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Ammeon - Broadcast TV Intertwined with Social Networking on Mobile Devices

One of the most obvious trends I observed at the World Mobile Congress were startups that are beginning to interweave entertainment like TV and games with mobile social networking themes. One company I met that I think have a really standout solution is Ammeon.

Ammeon is a privately held startup that provides of mobile broadcast, multicast, interactive services and communities. Based in Ireland and privately funded, the company has a product Commune which is a complete social broadcast/multicast platform, combining interactive mobile TV with social networking. The Ammeon solution provides a space where communities can watch exclusive scheduled TV content, upload their own video contributions, chat with friends, interact with competitions and polls and purchase related content.

Their suite also include:
Commune Studio
, a Web-based user interface that provides a community management set of tools for creating, managing and scheduling content, with simple drag and drop capabilities to create nice interactive layouts;
Commune InterAct - enables the delivery of interactive mobile communities or "community channel spaces". Users can subscribe to a number of community spaces based on community themes. These spaces contain professional and user-generated content with members enabled to upload their own content and own their own channel.

The client from my recollection is built in Java/J2ME - however companies like this will have a strong value proposition to Microsoft if they embrace Silverlight for mobile in the future. This will enable them to continue delivering their current applications and value cross plaform and be a Microsoft strategic partner. Check out more information about this company at http://www.ammeon.com

Published Monday, March 03, 2008 4:48 PM by Rodney Bowen-Wright

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About Rodney Bowen-Wright

Rodney Bowen-Wright is a Director of Business Development and manages vertical markets and mobility portfolios in the Microsoft Emerging Business team. This includes vertical solutions targeted at Financial Services, Automotive, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical industries as well as horizontal solutions across industries in the areas of CRM, PLM, Supply Chain and Risk Management. Prior to this role, Rodney has held various roles at Microsoft including US ISV Evangelism Manager responsible for incubating High Potential ISVs into the Microsoft ecosystem; a US ISV Platform and Strategy Advisor as well an ISV Technology Evangelist. Rodney holds a Masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and prior to Microsoft held various leadership roles and architected several successful commercial products for Time Warner and Cadence Design Systems (his previous employers).
Rodney Bowen-Wright
Mobility & Vertical Markets
Rodney Bowen-Wright is a Director of Business Development and manages vertical markets and mobility portfolios in the Microsoft Emerging Business team. This includes vertical solutions targeted at Financial Services, Automotive, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical industries as well as horizontal solutions across industries in th...

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