Press Release – March 25, 2009
VOCEL’S VIM Nominated as a Finalist in the Andrew Seybold Innovation Rally and Appwar
SAN DIEGO, CA — Mar. 25, 2009 — VIM, VOCEL’s patented, next-generation messaging platform, was nominated as a Finalist in the Andrew Seybold Innovation Rally to be held at CTIA in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 31, 2009.
The first Andrew Seybold Wireless Dinner was held in a restaurant in 1990 and was attended by fifteen industry notables—the tab was picked up by a cub reporter for Wireless Week—and it was decided that we should do this again. The number rose to thirty people the next year and the tradition had begun. The Dinner quickly grew to a sponsored event with 100 invited guests to the prestigious occasion it is today in its nineteenth year.
Beginning in 2002, this Dinner became the venue for presentation of the Andrew Seybold Choice Awards that recognize the accomplishments of companies that are developing leading-edge technologies, devices, services, and applications that will change the way we view and use wireless in our everyday lives and that will attract new customers to wireless.
As the longest running dinner event in the wireless industry, an invitation to the Andrew Seybold Wireless Dinner has become the most sought-after invitation at CTIA Wireless. Today, this invitation-only event attracts 300 of the most influential executives who view this Dinner as a premium networking opportunity and a great medium to explore various alliances.
The VIM platform allows users to vote, purchase, or respond to messages with just one click allowing Alltel to better understand subscriber preferences and enhance services.
“The Andrew Seybold Innovation Rally Finalist Nomination is an honor for VOCEL and its VIM platform. We are grateful for this opportunity and we look forward to sharing VIM’s capabilities and how it is helping Alltel increase revenues with our friends at CTIA” said Bill Hamill, SVP Strategic Development at VOCEL.
The VIM platform delivers compelling mobile experiences and motivates subscribers to take action. Customer responses are immediately measurable so operators have fast feedback and the start of a subscriber dialogue. The platform:
- Gives operators a more comprehensive messaging solution that goes beyond traditional messaging technologies
- Creates an opportunity to strengthen customer relationships and build brand loyalty proactively, reducing churn
- Makes every point of customer interaction an opportunity to learn more about subscriber preferences
VIM extends the push messaging capability in smart phones to all handsets
VIM works on all J2ME MIDP 2.0 and above handsets, all BREW® 2.1 and above handsets, and BlackBerry®.
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