The Club International Deploys Viigo™ for Optimizing the Delivery of Mobile Content to BlackBerry® Smartphone Users
Viigo Inc., developer of one of the world's most popular mobile content and services delivery platforms for smartphones has been selected as the preferred partner for The Club International's ("TCI") mobile solution for BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). Using the pre-loaded and co-branded version of Viigo, TCI subscribers will now have immediate access to news, weather, sports, market performance, entertainment, and blogs, more quickly and more intuitively than ever before.
Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) April 16, 2008 -- Viigo Inc., developer of one of the world's most popular mobile content and services delivery platforms for smartphones has been selected as the preferred partner for The Club International's ("TCI") mobile solution for BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). Using the pre-loaded and co-branded version of Viigo, TCI subscribers will now have immediate access to news, weather, sports, market performance, entertainment, and blogs, more quickly and more intuitively than ever before.
http://viigo.com/partner/wbeica
Through its on-device portal -- Wireless Business Entertainment Internet Content Applications ("WBEica") -- TCI has been working closely with leading wireless operators Celtel and MTN to deliver interactive enterprise and lifestyle information to a rapidly-growing subscriber base of BlackBerry smartphone users throughout Africa. Recognizing that users were looking for a much faster, more efficient wireless Internet experience, TCI is now offering a combination of Viigo and WBEica's pre-loaded portal on BlackBerry smartphones from Celtel and MTN. Using Viigo, TCI users will be a single click away from having instant access to information in a manageable and useable way.
"TCI clearly understands the importance of providing a compelling and intuitive mobile experience for its subscribers today, via a platform that can readily support the new Internet services of tomorrow," said Mark Ruddock, President and CEO of Viigo. "We're looking forward to entering the African marketplace alongside TCI -- a leading MVNO in Africa - to ultimately improve the way their BlackBerry customers view, manage, and consume mobile content and services."
"We have a diverse subscriber base ranging from users who want access to breaking news, business-critical applications, and sales reports, to those who are looking to make dinner reservations or check sports scores - all from their smartphone and without having to sacrifice quality, performance, or ease of use," said Seyi Opanubi, Director of TCI. "With Viigo, we're now able to provide our BlackBerry customers with a user-friendly mobile experience, resulting in increased retention."
The Viigo mobile content and services delivery platform offers a highly-optimized wireless experience that addresses the challenges of delivering life's useful services to smartphones, and circumvents the limitations of the mobile browser. It affords partners like TCI the ability to easily create a rich and compelling experience for their smartphone users.
About Viigo:
Viigo Inc. develops and markets one of the world's most popular mobile content and services applications for smartphones. With over 5,000 channels and information services, Viigo customers around the world enjoy up to the minute access to news, weather, sports, market performance, entertainment, and blogs in one intuitive, simple, freely downloadable application.
Founded in 2004, Viigo Inc. is a privately-held company with its corporate headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.viigo.com. To get Viigo on your device today, go to www.getviigo.com from your mobile browser.
About The Club International:
The Club International, a North America based company with operations in South Africa makes an entry into the Nigerian market offering its WBEica platform of mobile enterprise solutions on the BlackBerry OS. On the board of The Club International are some of the world's leading corporate gurus with decades of experience in board level management. The combination of this set of people has lead to the creation of the leading telecoms company of the future. The Club International has three business units namely WBEica, DaTeSe and DTS. For more information on WBEica, visit www.wbeica.com
For Media Inquiries:
Alex deBold
VP Web Marketing
Viigo Inc.
+1 (416) 646-6539
Seyi Opanubi
Director
234 803 301 9519
Viigo, and the Viigo logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Viigo Inc. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
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