Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Qwest Now Offering Verizon Wireless Services


Verizon Wireless Voice and High-Speed Data Services Available to New Qwest Residential and Business Customers Switch Details for Existing Customers to be Announced Soon

Qwest Communications announced today that it is now offering Verizon Wireless services to all new residential and business customers in its residential service area. Through the five-year agent agreement announced earlier this year, new Qwest customers can now purchase Verizon Wireless products and services, including handsets, smartphones and BlackBerry devices, as well as high-speed wireless broadband services for e-mail, Internet access and multimedia services, such as mobile music and video.

Verizon Wireless services may be purchased at Qwest retail outlets and kiosks, online at www.qwest.com and at 1 800-244-1111. New residential and business customers can choose from the full line of Verizon Wireless devices and nationwide plans, which include unlimited national IN Calling to more than 65 million Verizon Wireless customers. Qwest will work with individual customers to help them select the Verizon Wireless handsets and plans that best meet their wireless needs.

Current Qwest Wireless customers will soon be notified directly about all Verizon Wireless plans and handset options, and are not required to do anything at this time.

New Qwest customers can now experience America's Most Reliable Wireless Network from Verizon Wireless and enjoy the benefits of the wireless industry leaders latest devices, services and content, said Dan Yost, executive vice president of IT and product for Qwest. This is another example of Qwests commitment to delivering simplified, integrated solutions to customers through the power of a strategic retail alliance.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Esquire Becomes First Magazine to Merge Digital Technology with Printed Pages


Cover of 75th Anniversary Issue Will Use Electronic Paper Revolutionary October Issue Provides Glimpse into the Future of Media Ford Flex Partners with Esquire to Feature Ground-Breaking Technology

Esquire, one of Americas iconic magazines, is turning 75 this year. As part of the celebration of this milestone, the October issue will be the first magazine ever to embed a revolutionary digital technology electronic paper into a mass-produced print product.

In partnership with the all-new Ford Flex Crossover and in collaboration with E Ink Corporation, the world's leading supplier of electronic paper display (EPD) technologies, Esquires groundbreaking cover will make a profound statement about how the print medium can expand its capabilities while continuing to exploit its own unique strengths. Ford will prominently feature its highly anticipated Ford Flex on the inside cover, utilizing the same E Ink VizplexTM flexible display technology, in a double-page advertisement.

This cover is both a breakthrough for magazines and an expression of the theme of our anniversary issue, said David Granger, editor-in-chief, Esquire. Weve spent 16 months making this happen as one of the ways were demonstrating that the 21st century begins this fall. The entire issue is devoted to exploring the ideas, people and issues that will be the foundation of the 21st century.

In the summer of 2007, Esquire and Hearst, Esquires parent company, contracted E Ink to develop a version of its electronic paper technology (which is used in devices like Amazons Kindle and other eBooks/eNewspapers) that could be used in a magazine. Throughout 2008, E Ink and Hearsts manufacturing division have worked diligently to surmount the myriad manufacturing challenges the project presented. When the cover appears on newsstands in September, words and images will scroll across the flexible electronic paper display.

The team at Ford was made aware of the 75th Anniversary Edition by Esquire last year, and there was an immediate link to the launch of the daring new Flex Crossover.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Verizon's 'Business Link Rewards' Program Launches Online Mall


Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Can Earn Unlimited Bonus Credits With the Verizon Business Links Rewards Online Mall; Shopping Destination Has More Than 350 Retailers Offering Discounts

Verizon's small- and medium-sized business customers participating in the Business Link Rewards program are now eligible for discounts and special promotions every time they shop at the Verizon Business Links Online Mall. Customers will also earn additional Business Link Rewards Bonus Credits for every dollar they spend at the Mall, and they can redeem the credits for a variety of rewards in the program.

The new Business Link Rewards Online Mall is powered by Mall Networks, a leading provider of merchant-funded loyalty shopping programs. Small- and medium-sized business customers who use the Online Mall can get discounts from more than 350 retailers, including Best Buy, Dell Computers, Office Depot, Expedia, eBay and Target.

"We continually look at new ways to add value for our business customers," said Michael McLaughlin, director of mass business marketing for Verizon. "The Business Link Rewards program has been highly appealing to our customers during the past 12 years, and we are constantly creating enhancements to keep it fresh and valued by our members. Adding the Business Links Rewards Online Mall gives our customers a significant way to accelerate their reward-earning opportunities through everyday shopping for their home or business. Plus, they receive savings and other offers from these major merchants."

Monday, July 14, 2008

Yahoo! Announces Ad-Supported Online Gaming


#1 Online Games Site Launches Internets Largest Collection of Ad-Supported, Downloadable Games

Partners With Double Fusion and NeoEdge for Technology and Advertising

Yahoo! today announced that Yahoo! Games will offer ad-supported downloadable games from the top casual games publishers. With more than 400 ad-supported games available to users by the end of the year, Yahoo! Games solidifies its commitment to providing the Internets best gaming experience, and is creating new opportunities for advertisers to reach an engaged audience. The announcement brings the industrys largest collection of ad-supported games to the biggest gaming audience on the web and reinforces Yahoo! Games overall strategy to be the most comprehensive distribution point for games online.

In-game advertising allows Yahoo! Games and its publisher partners to better monetize its games offering, provide advertisers access to a coveted demographic of gamers and satisfy user demand for casual ad-supported games. Top technology providers, Double Fusion and NeoEdge, will sell and integrate pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll video ads into the Yahoo! Games catalog. Paid downloads without advertising will also be available to users on Yahoo! Games.

In game advertising is a win-win for Yahoo! Games, our partners and our users, said Kyle Laughlin, head of games, Yahoo!. Yahoo! Games will safely and simply monetize our games experience while providing the best and most popular games free to game enthusiasts.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

QuickPlay Media Enjoys Worldwide Success in 2008


Company Adds Customers & Expands Relationships with Key Partners to Extend Leadership in Media Management & Distribution for Mobile TV and Video Services

QuickPlay Media, the leader in mobile TV and video solutions, today announced that it has achieved significant success through the first half of 2008 on the strength of its OpenVideo™ platform. OpenVideo is the industry’s only media management platform that makes it easy and efficient for mobile operators and media companies to centrally manage and distribute video and audio content and advertising that is optimized for a wide variety of devices, networks and services. Key accomplishments over the first half of 2008 include the development and expansion of key customer and partner relationships in North America and Europe, and recognition as a Red Herring 100 North America 2008 award winner.

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Mozilla Sets New Guinness World Record With Firefox 3 Downloads


Massive grassroots community effort behind world record for most software downloads in 24 hours

Mozilla today announced it set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours. The record-setting 8,002,530 downloads coincided with the launch of Firefox 3, Mozilla's major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser.

Mozilla enthusiasts worldwide drove more than 1.7 million pledges to download Firefox 3 on Download Day, hosted regional download "fests," and added Download Day buttons to their sites, resulting in more than 40 million impressions. The global Mozilla community has been celebrating the historic goal of establishing a Guinness World Record with parties in more than 25 countries, including a 24-hour long download fest celebration called Camp Firefox at Mozilla's Mountain View headquarters.