WiSpry Named Top Innovator By The GSMA In Its Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition June 2, 2008 Stay Entertained, Informed, Connected -- While in the Hospital May 23, 2008 SiliconSystems’ CEO Michael Hajeck Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Finalist for 2008 May 20, 2008 Revance Announces Series C Expansion May 12, 2008 WiSpry Awarded 'Product of the Year in Semiconductors' by the AeA May 6, 2008 Quickoffice® Announces the Acquisition of DynoPlex May 5, 2008 Skylight Healthcare Systems Adds Three Luther Midelfort-Mayo Health System Hospitals in Wisconsin April 23, 2008 Quickoffice and Esmertec Partner to Bring Superior Viewing Technology to Mobile Phones April 22, 2008 QuickOffice & ARM Team On Graphics For Wireless Media April 11, 2008 Specific Media Acquires European Ad Network Adviva March 12, 2008 Specific Media Achieves Unparalleled Growth in 2007 March 10, 2008 WiSpry Closes Additional $7M in Series B Financing March 10, 2008 Hotels of the World Stops Spam with Sendio February 29, 2008 AlwaysOn Names Specific Media as OnMedia Top 100 Winner January 24, 2008 Skylight Healthcare Systems Announces Three New Aurora Health Care Partners December 20, 2007 Specific Media Raises $100 Million to Expand Web Ads November 1, 2007 Allure Magazine Names RELASTIN(TM) Eye Silk(TM) 'Best Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream' of 2007 September 27, 2007 Quickoffice Appoints Alan Masarek as CEO to Deliver Expanded Vision of Mobile Office October 15, 2007 Emergent's Device Brings Fast Help to a Failing Heart October 11, 2007 Intersil Corporation Acquires Planet ATE September 10, 2007 Specific Media Fastest Growing Online Ad Network among comScore’s Top 10 Networks July 31, 2007 WiSpry Named Most Promising Company by Information Forecast, Inc. July 31, 2007 WiSpry's RF-MEMS Capacitors and Founding CEO Among AEA’s Award Finalists May 22, 2007 Specific Media CEO Named As Finalist In 2007 American Business Awards May 17, 2007 Quickoffice Extends Global Leadership of Mobile Office Software Distribution in the First Quarter of April 23, 2007 NP Photonics Appoints Philippe Brak, Former VP of Sales and Marketing, as President and CEO March 2, 2007 Quickoffice® Secures Additional $7 Million in Private Funding, Adds Former PalmSource™ Executive to February 25, 2007 SiliconSystems’ SiliconDrive Secure Named Digital Technology of the Year by Electronic Design Magazi February 21, 2007 Intelligent Thermal Management Chip Provider Andigilog Completes Series B Financing February 20, 2007 Quickoffice® Sets New Standard for Symbian Smartphone Productivity with Launch of Quickoffice v4 January 22, 2007 SiliconSystems Packs All the Advanced Storage Technology of its SiliconDrive into a New 1.8-inch For January 17, 2007 Specific Media Achieves Record Breaking Annual Growth for 2006 January 17, 2007 ‘Laptop Lag’ Constrains Mobile Professionals December 4, 2006 XOS Technologies and Digital Orchid Help College Sports Fans 'Go Mobile' With New Cell Phone Feature November 7, 2006 SiliconSystems is Ranked North America’s Second Fastest Rising Star in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 October 19, 2006 NOKIA Names Quickoffice as S60 3rd Edition Challenge Winner October 18, 2006 Digital Orchid Acquires European Mobile Game Developer, Blue Tech September 27, 2006 Quickoffice Acquires Exclusive Distribution Rights to BitFlash SVG Software in Mobile Communications September 27, 2006 Relastin Proven to Create Skin That Acts Younger August 27, 2006 Lessons From a Lender - How a Small-business Investment Company Decides Where to Put Its Money May 8, 2006 |
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Smartphone software leader continues expansion, garners additional funding and fortifies its advisory group with experienced leadership Dallas, Texas – January 22, 2007 – Quickoffice, the world leader in providing office document software for mobile devices, today announced it has secured seven million dollars in private equity financing led by Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield Fund®, with participation from Access Industries, Advantage Capital Partners, Shepherd Ventures and Shea Ventures. In addition, the company has named Patrick McVeigh, former CEO of PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSRC), to its board of directors. “Quickoffice is experiencing rapid growth and is now shipping on tens of millions of smartphones worldwide,” said Patrick McVeigh. “Its seasoned management team has secured strong commercial and strategic relationships with some of the world’s largest brands, including Nokia and Sony Ericsson. As a 20-year veteran of the mobile consumer electronics industry, I intend to use my experience to further Quickoffice’s global leadership.” This latest funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $26 million. Quickoffice will use the latest financing to further its core product line and to increase distribution with the world’s leading handset manufacturers. Quickoffice also announced that in the second half of 2006, the company’s software was included on the following new handset models: Nokia’s N75, N76, N93i, N95, 6290 and Sony Ericsson’s P990i and W958c. In addition, Nokia has licensed Quickoffice software and is now shipping its Quickoffice 3.0 Premier product on all existing E-Series phones, including the E60, E61, E62 and E70. “This latest round of funding is a testament to our market success and will benefit us greatly as we continue our expansion,” said Barry Cottle, CEO. “We’re happy to have Patrick’s leadership and experience as we continue to lead the market as the preferred provider of mobile office document software.” While with PalmSource, McVeigh led the company through a competitive bidding process, which resulted in the company’s acquisition by ACCESS Company Ltd. He also served as CEO of Aliph Corporation, a developer of audio and speech technologies for mobile communications devices. McVeigh also founded the Omnisky Corporation, provider of wireless data services to carriers such as AT&T Wireless and Verizon. As chairman and CEO, he led the development and execution of service launch within one year of founding the business. McVeigh raised over $250 million in funding through private and public offerings, grew revenues from $0 to $43 million, and eventually sold the business to Earthlink. Prior to that, he served in various executive sales and marketing roles for both Palm and Apple. Quickoffice software provides smartphone users with mobile access to Microsoft Office documents, allowing them to open, edit and save files in their native format. The latest release, Quickoffice Premier v4, offers unique and powerful features for mobile phones, greatly enhancing both user experience and productivity. This release was named Best Enterprise Application in the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge in October 2006, and builds on highly successful previous releases. Quickoffice was chosen by Nokia as the exclusive mobile office suite deployed on S60 3rd Edition phones. About Quickoffice
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