Xtify Launches Platform to Revolutionize Location Based Services by Offering Location for Free on BlackBerry, Android, Windows a

) December 5, 2008 -- Xtify (www.xtify.com) becomes the first of its kind solution to offer developers a free webservice for locating people in real-time. Developers can program into Xtify's API and incorporate location into their existing website without having to build their own downloadable applications. Because of Xtify, websites are no longer reliant on wireless carriers to get the location of their users.

"We don't believe it's feasible for every application developer to re-build their websites or mobile websites into downloadable programs that access location," says Andrew Weinreich, CEO of Xtify. "We also think that in order for location to be ubiquitous it needs to be offered outside of the wireless carriers."

How it Works
At no charge, Xtify licenses a thin client that users download to their phone. Once installed, the client extracts the location of the handset and pushes that location to Xtify's servers on a periodic basis. Any website can write to Xtify's API to access the location of their participating users and reflect that location in content displayed to that user. The service has considerable advantages over grabbing location out of a browser. Xtify has the ability to know where users are throughout the day, and whether or not they are surfing the Internet at any given time.

In all instances users must opt-in to each service for Xtify location sharing. Users always choose with whom and when their location is shared.
See Xtify in Action
Location based mobile dating company, MeetMoi (www.meetmoi.com) and social network, SeeMyWhere (www.seemywhere.com) have already implemented the Xtify technology.
Integration for a typical website takes less than a day.

About Xtify, Inc.
Xtify's mission is to location enable any website without the involvement of the wireless carriers and at no charge. Based in New York and backed by venture capital firms Acadia Woods Partners and ETF Venture Funds, Xtify provides a location based services platform to developers. It works worldwide on most BlackBerry, Android, Windows and Symbian devices. For more information, please visit www.xtify.com.

CONTACT:
Andrew Weinreich
917.606.5333

Similar entries

  • Location Based Services platform Xtify offers social networks free Developer Program to integrate location. (PRWeb Feb 9, 2009)

    Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb1967794.htm

  • ) April 23, 2009 -- Xtify and Intuit Inc. today announced the "Intuit/Xtify Application Contest" to showcase the potential of integrating location-based services into rich Internet applications built on Intuit's Platform as a Service, the Intuit Partner Platform.


    To reward innovation in the use of location technology, Intuit and Xtify are offering up to $12,500 in prize money to the top location applications for two prizes: one determined by a panel of judges; and second based on user adoption of entrant applications.

  • ) October 7, 2009 -- meetMoi, the leading mobile dating company in the United States and one of the first to utilize location-based technology, has released virtual gifting as a new opportunity for user-to-user interaction as well as revenue generation. As companies in the mobile dating sector face the challenge of an increasingly savvy userbase hungry for new and exciting features, meetMoi is rising to the task. In addition to traditional messaging, users are able to send virtual gifts without the common cumbersome step of purchasing virtual currency first.

  • ) February 9, 2009 -- meetMoi, the first location based dating company in the United States, today released its redesigned mobile website just in time for the Valentine's Day date rush. Users can now view singles based on proximity and also filter users according to who is newest, currently online, or their best match. Combined with a greater ability to control search radii, meetMoi believes these new developments make it easier than ever to find your optimal match.

  • ) June 8, 2009 -- meetMoi, the leading location based dating company in the United States, today released an iPhone optimized website to complement its WAP and web-based product suite. The optimized website leverages advanced HTML 5.0 location features, along with iPhone specific design features, for a revolutionary step forward in the world of mobile development.

  • ) June 23, 2009 -- ClearSky Mobile Media, Inc., a provider of managed services and content to regional wireless carriers, and meetMoi, the leader in location based mobile dating, announced today an agreement to provide mobile dating to millions of mobile consumers serviced through ClearSky's broad portfolio of regional carriers.

  • ) September 28, 2008 -- ZOOSPI.COM is proud to introduce a new and convenient feature available on its website for homeowners and service providers on the go.

    ZOOSPI.COM is the first fully interactive website that connects in-home service providers, such as plumbers and electricians with homeowners. It enables homeowners to access services they need, when they need them. Scheduling an in-home service is now easier than ever. ZOOSPI.COM offers a real-time map of mobile service professionals on location and provides instant booking capabilities between businesses and customers.

  • ) May 21, 2009 -- Abaqus, Inc. today announced the availability of a new myGeoDiary Recorder for Android-powered devices, enabling individuals with Android-platform, GPS-enabled phones to record their geo-social tracks and directly upload them to the free myGeoDiary service on the web. The on-device myGeoDiary Recorder application has been specifically designed for use and branding by mobile operators to quickly and affordably provide location-based social networking services to their mobile phone customers. Towards this, Abaqus, Inc. today also announced that myGeoDiary will integrate with the GeoMob application by Orange R&D Labs and will be available on the Android Market under 'myGeoDiary for GeoMob'.

  • ) October 1, 2008 -- TechnoCom Corporation™ (www.technocom-wireless.com) announced today that its location service assurance platform, LocationAssurance Manager®, now protects wireless networks serving more than 140 million subscribers. TechnoCom is a leading provider of solutions to enable wireless location services that support Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) and location-based services including navigation, real-time traffic, local search and other applications.

  • ) December 9, 2008 -- LocaModa, Inc., a company connecting brands to audiences through location-centric media, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent number 7,450,954, “A system and method for providing and managing location-based interactive content.” The patent covers the core technology for enabling interactive social and mobile media across physical and virtual locations; this technology underpins the LocaModa platform, which has provided mobile and social interactivity to millions of users in thousands of locations.    

  • ) November 10, 2008 -- A new, free mobile GPS-messaging app called Zhiing debuts today for users of iPhone, Blackberry, and the in-car navigation device Dash. Zhiing lets mobile users send messages with live GPS coordinates to a mobile phone, so they can effortlessly find the people and places in their life. Zhiing is available now at Zhiing and the iPhone app store.

    Zhiing inbox - maps and messages

  • ) January 22, 2009 -- Skout is a new mobile, real-time, location-based dating platform that helps people meet compatible singles in their vicinity. People can use Skout to chat, share photos, and even share videos and other information. Whether at a conference, a bar, a college campus or a sporting event, people with similar interests who are near each other can use Skout to communicate and possibly even find love.

    Skout iPhone User listing

  • ) September 25, 2008 -- After Moximity CEO Bryan Jones learned he was only a mile away from meeting up with old friends after a concert last summer, he set out to change the way in which people organize their social lives. Moximity brings together your existing social networks with information on the most relevant venues, events and specials in your current area. The service is launching as an iPhone application.

  • Looking up the location of a telephone number used to be tedious, even when done online. WhereCall.com changes that, instantly showing the location as you type a phone number.

  • ) October 2, 2008 -- Mizoon Inc. announced today that it has launched its mobile social networking service to the public. Mizoon is a new mobile and Internet service that allows people to social network via phone and Web. Its unique location awareness enriches the experience so users can engage from home and from their favorite cafes, clubs, restaurants and gathering places; location owners can enable and engage with their patrons online when they are onsite or off. Mizoon protects user privacy with smart profiles for various moods and personas that makes it easy to engage personally or professionally. With no GPS and no phone client to download, Mizoon is fun, safe and easy to use.

  • With an avalanche of new applications stepping up the pace of location based services in the consumer market, a major talking point for the industry is selling price and whether consumers are willing to pay? All eyes are on location based advertising as a much needed revenue stream that application providers have been looking for. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2008)

    Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1538154.htm

  • ) October 7, 2009 -- Recursion Software, a provider of next-generation software platforms and intelligent middleware, today at the 2009 CTIA WIRELESS I.T.

  • Mobile messaging company, SMS Media Group, announces the release of its LBZ (Location Based Zip Code) technology. With LBZ, companies can now automatically capture zip codes from wireless devices and target messages based on geographic data. (PRWeb Aug 30, 2009)

    Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2800004.htm

  • Easy Lookup of City level Location and Map from IP address through IpGeoInfo.com

  • Sharing contact and location info can never be simpler than the Contacts Express way.
    iPhone Application creating a buzz and cost saving for small business and sales persons across the globe.

  • Ubiest and Aepona have signed a partner agreement under which UbiEst will provide its leading suite of location-based applications for Aepona to integrate with its Universal Service Plat

  • Entech Computer Services of Fort Myers has moved to a their corporate location to better service their IT customers.

  • ) February 11, 2009 -- Skout is a new mobile, real-time, location-based dating service that helps people meet compatible singles in their vicinity. Today the company is announcing the immediate availability of SKOUT for iPhone. People can use SKOUT for iPhone to chat with, share photos, and find dates with other singles in their vicinity. Whether at a conference, a bar, a college campus or a sporting event, people with similar interests can now use their iPhones to communicate with other singles and possibly even find love.

    Skout iPhone User listing

  • ) November 12, 2008 -- FindWhere, a pioneer and global leader of real-time GPS location tracking, is pleased to announce a 75% price reduction on its iFind 2000 vehicle tracking device. Slashed from $399 to $99 and the best price available with no hidden fees, this limited-time manufacturer direct offer is only available while supplies last.

    The iFind 2000 is the industry's top choice, professional grade GPS tracking device for surveillance, loss prevention and security. Today, FindWhere serves more than 25,000 users tracking over 200,000 devices.

  • ) October 15, 2008 -- MarcoPolo, an application that combines your Facebook Friends List with your iPhone to offer geo-location and communication services, was launched today by AC Ideas Corporation.

    MarcoPolo is designed to go beyond what traditional social networking tools offer in terms of communication. The application uses the iPhone's GPS and location software to bring geographical context to the conversations that people have with their online friends. Specifically the application has been designed to help with the desire to locate others, or be located. Because of this, MarcoPolo is best suited to social meet-ups like concerts, parties and conventions or to situations of distress, such as car troubles.

  • ) May 12, 2009 -- Plusmo, Inc., the leader in mobile widgets, applications and application store solutions, was named the global winner of Nokia's "Calling All Innovators" Hackathon for mobile application developers, held last week at the inaugural Nokia Developer Summit in Monaco. The developer contest was held to celebrate the much anticipated launch of the Nokia N97. Plusmo's Rocket mobile app, a social location widget which displays a user's nearest friends on a map, was built on-site by Plusmo developers during the 24-hour Hackathon coding competition.

  • Mannix Marketing, Inc. moved to a new location this past Winter, and because of explosive growth has all ready outgrown their current floor plan.

  • San Jose 1 June,2009 Monitis Inc.,a leading provider of affordable enterprise-class systems management software as a service, today announces a new external monitoring location within Amazon network.

  • San Jose 1 June, 2009 Monitis Inc., a leading provider of affordable easy-to-use enterprise-class systems management software as a service, today announces a new external monitoring location in China.

  • BAIS, Inc, a premier Silicon Valley Co-Location and Managed Solutions Provider is constructing a new state-of-the-art co-location datacenter in Santa Clara, CA.

  • BAIS, Inc, a premier Silicon Valley Co-Location and Managed Solutions Provider is constructing a new state-of-the-art co-location datacenter in Santa Clara, CA.

  • MVTRAC is pleased to announce an exclusive agreement with VW Credit, Inc. (VCI), a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, to provide location and recovery services for the lender's defaulted automobile collateral. VCI will use MVTRAC's Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology, as well as MVTRAC's location and recovery systems. (PRWeb Oct 13, 2009)

    Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/MVTRAC/VW_Credit/prweb3037684.htm

  • ) November 26, 2008 -- Mytalk, an early stage mobile networking firm, today announced that it has selected PointAbout's thin client mobile device applications to power Mytalk's proximity aware social networking service and opt-in mobile advertising platform.

  • The overwhelming success of the original gaming center has led owner, Ed Farias to expand into a new location in Tucson. This Tucson-based business saw fantastic growth last year as it bridged the gap between the experience of classic arcade-style competition and social action with the best modern games available today. In fact, it actually attracted gamers from as far away as Utah and California.

  • ) December 9, 2008 -- Interactive Mobile @dvertising (iM@), developer of geo-intelligent mobile destination guides for tourists and business travelers, was selected as the travel industry's most innovative technology application at the recently-concluded PhoCusWright Conference. The iM@ product is powered by Acuity Mobile's EMAP platform, which delivers Spot Relevance® - the ability to deliver the right content to the right person, at the right time and location.

    New Acuity logo

  • UbiEst's latest off-board mobile navigation service, UbiNav, has been selected as semifinalist for for this year's NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in Europe.
    The company, founded in 2001 and based in Treviso, is the first italian solution provider to gather final round judging of NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, a developer contest created to catalyze growth in the location-based services industry by bringing together the key players in the LBS/wireless value chain.

  • ) November 19, 2008 -- Rummble has created an iPhone application to make finding places you and your friends love simple and fast while you're on the move. Within seconds, the application gives you a list of recommended places, ranked by an individually calculated rating - literally, how much you will like a given place, as a score out of ten.

    The Rummble service includes location based content, blogging, photos, status sets and trips so you can see which of friends is going where and when - whether you're at home or on the move. No need for guide books or asking for directions for places while abroad. The Rummble iPhone application uses Google maps to guide you to places that you and your friends have rated, where ever they are.

  • Ubiest and Aepona have signed a partner agreement under which UbiEst will provide its leading suite of location-based applications for Aepona to integrate with its award-winning Universal Service Platform. (PRWeb Feb 20, 2009)

    Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2109724.htm

  • Intelligent InSites’ Experience in Real-Time Locating Systems to be Shared at Leading Global Technology Event

  • ) November 12, 2008 -- One of the Internet's most comprehensive free dating sites FreeDating247 has enhanced its free dating community. The newly re-branded website boasts unique and exciting features to help match singles from around the world.