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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Zong, the Web-to-Mobile Service of Echovox Reaches 500,000 Mobile End-Users Milestone
Echovox, a leading Mobile Media solutions provider, today officially launched a major release of its now popular web service, Zong (www.zong.com). This unique solution enables individuals, communities and companies to create and launch revenue-generating mobile services in under 10 minutes. Since its initial launch in February 2007, over half a million mobile subscribers have enjoyed Zong-powered services. More than 10,000 companies, bloggers, webmasters, online communities and individuals from over 27 countries launched services ranging from mobile payment for WiFi access in the City of London and throughout Europe (The Cloud), mobile Pizza order fulfillment (Pizza 2000), full-fledged mobile communities (Clicmobile), to hundreds of mobile monetization applications for web properties.
Zong’s latest release, codename Apollo, now features a brand new interface that makes it even easier to create and launch revenue-generating mobile services, and for the first time, mobile campaigns to over 3 billion mobile subscribers across the globe. This breakthrough version also comes closer than ever to bridging the web and mobile worlds. Zong users will now be able to create widgets to promote their services online and integrate them on their blog, social community page or website in less than 10 clicks. The Apollo release also opens the opportunity for advertising agencies to add mobile marketing to their clients’ campaigns in a few clicks, DJs and Music Bands to communicate with their fan base while generating revenues, and any club, association, online business or company to launch successful and revenue-generating mobile services in only minutes.
David Marcus, Echovox’s founder and CEO, declared: “I’ve never been as thrilled with any other product launches in my professional life. Zong’s Apollo release empowers hundreds of millions of people to extend the web experience to mobile and generate substantial revenues while doing so. Zong is also becoming a true web-monetization solution for thriving web properties. I am convinced we will go beyond a million mobile subscribers having used Zong-powered services within weeks of this launch.”
In an effort to democratize the creation of mobile services and to accelerate web to mobile convergence, Echovox now offers free end-user hotline services previously charged €150 per month, making Zong completely free to use.
About Echovox
Echovox is a Mobile Media pioneer. The company was founded in 2000 and since then has built a unique infrastructure connecting to over 50 mobile operators enabling mobile content delivery and billing to half a billion mobile subscribers.
Thanks to its end-to-end mobile solution and its unique end-user marketing know-how, Echovox has become the preferred mobility partner for some of the largest media groups. The company provides live interactivity, mobile content, entertainment and storefronts to TV, radio, Internet and press companies across Europe.
Echovox is also behind Zong (www.zong.com), the Internet service enabling consumers, businesses and communities to easily create and launch revenue-generating mobile services. Echovox is backed by Newbury Ventures and Advent Venture Partners and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
For more information, please visit: www.zong.com and www.echovox.com.
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