America Movil and Yahoo! Partner to Bring Mobile Search and Compelling Mobile Services to Millions of Consumers Across 16 Countries in Latin America.America Movil Selects Yahoo! oneSearch[TM] as the Preferred Search Service for Its Wireless Properties; Companies Also Make Mobile Web Products Available SUNNYVALE, Calif. & MEXICO CITY Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi -- America Movil (BMV BMV Bolsa Mexicana de Valores BMV Bureau of Motor Vehicles BMV Bundesministerium für Verkehr (German: Federal Ministry of Transport) BMV Below Market Value BMV Brome Mosaic Virus BMV Bedside Medication Verification :AMX AMX American Motors Experimental AMX Aeromexico Aerovias de Mexico (ICAO code) AMX Air Mobility Express AMX Amberjacks (FAO fish species code) AMX Alabama Motor eXpress ) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMX) (Nasdaq:AMOV AMOV Active Movie ) (Latibex:XAMXL), the leading wireless services provider in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), a leading global Internet company, today announced a new strategic global partnership providing a framework for making Yahoo!'s industry leading mobile services available to millions of consumers in 16 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The agreement sets the stage for Yahoo! oneSearch to be the preferred mobile search service on America Movil's diverse wireless carriers' portals and prominent placement of links on the carrier portal to Yahoo!'s Mobile Web properties. Under the global framework agreement, oneSearch, Yahoo!'s industry leading mobile search product, will be the default mobile search service on America Movil's wireless carriers' portals, making it easier for consumers to find relevant answers to search queries on their mobile devices. In the coming months, Yahoo! will customize and deploy localized versions of oneSearch for each region, integrating America Movil's wireless carriers' content and tailoring the experience to best meet the needs of each country's consumer audience. Yahoo! oneSearch delivers a search experience specifically designed for the mobile phone by delivering relevant results and instant answers in a user-friendly interface, thereby removing the need for consumers to navigate through a sea of PC Web links. oneSearch provides consumers access to news, financial information, weather conditions, flickr[TM] photos, Web images, and Web and Mobile Web sites. Together, America Movil and Yahoo! are enhancing the experience for consumers on mobile devices. Over the coming months, the two companies will look to bring additional Yahoo! products and services to mobile devices. "Fostering deep relationships with mobile innovators like Yahoo! is an essential part of our mobile strategy," Luis Cosio, value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services director of America Movil, stated. "With our mobile leadership in Latin America combined with Yahoo!'s expertise in mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. services, we are delivering compelling mobile experiences for consumers and driving further adoption of the mobile Internet." "Our partnerships with leading global operators like America Movil are essential to expanding Yahoo!'s mobile reach and demonstrates our commitment to working with partners to enhance consumers' mobile Internet experience," said Bruce Stewart Bruce Stewart is a writer born in New Zealand. (1936– ), of Ngati Raukawa, Te Arawa, Stewart is a fiction writer and dramatist who has expressed the anger, confused loyalties and spiritual aspiration of late-twentieth-century Maori. , vice president and general manager, Connected Life Americas, Yahoo!. "By providing compelling mobile experiences and continuing to partner with key operators to provide services tailored for their customers, we can grow usage of the mobile Internet, create new revenue streams and extend our leadership in mobile services." The strategic partnership with America Movil is Yahoo!'s largest mobile search deal with an operator to date, building on twenty previous partnerships with mobile operators globally and reinforcing Yahoo!'s strong leadership position in mobile audience reach, mobile search services and mobile advertising. Yahoo! oneSearch is now available in 19 countries around the world, and first launched in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in January 2007. For information on oneSearch, Yahoo! Go Yahoo! Go is a mobile website suite operated by Yahoo! worldwide for users of the company's services to use them on their phones. It is currently supported on a growing number of phones. Yahoo consider Go as Beta software. and Yahoo!'s other mobile products please visit http://mobile.yahoo.com. About America Movil America Movil (AMX) is the leading provider of wireless services in Latin America. As of September 30, 2007, it had 143 million wireless subscribers and 3.8 million landlines in the Americas. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information on Yahoo! Mobile please visit http://mobile.yahoo.com. Yahoo!, flickr, oneSearch, and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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