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Vodafone Selects Airflash To implement Location-Based Wireless Services For Mobile Customers
URL(s): www.airflash.com; www.vizzavi.com
World's Largest Mobile Carrier to License SmartZone Development for Building Smart Apps
LONDON-April 18, 2001-AirFlash, Inc. today announced a worldwide agreement with Vodafone
Global Platform and Internet Services (VGP), a division within the Vodafone Group Plc, to
license the AirFlash( SmartZone( development platform to build location-based wireless
services for VGP's mobile Internet portal, Vizzavi. The two companies plan to develop,
integrate and deploy SmartZone-enabled location-relevant applications, including business
listings, driving and walking directions, restaurant finder and community applications, for
multiple wireless devices.
"Location-based services form the cornerstone of our worldwide strategy in delivering mobile
data services that are valuable and encourage customer usage and loyalty," said Tomas
Isaksson, President and CEO of Vodafone Global Platform and Internet Services. "AirFlash makes
the perfect partner to provide these services as its SmartZone platform, with inherent
flexibility and carrier-grade performance, enables us to customize and deploy location-based
services that are relevant to our customers in all parts of the world."
"Leading carriers such as Vodafone are recognizing the value and importance of location-based
services as part of their consumer wireless application set, making development platforms such
as SmartZone a necessity," said Rama Aysola, founder and CEO of AirFlash. "We are very excited
that VGP chose AirFlash to provide convenient, accurate and compelling location-specific
information to Vodafone users worldwide."
AirFlash designs, builds and deploys a comprehensive family of software solutions,
collectively called SmartZone. AirFlash SmartZone products enable wireless carriers and
portals to offer location-based services (LBS) to their mobile customers. Products range from
the LBS-fortified SmartZone development platform for building custom applications, to an
immediately deployable solution that includes the SmartZone platform and pre-packaged
applications for fastest time to market.
Vodafone Group Plc is the world's largest wireless communications firm, headquartered in the
United Kingdom. "Vodafone" has mobile operations in 30 countries on five continents, with more
than 83.4 million proportionate mobile customers. www.vodafone.com.
About The Vodafone Global Platform and Internet Services Group
The Vodafone Global Platform and Internet Services Group (VGP) is a division within the
Vodafone Group Plc. The VGP offers innovative wireless Internet services to Vodafone's mobile
affiliates around the world under the mobile Internet portal brand, "Vizzavi. www.vizzavi.com
AirFlash empowers mobile carriers and portals with products for building location-based
wireless services, including SmartZone platform and applications. Founded in July 1998 by
industry pioneer Rama Aysola, AirFlash is a privately held company based in Saratoga, Calif.,
with offices in the United Kingdom, Germany and France and funding from investors Inktomi
Corp., Bay Partners, Band of Angels, PTI, Trio Investments and Pitch Johnson/Asset Management
Company. AirFlash also has a strategic alliance with Inktomi to enable advanced m-commerce and
search capabilities tailored for mobile users. For more information, visit www.airflash.com.
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