InfoSpace: InfoSpace, ActiveSky partner to bring rich media, including
interactive images and video, to current, 2.5G and 3G wireless networks
Apr 23, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BELLEVUE, Wash. and SAN MATEO, Calif.
-- InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP), a leading global provider of cross-platform
infrastructure services on wireless, broadband and narrowband platforms, and
ActiveSky, a wireless visual media provider, are teaming together to bring rich
media capabilities, such as interactive images, animation and video to current
and next generation (2.5G and 3G) wireless customers.
ActiveSky is the first company to take advantage of InfoSpace's recent
enhancements to its wireless platform, applications and services that are
designed to exploit the benefits delivered by 2.5 and 3G networks. These
enhancements enable InfoSpace's carrier partners to offer additional
functionality to their subscribers that levarege the faster connections and more
advanced features available with next generation networks. For example, the
delivery of more robust and graphic-intensive sources of information as well as
more intuitive user interfaces that make it easier than ever for users to shop
online, receive promotions and discounts, find local retailers, play games,
communicate with others and receive up to the minute information, all from the
convenience of their mobile device.
ActiveSky's technology makes it possible for people to download images, view
graphics-enhanced mini Web pages and receive streaming content on
Internet-enabled cell phones and PDAs. Both companies will collaborate to
integrate the ActiveSky rich media delivery platform into InfoSpace's wireless
platform, which today is deployed to more than 20 leading wireless operators
internationally, offering customers enhanced services and applications.
"The next step in the evolution of our broadband capabilities is 2.5G and 3G
wireless, in which we plan to provide a clear path from offering data services
to delivery of rich media over current and next generation wireless networks,"
said Naveen Jain, chairman and CEO of InfoSpace, Inc. "By enriching the user
experience, increasing the degree of interactivity available on wireless
devices, and creating a branding environment, ActiveSky's technology helps us
create value throughout for consumers, content providers, advertisers and mobile
operators."
"With a solid list of wireless carriers in place, InfoSpace is an ideal partner
for ActiveSky," said Scott Marquardt, CEO, ActiveSky. "Working together, we will
enable carriers to widen their offering to support an array of rich media mobile
services and applications, creating new value and opportunites for content
providers and consumers, especially with the emergence of 2.5G and 3G networks."
About ActiveSky ActiveSky's technology enables the delivery of rich media to
wireless devices. The company's end-to-end image delivery platform integrates a
graphics viewer and media player, powering a new wave of personal and business
applications, including location-based marketing, m-commerce and streaming
video.
ActiveSky has headquarters in San Mateo, Calif., with offices in Europe and
Australia. For more information, visit www.activesky.com. |
