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Press ReleaseMobileVillage Recognizes ClairMail as Leader and Visionary in Enterprise Software
Novato, Calif., October 24, 2006 — ClairMail™, Inc., the leader in mobile phone-based customer interaction solutions, today announced that it won two Bright Star Mobile Star Awards™ from MobileVillage®, the 14-year leader in market development and news services about mobile technology. ClairMail's CEO, Joseph Salesky, was recognized with Bright Star honors as a Visionary in Enterprise Mobile Software. Additionally, ClairMail's technology received Bright Star honors for Enterprise Software: Fields Sales. The fifth annual Mobile Star Awards™ honor and promote the best companies, products, deployments, and leaders in mobile and wireless technology. Winners are chosen by subscribers to Go Mobile®, MobileVillage's free online newsletter sent to technology executives, mobile professionals, IT managers, developers, and top tech journalists. "The Mobile Star Awards program has grown along with the mobile industry," said MobileVillage Editor Gary Thayer. "This year we saw hundreds of entries in about 60 categories, and nearly 1,000 people took the time to cast votes. The Mobile Star Awards are unique in that the judges are Go Mobile® readers. These people have a great knowledge of mobile products and success stories, and are eager to share that knowledge with the world." "We are honored that our efforts to facilitate mobile access to secure information by field sales and end-user consumers such as bank customers have been recognized by colleagues and readers in this growing space. This accolade underscores ClairMail's position as a clear innovator in the mobile industry," said Joseph Salesky, CEO of ClairMail. "The Mobile Star Awards deepen our commitment to serving customers in the mobile software market by providing industry-leading solutions that increase business efficiency and strengthen customer relationships." The ClairMail system utilizes text messaging or wireless email to enable access to any application or service from any mobile device — including mobile phones, smartphones, BlackBerry and Treo — and is versatile enough to provide mobile access solutions for a company's internal and external customers. For example, the ClairMail system deployed at a retail bank can provide field sales with access to critical back-end information such as the bank's CRM database, while concurrently delivering two-way customer interaction functionality to its end-user customers. ClairMail recently introduced a messaging-powered mobile customer interaction delivery channel optimized for the retail banking industry. The new offering builds on the company's breakthrough mobile access platform and adds a host of new capabilities to power retail banking services — including fund transfers, actionable alerts, transaction verification, account information and history, second-factor authentication and no-hold customer service. A list of winners in each of this year's award categories is posted at http://www.mobilevillage.com/awards.htm. About ClairMailClairMail's breakthrough technology optimizes any mobile phone for two-way customer interaction. Using the mobile phone's standard and intuitive messaging functionality, ClairMail empowers financial institution customers to easily access secure information, conduct transactions and get no-hold customer service by sending a single text message or email. Additionally, ClairMail's Actionable Alerts™ enable financial institutions to deliver complete service to customers as an alternative to expensive channels like call centers and IVR. Unlike other proprietary and inflexible point solutions, the ClairMail system is a turnkey, standards-based offering that seamlessly integrates with existing systems and delivers the fastest time to value. ClairMail removes the friction from customer interactions by empowering mobile customers to retrieve and update vital information from any back-end system. Founded in 2004, ClairMail is headquartered in Novato, Calif. The company is privately held and funded by Norwest Venture Partners, Outlook Ventures and JAFCO Ventures. For more information call (415) 884-7270 or visit www.clairmail.com. About MobileVillageA pioneer in developing the enterprise mobile technology market since 1993, MobileVillage® / PDA Inc. is a market and solutions development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless enterprise computing within select vertical and horizontal market segments. The company has fostered countless technical and professional alliances through conferences; news; product promotions and awards; and "Best of Breed" solution identification. Visit MobileVillage online at www.mobilevillage.com For media inquiries, please contact:LaunchSquad |
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