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London start-up attracts
investors and customers with its hand-held demo
that enables users to listen to publications and
documents - anytime, anywhere and on any device
London , October 2005 – Otodio
has delivered its first live demo on select PDAs
and Smart phones. Otodio, the developers of software
for broadcasting daily newspapers and publications
in virtually real-time announced the release of
a prototype system for use in pilots and trials.
Otodio is versatile enough to have its content
delivered through any digital medium to any enabled
device, such as a smart phone, PDA, digital and
satellite radio or computer.
“We are in discussions with a number of publishers
and introducing a smart phone demo was the best way
to help our customers visualise what is possible
with Otodio,” said Peter Bond CEO. “ Otodio can help
publishers develop a direct commercial relationship
with their readers, as well addressing a younger,
on-demand audience. It does this by enabling printed
content to be accessed easily in an audio format
on digital portable devices whilst on the move, or
through podcasting.”
Otodio has recently
attracted investment from industry heavyweights
John Redford, Peter Wakeham and Mark Blandford
. “I work in an industry focused on online
investor relations and web-based corporate communications
solutions, I am constantly looking at leveraging
new technology to get information out to people in
whatever format they prefer – Otodio is a breakthrough
for any publisher” said Peter Wakeham , co-founder
and Executive Chairman of WILink PLC .
About Otodio
Otodio is a delivery
channel which enables consumers to listen to publications
at anytime, anywhere and on any device. Time starved
commuters, for example, can listen to their favourite
newspaper while driving; “browsing” through the
paper with simple intuitive controller on the steering
wheel or with voice commands. Otodio is an entirely
new mass market delivery channel for the newspaper,
magazine and journal and education publishing industry.
In future, publication delivery channels will be
Paper, the Internet and Otodio. Content is delivered
to Otodio enabled mobile phones (with a downloadable
plug-in), digital (or satellite) radios, portable
audio players, PCs or other digital devices. Otodio
doesn't need a “backchannel”, but if one is available, “single-click” buying
or other selections can be made. Otodio can also
be used to create and receive corporate documents
such as manuals and sales literature, and for location
based documents, like tourist guides. In addition
to its many commercial applications, Otodio will
also be of great benefit to the visually impaired
and is strongly supported by the Royal National
Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and the American
Federation for the Blind (AFB).
Contact:
Simon Gall: simon@otodio.com +44
20 8778 5164
Diana Nye : diana@ariadnecapital.com +44
20 7653 0291
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