Critical Path, Inc. a leading provider of messaging software and solutions for service providers, today announced the launch of NII Holdings, Inc."˜s [NASDAQ:NHID] "˜Contactos Nextel´, powered by Critical Path´s Connect! solution.
NII announced the launch of the service today and its availability to all Nextel customers that carry Titanium, Motorola i1, i940, Titan and many other Nextel android devices in Argentina, Brazil, Perú, Chile and Mexico.
Critical Path´s Connect! integrates social networking with mobile phone address books to simplify and unify consumer communications.
"˜Contactos Nextel´, automatically backs up all contact information and allows customers to connect with their most important contacts in more ways than ever before, including by radio, phone, text, email or social networking sites.
Mark Palomba, CEO of Critical Path, Inc., sees the service as an ideal fit with NII´s tradition of unique offerings for customers. "We are very excited to be working with NII to bring Contactos Nextel to market in Latin America," said Palomba. "We share NII´s vision of mobile subscribers interacting with their personal and professional communities seamlessly across mobile and online services and we look forward to working together to grow and monetize this innovative mobile social experience."
More information on Contactos Nextel is available on the NII website here.
About NII Holdings, Inc.
NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., is a provider of differentiated mobile communication services for businesses and high value consumers in Latin America. NII Holdings, operating under the Nextel brand in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile, offers fully integrated wireless communications tools with digital cellular voice services, data services, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect® and International Direct Connect(SM), a digital two-way radio. NII Holdings is a Fortune 500 and Barron´s 500 company, and has also been named one of the best places to work among multinationals in Latin America by the Great Place to Work® Institute. The company trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD. Visit the company´s website at www.nii.com
Nextel, the Nextel logo and Nextel Direct Connect and International Direct Connect are trademarks and/or service marks of Nextel Communications, Inc., and are used by NII´s subsidiaries under license in Latin America.
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About Critical Path, Inc.
Critical Path´s extensive portfolio of applications and services are delivered to leading service providers, under the Memova® brand for white-label applications, to enable millions of people to communicate, connect, share and organize while providing industry-leading safety and assurance. The world´s largest enterprises choose messaging, safety and assurance solutions delivered under the Mirapoint brand. With offices around the globe, Critical Path supports companies with their deployments of Memova and Mirapoint solutions to drive revenue, boost loyalty, streamline operations and reduce costs. More information is available at www.cp.net.
Critical Path, the Critical Path logo, Mirapoint, Memova and the Memova logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc., registered in various jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
