IXI Mobile Inc, the maker of the Ogo(TM) family
of devices and services announced today that FarEasTone (FET) will be
launching Ogo in the Taiwanese market. With over 6 Million subscribers FET
is one of the top three carriers in Taiwan and focuses mainly on the youth/
young adult segment.
"Far EasTone is dedicated to the convergence of mobile communications
and the Internet" said Mr. Jan Nillson, President of FarEasTone "Young
people in Taiwan are passionate users of Windows Live Messenger. We saw an
opportunity to provide them the ability to take their buddy list with them
wherever they go as a mobile data service. We chose the Ogo for its strong
appeal to this target group" He concluded
"We are excited about our partnership with FET" said Amit Haller IXI's
CEO "A Chinese compatible Ogo is an important achievement for IXI and
enables the expansion of the Ogo community to one of the largest markets in
the world" He said "We are happy to find a partner like FET who, similar to
IXI, emphasizes bringing mobile services to the masses and who have
recognized the importance of providing youth dedicated devices to the
growing youth market" He concluded.
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., LTd.
Far EasTone Telecommunications is a leading wireless service provider
in Taiwan and continues to introduce attractive rate plans, full-line
products and services for enriching the lives of people. With the
convergence of services in media and telecom industry, FET expands its
scope and vision to become a leading full service provider for electronic
communication, information, entertainment, and transaction. FET is offering
an innovative environment for superior shareholder value, customer loyalty,
employee satisfaction and community involvement.
IXI Mobile
Headquartered in Belmont, CA, IXI Mobile, Inc. (OTCBB: IXMO.OB,
IXMOW.OB, IXMOU.OB ) offers solutions that bring innovative, bring
innovative, voice and data mobile messaging devices and services to the
mass market. IXI Mobile's Ogo devices are designed to improve the mobile
user experience and increase mobile voice and data usage. The company
provides a turn-key solution to mobile operators and Internet service
providers around the world to launch and support Ogo products.
Ogo
The Ogo family of devices delivers popular applications, including
email, instant messaging, SMS, RSS, voice and Web browsing on optimized,
easy-to-use handheld devices for a complete mobile messaging experience.
Ogo's interface and functionality were designed to enhance Web2.0 usability
making it the ideal device for constant connectivity to live communities
and user content generated sites. Ogo features "the revolutionary"
OgoClip(TM) concept - a variety of replaceable, tubular components
including a 2.0 mega pixel camera, a music streamer, a Blue tooth handset
and even a bottle opener providing up-sell options to carriers and
affordable add-ons to end- users.
Source: Ogo
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