ATLANTA, Ga., U.S.A. – January 20, 2010 – Movius Interactive Corporation, a global leader in messaging, collaboration and mobile media solutions, is proud to announce that Canada’s newest national mobile operator, WIND Mobile, has selected its next generation applications platform, Versera ICE® as the foundation for its messaging solutions.
Since its recent December launch, WIND Mobile is now offering a superior voice messaging and communication experience. In addition to standard voicemail, WIND has introduced Movius’ innovative visual voicemail solution, MessageMe Plus™. With MessageMe Plus subscribers receive SMS messages that show details on each voicemail message including the caller’s number, the time the message was left and the length of the message. Subscribers simply click on a link in the SMS to listen to the message of their choice.
Neil McGowan, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Movius, commented: “We’re glad that WIND Mobile has opted to differentiate itself by providing its subscribers a preferred user experience for voicemail. Their subscribers will be able to get all this information at the touch of a single button, making it simple and saving valuable time.”
In addition to MessageMe Plus, WIND Mobile is also providing its subscribers with Movius’ Missed Call Notification. With this, subscribers receive an SMS notification of any calls they miss when their phone is turned off or when they travel out of network coverage. With Missed Called Notification, subscribers no longer need to wonder about missed calls.
“Our partnership with Movius is all about enhancing our customers’ mobile experience. Movius’ services offer value, control and simplicity – a few of our guiding principles at WIND Mobile.” said Ken Campbell, CEO of WIND Mobile. “We are committed to being a leader in bringing unique services that consumers want and use, and Movius has already become a trusted partner for us.”
About Movius
Movius Interactive Corporation is a leader in messaging, collaboration and mobile media solutions for service providers worldwide. Movius solutions enable carriers to increase ARPU, reduce churn and expand their market share via innovative value added applications. Movius gives people the power to enrich their lives through viable innovations that transform the way they interact with information, media and each other.
For more information, please visit www.moviuscorp.com
About WIND Mobile and Globalive Holdings
WIND Mobile provides voice, text and data services to Canadians on a next-generation wireless network and is committed to offering a level of wireless service previously not available in Canada. WIND is built on actual conversations that are happening with Canadians who are passionate about wireless and creating a better mobile offering nationally. For more information about WIND Mobile, please visit our About Us page.
Globalive Holdings is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions in Canada and internationally to the consumer, business and hospitality markets. The Globalive companies include: WIND Mobile, Yak Communications, One Connect, Canopco and Globalive Carrier Services. For more information, visit www.globalive.com.
Media Contacts for Movius:
North & South American Media
Keira Shein
+1 (410) 363-9494
keira@wilkinsonshein.com
EMEA and Asia-Pacific Media
Emma Finden-Crofts
Kirsty Roberts
+44 (0)115 948 6901
emmaf@bcspr.co.uk
kirsty@bcspr.co.uk
Media contact for WIND Mobile:
Rick Byun,
Narrative Advocacy Media
(416) 644-4124
rick.byun@narrativeadvocacy.com
This is a good step forward and will certainly be useful to many Wind customers. I'm really enjoying Wind's constant improvement in their customer offerings. And what would any feedback be without a request? :) Here's mine: voicemail transcriptions! That would be a real game-changer for me.
I don't like the SMS stuff that happens when you miss calls and the phone is off... if my phone is off, it is because I don't want to receive any calls, not because I want to be inundated by SMS's when I turn it back on.
valid opinion droidhacker, i'm sure you can ask for the service to be turned off.
Fido has something similar, but they have implemented it poorly. Before I had them disable the "feature" if I missed a call, I would get a notice from my phone saying I missed a call, then I would get a text message saying I missed a call, then I would get a text message saying I had a voice mail message, then I would get a notice from my phone saying I had two new text messages. If I missed 3 calls, multiply all that times 3. Needless to say it was very annoying.
I like the concept of a text message that has the voice mail link and info build into it -- but I *do not* also need a text message saying I missed a call. If I have a voice mail message waiting odds are I missed a call as most people have no clue that you can send voice mails to other users directly from your voice mail system. But either way, it doesn't matter, as I only need one message either stating I missed a call (if no voice message was left) or that I have a voice message. Also, I don't need to be sent a text message that I missed a call if my phone was on, *my phone already does that* I just need to know if a voice message was left.
Please be intelligent about implementing these features.
WiseGuy, so you do have a limit before you pick up the pitch fork and move to a completely different camp.
Agree with you there about techies or wind personnel not actively answering/commenting on questions/ideas. So far we've been talking to a virtual wall.
Wind doesn't seem to get it - a conversation is a two way street AND blocking ports does not equate to WHOLE INTERNET as they seem to claim. They better get their act together or I'll be reluctantly forced to wait for a few more years to get a cell phone. It is a nice to have but not a necessity for me and I imagine there are lot more people out there like me.
reading this thread i'm glad i didn't jump onto WIND right away. I've been watching their blog/site to see if they really meant all the wind they've been releasing about community and communication and so far it seems like business as usual by a new canadian telco. i hope they improve, but i'll hold off on switching for now. perhaps if wind gets a decent android phone or iphone i might consider it, but for now... going to continue to wait and see.
it's a shame really =(
I can tell you're looking for more investment - this is a total fluff news release.
Isn't this an existing feature for some customers? lol
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