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ShoZu Earns 1st Place CTIA Wireless 2006 E-Tech Award for One-Click Camera Phone Image Sharing Application.


LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  -- ShoZu, the market's smartest one-click image sharing solution for camera phones, this week was named the first-place winner of the Wireless Emerging Technologies Award at CTIA (1) See CompTIA.

(2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry.
 WIRELESS 2006 in the mobile entertainment application category. Products were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, ease of use and implementation, and the overall "wow" factor.

"This award reflects both the five years of R&D that have gone into ShoZu and the rapidly rising demand for an easy way to share camera phone images, fueled in part by the proliferation of photo and video sharing sites," said ShoZu 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.  Mark Bole. "The judges clearly recognized the growing importance of picture messaging picture messaging n(envío de) mensajes mpl con imágenes

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 as a means of communication and community building, the key role of camera phones in this movement, and the advantages of our technology in providing single-click image sharing directly from the handset."

ShoZu is a free-to-download application that allows users to share camera phone images more easily, quickly and at higher resolution than any other alternative including other uploader solutions, 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. , wireless email Wireless Email or Push E-mail for enterprises is an email solution for small handheld platforms that is secure and managed centrally by enterprise server. Wireless technology adoption has seen a dramatic increase over the past few years.  and phone-to-PC transfer. Images can be sent to photo sharing Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images.  communities such as Buzznet, Flickr, Kodak EasyShare Kodak EasyShare is a sub brand of Eastman Kodak Company products identifying a consumer photography system of digital cameras, snapshot printers, printer docks, accessories, camera docks, software, and online print services. EasyShare was first introduced in 2001.  Gallery, Textamerica and Webshots; secondary destinations such as Snapfish and Blip.tv; personal blog sites such as Blogger, Typepad and Wordpress; and citizen-contributed photo galleries like CNN CNN
 or Cable News Network

Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world.
, the BBC BBC
 in full British Broadcasting Corp.

Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927.
 and Scoopt. In contrast, most similar services support only a single photo sharing service.

The Wireless E-tech Awards program is designed to give industry recognition and exposure to the best wireless products and services in the areas of consumer, enterprise and network technology. Nearly 200 applications were submitted and reviewed by a panel comprised of media, industry analysts, executives and select show attendees.

"We are extremely proud of the e-Tech awards program and continually amazed at the level of ingenuity present in the submissions," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA WIRELESS. "On behalf of CTIA, we congratulate ShoZu on this accomplishment and look forward to their continued innovation in the field of consumer mobile applications."

About ShoZu

ShoZu is the simplest, quickest and smartest way to share photos, videos and text using a mobile phone. The ShoZu gateway service includes a free phone application and a website for users to personalize and configure their mobile experience. Whether users are traveling the world, separated from family and friends or just want to share a moment, ShoZu makes it easy, immediate and affordable from anywhere, at anytime. With easy over-the-air download and activation, ShoZu opens up mobile blogging of high-quality content to online community partners such as photo portals, social networks and other sharing sites, all from one user-friendly interactive service. Visit www.shozu.com.

About CTIA WIRELESS 2006

As the premiere global event representing the complete wireless, mobile computing and wireless Internet industry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2006 brings together all industries within the communications ecosystem and all those affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctiawireless.com.

CTIA-The Wireless Association is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. Visit www.ctia.org.
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