CNET Networks UK Names Ring2 Conferencing as a Finalist for Mobile Product or Service of the Year.LONDON -- Ring2 Conferencing See teleconferencing. , the world's first audio-conferencing company to offer remote control of calls from a mobile device, announced today that it has been named a finalist for the CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Networks UK Business Technology Awards 2007 (www.cnetnetworks.co.uk/awards), which recognise innovation, application and excellence in technology and business. Ring2 is one of five finalists in the Mobile Product or Service of the Year category. The other four finalists are Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking (UK), iPass, T-Mobile and Vodafone/Dexterra. Ring2's innovative service is a premium business audio-conferencing service, which eliminates familiar problems and frustrations for conference callers by turning a BlackBerry blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble. blackberry smartphone A cellular telephone with information access. It provides digital voice service as well as any combination of e-mail, text messaging, pager, Web access, voice recognition, still and/or video camera, MP3, TV or video player and organizer (see PDA). into a remote controller of the call. Users still dial into the call from any phone, but can then separately take remote control of the call from their BlackBerry smartphone for increased visibility, security and control. They receive an alert when the first invited participant joins and can then: * Join as leader from a phone of their choice * See a real-time list of participants as they join or leave the call * Ensure nobody is listening in who shouldn't be * Add a missing participant from the BlackBerry smartphone's address book * Mute the participant with distracting dis·tract tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts 1. To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert. 2. To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle. background noise * Record the call, downloadable as an MP3 file "We are pleased to recognise Ring2 as a finalist in the mobile product or service category this year," said Suzie Daniels, head of business media at CNET Networks UK. "Their service addresses issues that we've all experienced on conference calls and in a very simple way for users." "It's an honour to be included amongst this distinguished group of finalists in UK mobility," said Steve Flavell, co-CEO and co-founder of Ring2. "This award nomination recognises that our service is effective in addressing real everyday problems that resonate res·o·nate v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates v.intr. 1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects. 2. with frequent conference callers." The winners of the CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards 2007 will be announced at a gala dinner on September 24 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. About CNET Networks UK CNET Networks UK (www.cnetnetworks.co.uk) is a part of CNET Networks Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CNET, www.cnetnetworks.com), an interactive media company that builds brands for people and the things they are passionate about, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology, business, food, and parenting. Founded in 1992, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US, Asia, and Europe. CNET Networks UK focuses on the business technology, personal technology and entertainment categories through five UK-focused websites: ZDNet UK (www.zdnet.co.uk), silicon.com (www.silicon.com), atlarge.com (www.atlarge.com), CNET.co.uk (www.cnet.co.uk) and GameSpot UK (www.GameSpot.co.uk). CNET Networks UK also delivers one-to-one services through its direct marketing arm CNET Direct (www.cnetdirect.co.uk). About Ring2 Ring2 provides the world's first audio-conferencing service to offer problem-solving remote control from a mobile device, enabling simple and powerful visibility, security and control over conference calls. Ring2 is a member of the BlackBerry Independent Software Vendor Alliance Program and is a technology partner of Alcatel-Lucent. The company won Red Herring's 2007 100 Europe award for hottest emerging technology and Frost & Sullivan's 2006 Entrepreneurial Company Award. Ring2 is privately held, has received $10 million in equity funding Equity funding An investment consisting of a life insurance policy and a mutual fund. The insurance policy is paid by the collateral value of fund shares, giving the investor the advantages of insurance protection with the growth potential of a mutual fund. and has 45 employees in offices located in London and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . For more information or to view a demonstration of Ring2's award-winning business audio-conferencing service, please visit www.ring2.com. |
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