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GyPSii Globally Launches Location Based Mobile Specific Social Networking Platform



    A new social networking platform designed specifically for the
    mobile phone, GyPSii, will go live at the wireless industry´s biggest
    annual event - the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

    Uniquely among social networking applications, GyPSii is designed
    with the features and capabilities of the mobile phone in mind, and
    offers location-based search for people, places, content and events.

    "The real time location-based element of GyPSii adds a new
    dimension to the social networking phenomenon. The device we all carry
    in our pocket, our mobile phone, is now empowered to record your life;
    where you are and what you do, and share it in real-time within your
    chosen social networking communities," said Dan Harple, founder and
    CEO.

    "Rather than sitting indoors chatting to friends on a PC-based
    service - you can be out and about seeing who is nearby, what they are
    doing and where you could go - all in real time. GyPSii takes a
    virtual connection with your friends and turns it into a real
    connection," he added.

    GyPSii will go live with a global footprint at the Mobile World
    Congress across multiple handsets, geographies and communities of
    interest, following a successful three month public beta trial with
    users, worldwide.

    The GyPSii application is already fully compatible with Windows
    Mobile phones and was also recently certified for Nokia´s flagship
    consumer smartphones - the N95, the N73 and the new N82 as well as the
    6110 Navigator. In addition, the GyPSii application is now also
    available on the Blackberry range from RIM.

    As well as extending its product reach, GyPSii is also reaching
    beyond English speaking markets with its webtop client - now available
    in ten languages including Korean, Russian and two forms of Chinese.

    In China, GyPSii also this week announced a partnership with
    device maker Dopod to provide a range of location-based information
    and services to members of its Dopod Club community and the company
    expects to announce other international agreements and partnerships in
    the coming weeks.

    In Barcelona, GyPSii will be giving interested parties a sneak
    preview of the GyPSii Locations Based Advertising Solution, which
    provides highly accurate location based targeting of advertising
    messages to mobile and web based users. GyPSii has a wide range of
    advertising packages, from simple text and banner placement, to
    coupons and preferential POI, to full brand and product sponsorship of
    GyPSii users & communities, by topic and or region.

    "Traditional search on the Internet, the driver for advertising
    based revenue, has no real-life location-based context. Our platform
    is the first ever to provide a level of geo-targeting and advertising
    targeting that is unprecedented in the industry," stated Harple,
    GyPSii´s CEO.

    The GyPSii software is free to download to. mobile phones from the
    company´s website (www.gypsii.com) or from a phone browser over the
    air at http://gypsii.com/m. Users can also create a web based profile,
    with the launch of new web interface at the show this week and then
    use their mobile to create and share content about people, places and
    event.

    GyPSii is a lifestyle-enhancing application; a location based
    friend-finder, a place and event finder, a networking site for
    communities and a home to share pictures, video, audio, and content
    with friends and other groups. GyPSii also uses location information
    to effortlessly "Geo-tag" entries and to provide a powerful location
    based search tool.

    This means GyPSii users can make use of multiple features and
    services from their phone, including local and regional
    "Point-of-Interest" search: receive maps and directions: and instantly
    identify nearby friends and places that have been popular within their
    communities of interest. They can also create their own geo-tag POIs
    from their phones for sharing with others.

    About GyPSii

    GyPSii connects people, places and communities across networks and
    devices. The company provides a geo-location social networking
    platform and services for mobile, web & set-top box devices, and is
    headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (www.gypsii.com).