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Synchronica
MessagePhone Launch
Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte on the launch of the MessagePhone, a new low-cost, messaging-oriented handset optimized for the fast-growing emerging markets:
"I'm really excited about sharing with you today the launch of the MessagePhone, which is the result of a multi-months cooperation, and it's actually quite a big step for Synchronica forward."
BnetTV
Interview
Sarah Blue from BnetTV interviews Carsten Brinkschulte at the Mobile World Congress 2010
Carsten Brinkschulte: "Well, we've been working with a Korean handset manufacturer to produce an optimized device which actually exploits the full functionality of Synchronica Mobile Gateway and delivers push email, synchronization, instant messaging, web browsing at an affordable price."
BnetTV
Interview
Michelle Sklar from BnetTV interviews Nicole Meissner at the Mobile World Congress 2009
Nicole Meissner: "We provide push email and synchronization to every single phone on the planet without installing anything on that device or behind a back-end firewall."
TelcoProfessionals
Interview
TelcoProfessionals interviews Nicole Meissner at the Mobile World Congress 2009.
Nicole Meissner: "We send email using MMS, we use native IMAP clients, we have a SyncML engine built in and a document transcoding engine - so we use multiple protocols to deliver email - and that is very unique."
Proactive Investors
Audio Interview
In this audio interview with Proactive Investors, Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica, talks about the company's business partners which include Sun Microsystems and Brightstar. He also talks about the burgeoning mobile phone market in the developing world and recent contract wins which validate Synchronica's offering in a wide range of markets.
ShareCrazy
Trading Places
Goldie Momen-Putrym from the online gameshow Trading Places asks Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte why an investment in Synchronica is a wise one.
Steven Mayne from Montague Pitman Stockbrokers: "Synchronica is cash-rich. It's got ongoing contracts, so I'll be holding it more for the long-term."
ShareCrazy
Tip of the Week
Sandra Spencer gets synchronized with Synchronica:
"Synchronica is a software company whose flagship product Mobile Gateway allows users to send and receive email from consumer mail boxes like Hotmail and Gmail on mobile phones."
Technosium
Network Products Guide
Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte introduces Mobile Gateway Enterprise Edition.
"Mobile Gateway delivers cost-effective mobile email and synchronization for any enterprise. It enables your end-users to be free from accessing their email only at the desktop, and it delivers mobile email to the user's mobile phone, it delivers freedom from additional costs […]"
CNET TV
The Queue
The popular CNET TV blog The Queue reports about Synchronica Mobile Gateway 3.0.
Rich de Muro: "Now, if you've been holding out for an iPhone because of the lack of corporate email support, there is hope, and I've experienced it. A company called Synchronica has a service called Mobile Gateway 3.0. It lets you check your company's email on your phone. The secret is in the sync."
TelecomTV
Newsdesk
TelecomTV reports about the MessagePhone, the USD 99 sort-of-smartphone
Leila Makki: "But in emerging markets, people's first web experience is likely to be on a mobile device, and that's a problem because web-nimble smartphones are priced out of reach for many […] Frustrated by this gap, messaging firm Synchronica has come out with a low-cost feature phone called MessagePhone."
TelecomTV
Newsdesk
Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte explains how Mobile Gateway connects to the iPhone.
Guy Daniels: "One of the iPhone's shortcomings is its lack of support for corporate email - despite being an excellent mobile internet device. However, Synchronica already has a free middleware solution which it has trialled in the U.S. that brings Microsoft Exchange support to iPhone buyers."
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BBC
News
BBC News report about Synchronica's high-pitched screech on a mobile phone if it is stolen.
Nicola Pearson: "On average, a mobile phone is stolen every twelve seconds. […] It costs the mobile phone companies and owners nearly GBP 400 million a year. Now, one company has come up with a new security system. […] When you report your mobile missing, it will make these loud screaming sounds. It also wipes any contacts, emails, or other numbers you have, so no one else can see them."
CBS4
News
The chief correspondent confronts passersby with the screaming mobile.
Joe Shortsleeve: "The only way to stop the screaming is to remove the battery. But the horrorfilm shrieking resumes when the battery is replaced."
DMAX
DTECH
DTECH berichtet über die von Synchroncia entwickelte Anti-Diebstahlsoftware für Handys.
"Da ist eine kleine Software auf dem Handy. Die muss man vorher installieren. Und dann kann man, wenn das Handy gestohlen wird, diesen Schrei übers Internet praktisch wie eine SMS verschicken."
More information about the station [German]
ITN
News
A live demonstration of Synchronica's anti-theft feature for mobiles.
Mark Whiteman of RemoteXT: "You're secure in the knowledge that anything important on there is not going to be put into the wrong hands."
Fox 5
News
The reporter leaves the screaming mobile at a shopping mall and watches the reactions of the people.
Toby Boreham: "Hopefully you will find someone else can track the phone down, or at the very least it will make the thief get rid of the phone very quickly."
Kabel 1
Bizz
The German TV magazine Bizz tests Synchronica's anti-theft software for mobiles.
Sebastian Höffner: "Das, was Sie da hören, das ist nicht irgendein neuer, kultiger Klingelton, sondern ein raffiniertes und vor allem ohrenbetäubendes Programm gegen Handy-Diebstahl."
More information about the station [German]
ProSieben
Galileo Genial
Simon ergeht es wie jedem zehnten Handy-Besitzer. Sein mobiles Telefon wird ihm im Kaufhaus gestohlen. Doch dank seiner neuen Alarmsoftware kann Simon den Dieb ausfindig machen.
"Jetzt gibt es wieder eine geniale Erfindung. Nämlich eine Alarmanlage fürs Handy. Und die ist ziemlich penetrant."
More information about the station [German]
WALB
News
WALB News explain how the Synchronica Scream works.
Richard Stott: "You call up your service provider, tell them your phone has just been lost or stolen, and they'll send down a command wirelessly that will completely lock the device so that nobody can get access to make a phone call or get information from the device."
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WFRV
News
WFRV News report about Synchronica's shrieking cell phone technology.
"Wow! That's the shrieking cell phone designed to catch a thief. This invention came up with the cell phone service, which makes your cell phone scream, when you request it stolen."
