MobileMonday Estonia

Incubators and Accelerators - How to Choose and Get Into the World Famouse One.

2011-06-08T18:00:00.001+03:00

There will be a unique seminar on “How to get into world famous startup incubators/accelerators?” at Garage48 HUB on June 8th, 2011 at 18:00.

Real-life experiences is shared by different startups from TechStars, Springboard, Seedcamp, 500startups, Y Combinator and Start-Up Chile.

The seminar is complimentary by the organizers, Garage48 HUB and Estonian Startup Leaders Club. Read more and register at http://hub.garage48.org/blog/seminar-on-how-to-get-into-world-top-startup-incubators-accelerators

8. juunil kell 18:00 toimub Garage48 HUB-s unikaalne seminar teemal "Kuidas pääseda maailmakuulsatesse ettevõtlusinkubaatoritesse ja -kiirenditesse?"

Oma kogemusi jagavad startup ettevõtete juhid TechStarsist, Springboardist, Seedcampist, 500startupsist, Y Combinatorist and Start-Up Chile'st.

Seminari korraldavad Garage48 HUB ja Eesti Startupi Juhtide klubi ning on osalejatele tasuta. Loe lisaks ja registreeri aadressil http://hub.garage48.org/blog/seminar-on-how-to-get-into-world-top-startup-incubators-accelerators

Eneta community evening on Windows Phone 7 Touch and Sensors

2011-03-02T14:40:00.000+02:00

All developers interested in Windows Phone 7 are invited to Eneta community evening on March 16. Jevgeni Tšaikin from Axinom will share his experiences with WP7 sensors including Accelerometer and GPS.

Place and time: March 16, Wednesday 18:00 - 19:00

IT College (Raja 4c, Tallinn) and live broadcast over web

More information and registration at Eneta

Tehnopo speaks about intellectual property

2011-03-02T11:05:00.000+02:00

„Terviklik intellektuaalomandi strateegia - olukorra kaardistamine, kaitsmine, arendamine ning kapitaliseerimine“ 14. aprillil Tehnopoli värskelt renoveeritud majas, Teaduspargi 6/1 (maht: 8h)

Koolituse tulemusena omandavad ettevõtted esmase ülevaate, mida oma äri arendamisel peab arvestama ettevõtte intellektuaalomandi seisukohast. Koolituses on rõhk intellektuaalomandi arendamisel ja kapitaliseerimisel. Koolitus kasutab palju Eesti ja rahvusvaheliste ettevõtete praktilisi näiteid ning konkreetseid rakendusi.

Koolitus annab vastused järgmistele küsimustele:

Millist intellektuaalomandit ettevõte omab ning kas ja kuidas seda kaitsta? Kas see pole liiga kulukas ehk kas ja millal kaitsmine rahaliselt ja ajaliselt (kaitsmiseks kuluv aeg) ära tasub? Millised on erinevad ärimudelid intellektuaalomandi rikka toote puhul? Kuidas ja millal pikaajalist IP strateegiat peaks hakkama koostama? Kuidas see praktiliselt väärtus loob, et asi niiöelda sahtlisse ei jääks? Edulood? Ebaõnnestumised?

Koolituse viiakse läbi aktiivse suhtlemise ja rühmatöö ning praktiliste näidete varal.

Koolitavad:

* Yrjö Ojasaar, Solon Partners,
* Mikk Putk ja Margus Sarap, Sarap ja Partnerid Patnedibüroo,
* Richard Horning, Silicon Valley SNR Denton büroo IP osakonnast
* Soome kogemusest räägib Boreniuse Advokaat Hesingist.

Koolituse hind Tehnopoliga teenuslepingu sõlminud ettevõtete esindajatele 96 EURi, teistele 120 EURi + käibemaks.

Registreerumiseks palun saatke mail teenused@tehnopol.ee hiljemalt 7.aprilliks.

Fortumo offers European developers operator billing in the U.S.

2011-02-25T15:24:00.002+02:00

Steve O'Hear from Techcrunch writes about the next conquest by Fortumo in the US

Fortumo, the Estonian mobile payments provider has partnered up with BilltoMobile enabling direct mobile operator billing for game developers targeting U.S. market.

Read more at TechCrunch Europe

Tehnopolis räägitakse 10. veebruaril Inglismaa ekspordikogemusest

2011-02-03T11:05:00.005+02:00

Tehnopoli äridelegatsioon käis 25-29. jaanuaril 2011 Suurbritannias, osaledes nii B2B kohtumistel kui networking üritustel.

Delegatsioon jagab vahetuid kogemusi ja saadud kontakte meeleldi kõigi Suurbritannia turust huvitatud tehnoloogiaettevõtetega 10. veebruaril Tehnopoli äriinkubaatoris kell 15:00 – 17:00.

Rohkem infot Tehnopoli kodulehel: http://www.tehnopol.ee/et/Syndmused/Tehnopoli-yritused&nID=542

Extended Deadline: Mobile Premier Awards in Barcelona on 14th of February

2011-01-13T10:49:00.001+02:00

Taking place on February 14th 2011 during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Mobile Premier Awards are the largest open and global cross-platform app competition in the mobile industry.

Organised in collaboration with some of the main networks in the industry, it provides the point of reference for the startup and developer community at Mobile World Congress. Last year’s edition saw an amazing 600 submissions from all around the world!

Participation is free and open to any startup or developer with a mobile app! The nominated apps for the Mobile Premier Awards 2011 edition include the AppCircus winners of the 2010 series of events and a selection of the best apps of the AppCircus Categories. All entries will be judged by an international jury (2011 jury TBC) in the week from January 17-22. The finalists to present at the event will be announced on January 24, 2011.

Your chance to make it to the stage: submit your app now!

Here below are the categories you can apply to. You can submit as many apps as you want to! To register, all you need to do is to choose the category in which you wish to submit your existing AppCircus app profile. Creating an app profile is easy: just sign up at appcircus.com!

Deadline for category submission is January 18th midnight CET, 2011.

AppCircus in Arts & Culture
AppCircus in Branding
AppCircus in Education
AppCircus in "Girls made"
AppCircus in Finance
AppCircus in Food & Drink
AppCircus in Gaming
AppCircus in Government
AppCircus in Health & Medicine
AppCircus in Lifestyle
AppCircus in Literature & Books
AppCircus in Music
AppCircus in News
AppCircus in Social Change
AppCircus in Social Networks
AppCircus in Sports
AppCircus in Sustainability & Energy
AppCircus in Tourism & Travel
AppCircus in Transportation & Navigation
AppCircus in Utilities & Productivity

Fortumo cracks open the (Angry Birds) Piggy Bank to let Android devs offer carrier billing via SMS

2010-12-16T13:13:00.004+02:00

Fortumo HAS DONE IT! Fortumo powers the in-game payment model for Angry Birds on Android which lets users either remove the ad on the free version of the game or buy the Mighty Eagle update that’s on its way.

You can read about it on Techcrunch Europe and Martin Koppel's (CEO of Fortumo) video interview on Arcticstartup Blog

Nokia Qt Training powered by MobileMonday Baltics in Riga, 8.-9. December 2010

2010-12-08T12:00:00.004+02:00

Nokia is having hard times? Developing for Nokia is old-school? It is complex? Think again! MobileMonday Estonia, MobileMonday Lithuania and Nokia is proud to bring you Nokia QT training days for developers all around the region in Riga, Latvia, 8-9. December 2010.

Two days of professional coaching, teaching, mentoring from a Nokia certified trainer and presentations from already well positioned mobile application developers and companies! If you're not a developer then this is an amazing opportunity to meet up for networking as MobileMonday event is held on the 8th of the December at the venue to relax a bit between the training days! The exact event schedule is to be confirmed - stay tuned!

Mainly hands-on-training is welcoming developers, either energetic juniors or professional seniors – everyone is welcomed to see, find out and try how it is to create mobile applications for Nokia mobile platform. The purpose of the course is to provide a quick start for creating and publishing Qt applications for mobile devices, especially for the N8 and other Symbian devices.

The course starts from the Qt basics and covers all the practicalities that make mobile Qt application development so convenient. Participants will gain insight on how concretely work with Qt projects on the Nokia Qt SDK for multiple platforms. Course also introduces the new Qt Mobility APIs and a set of approaches for porting existing mobile applications (Symbian, Android, iPhone) for Qt is provided. Also, we will take a look at QtQuick, the new User Interface Creation Kit in Qt.

MobileMonday Baltics Event Programme

Starting 18:00 8th of December, the same venue: Hotel Avalon. Open to everyone!

18:00 - 18:20 "Ovi Store marketing support" - Mikael Stendahl, Services Sales Manager, Nokia
18:20 - 18:40 "Mobile - ID, Multimodal Biometrics with OTP for Futuristic Applications", Werner Blessing, CEO, BIOMETRY.com AG
18:40 - 18:55 "Mobile in Estonia - What's up?" - Priit Salumaa, MoMo Estonia, Founder

18:55 - 19:15 Refreshment break

19:15 - 19:30 "Will the Baltics "app" their way onto the global stage?", Juris Kaza, a well known Latvian journalist
19:30 - 19:45 "How to make successfull app on Ovi" Algirdas Stonys, CEO, TeleSoftas
19:45 - 20:15 Open panel discussion: "App-Wars - Clash of the Titans"

20:15 - ... Networking and drinks as usual

Check out the registration for the MoMo event and training below.

Organizational Q&A:

What and when?
Nokia QT training and MobileMonday, Riga, Latvia, 8-9. December, 2010.

How to get to Riga?
Free shuttle busses will be provided from Tallinn (Estonia) and Vilnius (Lithuania) to Riga (and back).

Free shuttle bus: Tallinn-Riga-Tallinn (Company: Hansabuss)
Departure to Riga: 8th of Dec, 06:55 sharp, at Mere puiestee 5 (Russian Culture Center), Tallinn, Estonia
Return to Tallinn: 9th of Dec, 17:00, at Hotel Avalon, 70-72 Kalēju iela, Rīga 1050, Latvija

Free shuttle bus: Vilnius-Riga-Vilnius
Departure to Riga: 8th of Dec, 06:30 at ”Verslo uostas”, Lvovo st. 25, Vilnius, Lithuania
Return to Vilnius: 9th of Dec, 17:00, at Hotel Avalon, 70-72 Kalēju iela, Rīga 1050, Latvija

The venue?
   Hotel Avalon, Riga. Find on OVI maps

Place to stay?
   Hotel Avalon (70-72 Kalēju iela, Rīga 1050, Latvija). They will give us special prices for accommodation which is 48/EUR for single room/night and 54/EUR for double room/night. Everyone can make the reservation by contacting the hotel and saying NOKIA which is the secret word for getting discount.

More exact course info and plan?
   Course information updated daily at Forum Nokia

Do I need to pre-register?
   Yes!
   For the QT Training REGISTRATION CLOSED. But you can still register for the MoMo evening event:
   For the MoMo event on the evening of the 8th of December in the same venue HERE

How much does it cost?
   The training, transportation and MobileMonday event is free of charge. Participants have to pay for their own overnight at Riga. You can either stay at venue Hotel Avalon or find a suitable place around – there are many in walking distance from the venue.

Reserve the dates 8-9. December 2010 for Riga and stay tuned at http://www.momoestonia.com or http://www.mobilemonday.lt

Follow-up of the Mobile Monday 10 Year Anniversary Summit and Peer Awards

2010-11-03T21:39:00.003+02:00

Helsinki/Tallinn, 27-29 September 2010
Celebrating 10 years of community, collaboration and innovation.

We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the MobileMonday Summit 2010! We have been so happy to go through all the positive feedback we have received about the event and the importance of MobileMonday as a global network-creator between people in different roles in the mobile ecosystem.

Here's a wide array of professional pictures from the Summit. Feel free to use, share and just enjoy. http://picasaweb.google.com/rimmuli/NewAlbum31020102353#

Here you will find our official press release about the Summit: http://www.mobilemonday.net/09/2010/mobilemonday-celebrated-10-years-of-networking-success-in-helsinki-tallinn.html

Media visibility

The Summit and companies visited and met during it have been widely visible in the international media - here are a few picks:

About MobileMonday and the Summit:

Chip Chick (Technology and Gadgets from a girl's perspective: MobileMonday Summit 2010 Brings Together Global Mobile Innovators: http://www.chipchick.com/2010/10/mobilemonday-summit-2010.html

The Estonian Television's morning show clip on the MoMo Summit (starts at minute 102): http://etv.err.ee/arhiiv.php?id=110390+

The Next Web / Matt Brian: MobileMonday: The worldwide mobile community you've probably never heard about:
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/09/27/mobilemonday-the-worldwide-mobile-community-youve-probably-never-heard-about/

DIDX Podcasts: An Interview with Jari Tammisto, CEO of MobileMonday: http://www.didx.net/podcast/?p=episode&name=2010-10-15_jarimomotammisto_1.mp3

Impressions and summary of the Summit by MoMo Dusseldorf: http://www.mobilemonday.net/10/2010/impressions-summary-of-the-momo-global-summit-2010-in-helsiniki-tallinn.html

POISK / Anna Shatalova writes about the Summit (in Russian), emphasis on the Tallinn program: http://www.poisknews.ru/articles/7934-kogda-rabota-greet.html

The biggest Estonian computer journal Arvutimaailm writes about the Summit (in Estonian): http://www.am.ee/node/1664

Il Sole 24 Ore, an Italian news service writes about the Summit (in Italian): App e globalizzazione: a Helsinki il futuro del mobile secondo Nokia: http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/tecnologie/2010-09-29/globalizzazione-helsinki-futuro-mobile-170426.shtml?uuid=AYVvRuUC&fromSearch#continue

About the Peer Awards:

RCR Wireless: MobileMonday names awards finalists at 10-year event: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20100927/WIRELESS_FACTS_AND_FIGURES/100929970/Mobile-Monday-names-awards-finalists-at-10-year-event

RCR Unplugged: Israeli firm Ringbow wins MoMo Peer Awards: http://unplugged.rcrwireless.com/index.php/20100927/news/3835/israeli-firm-ringbow-wins-momo-peer-awards/

Daily Monitor writes about Mr Nyika / Xrystalgenius winning the MoMo Peer Award on Base of the Pyramid:http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Technology/-/688612/1020076/-/a0tadgz/-/index.html

Strathmore University in Nairobi / Kenia writes about Alex Nyika / Xrustalgenius winning the MoMo Peer Award on Base of the Pyramid: http://www.strathmore.edu/News.php?NewsID=383

Tietokone: Mobiiliyrityksiä palkittiin Helsingissä - an article in Finnish about the Peer Awards 2010: http://www.tietokone.fi/uutiset/mobiiliyrityksia_palkittiin_helsingissa

Digitoday: Sormushiiri voitti mobiiliyrittäjien missikisat - an article in Finnish about the Peer Awards 2010 and Ringbow: http://www.digitoday.fi/mobiili/2010/09/28/sormushiiri-voitti-mobiiliyrittajien-missikisat/201013458/66

About companies visited and met during the Summit:

RCR Unplugged: An encounter with Angry Birds - live from Rovio HQ: http://unplugged.rcrwireless.com/index.php/20100928/news/3848/an-encounter-with-angry-birds-live-from-rovio-hq/

The Next Web Mobile: Angry Birds Beta Hits One Million Android Downloads: http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/09/28/angry-birds-beta-hits-one-million-android-downloads/

ChipChick: Rovio's Angry Birds Beta for Android Hits 1 Million Downloads: http://www.chipchick.com/2010/09/angry_birds_android.html

Telecom TV: Where does Skype go from here? http://telecomtv.com/comspace_videoDetail.aspx?v=4993&id=a05a0fb0-e29f-44a7-bc7f-99a3293bdde9

ChipChick: Inside Skype HQ in Tallinn, Estonia: http://www.chipchick.com/2010/09/skype-headquarters.html

RCR Unplugged: Skype and Facebook working on deep integration: http://unplugged.rcrwireless.com/index.php/20100929/news/3904/skype-and-facebook-working-on-deep-integration/

RCR Wireless writes on mobile malware as presented by F-Secure at the Summit: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20101001/BSS_OSS/101009990/Mobile-malware-will-increase-once-crooks-figure-how-to-profit-from-it

About key notes made at the Summit:

RCR Wireless writes about Jeff Stern's (Amdocs) key note at the Summit: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20101001/BSS_OSS/101009991/Amdocs-embarks-on-path-to--systematic-innovation-

Tietoviikko: Raju valoi Nokia-uskoa kehittäjiin - an article in Finnish on Nokia's key note at the Summit (in Finnish) with a video of Srikanth Raju's (Nokia) presentation: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/article508199.ece

2010-10-24T15:22:00.005+03:00

Join for the Top Matchmaking Event in the Nordics! MoneyTalks® Forum presents Monetizing Mobility featuring Nokia. Join for the Top Matchmaking Event in the Nordics! November 11 & 12, 2010 at Technopolis Innopoli 2 in Espoo, Finland.

Efficient: A two-day efficient business and fundraising matchmaking event where high-tech start-ups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporations and financiers with an interest in cutting edge mobile technologies meeting in one place.

Matchmaking: Here is a place where you can find new companies to invest in! Here is where you can present your business ideas to investors and corporate business development decision makers! Here is a place where the focus is on the essential: transactions! Here is where Finnish and international high-tech companies meet and get business done.

Visibility: Raises the profile of Finland's as the #1 hub in the communications sector.

Networking: Provides new contacts and networking possibilities.

When & Where: November 11 & 12, 2010 at Technopolis Innopoli 2 in Espoo, Finland

Register now before October 22th and get the Early Bird fee!

Learn more! Visit our website at www.moneytalksforum.fi or contact Riikka Torpo by email at riikka.torpo (at) technopolis.fi or phone +350 46 7120267.

To download the event brochure click here.

MoMo Desert Safari Invitation

2010-10-14T15:09:00.001+03:00

There will be a next global meet-up of MoMoers in Dubai.

Sten Tamkivi's interview during the MoMo Summit

2010-10-13T18:36:00.004+03:00

Sten Tamkivi General Manager of Skype Estonia gave an interview for Telecom TV

You can see the video interview here: TelecomTV Europe Report: where does Skype go from here?

Windows Phone 7 developers: Eneta community night

2010-10-13T18:00:00.000+03:00

Microsoft will release a new mobile Windows Phone 7 platform in October. There will be an Eneta community night to bring you the latest news on the platform.

Place and time:
13. Oct, Wednesday 18:00 - 19:30
IT College, Raja 4c, room 316 + Live Meeting
Presenters: Jevgeni Tsaikin, Axinom Eesti

Developers and interested people on the platform are awaited. See more at eneta.

Estonia on the Verge of First Elections wih Mobile-ID

2010-09-30T18:36:00.004+03:00

One of the biggest computer journals in Estonia writes that Estonia might have its first Mobile-ID supported elections soon

Namely, to vote via cell phone on elections, you need a Mobile-ID. Today Estonian government approved the investments on the project to create governmental system for issuing Mobile-ID's. Thus there shouldn't be any barriers to create m-ID for the next elections.

Mobile-ID as a technology has been used for banking and other services since 2007, but it was not government approved to use it for e-elections which support until this day only ID-Card solutions.

Read more (in Estonian) at http://am.ee/node/1666

MobileMonday Global Summit 2010 tõi Tallinnasse osalejad 37 riigist

2010-09-30T13:26:00.003+03:00

27.- 29. septembrini Helsingis ja Tallinnas toimunud MobileMonday Global Summitit külastas kolme päeva jooksul kokku enam kui 470 inimest. Kolmapäevasest Tallinna programmist võtsid osa külalised 37 riigist.

Tallinna programm pakkus ettekandeid mitmetelt rahvusvahelistelt ja kohalikelt suurfirmadelt nagu Ericsson, EMT, Microsoft, Skype ja Nokia, samuti tutvustasid oma koduriikides laineid löövaid uusi mobiililahendusid MobileMonday piirkondlike kodade esindajad Jaapanist, Pakistanist, Indiast, Keeniast, Ugandast, Iisraelist, Palestiinast, Suurbritanniast, Prantsusmaalt, Saksamaalt, Austriast, Venemaalt, Ukrainast, Bulgaariast, Rumeeniast, Kanadast, Ameerika Ühendriikidest, Brasiiliast jne.

Konverentsil osalenud väliskülalised tutvusid Skype´i Tallinna kontori, Ericssoni tehase, Tehnopoli ja IKT Demokeskusega. Kolmepäevase konverentsi lõpetas Tallinna Linnavalitsuse pidulik vastuvõtt Raekojas.

MobileMonday Global Summiti 2010 korraldaja Priit Salumaa hinnangul võivad Eesti ja Tallinn oma innovaatiliste e-lahenduste ja m-lahenduste üle uhked olla. "Me ise ei aimagi kui kaugel ees on Eesti oma saavutuste poolest paljdest teistest maailma arenenud riikidest. Mahuka ja mitmetahulise konverentsiprogrammi ning ringkäikudega saime avada muidu ehk välisvaatlejatele varjatud Eesti ICT-valdkonna võimekust meie jaoks igapäevaste ja hästi töötavate lahenduste esitlemise näol," ütles Salumaa.

Esmaspäeval, 27. septembri külastas MobileMonday Eesti delegatsioon Helsingit ning tutvus ühe põhjamaade juhtiva infotehnoloogia kõrgkooli Aalto Ülikooliga, selle juures tegutseva idufirmade kasvulava Aalto Venture Garage´i ning vastavatud Eesti Majaga. Eesti delegatsiooni kuulusid esindajad Arengufondist, Tehnopolist, IKT Demokeskusest, Enterprise Estoniast ning samuti mitmetest infotehnoloogia ja telekommunikatsiooniga tihedalt seotud ettevõtetetst nagu Regio, Ericsson, Mobi Solutions, Fortumo, LBS Positium, Nutiteq, Sportlyzer, TaxiPal, Sevana, Indilo Wireless, Yrgel Entertainment jne.

Avapäeva lõpetas MobileMonday 10. sünnipäevale pühendatud koosviibimine ning uute lahenduste võistlus MobileMonday Peer Awards, kus osales ka nutitelefonidele rakendusi pakkuv Eesti ettevõte Indilo Wireless. Bottom of the Pyramid kategoorias pälvis võidu Keenia firma Xrystalgenius lahendus iChecki, mis aitab mobiiltelefoni positsioneerimise abil lahendada kohalikke transpordiprobleeme. Future Potential arvestuses hinnati parimaks Iisraelis välja töötatud lahendus Ringbow, mis võimaldab spetsiaalse sõrmuse abil nutitelefoni puutetundlikul ekraanil hõlpsamalt vajalikke funktsioone kasutada.

Teisipäeval, 28. septembril külastas delegatsioon MobileMonday ametliku programmi raames Soome juhtivat mobiiliettevõtet, milleks olid Nokia, F-Secure ja Rovio.

"Nokia demonstreeris oma uusimaid telefone, F-Secure kui Euroopa suurimaid viirusetõrje tarkvara loojaid aga spetsiaalselt mobiiltelefonide kaitsmiseks mõeldud rakendusi. Hämmastavaks ja meie jaoks julgustavaks võib pidada Rovio edulugu - vaid ühe aasta jooksul on nende poolt loodud mäng Angry Birds muutunud Apple AppStore´i kõige enam allalaaditud mänguks enam kui 7 miljoni tasulise laadimisega," vahendas Salumaa Helsingis nähtut ja kogetut.

Helsingi konverentsiprogramm pakkus samuti mitmeid huvitavaid ettekandeid, Eesti edulugusid vahendasid innovatsiooniguru Linnar Viik ja Ericsson Eesti peadirektor Veiko Sepp. Veel esinesid innovatsiooniekspert Jeffrey Stern, Jessica Colaco, Srikanth Raju, Steven Goh ja mitmed teised oma ala asjatundjad.

MobileMonday on 2000. aastal Helsingis loodud globaalne mobiilisektoris tegutsevate inimeste vabatahtlik ja mittekommertslik kogukond. MobileMonday kohalikud kojad paiknevad enam kui 100 linnas üle kogu maailma. Eestis tegutseb MobileMonday kohalik koda alates 2007. aastast.

"Kümme aastat tagasi ei osanud keegi arvata, et MobileMonday kasvab globaalseks liikumiseks. Algselt oli MobileMonday mõeldud informatiivse kohtumispaigana Helsingis tegutsevatele mobiilirakenduste arendajatele, täna on meil kohalikud kojad kõikidel kontinentidel. MobileMonday aitab kombineerida erinevaid oskusi ja vahendeid ning liidab mobiilside valdkonna helgemaid päid, aidates kaasa mobiilitööstuse igakülgsele arengule rohkem kui eales varem. Uute kodade loomisega aitab MobileMonday oma ala proffidel üle kogu maailma omavahel koostööd teha ning luua ärisuhteid läbi positiivse õhkkonna," ütles MobileMonday asutaja Jari Tammisto.

MobileMonday Global Summit 2010 Eesti partnerid olid Enterprise Estonia, Arengufond, Skype, EMT, Ericsson, Tallinna Linn, Ülemiste City, RadissonBlu Olümpia Hotell ja Estravel.

Lisainfo: www.momoestonia.com / www.mobilemonday.net

MobileMonday Summit 2010: "FinEst Mobile Innovation"

2010-08-27T00:08:00.000+03:00

MoMo Estonia and MoMo Helsinki/Global are prepairing for the MobileMonday Summit 2010. It is a three day summit between 27. and 29. of September 2010 celebrating MobileMonday's 10 year anniversary in Helsinki and Tallinn.

About the Summit

The anniversary summit is designed to reach the same goals as MobileMonday everyday networking events in local chapters. That is to foster cooperation and cross-border business development through live networking to share ideas, best practices and trends from local and global markets.

To do all that, the summit will carry on for three days. During these three days we'll have Mobile Peer Awards focusing on developing countries, seminar and workshop programs in Tallinn, Helsinki and on the boat in between. The summit will have a global reach: the founders of MobileMonday chapters all over the world are invited, other international guests and journalists as well.

Read more at mobilemonday.net.

Why the title "FinEst Mobile Innovation"?

In addition to global aspects of mobile industry MobileMonday has always focused on local and regional level of this field.

The summit mirrors the nature of MobileMonday - it is organized in co-operation of two local chapters Helsinki and Estonia. Both chapters have noticed the following problem.

Finland and Estonia are two very close countries. The people, language, culture and even the climate have much in common, and the distance between the capitals is only about 80km. Nonetheless, there is not much co-operation between the technology sectors and specially mobile industry of both countries.

Finland has been a mobile technology leader in industry for decades already, although there are signs that Finland has "lost its edge" and is now falling back. Estonia, despite having no equivalent to Nokia, has pioneered several innovative services during the last decade, but has never been able to export these services onto the world market on a large scale.

It is obvious hat both countries could only win from co-operation, especially on the field on which MobileMonday focuses – the mobile industry.

MobileMonday sees its mission to boost the co-operation between Finland and Estonia, and being a global grassrootslevel organization of independent chapters it is an ideal platform for the corresponding Finnish and Estonian networks to connect.

The Program

27.09.2010, Helsinki

MobileMonday Peer Awards and MobileMonday 10 years party at Ravintola Kaarle XII ("Kalle"), Kasarmikatu 40, Helsinki

17:00 - 17:15 Opening speeches (Jari Tammisto/MoMo, Risto Siilasmaa/F-Secure)
17:15 - 19:30 Peer Award Pitches, Voting
19:30 - 19:40 Closing speech, awarding the prizes
19:40 - 20:30 Buffet dinner
20:30 - 24:00 Free networking / party

28.09.2010, Helsinki

10:30 – 12:00 Site visits (Nokia headquarters, F-Secure headquarters, Microsoft Oy)

12:30 – 17:00 Lunch and Seminars / Worskops program (Finnish and Estonian sections partly in parallel) in Design Factory or AaltoES Garage, Otaniemi, Espoo

Speakers:

The list of speakers and topics is updated weekly:
Jeffery Stern - On innovation / Amdocs / (confirmed)
Christian Lindholm / Partner and Director, Fjord Helsinki / (to be confirmed)
Tomi T. A. Ahonen (Hong Kong) / (to be confirmed)
Linnar Viik (Estonia) / Member of Board, Estonian IT College / (confirmed)
Veiko Sepp (Estonia) / Ericsson Estonia / (confirmed)
Jessica Colaco & Eric Hersman (Kenia) / co-founders of Ushahidi, iHub / (to be confirmed)
Dr. MadanMohan Rao / TechSparks (India) / (confirmed)
David Logg / Managing Partner, Nordic Region, Gartner / (to be confirmed)

17:45 – Arrival to Länsisatama, Check-in

28.09.2010, Boat: Helsinki-Tallinn

18:30 – 20:15 Tallink departs / Buffet dinner

20:15 – 21:45 Program continues (workshop / panel at conference room)

22:00 – Ferry arrives in Tallinn, Transfer to hotels

23:00 – 1st day after party (entrance to all registered guests)

29.09.2010, Tallinn

09:00 – 13:00 Presentations program (with short coffee and refreshment breaks) at Reval Hotel Olümpia

Speakers:

The list of speakers and topics is updated weekly:
Juhan Parts - Opening words / Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications / (Confirmed)
Gabriella Poczo - Director of Mobile Engineering at Skype / (Confirmed)
Tõnu Grünberg - About the mobile parking platform 2.0 / CTO at EMT / (Confirmed)
Marko Ahtisaari - Modern developments in mobile user interaction design / Nokia / (to be confirmed)
Vesku Paananen / MobileMonday Founder and the Business Development Executive of Microsoft (confirmed)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (buffet) and bus transfer

14:00 – 16:15 Site visits in two tracks: Skype / Tehnopol and Ericsson factory / ICT Demo Centre

17:00 - 19:30 The reception at medieval Tallinn Town Hall concluding the MobileMonday Summit 2010

20:00 – Bus transfer to Hotels and Tallinn Port terminal D

Registration

In the style of MobileMonday the program is free of charge. The participants have to cover their travel and accommodation costs, though. In addition the registration for the event is required and we stress the following: "Register only, if you really are coming, since the number of attendees is limited and every wasted registration is a great spot taken from others in the community."

The registration is available at: https://secure.estravel.ee/mobile_monday2010/

Follow the discussion on the program

The Summit 2010 has its Facebook page. We encourage you to follow the news on the summit and engage in discussion on the the program and speakers there:

MobileMonday announces its 10 Year Anniversary Summit and Peer Awards

2010-06-14T14:53:00.004+03:00

Helsingis ja Tallinnas, 27-29 september 2010,
tähistades 10 aastat kogukonda, koostööd ja innovatsiooni.

MobileMonday, tähistades oma 10. tegutsemisaastat ning koostöövaimu teatab ametlikult, et Helsingi ja Tallinn on kaasvõõrustajad MobileMonday Summit'ile ja Peer Awards'ile mis toimuvad 27-29 september 2010.

Jari Tammisto, MobileMonday CEO ütleb: "Me oleme väga rõõmsad, et saame MobileMonday 2010 Summit'iga olla tagasi Helsingis, et tähistada organisatsiooni 10. aastapäeva ning võõrustada seda koos meie sõsar-kojaga Tallinnas. Eesti oma loova mobiilse keskkonnaga on maailmale tutvustanud mitmeid innovaatilisi teenuseid viimase 10 aasta jooksul - me ei suudaks leida paremat koostööpartnerit aastaks 2010. Samuti on Tallinn vaid kiviviske kaugusel nii, et meile oli loomulik ühendada oma jõud. Me oleme kindlad, et kõik kes sel aastal üritusest osa võtavad, saavad millegi suurepärase osaliseks."

Vaatamata oma tagasihoidlikele juurtele Helsingis aastal 2000 on MobileMonday (tuntud kui MoMo) kasvanud dünaamiliseks globaalseks kogukonnaks 102 kohaliku kojaga rohkem kui 50 riigis, sealhulgas metropolides nagu New York, Tokyo, Mumbai, Shangai, Berliin, Johannesburg ja Buenos Aires.

Juba ainuüksi viimase 12 kuuga on lisandunud 18 uut koda, võõrustatud on pea 1000 üritust, millesse on kaasatud ca 150 000 mobiilivaldkonna spetsialisti üle maailma. Kõik see on organiseeritud sõltumatu ja avatud suhtumisega vabatahtlike kogukonna poolt, kes investeerivad ürituste korraldamisse oma aega, energiat ja loovust, et arendada nende kohalikku MoMo kontseptsiooni, toetades nii rohujuuretasandi innovatsiooni, piirideülest ideedejagamist, äriarendust ja kontaktide loomist.

Tammisto lisab: "Selle aasta teema on "FinEst Mobile Innovation", see toob kokku parima Soome ja Eesti mobiilitööstusest, otse MoMo kogukonna ette. Üritus hõlmab workshop'e, esitlusi ja ettevõtete külastusi nii Helsingis kui Tallinnas. Samuti tõstab summit esile põnevaid uusi arenguid meie kõige uuematest kodadest (Aafrikast ja Pakistanist) ning otseloomulikult toimub ürituse raames iga-aastane Peer Awards, mis annab võimaluse parimatele mobiili-startup'idele end näidata rahvusvahelise publiku ees. Ja kindlasti, ei saa me unustada MoMo 10. juubeli pidu!" naeratab ta, "MoMo fenomenaalse edu ja kasvu taga on meie suurepärane kogukond ja me ootame pikisilmi, et tähistada nendega 10. tegutsemisaastat, koos sõpradega Soomest, Eestist ja üle maailma."

Registratsioon MobileMonday 10 aasta juubeli Summit'ile on avatud. Rohkem infot ja programmi leiab, külastades internetiaadressi www.mobilemonday.net.

Teretulemast!

MobileMonday'st:

Kui kaks hästi tuntud mobiilitööstuse visionääri Soomes, kutsusid pundi oma kolleege kõrtsu, et vahetada mõtteid ja ideesid ühel esmaspäeva õhtul 2000. aasta sügisel, ei olnud neil aimugi, et nad on loomas rahvusvahelist fenomeni.

Alates sellest on linnades üle maailma kogunenud mobiilisektori mõtlejad ja innovaatorid iga kuu esimesel esmaspäeval nende enda MobileMonday kodadesse. Praeguseks on MoMo kojad kõikides suuremates linnades kõikidel kontinentidel, mis teeb MobileMonday'st maailma suurima mobiili-inimeste kogukonna.

MobileMonday Summit on näide tõeliselt kiirest kasvust. Esimene summit 2005. aastal tõi kokku neli MoMo koda ja vähem kui 500 külastajat. 2006. aasta summit'iks oli kodasid juba 17 rohkem kui 1000 külalisega. 2008 aasta summit'il osalses rohkem kui 50 koda üle maailma ja üle 1500 inimese.

Rohkem MobileMonday'st: www.mobilemonday.net

MobileMonday announces its 10 Year Anniversary Summit and Peer Awards Helsinki/Tallinn, 27-29 September 2010.
Celebrating 10 years of community, collaboration and innovation.

In celebration of its 10 year anniversary, and in the collaborative spirit of MobileMonday, Helsinki and Tallinn are officially announced as co-hosts of the MobileMonday Summit and Peer Awards that will be held from 27-29 September 2010.

Jari Tammisto, Mobile Monday’s CEO says, “We’re thrilled to be back in Helsinki to ring in 10 years and also to be co-hosting this year’s event with our sister chapter in Tallinn. Estonia is a hub of mobile creativity and has pioneered several innovative services in the past decade. We could not ask for a better partner and collaborator for 2010. And given that we’re only a stone’s throw away (80km by ferry), it was natural for us to join forces. Everyone attending this year’s event is in for a treat.“

From its humble origins in Helsinki in 2000, MobileMonday (fondly known as ‘MoMo’) has grown to a dynamic global community with 102 local chapters in 50+ countries including megacities such as New York, Tokyo, Mumbai, Shanghai, Berlin, Johannesburg, and Buenos Aires.

In the past 12 months alone 18 new chapters have been added, close to 1000 events have been hosted, and some 150.000 mobile professionals have been involved across all continents. And everything is organized by an open and independent community of individuals who volunteer their time, energy and creativity in developing the local MoMo concept, organizing monthly meetings and events, and fostering all things mobile including grass roots innovation, cross border business development, idea sharing, and just good old camaraderie.

Tammisto adds, “This year’s theme ‘Fin/Est Mobile Innovation’ will bring the best of the Finnish and Estonian mobile industries right to the MoMo community including workshops, presentations and site visits in both Helsinki and Tallinn. The summit will also highlight exciting developments coming from some of our newest chapters, and of course the event will include the annual Peer Awards bringing the best of mobile startups. Oh…and we can’t forget the party. MoMo’s phenomenal success and growth is because of our great community and we look forward to celebrating our 10 year anniversary with our comrades and supporters from Finland, Estonia and abroad.”

Registration for the MobileMonday 10 Year Anniversary Summit is now open and program information can be found by visiting www.mobilemonday.net.

Welcome!

About MobileMonday

When two well-know visionaries of the wireless industry in Finland invited a bunch of their colleagues for drinks and an exchange of ideas and information one Monday night in the Fall of 2000, they had no idea they were creating an international phenomenon.

Since then, in cities all over the world, thinkers and innovators in wireless have been getting together on the first Monday of every month in their own MobileMonday chapters. There are now chapters in major cities on every continent, making MobileMonday the world’s leading mobile community.

The Global Summit is a true fast-growth story. The first summit in 2005 brought four MoMo chapters and fewer than 500 delegates together. By the 2006 summit, the number of chapters had grown to 17, with over 1,000 delegates. At the 2008 summit there were more than 50 chapters from around the world and 1,500 delegates.

Learn more about MobileMonday: www.mobilemonday.net

Fortumo Brings Western Enterpreneurs to Russian Speaking Markets

2010-02-23T15:02:00.002+02:00

Eesti mobiilimakseplatvorm Fortumo.com laieneb aktiivselt endiste Idabloki riikide seas, tänasest avati teenus Valgevenes ja Ukrainas. Ettevõtte sõnul tehakse ettevalmistusi ka teistel venekeelsetel turgudel teenuse avamiseks.

"Peale detsembris Venemaal teenuse avamist tõdesime lääne ettevõtete seas oodatust suuremat huvi venekeelsete turgude vastu," ütles Fortumo venekeelsete turgude turundusjuht Andrei Dementjev. "Asjade loomulik käik oli oma klientidega ühte sammu käia ning pakkuda laienemisvõimalusi ka teistele venekeelsetele turgudele" lisas Dementjev.

Lisaks mobiilsele makselahendusele saab igaüks Fortumo abil luua SMS-teenuse ilma tehnilisi oskusi vajamata vaid 5 minutiga. Fortumo lihtsad teenused on suunatud kasutajatele, kes ei ole programmeerimisega kokku puutunud, samas edasijõudnud teenused võimaldavad programmeerida oma SMS-teenuse ja siduda selle mistahes internetikeskkonnaga.

"Fortumo peamisteks klientideks on internetipõhised suhtlus-, info-, meelelahutus-, ja ärikeskkonnad ning internetiportaalid, aga ka raadiojaamad, kohalikud ajalehed ning reklaamifirmad, kes on praeguseks hetkeks kolmekümne kolmes riigis loonud üle 100 000 teenuse, " ütles Dementjev.

Fortumo laseb igaühel teha SMS-teenuse viie minutiga, ilma erioskusi vajamata 33-s riigis Euroopas kui Aasias. 2010. aastal on lisaks venekeelsetele turgudele laienetud ka Slovakkiasse ja Sloveeniasse.

Fortumo.com, one of the very successful Estonian start-ups, continues to conquer new markets across Europe and CIS. Following the recent connection of Belarus and Ukraine, the number of supported countries has reached 33.

"After launching our services in Russia during December 2009, further expansion into CIS markets was one of our priorities", - says Andrei Dementjev, Fortumo's Marketing Manager in the Russian speaking countries

The main principle of Fortumo is to be simple and open and the same time - so anyone would be be able to create a revenue-generating service in a few minutes and absolutely for free, with more that 30 countries in Europe and Asia supported already. Thanks to it's major advantages, accessibility and speed of precessing, popularity of mobile payments is constantly increasing.

"Many large companies from Europe and Asia are interested in the region, mainly because this is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. However, local bureaucracy and poorly developed payment systems make it very hard for international companies. At the same time Fortumo is helping them with their plans without any risks nor costs", - Dementjev shares the secret company's of success.

Simultaneously with the launch of new markets, the company continues to fill gaps in the map of Europe. Slovakia, Slovenia and Bosnia were already connected earlier this year, negotiations with Greece and Austria are in progress. Growing popularity of the project may be proved by a recently achieved result - last week the number of created services has reached one hundred thousand.

About Fortumo: Fortumo is Europe's first open mobile platform provider, allowing companies, developers, web enterprises and media alike an opportunity to launch their own revenue-generating mobile services without any costs. Fortumo makes creating mobile services as easy as creating a blog, by eliminating all technical difficulties and making a market of over billion mobile subscribers in 33 countries available to anyone.

Mobi Solutions ja Nutiteq hakkavad ühiselt asukohapõhiseid mobiilirakendusi pakkuma

2010-01-20T12:24:00.004+02:00

Rahvusvaheline mobiiliteenuste pakkuja Mobi Solutions omandas täna lõpule viidud tehingu käigus kolmandiku asukohapõhiste mobiilirakenduste arendajast Nutiteq OÜ.

Mobi investeering ettevõttesse võimendab Nutiteq-i tootearendust ja turundust, firmade koostööst tekib Euroopa mastaabis arvestatav tegija.

"Mobiilsetes seadmetes kasutatavad asukohapõhised rakendused on kiirelt kasvava nõudlusega valdkond", ütles Mobi partner Rain Rannu. "Nutiteqi ajud ning kogemus mobiilse kaarditarkvara vallas on unikaalsed ning ühiselt suudame uute ja ägedate lahendustega turule tulla. Meil on samas rütmis hingavad, sama visiooni ning väärtusi jagavad tiimid - sellest kujunes koostööle hea alus."

Eestis on Nutiteqi loodud rakendustest kättesaadav "EMT Eesti Kaart", mida on laetud enam kui 10.000 telefoni. Enamus Nutiteq OÜ käibest tuleb USA, Saksamaa, Lähis-Ida ning Austraalia turgudelt. Populaarseimal Nutiteq tehnoloogiat kasutaval mobiiliteenusel USAs on üle 2 miljoni lõppkasutaja.

"Lähiaastad tulevad põnevad" ütles Nutiteq-i asutaja ja juht Jaak Laineste. "Mobil on kogenud meeskond mobiilivaldkonna teenustes ja Nutiteq-il rahvusvaheliselt arvestatav tase kaarditarkvara arendamises. Kombinatsioonis luuakse mitte ainult Eesti, vaid ka Euroopa mastaabis arvestatav asukohapõhiste mobiili-lahenduste loomise võimekus."

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Nutiteq on 2006. a asutatud Tartu Teaduspargis asuv ettevõte, kes arendab mobiiltelefonide tarkvara. Nutiteq asutajaks ja juhiks on Regio rahvusvaheliste asukohatehnoloogiate looja Jaak Laineste. Firma peamisteks klientideks on innovatiivsete webi-teenuste pakkujad, mobiilioperaatorid ja asukohapõhise sisu pakkujad. Nutiteq tarkvara kasutavate arendajate hulk üle maailma on neljakohaline number. Lisainfo: http://nutiteq.com

Mobi Solutions on 2001. aastal Tartus asutatud rahvusvaheline mobiiliteenuste, SMS-gateway ja SMS-makse teenuste pakkuja ning SMS-hulgisaatmise vahendaja. Mobi m-turunduse lahendusi on kasutatud rohkem kui 500 projektis ning Mobi tarkvaraarendusmeeskonna välja töötatud rakendusi kasutab kokku rohkem kui 40 miljonit inimest. Mobi tütarettevõte Fortumo SMS-makseteenused on kättesaadavad 30 riigis Euroopas ja Aasias. Lisainfo: http://mobi.ee

Rohkem infot:

Jaak Laineste
Nutiteq OÜ asutaja ja juht
jaak@nutiteq.com
+372 50 92 586

Rain Rannu
Mobi Solutionsi partner ja juhatuse liige
rain@mobi.ee

Mobi Solutions has today announced its investment in Nutiteq OÜ, an innovative location-based mobile mapping company for developers, service and content providers. Mobi's investment will strengthen Nutiteq's product development and international marketing.

"Demand for location-based mobile applications is rapidly increasing" said Rain Rannu, partner of Mobi, "Nutiteq's brains and experience in mobile mapping are unique. Our teams share the same vision and breathe in the same rhythm - it's a great fit!"

Nutiteq's mobile mapping software is used by developers in USA, Germany, Middle-East, Northern Europe and Asia. The most popular service using Nutiteq's technology has over 2 million end-users in the US.

"Next few years are going to be exciting!" said Jaak Laineste, founder and CEO of Nutiteq, "Mobi has an experienced team in mobile services while Nutiteq has gained worldwide recognition for its mobile mapping software. Jointly, we shall be able to bring new and exciting solutions to market."

Nutiteq was founded in 2006 by Jaak Laineste, the former CTO and head of location-based technologies at Reach-U. Nutiteq provides mobile mapping solutions for developers, service providers and mobile operators. It's software is used by over 1000 developers in all corners of the world. More info at: http://nutiteq.com

Mobi Solutions, founded in 2001 is an innovative Estonia-based provider of SMS-services, mobile payments, mobile marketing and government solutions. Applications developed by Mobi's development team are used by over 40 million end-users worldwide. Mobi's daughter-company Fortumo Ltd offers mobile payment solutions in more than 30 countries in Europe and Asia. More info at: http://mobisolutions.com

More info:

Rain Rannu,
Partner of Mobi Solutions,
rain.rannu@mobisolutions.com

Jaak Laineste,
Founder and CEO of Nutiteq,
jaak@nutiteq.com

Ericsson Application Awards - võistlus tudengitele ja firmadele

2009-12-29T16:07:00.004+02:00

Ericsson kuulutas välja ülemaailmse konkursi Ericsson Application Awards kus nad annavad tudengitele võimaluse koos väikese ja keskmise suurusega ettevõtete poolse toega luua uudseid mobiilitarkvara lahendusi teemal - Everyday life: sustainable, social and fun.

Kui sa soovid luua lahedaid mobiilitarkvara lahendusi koos oma ala spetsialistidega ning selle lahendustega konkureerida Euroopa, Mehhiko ja Hiina parimate tegijatega, siis on Ericsson Applications Awards (EAA) selleks väga suurepärane. Lisaks nendele võimalustele on osalejatel võimalus võita mitmeid auhindu kaasa arvatud peavõit 20 000 EUR.

Konkurss

Tarkvara lahenduste loomisel tuleb kasutada vähemalt ühte Ericsson Labs API rakendust, https://labs.ericsson.com/

Soovituslikud platvormid on Java ME, Android ja Browser põhised.

Võistkond

Võistkond koosneb 2-4 üliõpilasest kes võivad praktilist nõu ja abi lahenduse loomisel saada kas väikese või keskmise suurusega ettevõtte poolt.

Auhinnad

Esimeses ringis valitakse välja 14 võistkonda mille iga liige võidab mobiiltelefoni.

Üldvõitja võidab 20 000 Eurot, teine koht 15 000 Eurot ja kolmas koht 10 000 Eurot.

Kuupäevad

Kui soovid osaleda siis olulised kuupäevad on alljärgnevad:

31. jaanuar 2010 – võistkondade registreerimise lõpptähtaeg
20. märts 2010 – lahenduste esitamise tähtaeg
30. märts 2010 – esimese ringi võitjate välja kuulutamine ja beta-testimisega alustamine
20 mai 2010 – finalistide välja kuulutamine
juuni 2010 – võitjate autasustamine Ericsson Application Awardsi tseremoonial

Lisamaterjalid ja registreerumine:
http://www.ericssonapplicationawards.com/
Ericsson Application Award Facebook'i leht

Lisainformatsiooni jagamiseks planeerib Ericsson 12 jaanuaril kell 15.00 IT Kolledzi ruumides kohtumist kuhu ootadatakse huvitatuid üliõpilasi ning ettevõtete esindajaid, et luua otsekontakte ja jagada konkursi osas täiendavat informatsiooni.

Fortumo Mobile Payment Service Launched in Russia

2009-12-10T10:34:00.003+02:00

Lisaks lääneturgutele vallutab Fortumo usinasti ka idaturgustid, nimelt alustasid nad teenuse pakkumist Venemaal, samuti sihitakse Valgevenet ja Ukrainat

Eesti mobiilimakseplatvorm Fortumo.com alustas laienemist endiste Idabloki riikide seas, tänasest avati teenus Venemaal. Ettevõtte sõnul alustatakse peale aastavahetust teenuste pakkumist ka Ukrainas ning Valgevenes.

"Venemaad peetakse õigustatult Baltikumi kui ka ülejäänud Euroopa internetiettevõtjate jaoks üheks atraktiivsemaiks ning võimalusterohkemaiks sihtturuks," ütles Fortumo venekeelsete turgude Turundusjuht Andrei Dementjev. "Fortumol on hea meel, et saame nüüd maksekanalina abiks olla kõigile Venemaale laienevatele ettevõtetele" lisas Dementjev.

Lisaks mobiilsele makselahendusele saab igaüks Fortumo abil luua SMS-teenuse ilma tehnilisi oskusi vajamata vaid 5 minutiga. Fortumo lihtsad teenused on suunatud kasutajatele, kes ei ole programmeerimisega kokku puutunud, samas edasijõudnud teenused võimaldavad programmeerida oma SMS-teenuse ja siduda selle mistahes internetikeskkonnaga.

"Fortumo peamisteks klientideks on internetipõhised suhtlus-, info-, meelelahutus-, ja ärikeskkonnad ning internetiportaalid, aga ka raadiojaamad, kohalikud ajalehed ning reklaamifirmad, kes on praeguseks hetkeks kahekümneüheksas riigis loonud pea 85 000 teenuse, " ütles Dementjev.

Fortumo laseb igaühel teha SMS-teenuse viie minutiga, ilma erioskusi vajamata 29-s riigis Euroopas kui Aasias.

Lisainfot küsige julgelt Martin Koppelilt, kes on Fortumo OÜ tegevjuht:
56 666 273
martin.koppel@fortumo.com

In addition to western markets Fortumo is also conquering the East. They launched their services in Russia and are targeting Ukraine and Belarus.

Fortumo.com the leading Mobile Payment Provider for SME-s in Eastern Europe and Asia announced today its expansion to Russia. According to the company, Fortumo is planning to cover all the major Ex Soviet Union countries soon. Ukraine and Belarus will be made available shortly after New Years Eve.

"Easter European and Ex Soviet Union countries are still difficult to access for most of the western internet companies ", - says CEO Fortumo Martin Koppel. "Fortumo sees itself as a gateway, which helps those companies monetize their user base in region without risks and costs", - adds Koppel.

Besides mobile payment, with Fortumo everyone can create SMS-services without any technical background or cost in 5 minutes. Basic services are targeting at users without any technical skills, while advanced services enable experienced service providers to benefit from the multi-country functionality, flexible user interface and competitive revenue sharing.

"Typical Fortumo users are online game portals, social media application developers and different internet entrepreneurs, while radio stations, local newspapers and ad agencies also benefit from the media convergence." says the CEO of Fortumo Martin Koppel. "At the moment people have created nearly 85 000 revenue generating SMS-services," adds Koppel.

Fortumo is providing its services in 29 countries from Nordics, Europe to Southeast Asia, and is available at http://fortumo.com without any startup or monthly fees.

For more information contact Martin Koppel:
martin.koppel@fortumo.com
+37256666273

Estonian SMS self-service provider Fortumo.com is conquering Western Europe

2009-09-15T15:03:00.008+03:00

Eesti SMS-teenuste isetegemise portaal Fortumo.com alustas aktiivset laienemist Lääne-Euroopas. Tänasest on SMS-teenuste tegemine võimalik 26-s riigis, sealhulgas üheksas olulisemas Lääne-Euroopa riigis.

"Seni oleme peamiselt keskendunud Ida-Euroopasse ning Aasiasse, kus alternatiivsed maksevahendid pole nii laialt levinud ning SMS-teenuste loomine on olnud mõnevõrra keerulisem," ütles Fortumo tegevjuht Martin Koppel. "Tänaseks oleme mõlemas regioonis hästi kanda kinnitanud ning on aeg pakkuda internetiettevõtetele võimalusi laienemiseks ja SMS-teenuste loomiseks Lääne- Euroopas," lisas Koppel.

Lisaks mobiilsele makselahendusele saab igaüks Fortumo abil luua SMS-teenuse ilma tehnilisi oskusi vajamata vaid 5 minutiga. Fortumo lihtsad teenused on suunatud kasutajatele, kes ei ole programmeerimisega kokku puutunud, samas edasijõudnud teenused võimaldavad programmeerida oma SMS-teenuse ja siduda selle mistahes internetikeskkonnaga.

"Fortumo peamisteks klientideks on internetipõhised suhtlus-, info-, meelelahutus-, ja ärikeskkonnad ning internetiportaalid, aga ka raadiojaamad, kohalikud ajalehed ning reklaamifirmad, kes on praeguseks hetkeks kahekümnekuues riigis loonud üle 70 000 teenuse," ütles Koppel.

Fortumo laseb igaühel teha SMS-teenuse viie minutiga ja ilma erioskusi vajamata 26-s riigis. Praegu on teenuseid võimalik luua lisaks Eestile, Lätis, Leedus, Soomes, Rootsis, Norras, Taanis, Rumeenias, Bulgaarias, Serbias, Poolas, Tšehhis, Horvaatias, Hiinas, Malaisias, Taiwanis, Austraalias, Suurbritannias, Saksamaal, Iirimaal, Hispaanias, Portugalis, Prantsusmaal, Šveitsis, Belgias ning Hollandis.

Fortumoga liitumine on tasuta. Teenusepakkuja teenib iga tema tehtud teenusele saadetud sõnumi pealt sõltuvalt riigist 40-60% tulu. Fortumoga saab liituda aadressil http://fortumo.com.

Fortumo.com the leading Mobile Payment Platform for SME-s in Eastern Europe and Asia announced today its expansion to Western Europe. Starting from today Fortumo is providing service in 26 countries including 9 major Western European countries.

"We have deliberately focused so far more on emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia since we wanted to first cover the regions where it's used to be more difficult to do SMS-payment or other SMS-services," says the CEO of Fortumo Martin Koppel. "In addition to providing new and more destinations to our existing customers, we see that our flexible approach to mobile payment will help web businesses to grow in Western Europe as well," adds Koppel.

Besides mobile payment, with Fortumo everyone can create SMS-services without any technical background nor cost in 5 minutes. Basic services are targeting at users without any technical skills, while advanced services enable experienced service providers to benefit from multi-country service, flexible user interface and competitive revenue sharing.

"Typical Fortumo users are online game portals, social media application developers and different internet entrepreneurs, while radio stations, local newspapers and ad agencies also benefit from the media convergence." says the CEO of Fortumo Martin Koppel. "At the moment people have created nearly 70 000 revenue generating SMS-services," adds Koppel.

Fortumo is providing its services in 26 countries from Nordics, Europe to Southeast Asia, and is available at http://fortumo.com without any startup or monthly fees.

Skype videophone is out

2008-11-14T15:56:00.002+02:00

Skype'i blogi kirjutab, et nende sertifitseeritud ASUS AiGuru SV1 videotelefon on jõudnud Põhja-Ameerikas müügile ning videotelefoni on võimalik soetada ettetellimisega ka Euroopas.

Täpsemalt loe Skype'i ingliskeelsest blogist.

Skype blog writes: "... we’re very excited to announce that the ASUS AiGuru SV1 is now available for purchase direct from the Skype Shop in North America, and for pre-order in Europe. It'll be available in Asia later this year."

Read more about the announcement on Skype blog.

Valimo Signs Elisa to Offer Mobile Identification in Finland and Estonia

2008-11-03T11:45:00.000+02:00

Valimo, the Finnish mobile identification service provider, has signed agreement with the second largest Finnish mobile operator Elisa.

The agreement allows Elisa’s 2.5 million mobile customers in Finland and another 340 000 in Estonia to use mobile phone as everyday electronic identification method. With Valimo’s solution the customers can login to internet services with a single PIN code, and also digitally sign documents. Thus mobile phone can replace web banking credentials now used extensively for secure identification in the region.
Valimo develops software to secure and perform transactions in both mobile and fixed network environments, offering solutions for digital signing, authentication, and validation. Valimo’s service uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and works on all handsets and devices, which use a SIM card as the user’s secret key is stored on the card. Identification or confirmation request is sent onto the user’s screen, and the user will use his/her own PIN code to verify. The service requires country specific registration of the person’s identity and the SIM card. In Finland the registration is done by the police authorities.
Valimo’s services have been well received , and the company recently announced the the Turkish operator Turkcell’s customers recently exceeding 1,8 million mobile transactions.

SkypeOut Feature Added to 3's Skype-Enabled Phones

2008-10-13T11:55:00.006+03:00

Skype Journal kirjutab, et Inglise Mobiilioperaator 3 on astunud järgmise sammu, mis vähendab drastiliselt rahvusvaheliste mobiilikõnede hinda (loomulikult helistades suvaliselt nende poolt pakutavalt Skype'i toetavalt mobiiltelefonilt). Sisuliselt tähendab see seda, et 3'e kliendid ei saa mitte ainult teha tasuta kõnesid teistele oma Skype'i kontaktidele, kuid ka suvalisele lauatelefonile ja mobiilile kasutades selleks SkypeOut'i sarnast teenust SkypeOut'i hindadega. Skype'ilt Skype'ile kõned ja tekstisõnumid on samuti jätkuvalt täeisti tasuta.

Skype Journal writes: "Mobile carrier pioneer 3 has taken another step that reduces costs for mobile calling worldwide from any of the Skype-enabled mobile phone handsets in their offering. Effectively it means that 3's customers can not only make free calls to other Skype contacts but also to any landline and mobile worldwide via an implementation of a SkypeOut type of service at SkypeOut rates. Skype-to-Skype calls remain totally free as well as Skype Instant Messaging activity."