Handango & WeatherBug(R) Partnership Offers BlackBerry(R) Users Live, Neighborhood Weather Conditions with Forecasts & Severe Weather Alerts.HURST, Texas Hurst is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 36,273 at the 2000 census. Hurst is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEBISD). & GERMANTOWN, Md. -- WeatherBug(R), the leading provider of live, local weather information services See Information Systems. , together with Handango, the leading provider of mobile content, today announced a partnership to deliver WeatherBug Mobile(TM) services to users of the BlackBerry(R) wireless solution from Research In Motion (RIM) (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 :RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) See RDRAM. See also RIM. ). Available immediately, WeatherBug Mobile is the only content that features live, neighborhood level weather conditions, satellite and radar views and live camera views from the WeatherBug Network(TM) plus forecast updates and severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service (NOAA NOAA abbr. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Noun 1. NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; ). Rated the second most popular category for mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. access*, mobile weather data is often the only means users have when severe weather disrupts power and Internet access See how to access the Internet. . Even when mobile users were unable to make voice calls due to service disruption during last year's prolific hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
What makes WeatherBug so unique is its network and live, streaming neighborhood level data and the diverse industries that rely upon its depth and granularity. Alternative weather sources offer computer modeled forecasts and data based upon hourly reports from area airports. BlackBerry users can personalize their WeatherBug Mobile weather reports by designating the specific station closest to them. The new partnership delivers: --Live, streaming weather conditions, including temperature, wind direction from 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations(TM) across the U.S. --Five day and extended forecasts --Live camera images from more than 1,000 WeatherBug Cameras across the U.S. --Severe weather alerts --Radar and satellite images --Community photos from WeatherBug users "Millions of people use BlackBerry to stay connected to the information and communications they need -- all from a single wireless device," said Chris Brozenick, VP & GM of WeatherBug Mobile. "Through our joint relationship with Handango and RIM, we hope to further enhance user productivity by offering BlackBerry users the world's most accurate and reliable weather reports available at any time, anywhere they travel." "The addition of WeatherBug to our catalog of premier content reflects our ongoing commitment to deliver the industry's best applications to BlackBerry customers," said Will Pinnell, Senior, Director of Content for Handango. "WeatherBug, a clear leader in weather data and delivery, is a valuable asset to Handango and our rapidly growing customer base- who rely upon us for new, fresh mobile content." WeatherBug Mobile is available for $49.99 for one year or $14.99 for three months. There will be a three-day free trial available. For more information visit: http://www.weatherbug.com/mobile/blackberry/ or www.handango.com. About WeatherBug WeatherBug (weatherbug.com) ensures that individuals, schools, businesses and government agencies plan with confidence by providing the most precise live weather information, the most relevant weather reports, and the earliest weather warnings to safeguard property and lives. With over 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and over 1,000 cameras primarily based at neighborhood schools and public safety facilities across the U.S., WeatherBug maintains the largest exclusive weather network in the world. The live, local weather conditions are delivered to millions of consumers via the Internet and mobile devices, more than 100 state and local government agencies, including the National Weather Service, and to broadcast television stations, schools, and businesses. WeatherBug's data is unique as it is the only live, neighborhood weather available anywhere. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS AWS Amazon Web Services AWS American Welding Society AWS Advanced Warning System AWS Advanced Wireless Services AWS Automatic Weather Station AWS Alien Workshop (skateboard company) AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH Convergence Technologies, Inc. (www.aws.com) About Handango Handango is the leading provider of mobile content bringing more than 190,000 digital titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile customers. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP AMPP Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl AMPP Actual Medicinal Product Pack (UK) AMPP Advanced Materials and Processing Program , has been chosen as the mobile content delivery platform for Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, RIM, Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. , Sprint, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Orange, Microsoft, HP, Sega Mobile, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and more than 100 others. For more information, visit http://corp.handango.com. * According to M:Metrics, the mobile market authority, more people use Yahoo! Mobile services than any other mobile media brand. * Source: Telephia Mobile Internet Report, June 2005 The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. |
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