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Bango technology powers revolutionary books-on-mobile service

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:15:48 +0000

January 28, 2008 – Bango announced today it is powering a revolutionary new service that turns the mobile phone into a personal “on the go” library. Bango’s billing and digital fingerprint technologies have enabled Macmillan Publishing Solutions (MPS) to create The Global Reader - a new service that gives consumers access to books, articles, newspapers and other print content on their mobile phone easily and inexpensively.

The MPS service is expected to shift the publishing world because it offers publishers a new distribution channel and provides a direct link with consumers. Because the Global Reader service is mobile-web based, publishers will be able to interact directly with customers and – using Bango technology – receive detailed information about customers.

The Global Reader will enhance the way people access printed material. "We never envisioned people would want to read War and Peace on their phones," said Bob Kasher, one of the developers and originators of The Global Reader. "What we responded to was the idea that millions of people have mobile phones in their pockets." » read more »

Bango empowers social networking phenomenon FunkySexyCool

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:29:43 +0000

Bango delivers minimum financial risk and maximum revenue gain

FunkySexyCool, the successful mobile social networking community, is using Bango’s global mobile web platform to capture the global market as it expands beyond the operator decks and goes direct-to-consumer on any network, anywhere in the world.

"Bango has enabled FunkySexyCool to launch off-deck in more than 18 countries with minimum financial risk and maximum revenue gain," says Tim O’Connor, CEO, FunkySexyCool. "The Bango Service gives FunkySexyCool the ability to launch off-deck in weeks, not months."

FunkySexyCool is a mobile social networking site where members create profiles as well as vote and message each other. Unlike other large social networks, FunkySexyCool has unique inbuilt features and functionality that monetizes each and every subscriber.

The service costs $4,995 to set up, with monthly fees as low as $1,395 for hosting, the Bango Service (billing, tracking, traffic, info) and ongoing maintenance. » read more »

Bango 2Go gives brands the fast-track to the mobile web

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:02:26 +0000

Eliminates the complexity and risk of launching a mobile web presence

Bango today introduced a new service, called Bango 2Go, which is a simple, cost effective way for brands and content providers to launch a presence on the mobile web. The new service – the first of its kind in the world – takes the guesswork out of participating in what industry analysts call the next internet "gold rush."

"Brands recognize the power and reach of the mobile web but have had trouble navigating the complex landscape of the mobile world," said Ray Anderson, CEO of Bango. "With Bango 2Go brands are up-and-running in just one step."

Bango has streamlined the process by combining its powerful mobile web technology with a wide range of site development skills provided by its partners. With Bango 2Go, content providers and mainstream PC brands – large and small – get mobile website building, hosting, traffic generation, monitoring and a global payment service. Brands simply visit www.bango.com to get started and Bango manages the rest:

* Bango's leading partners, selected for their expertise, handle building and hosting the mobile websites. » read more »

Bango and iLoop Mobile unite payment systems and mobile Storefronts

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:51:21 +0000

Partnership helps customers take the complexity out of mobile content distribution

Bango and iLoop Mobile have announced a partnership that delivers a new way for brands and content owners to quickly and easily offer professional storefronts for mobile content with flexible billing. The collaboration enables customers to build both mobile websites (WAP) and PC websites without the pain of having to code from scratch or the headache of integrating with a multitude of payment systems. This partnership allows customers to promote and sell their content to users anywhere in the world.

One of the first WAP sites to be built as a result of the collaboration between iLoop Mobile and Bango was the ES Interactive, LLC’s new LaVida reggaetton music, games and Hispanic content site. This site was built by integrating iLoop Mobile’s patent-pending mobile application platform with Bango’s billing technology. As one of the first Spanish language WAP sites, LaVida enables reggaetton and Hispanic content fans around the world to pay for and download content straight to their phone – simply by text messaging Lavida to 23163 – on any network, in any country worldwide. » read more »

Platinum Studios, Bango Partner On Mobile Comics Site

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:02:49 +0000

Mobile site delivers enhanced revenue stream to comic creators

Platinum Studios, Inc., an entertainment media company that controls the world’s largest independent library of comic book characters, announced it is using Bango’s direct-to-consumer technology to power Platinum Studio Mobile, a mobile website featuring images, sounds, wallpaper and more mobile content from Platinum’s library and from the web’s #1 web comics community, www.DrunkDuck.com.

By working with Bango, a leader in the mobile Web ecosystem, consumers on any mobile network, anywhere in the world can browse Platinum Studio content at their leisure and make a purchase via their phone bill, by credit card or PayPal.

Platinum Studios’ library of content includes comics from Awesome Comics, France’s Hexagon Comics, Italy’s Bonelli Comics, Crisis Comics, plus other popular independent comic books such as “Blood Nation”, “Cowboys & Aliens” and the recently introduced KISS Comics Group debut comic, “KISS 4K: Legends Never Die”, based on the mythology surrounding legendary rock band KISS. » read more »