| Alicia Mickelsen Breakaway Communications 212-616-6002 |
or | Pamela Preston Breakaway Communications 212-616-6001 |
October 31, 2006 (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) — Plaxo, operator of the largest and fastest growing address book network, today announced the availability of Plaxo Mobile Plus. For the first time, consumers can get a single, self-updating address book on their mobile phones, which will synchronize their contact information with all of their other communication tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, AIM, Yahoo! Mail, the Mac OS X Address Book, and Thunderbird. Plaxo Mobile Plus is immediately available nationwide from a leading carrier on a variety of BREW handsets. Additional carriers will offer the service in upcoming weeks.
Plaxo Mobile Plus is a joint offering for carriers from Plaxo and Zingy, a leading creator and distributor of mobile products for consumers around the world. Plaxo Mobile Plus enriches the information within mobile phone address books and eliminates the hassle and time spent manually updating and maintaining mobile phone contact information. Users can be confident that they will always have the latest contact information for friends, colleagues, and customers. Whenever a contact is added or edited, whether on their phone or in any other communication tool, it will be updated everywhere, automatically.
“Today's consumer is demanding easier ways to stay in touch with their friends, colleagues, and customers,” said Ben Golub, President and CEO, Plaxo, Inc. “And, they want to be able to communicate seamlessly from home, school, work, or on the road, regardless if they are on their mobile phone, e-mail, or IM. Our smart address book is the solution that consumers are looking for to increase their productivity and personal connectedness. We're pleased to be working with a leading developer like Zingy to bring this solution to mobile phones.”
Plaxo customers with select BREW phones can download Plaxo Mobile Plus to:
“Zingy worked closely with Plaxo to create a mobile service that would provide its members with access to their Plaxo smart address book directly from their mobile phone," said Kevin King, General Manager of Mobile Applications and Services at Zingy. "Our strong history of mobile development allowed us to translate the Plaxo experience into a compelling, optimized mobile product.”
About Plaxo
Plaxo is the creator of the "smart address book" service that now helps 15 million people around the world stay organized, up-to-date, and in touch with their friends, family, colleagues, and customers. Founded in 2001, Plaxo is a privately held company, funded by leading investment and technology firms – Sequoia Capital, Globespan Capital Platforms, Harbinger Venture Management, DAG Ventures, and Cisco Systems – and by individual investors Ram Shriram and Tim Koogle. For more information, please visit http://www.plaxo.com/products/plaxo_mobileplus
Plaxo is a registered trademark of Plaxo, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
About Zingy
A full service mobile media and services company, Zingy specializes in personalization content, downloadable applications and mobile marketing and advertising solutions. Specifically, Zingy creates high-quality, licensed and original content including ringtones, message tones and wallpapers. Zingy is also the leading publisher of award winning BREW and J2ME downloadable applications and games, including MapQuest Mobile and Vindigo City Guide. All mobile products are distributed through Zingy's global relationships with premiere mobile operators and media companies.
Zingy Contact:
Debra Bluman
212.590.6960
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Plaxo is a registered trademark of Plaxo, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.