WorldMate Establishes Industry Leadership In 2011

Posted on January 17, 2012 by miron

January 17, 2012 San Francisco—Today WorldMate published its key usage statistics for 2011. “We have experienced phenomenal growth,” comments WorldMate’s CEO, Jean Tripier.  “Our users flew nearly 12 billion miles in 2011 and we have quadrupled the number of itineraries under our management. This effectively means that WorldMate is the largest mobile itinerary management platform today. Looking ahead to 2012 we expect our growth rate to accelerate as we have strong partners, a highly scalable platform, and many large prospects that need us to power their travel itinerary management solution.“

WorldMate shared the following data from the itineraries it managed in 2011 and the travel bookings made within the WorldMate apps:

• Number of Registered Users on iPhone/Android/BlackBerry 3,001,771
• Number of Itineraries Managed in 2011 4,225,414
• Number of Miles Flown in 2011 11,954,647,500
• Number of Hotel Room-Nights Managed in 2011 4,592,604
• Percent of Hotels Booked (in App) within 1 day of Check-in 52%
• Number of Car Rental-Days Managed in 2011 2,019,915
• Percent of Car Rentals Booked (in App) within 1 day of Check-in 42%
• Number of Meetings Managed in 2011 1,319,568

“We’re going to surprise a lot of pundits by the millions of itineraries we’re managing,” predicts WorldMate’s VP of Business Development, Ian Berman. “WorldMate is amassing these itineraries by quietly partnering on dozens of distribution deals with the dominant travel and mobile industry players around the world.”

WorldMate’s Head of Products, Amir Kirshenboim, provides insights into a key trend among WorldMate users, “Our data shows that travelers are fundamentally changing their last-second purchase behavior by shifting away from serendipitous ‘walk-ins’ and, instead, pulling out their smartphones to shop for a hotel room or car rental. Those travel companies that can ascertain the real-time context of a traveler and market the right room at the right moment will collect windfall profits. We’re harvesting our treasure trove of data to do exactly that.”

To learn more about WorldMate, download for free at:
WorldMate for Android: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.worldmate
WorldMate for iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id317823888?mt=8
BlackBerry Travel: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/25652?lang=en

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WorldMate Upgrades Android Users With New Car Services

Posted on October 4, 2011 by miron

Calling All Android Users: You’ve Been Upgraded

Back in July, we launched the WorldMate for Android “Gold” premium services , and it has become one of the handful of apps to win the coveted “Editors Choice” designation from Android Market! Still, our team has been working overtime on major enhancements to the next iteration of WorldMate for Android—Version 4.0. We’re thrilled to announce its availability as of today! So, what’s new in 4.0?

Calendar Synchronization for Outlook, and Google/Android Calendar: Demand for this has been overwhelming—so here it is! Setup takes a minute or two and then all your flights/hotel/car rental reservations in WorldMate will automatically sync to your calendar.

Car Rentals: Renting a car by walking up to the rental counter at the airport is so 2010! With 4.0, you can reserve a car at hundreds of airports around the globe. Select from multiple car rental agencies including, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Thrifty, and many more.

Limousine Reservations: Guess what? Limos aren’t just for celebrities or going to the Prom. The next time you’re thinking about that $85 taxi from the airport into New York City, check WorldMate for a much more comfortable town car at comparable prices. With our partner, GroundLink, we’re providing limo reservations to/from airports all over the world. Reservations are made with a simple click to call or, if you just don’t like talking to people much, you can reserve directly within the app. Try it on your next trip and be one of “those people” who have a driver waiting for them at baggage claim.

Improved Graphics: We’ve redesigned the main screen to accommodate the ever-growing number of services with in the app. You will also notice the enhanced mapping functionality- WorldMate now displays a uniquely labeled pinpoint for the airport, hotel, and meetings in your itinerary.

Advertisements: My father always told me, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” WorldMate is closing in on 9 million registered users, many of whom are free users. Until now, we’ve been ad-free, only serving promotions for our hotel booking service or to our travel insurance/limousine booking partners, etc. With 4.0, we’re introducing 3rd party banner advertising to generate a little cash to pay for everything the millions of free users enjoy today (and to keep our investors and accountants happy!). We hope that its not too intrusive and that maybe you’ll even click one or two of them. Of course, if you upgrade to the Gold version, those ads will magically disappear.

Download in the Android Market

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Re-Introducing WorldMate For iPhone

Posted on August 29, 2011 by miron
WorldMate for iPhone
WorldMate for iPhone

We’re very excited to announce that WorldMate for iPhone 2.0 is now available on the iPhone App Store. We’ve redesigned the app from the ground up and added all the latest iOS features to make organizing your travel plans an even better experience.

Included in this version

New design:
You’ll love the beautiful new design of WorldMate 2.0 for iPhone; based on feedback from thousands of WorldMate users we’ve made everything nicer and easier to find.

A more complete itinerary:
We have added support for more details about your reservations, so each item in your itinerary now contains more details from your original flight/hotel/car reservation email.

Latest iOS updates:
WorldMate for iPhone now supports multi-tasking, fast app switching, Retina display and you can even open the app directly from a WorldMate import email.

Download in the App Store

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WorldMate Gold Has Come To Android

Posted on July 27, 2011 by miron
WorldMate for Android

WorldMate for Android

Real-time flight alerts
Get instantly updated on flight delays, cancellations or gate changes with pushed alerts directly to your Android.
Flight status updates in your itinerary
Never miss an update your itinerary will be  auto updated with the real-time status of your flights or gate changes.
Flight status look-up
Check real-time flight status for over 350 airlines and instantly lookup information about flight delays, cancellations and gate changes.
Peace of mind for your next trip
Get all the convenience of flight alerts, status and lookup. Going Gold means you’ll always be one step ahead of everyone else when something goes wrong.

WorldMate Gold is available via in-app upgrade with Google checkout for just $9.90.

Get WorldMate 3.0 at the Android Market.

We have also included in this release pushed notifications for all itinerary updates, so any time you send us a travel confirmation email or edits your itinerary at worldmate.com you will get a pushed Android notification confirming that yourtravel items (flight, car, hotel, etc.) were successfully imported. This service is free for all users.

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WorldMate Extends BlackBerry/Android Reach

Posted on June 22, 2011 by miron

WorldMate branded as BlackBerry Travel App was released lately in India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada (although adoption in Canada is lesser than in the US) and other countries.

WorldMate also released version 2.0 of the Android application (you can read one of the reviews here).

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Google Secretly Collects WiFi Information

Posted on April 1, 2011 by miron

Information leaked from Google headquarters confirms that Google is secretly collecting WiFi information with it’s Android OS installed on millions of Android phones worldwide.
Senior manager in Google HQ confirmed that the company is using the Android phone built in GPS and WiFi capabilities to record the geographical position of WiFi networks in the phone location. This information is transmitted periodically to Google servers, where it is analyzed and stored in the company’s geographical database.
This information is used to locate a device even without GPS enabled, based on the WiFi networks found in the device neighborhood.

Google Street View Car

Google Street View Car

This secret plan was adopted after the public criticism following Google’s Street View data collection policy.

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WorldMate Collaborates with RIM on BlackBerry Travel

Posted on February 14, 2011 by miron

Palo Alto, CA, February 14, 2011 – WorldMate Inc., the industry leader in mobile travel services, announced today that it has worked with Research In Motion (RIM) to bring the power of the WorldMate travel platform to the new BlackBerry® Travel app.

“WorldMate continues to expand its technology and deep travel and mobile expertise to better serve the traveler, and our collaboration with RIM allows us to bring the convenience of mobile travel services to the world,” said Jean Tripier, CEO of WorldMate. “The BlackBerry Travel app represents the most sophisticated end user experience in functionality, automation and polish, making it easier than ever to manage all aspects of your travel from your smartphone. As such it marks a new era for mobile travel.”

Existing WorldMate for BlackBerry smartphone customers can immediately begin using the new BlackBerry Travel app at no cost. Simply download the BlackBerry Travel app to start taking advantage of a new, more powerful travel experience. This new application makes WorldMate’s technology always available to travelers and gives them more control of their itineraries and overall travel experience than ever before.

“We are really excited to bring this level of quality to the BlackBerry platform with WorldMate,” said Jean Tripier, CEO of WorldMate. “Our users demanded an BlackBerry version and we were happy to provide the experience for them and all BlackBerry users, at a level previously unknown to that mobile platform. WorldMate is devoted to lessening the pains of travel, and now an entirely new segment of smart phone users can benefit from our personal travel service.”

“With BlackBerry Travel, users are getting a powerful travel app that presents information quickly, simply and elegantly,” said Tyler Lessard, Vice President, Global Alliances and Developer Relations at Research In Motion. “We’re thrilled to team with WorldMate to bring the mobile travel experience to the next level.”

The BlackBerry Travel App is available in beta for download from the Test Center on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld).

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TCL Communication Selects Emoze as its Mobile Push Email Solution

Posted on December 21, 2010 by miron

SHANGHAI, HONG KONG and LONDON, December 21, 2010 –
EMOZE to Power Real Push Email on TCL and Alcatel Devices

EMOZE Ltd. today announces a strategic world-wide agreement with TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., to pre-embed the EMOZE push email solution on TCL and Alcatel branded mobile products. As part of the agreement, TCL Communication has placed a significant order to license the EMOZE push email solution.

TCL Communication, one of the leading mobile phone manufacturers in the world, offers a line of mobile solutions for end users and market operators. Its products are exported to more than 80 countries globally.

EMOZE Push email solution is based on EMOZE patented technology and provides real push experience combined with an efficient mechanism, minimizing both data traffic and battery consumption to all mobile devices (feature-phones and smart-phones). This new cooperation will introduce a true push email service and experience to TCL’s millions of customers around the world.
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The Story of Electronics

Posted on November 14, 2010 by miron

Remember the story of stuff series I posted in the past?
Well, from the maker of it here is the story of electronics. It does make you wonder were is this world going to.

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Emoze Enterprise Server Now Supports iPhone®

Posted on October 28, 2010 by miron

October 28, 2010 – Emoze, the award winning provider of mobile, push email solutions is proud to announce that it now supports the Apple® iPhone® as part of its enterprise software platform.

Long a front runner of the consumer smartphone market, the iPhone® has many features which make it an attractive business tool. Emoze Enterprise Server is already available for WinMobile and Symbian mobile operating systems and now extends its smart management tool to the mail functions and personal information management of iPhone® mobile devices, providing business owners the control and handle of iPhones as secure business tools.
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