Veveo(TM) Inc., a driving force behind the video-anywhere
revolution and the vtap(TM) service, today launches an extraordinary
new web video experience for Sony Ericsson mobile phone users. Through
Sony Ericsson´s(TM) video enabled handsets and web portal, customers
will be able to watch over 150 million web videos via vtap, a unique
mobile web video service. vtap allows users to quickly and easily
search, view and collect relevant and high quality web videos from
anywhere on the Internet, including popular sites like YouTube(TM)
DailyMotion(TM), and MySpace(TM), using their existing data services.
The popularity of web videos has exploded in recent years but
users have had difficulty in searching and accessing them on the move.
vtap´s unique incremental search allows users to begin receiving
search results instantly, the moment they type the first character.
The results are then refined as more characters are entered, allowing
users to quickly find what they want without entering full keywords or
phrases from constrained keypads.
vtap´s intuitive browsing automatically groups video results
together logically into easy-to-browse folders. This allows users to
choose between incremental search and browsing dynamically created
menus to find and enjoy the most relevant video content on their
mobile handsets.
To ensure that users have access to the most current, timely and
relevant web video at their fingertips, vtap maintains a comprehensive
index of more than 150 million web videos that is continually updated.
Once you set up a profile you can collect, organise and share video as
you choose, whilst vtap remembers what you like to watch and saves
your favourites.
"Video is the future of the mobile Internet - users will soon turn
to video for the majority of their entertainment and information
needs, said Guru Pai, Vice President Strategy and Business
Development, Veveo. "vtap is the "on" button that enables mobile
consumers to stay informed and entertained, with the best video the
web has to offer."
vtap has been optimised for Sony Ericsson´s multimedia handsets.
The service is available immediately for Sony Ericsson Java Platform 8
(JP8) enabled handsets models: Z770i, K850i, W910i, K660i, W890i
Z750i and Sony Ericsson´s JP7 models: W880i, K810i, T650i, K530i
W580i, K770i, W660i. The service will support English, French
Italian, German and Spanish languages.
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About Veveo
Headquartered in Andover, Mass., Veveo´s mission is to become a
driving force behind the video age. The company´s flagship product
vtap is our first significant proof of concept. vtap offers consumers
a tap-tap easy way to browse, discover, keep and share videos from any
source on any imaginable topic. In a video-based world, vtap is the
consumer´s on button. Veveo is actively working with mobile operators
mobile manufacturers, TV providers, consumer electronics manufacturers
and content creators to deploy its vtap solutions. Veveo is backed by
venture funding from Matrix Partners, Northbridge Venture Partners
Norwest Venture Partners and OmniCapital Group. For more information
about Veveo, please visit http://corporate.veveo.net. For more
information about vtap, please visit www.vtap.com.
