phones and
smart phones across Symbian, Microsoft, Java and Brew platforms. The
SurfKitchen experience can be tailored according to operator market
segmentation providing users with a highly personalized experience allowing
them to choose the channels and content most relevant to their own
preferences and lifestyle. Buzzwire lets consumers find and personalize
content from an extensive audio and video library, including live Internet
radio streams. Users can also add feeds from virtually anywhere on the
Internet, create playlists and share them with friends. Buzzwire's library
includes over 5,000 media sources encompassing national content, as well as
content from local communities so users can get the information most
important to them.
"Our goal is to enhance and simplify the mobile user experience by offering
a broader range of new and unique services to operators around the world,
and partnering with companies like Buzzwire makes this a reality," said
Michel Quazza, CEO of SurfKitchen. "Not only does Buzzwire's wide array of
streaming audio and video appeal to consumers, but it also has the ability
to open a new revenue stream for operators through new and innovative data
services."
"Our partnership with SurfKitchen demonstrates Buzzwire's ability to easily
integrate into existing service platforms that are resident on mobile
phones," said Andrew MacFarlane, CEO of Buzzwire. "We recognize the
importance of making our service readily available to mobile fans, and
SurfKitchen's on-device portal platform is helping us accomplish this task
effortlessly. Together, we'll be able to raise the bar for delivering fresh
mobile content that's easy to share, personalize and consume."
A small sampling of Buzzwire's content library includes:
-- More than 2,000 audio clips with daily news, sports scores, cooking
tips, and health advice for people.
-- Over 1,000 videos offering weather, behind-the-scenes clips from
popular TV shows, Sunday morning politics shows and the funniest viral
videos.
-- Over 1,800 live radio stations from 100+ countries with news from
Maine to California, the first independent Iraqi radio station, Japan's
best music mix, and even the Las Vegas, NV police scanner.
About Buzzwire
Online streaming content has never been easily accessible on mobile phones,
until now. With Buzzwire, people can select from one of the largest
libraries of audio and video shorts -- and then have them seamlessly
delivered to the mobile phones, in real time. It offers personalized
content in the palm of the user's hand -- they simply create their own
customized playlists, and experience them anywhere, anytime. Backed by
Matrix Partners and Spark Capital, the founding team combines its deep
Internet and mobile services expertise to give on-the-go people quick and
easy access to the audio and video content that they choose. Buzzwire is
jointly headquartered in Denver, Colorado and Boston, Massachusetts.
Discover, create and share anytime. Experience anywhere.
www.buzzwire.com.
About SurfKitchen
SurfKitchen is the market leader in On-Device Portal applications
delivering a dynamic user experience. Its platform enables digital content
to be sent over-the-air and stored on a wide range of handsets from feature
phones to smartphones, ensuring the end-user has quick and simple access to
fresh mobile content. SurfKitchen provides service providers with the right
applications and comprehensive support to increase data usage, customer
loyalty and ultimately reduce churn.
SurfKitchen's solutions have been deployed by major operators throughout
the world including Orange Group, Telstra, Maxis, Telefonica Moviles
España, Etisalat, and ALJAWAL (part of Saudi Telecom). For more
information, visit:
www.surfkitchen.com.
Contact Information: Contacts:
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Barbara Bajkowski
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