In its continuous effort to improve life for consumers, the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE: PG) is partnering with mobeam inc. to bring the first-ever fully mobile couponing system to market. The innovation, created by mobeam of California, makes electronic coupons presented on a phone or other mobile device scannable, so shoppers need only their phones/handhelds, not a stack of coupons, at check out.
Innovative light based communications technology now available to manufacturers and carriers that want to produce smartphones with complete mobile commerce functionality that includes mobile coupons that work everywhere
CUPERTINO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO from CTIA Enterprise & Apps – October 12, 2011 – Mobeam® (www.mobeam.com) today announced its light based communications (LBC) technology is now available to mobile handset manufacturers for easy integration on new smartphone devices. Mobeam’s patented LBC technology removes the technical barrier that limits smartphone applications for mobile coupons, gift cards and tickets. By leveraging the light emitting sources that smartphones already use for other purposes – message waiting and battery charging indicators, proximity sensors, camera flashes, among others – mobeam technology can beam a barcode that works virtually anywhere.
CUPERTINO, Calif. – MobilityWire® – October 4, 2011
mobeam, inc. (www.mobeam.com) announced today that it has closed a $4.9 million Series A venture round, receiving funding from yet2Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui, together with other independent investors. mobeam’s patented technology overcomes the technical barrier preventing mobile phones from interacting with the laser scanners used at retail locations around the world. Funds from this multimillion dollar funding round will be used to establish mobeam’s light based communications (LBC) technology as a new industry standard allowing mobile phones to interact with point of sale (POS) technology. mobeam is also using these new funds to accelerate business development efforts with major consumer and retail brands for mobile couponing and other broad mobile commerce initiatives.
mobeam will drive evolution of mobile couponing and ticketing with new light based communications that enable mobile phones to send information to the more than 165 million red laser scanners already in use around the world
CUPERTINO, Calif. – MobilityWire® – October 3, 2011
mobeam, inc. (www.mobeam.com) announced today that it has closed a $4.9 million Series A venture round, receiving funding from yet2Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui, together with other independent investors. mobeam’s patented technology overcomes the technical barrier preventing mobile phones from interacting with the laser scanners used at retail locations around the world. Funds from this multimillion dollar funding round will be used to establish mobeam’s light based communications (LBC) technology as a new industry standard allowing mobile phones to interact with point of sale (POS) technology. mobeam is also using these new funds to accelerate business development efforts with major consumer and retail brands for mobile couponing and other broad mobile commerce initiatives.
Under the Radar: Mobility is a one-day event featuring 32 emerging mobility technology startups held on November 12, 2008, at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CA.
Companies that submit by July 30, 2008 will receive priority consideration for early acceptance.
Under the Radar: Mobility will uncover 32 vetted, test-driven startups that have launched within the year in hot sectors such as iPhone apps, location-based services, mobile gaming, mobile social networking, enabling technologies and mobile marketing/advertising.
Selected companies will receive expert advice and guidance on messaging and positioning along with assistance in preparing their presentations from Mobility Public Relations.
A panel of industry experts as well as audience members will vote to award companies believed to stand the best chance of success. Awards will be given in each conference category as well as a best of show award, and presented at the end of the conference.
Who’s in the Audience
Now in its 12th series, Under the Radar features an audience of media, business executives, venture capitalists and industry influencers seeking to discover tomorrow’s leading tech companies.
Presenting companies will also be in front executives from major carriers, including Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint.
Who Presents
Presenting companies have come from all over the globe.
Past Under the Radar successes include Flickr, Loopt, LinkedIn, MobiTV, Photobucket, Blinkx, Glu Mobile, Sling Media, Userplane, Zimbra and more.
Past mobile presenters have gone on to raise $430 million in financing, while others have been acquired or inked strategic partnerships.
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