2D Mobile Barcode Leader Plans to Expand its Services Across Europe and the US
and is Launching a Revolutionary Mobile ID Product at This Year's MWC!
BARCELONA, February 17 /PRNewswire/ -- MTag, an innovative market leader
in mobile marketing software, who has already set the standard for 2D
barcodes in France and Poland, is exhibiting at the Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona from February 16 - 19 to launch its services that are ready to
deploy throughout the rest of Europe and the US.
MTag and the launch of mobiletag
Established in France, MTag is a leading software developer specializing
in mobile handset software solutions. In 2006, the company launched
mobiletag, an embedded software application that enables mobile phones to
read 2D barcodes, otherwise known as tags, simply by using the phone's camera.
When a user shoots or captures a tag, they are automatically redirected
to content, information, or a service using the Operator's Internet
connection. The software was developed to create quick access to external
content (print media, television, transit ads) - bringing otherwise fixed
medium to life.
mobiletag's 2D barcode specification has been retained by major European
Mobile Operators, including the Orange and Vodafone Groups and is compatible
with all main platforms (Windows Mobile, iPhone, Java, Android, Symbian,
Blackberry and Brew). Additionally, recent partnerships have included a
launch with Gillette in Spain, Pages Jaunes (French Yellow Pages) and
Universal Music Group in France.
What's next for MTag - from Mobile Content & Marketing to Mobile ID?
MTag's innovative research and development team has also been working on
a revolutionary new product to be launched at MWC that will see the world of
mobile identification (M-Payment, M-Ticketing, M-Couponing...) turned around.
Using the expertise acquired over the past 3 years, MTag is now in a
position to offer a real alternative to the other mobile identification
technologies being introduced, such as NFC, RFID or barcodes sent by SMS, MMS
and WAP. Not only is the company's new product MEEPASS ready to deploy today,
reducing the time to market for current mobile identification systems, it
will also seriously rival the alternative methods being implemented and
remove a number of constraints and obstacles to expedient adoption.
About MTag, mobiletag & MEEPASS
Innovative French company MTag is a leading software developer
specializing in mobile handset software solutions. MTag has two main
products: mobiletag and MEEPASS.
In 2006, the company launched mobiletag, an embedded software application
that allows mobile phones to read 2D barcodes, otherwise known as tags,
simply by using the phone's camera. MTag developed the software to create
quick access to external content.
MTag recently received a venture capital investment of 4 million Euros in
October 2008, funded by new lead investor Alven Capital and by existing
shareholders (XangeCapital and IDF Capital). This capital increase will allow
mobiletag to pursue its international growth strategy in the market of 2D
barcodes. mobiletag has already established business partnerships with the
major French and other European mobile network operators and is in
negotiation today with international brands. MTag has also identified
significant opportunity in the Americas and set up an American company
totally dedicated to the US market.
In addition to mobiletag, MTag is pleased to announce the launch of
MEEPASS, a revolutionary new mobile identification product that the company
is showcasing at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. For more
information, please visit: http://www.mobiletag.com or http://www.meepass.com
Press contacts:
Brad Goad
Managing Director
400 Perimeter Center Terrace, NE
Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30346
Tel: +1-678-431-9059
Email: us.info@mobiletag.com
