Acotel Group and UrbanWorld Wireless Launch the First Mobile Content and Information Website for the Urban Youth Market.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004 Site features exclusive Hip Hop 'True Tonez' and Premium SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. 'Party Alerts' for LA, New York and Chicago ACOTEL GROUP, the leading global provider of mobile multimedia platforms, applications and services and URBANWORLD WIRELESS, the leading wireless provider of urban entertainment news, lifestyle and mobile marketing solutions, today announced the launch of the first mobile content and information portal specifically geared to the urban market, catering to young, hip, mobile phone users. Starting today, users can go to www.urbanworldwireless.com and download the latest ringtones, wallpapers and video games directly to their mobile phones from an intuitive web interface, powered by Acotel. Users can also download exclusive UrbanWorld 'True Tonez' from featured DJs and recording artists DJ Kid Capri, E-40 and Truth Hurts. Additional DJs, artists and comedians will be added regularly. In addition to content, UrbanWorld Wireless users can subscribe to receive exclusive 'Party Alertz,' a premium SMS sent directly to their mobile phones, whenever an urban party or event is scheduled in the selected city. To subscribe, users simply send an SMS, or text message, to the number 24444 with the message 'UDUB NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City ON' for New York, 'UDUB LA ON' for LA or 'UDUB CHI ON' for Chicago to subscribe. The next time an event is planned in the subscribed city, the user will receive an SMS with the date, time and location of the event as well as relevant promotions for the event. A sample Party Alertz is as follows: "THIS SATURDAY @ CLUB PLAY its DJ 'KID CAPRI'. CLUB PLAY L 49 Grove St. btwn Bleeker & 7th Ave. Early arrival STRONGLY suggested! Party Alertz NYC." At launch, Party Alerts are available for Chicago (CHI), Los Angeles (LA) and New York (NYC) for AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless and Cingular subscribers. Additional cities and carriers will be added soon. As a premium SMS, subscribers will be charged $0.30 by their wireless carrier for each Party Alertz received. "Acotel Group's objective is to bring the best, most relevant content to individual market segments by leveraging the latest in mobile messaging technology--what we do best," said Nino Tarantino, general manager, Acotel USA. "UrbanWorld Wireless has a unique appeal among the urban youth market and together we are offering a service unmatched in the industry today." "We are continuously introducing new 'firsts' in the urban space and branding unique content for mobile use is another example," said Mike Johns, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , UrbanWorld Wireless. "We're excited to work with Acotel to deliver relevant, urban content internationally as well as here in the U.S." Beyond the new website, UrbanWorld Wireless is also making ringtones available within one of Hip-Hop's favorite components, mixtapes. As featured on MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. (http://www.mtv.com), this new approach will help expand ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. popularity throughout the music industry. Future UrbanWorld Wireless/Acotel Group enhancements include the ability to create and download multimedia messages (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ), video, instant messaging, animated face tones and 3D tones. About UrbanWorld Wireless (UWW UWW University of Wisconsin, Whitewater UWW University Without Walls ) Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA., UrbanWorld Wireless is the first wireless company dedicated to providing urban entertainment news and lifestyle, serving the African-American/Urban Youth Market. Anchored on the web, UWW is at the forefront of integrating wireless technology and Hip Hop. More information is available on the web at http://www.urbanworldwireless.com/. About ACOTEL GROUP Acotel Group is a leading provider of multimedia platforms and applications to mobile network operators and media companies around the world. Through its customer base, Acotel services more than 35 million end users and enabled approximately 500 million paid text and multimedia messages in 2003. Founded in 1992, Acotel operates in 20 countries and is publicly traded on the Milan Stock Exchange Milan Stock Exchange The largest regional stock exchange in Italy, facilitating more than 90% of the country's trading volume. . Acotel customers include IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Orange, Radio Hit Channel, Telecom Italia Mobile TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) is Telecom Italia's mobile phone brand, and runs a GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA network in Italy and a GSM network with EDGE in Brazil. In Europe, TIM is part of the FreeMove alliance. TIM Peru was sold to América Móvil and rebranded Claro. , Tiscali and Vodafone. Acotel USA has offices in New York ands Boston. Visit www.acotel.com for more information. |
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