Action Engine

Action Engine Raises $20m to Accelerate Mobile Software Business

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:28:34 +0000

Market Leader Sees Aggressive Growth in On-Device Portals to Media Companies

BELLEVUE, Wash. — July 30, 2007 — Action Engine® Corporation, The On-Device Portal Company™, today announced it has raised $20 million of equity in its latest round of venture funding. This round brings the total funding raised to date to $65 million and was led by current investor, Baker Capital, with participation from other current investors: Northwest Venture Associates and The Spangler Group.

The funding will be used to accelerate investment in the company’s sales, marketing and customer implementation functions. Action Engine pioneered the technology for delivering mobile on-device portal (ODP) solutions to media companies and mobile operators in 2000. ODPs are downloadable clients that reside on the wireless phone, which are developed with an underlying mission to make content, like music, city guides and video, easier to discover and use. » read more »

Action Engine Expands Mass Market Wireless Phone Support With BREW

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:29:25 +0000

Company Adds Over Twenty New BREW Handset Models to Supported Device List

Action Engine® Corporation, the on-device portal leader, today announced that they have completed the certification process of their mobile technology on over twenty new BREW® powered mobile phone models, including the popular Chocolate, RAZR and SLVR handsets. The support for these mass-market devices enables Action Engine software to run on the majority of handsets available today. The certification process was conducted in conjunction with Verizon Wireless as part of the BREW Developer program.

These new BREW enabled devices add to Action Engine’s growing list of supported handset models. The company’s on-device portal technology currently runs on BREW, Java, Windows Mobile and Symbian powered phones. Action Engine has also successfully completed testing and received certification for their over-the-air services update capabilities and software development kit on the additional BREW devices. » read more »

Action Engine Releases Brief on Emerging On-Device Portal Opportunity

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:13:46 +0000

Action Engine Corporation announced that they have released a market brief to guide the growing number of media companies and mobile operators who are evaluating on-device portal (ODP) technology as the next step in their mobile strategies. The report provides a snapshot of the ODP market, describes the key components that should be evaluated when selecting an ODP vendor, and examines companies that are delivering and deploying ODP solutions today.

Scott G. Silk, president and CEO of Action Engine, stated, “As a veteran player that has deployed multiple ODP applications for media companies and mobile operators, Action Engine has enabled many companies to extend their mobile strategies beyond simple messaging and mobile Internet offerings. The ODP gives mobile users an ever-present, always usable portal into the company’s brand. Users don’t have to log on to access the portal. They can reach the company brand anytime they turn on their mobile devices. We have issued this analytical report to provide an overview of this growing market to support companies that are looking to make informed mobile investments.” » read more »

TiVo Launches Remote Scheduling With Verizon Wireless

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:18:40 +0000

Verizon Wireless and TiVo Allow Subscribers to Schedule TV Recordings through Verizon Wireless Phones

TiVo, the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Verizon Wireless have announced the availability of TiVo® Mobile scheduling, a downloadable application available through Verizon Wireless. TiVo Mobile scheduling allows subscribers to purchase the mobile service through select Verizon Wireless handsets and schedule recordings on their Series2™ or Series3™ TiVo boxes.

TiVo and Verizon Wireless bring consumers the convenience of scheduling television recordings while away from the living room. All that is needed is a select Verizon Wireless Get It Now®-enabled handset to schedule recordings on your TiVo box.

"TiVo continues to transform and revolutionize the way people control and watch television," said Jim Denney, vice president of product marketing at TiVo. "TiVo Mobile scheduling gives Verizon Wireless customers unprecedented control of their television experience and provides that control wherever they are." » read more »

MobileVillage Names Action Engine's TiVo Mobile Scheduling as Best in Personal Software

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:15:57 +0000

Action Engine Corporation announced that TiVo® Mobile scheduling, a new service feature for subscribers to schedule their recordings directly from their mobile handsets, was honored as Best in Personal Software in Entertainment (non-game) by Mobile Village. Action Engine’s work on the TiVo Mobile scheduling service feature was selected for the Gold Star Award by readers of MobileVillage®, the 14-year leader in market development and news services about mobile technology.

TiVo, the creator and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), selected Action Engine as the technology provider to power the TiVo Mobile scheduling entertainment service. Using this mobile service, TiVo subscribers can now schedule recordings for their TiVo Series2™ or Series3™ DVRs directly from their mobile handsets. The service is currently being sold exclusively through the Verizon Wireless Get It Now? catalog. » read more »

Action Engine Speaks Out On Success In Mobile Advertising

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:25:56 +0000

Executives Present at Conferences across the USA

BELLEVUE, Wash. — March 5, 2007 — Action Engine® Corporation, the on-device portal leader, today announced that the company will be sharing its successes in mobile advertising through a speaking tour held at conferences across the US. Amid the flurry of venture capital pouring into this segment, Action Engine stands out as a proven leader. The company has been developing their on-device portal platform technology for over seven years and is one of the few that has successfully deployed context aware mobile advertising. » read more »