GUILDFORD, U.K. - (Business Wire) Now with a record number of people turning to their sleek wireless phones for Internet access, the rush is on to provide mobile-optimized destinations for the rapidly-growing mobile Web. Since the launch of
Ubik.com, small businesses and consumers have flocked to the free service to mark their territory and garner eyeballs on the Web
’s newest frontier.
Using Ubik.com by Volantis, small businesses have tapped in to the rapidly growing opportunities presented by the mobile Web. Analyst firm Juniper Research recently published a report which predicts massive growth in the sector, with social networking, user generated content, mobile search and instant messaging to more than triple the mobile Web’s current estimated worth of $5.5 billion up to $22.4 billion by 2013. And Forrester Research reported that companies are focused on rapidly gaining a mobile Internet presence. The number of inquiries Forrester received from businesses and service providers wanting to talk about the mobile Web jumped 40 percent.
Of the many thousands of Ubik.com users, here are some of the success stories with the Mobilizer:
- Ed Ellis Magic, http://edellismagic.ubik.net: Designer Harold Brown created this mobile website for touring magician Ed Ellis, who has been entertaining television viewers, Hollywood celebrities and sports stars for over 25 years.
- My Princess Closet, http://myprincesscloset.ubik.net: Dawn Saczyncki chose Ubik.com to mobilize her online store, selling clothing and accessories for young girls and infants.
- Orange Township Business Association, http://otba.ubik.net: Bruce Kullberg of Unicom Computers mobilized the site for OTBA, the business association for central Ohio’s Orange Township. With its Ubik.com site, the OTBA is able to keep mobile members informed of the latest news in the local business community.
- DMA Capital Corporation, http://dmacapitalcorp.ubik.net/: Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this investment and financial advising firm uses Ubik.com to attract new customers on the mobile Web.
- American Bulldogs, http://american-bulldogs.ubik.net/: Find the most adorable bulldog from your wireless phone! With pictures and information on their cute puppies, American Bulldogs now have a mobile website thanks to Ubik.com.
- NPS, http://nps.ubik.net: Website design firm NPS has been in business since 2000, and recently turned to Ubik.com to promote its services in the new frontier of the mobile Web.
- Capoeira Club, http://capoeira.ubik.net: Ubik.com user ithaka created a mobile site to promote the Capoeira Club, a group of people practicing art form of Capoeira, a blend of martial arts and dance.
- The Banished, http://thebanished.ubik.net: Rock band “The Banished” showed how a popular group can keep in touch with fans and promote upcoming concerts by creating a mobile presence on Ubik.com.
“It’s great to see how quickly Ubik.com has helped small businesses and consumers increase their presence through the mobile Web,” said Mark Watson, co-founder and chief executive officer of Volantis Systems. “Ubik.com has enabled small businesses to get their brands on the mobile Internet with zero development expense and helped early-adopter consumers explore the next generation of user-generated content and distribution.”
Ubik.com is part of the Volantis strategy to democratize the mobile Web for developers, small businesses and consumers. Both Volantis and Ubik.com provide free solutions that automatically adapt to the complexity of the non-PC device world: Volantis offers its Mobility Server for enterprise developers, and Ubik.com provides the Mobilizer for small businesses and consumers. With these tools, companies of any size and individuals can easily build a mobile-optimized Web site.
About Volantis
Volantis Systems (www.volantis.com) is the world's leading supplier of Intelligent Content Adaptation solutions for the Mobile Internet, providing applications, tools and platforms that solve the complexity of delivering optimized services to any mobile device.
Volantis software is protected by the following granted and pending patent applications: United Kingdom: 2371896, European Patent EP 1320972 (Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland), pending European Patent Application EP 1641211 (designating Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom), Hong Kong: HK1049046, Japan: 2002-531257, Singapore: 95431, 200301776-9, India: 325/DEL/03, South Korea: 7004318/03, People's Republic of China: ZL01819526, US: 10/381802.
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