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Press Release Source: AccuWeather, Inc.
AccuWeather Teams with Wireless Leaders
Monday March 17, 11:47 am ET
Strategic Alliances Dramatically Expand AccuWeather's Wireless Distribution and Product Capabilities
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather, Inc. (www.accuweather.com) today announced new strategic alliances with four of the world's leading wireless providers. The agreements -- and others soon to be announced -- include a range of distribution and product development deals that serve to further establish AccuWeather as the dominant player in the distribution of wireless weather-related content and information.
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"Weather affects almost every person and every business everyday, and tens of millions of consumers have come to depend upon AccuWeather for the accurate, up-to-the-second weather content they need to plan their lives in an increasingly mobile society," says Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder and president of AccuWeather, Inc. and AccuWeather.com. "With these new partnerships, AccuWeather is leading the way in making weather content available in new and meaningful ways through a wide range of wireless and mobile technologies and distribution channels."
Under an agreement with InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP - News), who AccuWeather has worked with since 2000, AccuWeather and InfoSpace are teaming to market and deliver mobile push-messaging applications, such as MMS and others, to wireless carriers that include 5-day forecasts, radar and severe weather alerts. InfoSpace's hosted wireless data solutions make it possible for content providers to efficiently deploy compelling, revenue-generating mobile services across a wide range of current and next generation network and device standards. |
