GyPSii the leading geo-location and mobile social networking service
provider, has today announced the opening of a China Data Centre, to
offer localised content and an enhanced user experience to customers
across China and the Asia Pacific region. The Shanghai-based centre will
boost GyPSii´s existing infrastructure in the
area and provide users with specific local content and even faster
download speeds.
The opening of the centre follows the recent announcements of GyPSii´s
partnerships with Shanghai Rannuo Information Technology Co. Ltd. (GyPSii´s
service provider partner) to launch the China Unicom Beijing Olympics
service and Dopod Club. With the Olympics set to begin in Beijing later
this year, the data centre will accommodate GyPSii´s
existing users, while supporting new customers and the surge in the
games-related user-generated content (UGC) expected in advance of and
during the Olympics.
GyPSii´s new site www.gypsii.com.cn offers new localized capabilities for our Asia partners and consumers "“ including special China-specific user generated content, mapping and
points of interest. - All this will be available to customers using
GyPSii´s mobile and web clients.
"In opening a dedicated data centre in
Shanghai, GyPSii is deepening its commitment to our partners and
customers in Asia by delivering Gypsii in world class speed." said Dan Harple, CEO at GyPSii. "By investing
in the region and bringing the data centre online, we are reinforcing
GyPSii´s position as the leading player in
the market and executing our strategy to provide best-of-breed services
across the globe."
"The partnership with Shanghai Rannuo and
China Unicom represents a key commercial launch of our service with a
major mobile carrier. GyPSii is the first and only mobile social
networking service of its kind available in China. The opening of the
data centre reinforces GyPSii´s ability to
scale quickly in different regions of the world. GyPSii is rapidly
executing on a global strategy to provide Gypsii anywhere anytime to
consumers around the world."
Mr. Shen Yingchao, General Manager of Shanghai Rannuo Information
Technology Co., Ltd said, "UGC and social
networking are the future, and the GyPSii service will help drive the
value added business to new heights. Thanks to our close partnership
with China Unicom and GyPSii, Rannuo will continue to provide our long
standing services to users and significantly enhance our offering in
time for the Olympic Games".
GyPSii is also made available to members of the Dopod Club, the
exclusive online community for Dopod device users in China. With GyPSii
Dopod users can experience a seamless mobile lifestyle experience
sharing content, connecting with friends and communities, searching UGC
and viewing maps and directions to points of interest - all from their
mobile phone.
Ms. Chen Yan, Product Manager of Dopod China, said, "The
close co-operation between Dopod Club and GyPSii is providing Club Dopod
members with an exciting new application that is useful, fun and
easy-to-use. GyPSii is the ideal accessory to the Dopod Club mobile
lifestyle."
Dopod users with Windows Mobile devices and China Unicom users with a
range of supporting devices can download GyPSii, with both simplified
and traditional character sets at: www.gypsii.com.cn.
About GyPSii
GyPSii is the market-leading mobile lifestyle application, connecting
people, places and communities across networks and devices. GyPSii
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).
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