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Press Release |  02 Mar 2011 18:36 |  By RnMTeam

Mundu in Korean apps, Geodesic inks pact with Ubinuri

MUMBAI:
Geodesic Limited, a provider of award-winning mobile and desktop solutions for instant messaging, VoIP and Internet radio, today announced it has signed a deal with UbiNuri, a mobile solution provider which distributes Android applications to Korean mobile phone users. With this agreement, UbiNuri can sell Geodesic's award-winning universal IM solution, Mundu IM, through its own app store, as well as through those of Korea's major mobile service operators.

The Korean mobile phone market is growing rapidly, with the number of smart phone users in Korea estimated at seven million at the end of 2010. Experts say that figure could reach as high as 20 million by the end of 2011. If this occurs, the number of smart phone users will account for more than one third of all mobile phone users.

With the explosion of smart phones in Korea, users are looking for mobile applications that enhance their lifestyle – providing anytime, anywhere access to friends, colleagues, entertainment and information,... said Arvind Venkateswaran, Geodesic's SVP of worldwide business development. Mundu IM allows users to chat, tweet, track friends' locations, share photos and more from their home, office or while in transit. We are delighted that UbiNuri is bringing Mundu IM to a broad base of Korean mobile phone users....

UbiNuri has become an important hub for distributing applications to the fast growing Korean mobile phone market,... said Paul Noh, UbiNuri's founder and CEO. Our ecosystem – which includes leading Korean app stores, as well as service operators and smartphone manufacturers – provides mobile users ready access to the most valuable mobile phone applications the world has to offer. We are excited to bring Geodesic's outstanding Mundu IM solution to Korean users....

Geodesic's universal mobile IM solution successfully combines all of the most popular IM services, including Yahoo!, AOL, MSN, ICQ and Google Talk, with deep collaboration across mobile, Web and desktop platforms, enabling users to chat seamlessly from wherever they are  Mundu Messenger supports all leading web browsers, including IE, Mozilla Firefox and Safari and, in addition to interoperating with the leading consumer IM services, it integrates with Jabber for enterprise IM.

Geodesic's IM service also offers advanced features such as multi-lingual chat, conferencing capabilities across IM services, push email, and extensive presence management. Mundu IM is the winner of several prestigious awards, including the GSMA Asia Mobile award for Best Mobile Internet Service.

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