Wmode teams with Vantrix for mobile content adaptation

London, UK  - Wmode, a leading provider of Mobile Content Distribution Services for content providers, mobile operators and media and brand companies, announced today that it has deployed the mobile content adaptation solution from Vantrix Corporation.

Wmode will employ the Vantrix solution within the ClearMode service which manages all aspects of mobile content distribution, on a managed service basis, including content recruitment, provisioning, verification, delivery, billing, settlement, customer care and reporting. ClearMode provides a unified and consistent approach to distribution across SMS, WAP, xHTML, Client and Web storefronts.

"We spent several months evaluating solutions to help us automate our content manipulation workflow. Vantrix and its content adaptation platform became the obvious choice," said Dennis Woronuk, President & COO of Wmode. "By working with Vantrix, we are ensuring that we will be able to access and deliver more optimized content, across more networks, to more subscribers."

Designed to generate revenue for content providers and distributors by enhancing the quality of their rich media services, SPOTxde Server effectively streamlines content manipulation processes to provide an optimized user experience across all devices and networks, whether the content is downloaded or delivered as MMS, IM or mobile e-mail.

"We are delighted to have been selected by Wmode," said Jean Mayrand, CEO of Vantrix. "The ClearMode solution has brought great benefits to Wmode business partners worldwide and we are confident that our SPOTxde Server solution will only enhance the quality of their content delivery moving forward."


About Vantrix
Vantrix, formerly known as VoiceAge Networks, is a leading solution provider of rich media content adaptation, addressing the impediments to the seamless delivery of mobile messaging and content downloads. Already deployed by leading content providers and mobile operators worldwide, SPOTxde Server can be implemented as a Single Point of Transcoding to address all possible content adaptation needs, allowing virtually all devices to participate in revenue generating value-added services while providing an optimized user experience. The solution offers device management, content filtering, content editing, and business intelligence capabilities as well as support for mobile marketing, DRM, and live streaming. Vantrix is based in Montreal, Canada with points of presence in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and has proudly chaired the OMA sub-committee for the Standard Transcoding Interface (STI) since 2004. For more information, visit us at www.vantrix.com.


About Wmode
Wmode operates ClearMode®, a mobile content distribution service that provides for the recruitment, management, discovery, delivery and payment of mobile content. Wmode offers a complete suite of technologies and services on a managed service basis that enable mobile operators, MVNOs, content providers and media and brand companies to deliver a broad range of wireless Internet content and services to valued consumers. ClearMode, the first complete content distribution solution, has been operated as a managed service since 2002.  Wmode, founded in September 2000, is a privately held company with offices in Calgary and Toronto, Canada and Bern, Switzerland. Further information about Wmode can be found at www.wmode.com.


Media Relations:

Vantrix Corporation
Allan Benchetrit
Chief Operating Officer
+1 (514) 866-1717

Wmode Inc.
Marty Savoy
Director, Marketing and Communications
Wmode Inc.
+1.403.210.8327
marty.savoy@wmode.com

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