Quick Links

Mobile Security Industry News

[January 30, 2013]

Samsung Offers Zipwhip Cloud Texting Technology on All New Windows 8 PCs, Globally

Seattle, Washington, Jan 30, 2013 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- This week Samsung began loading Zipwhip, a global cloud texting provider, on all of its new Windows 8 PCs to extend text messaging beyond mobile phones. The new app, Zipwhip for Samsung, is available on all Samsung All-in-One PCs, Tablet PCs and Notebooks, including the new Series 9 laptop and ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T tablet via the Windows 8 storefront's Samsung Top Picks section.

Zipwhip for Samsung enables Android users to seamlessly text from their computers using their existing mobile number just as they would from their phones. In-bound text messages show up in real-time on a user's computer screen making it faster and more convenient to promptly reply without switching devices.

"Texting is the priority form of communication for the masses yet until now it's been confined to mobile phones," said John Lauer, Zipwhip CEO. "Zipwhip for Samsung gives owners of Samsung computers the same freedom to text as they get with their email." Zipwhip, founded in Seattle in 2009, surpassed more than 7 million users in January and currently processes over a half-a-billion texts per month routed from more than 70 countries. Today's announcement with Samsung is the latest in a series of cloud texting application agreements since 2009, specifically with carriers, including Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and C Spire. Zipwhip continues to complement its desktop, Web and tablet offering by providing consumers with a seamless SMS experience. Its direct-to-consumer applications are available for free at Zipwhip.com. Standard messaging rates apply.

"There's beauty in brevity," Lauer said. "Short form communication is defining modern culture. Texting is the closest thing to telepathy. Zipwhip makes texting even faster and easier through accessibility. We're currently seeing approximately 40% of inbound text messages being read on the computer first for users that install the desktop companion app. We could've never predicted such a huge shift in behavior." About Zipwhip Zipwhip is a global cloud texting provider that allows mobile subscribers to text message from virtually any connected device with a fully synchronized experience using their existing phone numbers. Unlike any other messaging applications, Zipwhip is focused on helping mobile and landline operators modernize text messaging medium beyond mobile phones via both the SMS and IP channels. Zipwhip is recognized for its carrier-grade cloud texting platform and suite of consumer-facing applications for the desktop, Web and tablet. Its technology introduces trailblazing functionality while holding true to the distinct culture of texting that consumers have grown to love. For more information, visit Zipwhip.com.

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10371427.htm PRWeb.com

[ Back To Mobile Security Homepage's Homepage ]

Request a Demo

Weekly Demonstration: SAP Mobile Secure
Solution including SAP Afaria Cloud

Free 30-day Trial

Best MDM in the cloud. Best MDM
Analytics. Best MDM price.

Featured Whitepapers

What Is Your Mobile Content Policy? A Checklist for Content Risk Mitigation
We are living in a world that only 20 years ago was the realm of science fiction. Devices once just barely imaginable have become common consumer items, carried casually in pockets and purses, with constantly growing capabilities.

SAP Enterprise Mobility: Bringing a Cohesive Approach to a Complex Market
Mobility and consumerization are creating complexity in the enterprise, but embracing the change can lead to more productive mobile workers as well as better communications with employees, partners, customers, and consumers. The trends in the enterprise mobility landscape drive a need for technology solutions to emerge.

View All

Featured Datasheets

Securing Enterprise Mobility for Greater Competitive Advantage
We are living in a world that only 20 years ago was the realm of science fiction. Devices once just barely imaginable have become common consumer items, carried casually in pockets and purses, with constantly growing capabilities.

Secure Mobile Content Management for the Enterprise
Every day employees move business files onto their mobile devices so they can work at home, on the road, or at client sites. The mobile workforce is a reality, as 80% of employees say they need to access work documents from outside the office.1 Instead of insecure, consumer-based tools, enterprises need a safe, reliable platform for managing content on mobile devices.

View All

Featured Webinar

Mobile Drives Field Service Productivity at Satellites Unlimited
Field service has never been more competitive or faster changing than it is today. Going mobile is a must to stay ahead of the competition, provide improved services, and keep up with ever-increasing customer expectations.

View All

Featured Webcast

End to End Mobility Requirements: IDC and SAP explore the 3rd Platform
A new IDC study states that we're in the midst of a shift that takes place once every 20 - 25 years - introducing a new technology platform that will inspire growth and innovation for enterprises of all sizes. IDC calls it the 3rd Platform - built on mobile devices and apps, cloud services, mobile broadband networks, "Big Data", analytics, and social technologies.

View All

Featured On-Demand Webinar

Analyst Webcast: Secure Content Management in a Mobile Age
Securing and managing content is taking on new importance as organizations try to cope with the explosion of business-oriented file sharing services while at the same time taking advantage of the proliferation of "smart" mobile devices.

View All