AskMeNow & Rogers Wireless partner to launch the ultimate mobile information platform12 April 2006
Rogers Wireless, Canada's leading wireless carrier (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG), and AskMeNow, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation (OTCBB: OWHC), today announced an agreement to make AskMeNow and AskMeAnything available through Rogers Wireless in Canada.
Rogers Wireless is the first carrier to launch the AskMeNow mobile information platform nationally and make it available to all its BlackBerry users. For the first time, Rogers customers have easy access to a wide variety of content such as directory assistance, flight times, headline news, hotels, directions, weather, stock quotes, sports scores, and a host of other local information through AskMeNow's information platform. They will also have the ability to ask virtually any question through the service's proprietary AskMeAnything feature.
"As Canada's leading wireless carrier, we strive to provide businesses with all the necessary applications to meet their varying wireless needs," says John Boynton, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Wireless Inc. "With AskMeNow and AskMeAnything, our customers now have the ultimate mobile information tool available to them, allowing them to save time by doing more with their wireless device."
AskMeAnything allows its user to access specific information from the Internet by asking questions through a natural language text input application directly on their cell phone or PDA. This service is also available to customers roaming in one of any 80 countries, allowing them to ask questions from the Internet or from any of ten, easy to use content categories - no matter where they are. AskMeNow sends a specific and relevant answer back to the phone in moments for a small automated fee of $0.75 CAD per question billed directly to the customer's monthly statement.
"Mobile providers want customers to get the most from their handsets the minute they buy them," says Darryl Cohen, AskMeNow CEO. "Rogers' decision to support AskMeNow validates how integral the service has become to mobile users. We are giving Rogers an ability to provide customers with immediate instant answers - regardless of where they are."
Rogers Wireless customers can now download the AskMeNow application to their BlackBerry from the Rogers Business Navigate deck within the Business Applications folder and take advantage of a 30-day free promotional period.
About Rogers Wireless
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Rogers Wireless Inc. is Canada's largest wireless voice and data communications services provider with offices in Canadian cities across the country, more than 6.1 million customers, and two powerful brands: Rogers Wireless and Fido. Rogers Wireless, which operates Canada's largest integrated wireless voice and data network, providing advanced voice and wireless data solutions to customers from coast to coast, is Canada's only carrier operating on the GSM/GPRS technology platform, the world standard for wireless communications technology. Rogers Wireless is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For further information, please visit www.rogers.com.
About AskMeNow
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AskMeNow, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation, is the easiest, most convenient way to access information on the Internet or from local content from your cell phone or mobile PDA device. The first mobile lifestyle network, AskMeNow utilizes its proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform designed for simply and quick information retrieval. The Company generates revenue through per usage fee and one-to-one contextual mobile advertising sponsorships. AskMeNow launched officially in November 2005. The Company is based in Irvine, CA. Please click on www.askmenow.com for more information or write to pr@RLMpr.com for press contacts.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statement include our ability to raise funds for operations, continue to lower our costs, our timely development and customers' acceptance of our products, including acceptance by key customers, pricing pressures, rapid technological changes in the industry, increased competition, our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, our ability to identify and successfully consummate future acquisitions; adverse changes in general economic conditions in the U.S. and internationally, political and economic uncertainties associated with current world events. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, and its Registration Statement on Form SB-2 dated September 14, 2005.
For further information: Rogers Wireless - Odette Coleman, (416) 935-6441, Odette.coleman@rci.rogers.com; Paul Keable, (416) 847-1307, Paul.keable@mslpr.com; AskMeNow Investor Relations - AGORA Investor Relations, http://www.agoracom.com/IR/AskMeNow, OWHC@Agoracom.com; AskMeNow Media Relations - Curtis Hougland, RLM PR, curtis@RLMpr.com, (212) 741-5106 x220; Archived images on this organization are searchable through CNW Photo Archive website at http://photos.newswire.ca. Images are free to accredited members of the media.
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