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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of Oregon's equal rights, labor and conservation groups is leaping forward in its voter engagement by releasing a mobile voter guide powered by the newest geo-location technology. "The Our Oregon Mobile Voter Guide is ahead of both the political and technology curves," said Patrick Green, Our Oregon Executive Director. "We know that voters look to groups they trust for information and recommendations on ballot measures, and...
DUBLIN, Calif. and PORTLAND, Ore., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., an SAP company and the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services, today announced the launch of its new Sybase Push 365 messaging service, a mobile app-based push messaging service which offers enterprises the opportunity to grow and sustain customer engagement. The service leverages a strategic alliance with Urban Airship, the leading platform for mobile...
PORTLAND, Ore. and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Airship, the leading platform provider for messaging to mobile devices, today at Mobile World Congress unveiled enhancements to its analytics and reporting services used by more than 55,000 customers to understand the effectiveness of push notifications in driving app engagement. The new Unique Opt-in Report offers critical insight into the number of distinct users opting-in or out of push notifications over...
PORTLAND, Ore. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Airship, the leading platform provider for messaging to mobile devices, was included in a report by Forrester Research, Inc. today titled "The New Messaging Mandate." The report recommends best practices for mobile marketers seeking to do a better job at integrated messaging and communications to their customers via mobile. For the first time, an independent analyst firm recognizes push notifications in...
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Airship today announced that it has closed an investment from Intel Capital and has entered into a business collaboration agreement with the Intel Software and Services Group. The investment is part of Urban Airship's $15.1 million Series C round, which also includes salesforce.com and Verizon, and existing investors Foundry Group and True Ventures. As part of the collaboration, Urban Airship will support specific Intel initiatives in...
Urban Airship today announced that it has raised $15.1 million in Series C funding to help brands and developers create the next generation of cutting edge mobile apps. Strategic investors including salesforce.com and Verizon participated in the round, along with existing investors Foundry Group and True Ventures. Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) November 06, 2011 Urban Airship today announced that it has raised $15.1 million in Series C funding to help brands and developers create the next...
SAN FRANCISCO and PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Airship, maker of the leading platform used by brands to engage their consumers on mobile, announced that it has agreed to acquire SimpleGeo, the real-time services platform company that lets developers build location-aware features into their web and mobile apps. The all-stock deal will allow Urban Airship to offer a complete mobile engagement platform - including a scalable infrastructure and range of tools and...
New Engagement Tools for iPhone and iOS 5 Coming Later This Year Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) October 13, 2011 More than 20,000 mobile app developers now rely on Urban Airship to power the push notifications and rich messaging that deepen relationships with their customers, and the in-app purchases and subscriptions that create revenue opportunities. As a result, Urban Airship has enjoyed a 600 percent revenue increase year over year. Increasingly, large global brands rely on Urban...
DULLES, Va., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carpathia Hosting, the leading provider of enterprise managed hosting services for government agencies and businesses, announced today that Urban Airship, provider of the world's most successful mobile apps, has chosen Carpathia as a strategic managed hosting partner, supporting strong connectivity for its customers and devices around the world. As Urban Airship's customers increasingly demanded more sophisticated push messaging, the company...
Push notification provider Urban Airship hit an important milestone today, delivering its 5 billionth mobile message. After delivering 1 billion notifications on behalf of its thousands of app developers in a 15-month span, the mobile service provider saw push notification usage increase fivefold in the subsequent 11 months, having delivered another 4 billion messages and alerts since September 2010. The company also hired a CFO. Portland, OR (PRWEB) August 22, 2011 A short two years...
