For Immediate Release
SMS.ac and ForceNine
Collaborate on Monthly Wireless
Wonk Show
San Diego and Washington, DC - June 17, 2004 -
SMS.ac,
Inc. (www.sms.ac/corporate) and
ForceNine Consulting are joining
forces to bring consumer insight
and analysis to wireless
industry professionals. The
mobile data communications
company that is host to the
largest community of mobile
phone users in the world (www.sms.ac)
announced today that it is
collaborating each month with
ForceNine to provide content for
a series of segments on the
weekly Internet broadcast of the
Wireless Wonk.
SMS.ac
surveys its global mobile
audience daily via handsets and
by means of the Company's web
site (www.sms.ac), usually on
issues relating to mobile
communications. Each day's
survey typically yields up to
45,000 respondents and SMS.ac
can sort results by location,
age and gender. It is these
results that the co-producers of
the Wireless Wonk will analyze
and broadcast to viewers of the
show. Today's SMS.ac poll is
viewable at www.sms.ac.
"We at
ForceNine Consulting and the
Wireless Wonk are pleased to
partner with SMS.ac to bring
current data on the behaviors of
wireless SMS users to industry
executives" said Andrew Roscoe,
partner at ForceNine Consulting
and host of The Wireless Wonk.
"This cooperative effort brings
together the reach of SMS.ac and
its over ten million customers
with ForceNine's analytical
capabilities. The Wireless Wonk
provides a natural platform for
us to discuss our findings with
the wireless community."
Greg
Wilfahrt, SMS.ac's executive
vice president says that he
believes his company's
collaboration with ForceNine
Consulting will be a big win for
viewers of the Wireless Wonk
Show. "Industry professional
tune-in to The Wonk for
up-to-date news and insights,"
said Wilfahrt. "SMS.ac is able
to provide a global or local
glimpse at targeted, relevant
mobile consumer sentiment that
the industry needs for
decision-making purposes. And
The Wonk is a terrific outlet
for news executives that are
looking for breaking news,
developing trends and consumer
behaviors. It's a good fit."
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About ForceNine Consulting
ForceNine Consulting is a
high-level consulting firm
providing financial, management,
technical and strategic planning
services to the
telecommunications industry.
With a focus on the $15 billion
wireless broadband sector,
particularly WiFi and 2.5G/3G,
ForceNine Consulting provides
market research, due diligence,
strategic planning, industry
intelligence, technology support
and publications. The firm’s
financial service offerings
include valuations, mergers and
acquisitions support, and
turn-around assistance. With
more than 20 years experience in
the telecom industry, ForceNine
Consulting’s analyst and sector
experts’ skill sets include
certified appraisers, former
industry CEOs, Ph.D.s,
engineers, research analysts and
entrepreneurs.
About SMS.ac
SMS.ac, Inc. is a mobile
data communications company
whose proprietary MMSbox
technology enables the exchange
of text (SMS) and multimedia
(MMS) mobile communications
across any technology platform
and renders them deliverable to
virtually any enabled wireless
device. A demonstration of
MMSbox technology is available
at www.sms.ac. With more than 10
million registered users in 170
countries, SMS.ac is host to the
largest community of mobile
phone users in the world. The
Company offers connectivity to
more than 400 mobile networks
worldwide. Through its core
MMSboxTM technologies, SMS.ac,
Inc. enables interoperable,
worldwide wireless interaction
between network operators, the
Internet, enterprises, consumers
and application/content
developers. Through its global
initiatives, SMS.ac is igniting
the widespread adoption and use
of wireless data.
SMS.ac
derives revenues from shared
revenue relationships with
mobile operators around the
world, as well as from mobile
marketing campaigns, technology
licensing, subscriptions,
sponsorships and other streams.
SMS.ac's consumer site (www.sms.ac)
is an example of the brandable
web interfaces to MMSboxTM
technologies available for
licensing. To view the SMS.ac
corporate web site, visit
www.sms.ac/corporate.
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Contact:
Dorothy Salmon
Co-Producer, The Wireless Wonk
ForceNine Consulting
202-221-6870
Greg
Wilfahrt -Executive Vice
President & Co-founder
SMS.ac, Inc.
+1 (619) 696-7300
prcomm@corp.sms.ac
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