DialPlus Receives Judges Choice and Audience Choice Awards at Under The Radar | Mobility
Judges and attendees enthusiastically respond to new service that creates more effective communication by adding visual information to voice phone calls.
San Diego, Calif. – November 18, 2008 – DialPlus (www.dialplus.net) today announced the company was named Category Winner at Dealmaker Media’s Under the Radar | Mobility event held November 12, 2008 in Mountain View, Calif. DialPlus won both the Judges Choice and Audience Choice Awards over other early stage companies in the “Content Organization” category. The company also received the Fast Company/Brother Pitch Award for its unique value proposition, technology and market opportunity. Under the Radar’s awards are judged by a panel comprised of members of the media, corporate development executives from leading mobile and wireless companies and venture capitalists. A total of 33 companies presented at Under the Radar | Mobility.
Participants hailed from Verizon, Motorola, QUALCOMM, Microsoft, CBS Interactive, T-Mobile, BlueRun Ventures, KPCB’s iFund, VentureBeat, AT&T and many other leading players in the industry.
“The standard of presentations was extremely high. These are the companies which are truly innovating and getting rapid traction in the enterprise space,” said Debbie Landa, CEO of Dealmaker Media. “These emerging companies are the ones to watch and most likely to enjoy breakout success.”
“It’s a powerful affirmation of our vision by the judges and the audience at such a prestigious event amongst a strong field of startups”, said Lisa LeVasseur, CEO of DialPlus. “In a very short time, DialPlus has gone from concept to product and it’s very exciting to see the big idea we are building be rewarded by industry leaders.”
DialPlus was handpicked by the Under the Radar editorial team and advisory board based on its review of over 400 companies in this space.
DialPlus enriches the standard phone call experience by automatically and simultaneously providing dynamic, contextually relevant visual information about the called or calling party before the call is answered, during the call and after the call is over. DialPlus makes it easy for users to engage in mobile social networking or to get information about a business they’re speaking with, such as directions, menus and reviews. DialPlus creates a better web experience by deconstructing and re-assembling just the right information, right when you want it. DialPlus solves the constrained browsing and content discovery issues of the mobile phone by breaking down the various silos in the mobile ecosystem. For every phone number, DialPlus presents just the right information, mobile applications, web services and mobile search in a clean and intuitive interface to enhance the call.
About DialPlus, Inc.
Founded in 2007 by wireless industry veterans, San Diego, Calif. – based DialPlus enriches and creates more effective communication by adding visual information to voice phone calls. Available for multiple wireless phone makes and models, DialPlus and can be downloaded from www.dialplus.net.
Contact:
Hutch Morton
DialPlus
310.403.1016
hutch@dialplus.net
