13
Dec 2011

UIE HMI Helps Promote The Safe Use of Smartphone Applications While Driving

KIRKLAND, Wash. & TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UIEJapan, Inc and UIEvolution, Inc announce that the “UIEngine for Automotive” software solution is selected by DENSO Corporation for their new connected in-vehicle infotainment service “ARPEGGiO”. In addition, UIE Japan designed the ARPEGGiO user experience to promote the safe use of smartphone applications when driving by optimizing it for the unique requirements of the smartphone and car navigation systems.

ARPEGGiO is not just a system that displays the smartphone application on the navigation display. Powered by UIEngine for Automotive, the in-vehicle connected infotainment service optimizes the smartphone application and formats it in a way that’s easier to use on the car navigation screen. In addition, to ensure safety, the system is designed to restrict the driver’s operation of certain applications while driving.

At present, the in-vehicle connected infotainment service planned for the Japanese market includes:

  • Searching for locations and setting destinations
  • Playing music stored on smartphones and streaming Internet radio
  • Track vehicle fuel efficiency
  • Registering the vehicle’s current location on social networking services (SNS), such as MIXI

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29
Apr 2011

Toronto, Ontario– April 27, 2011 –MMV Financial (MMV), a pre-eminent specialty finance firm serving venture-backed companies in North America, announced today that it has provided a $2 million follow-on financing to UIEvolution. The leading producer of mobile convergence technology, UIEvolution consistently delivers rich application experiences for mobile and embedded digital devices. The additional capital provided by MMV will assist UIEvolution in innovating industry-leading software products and services that allow operators, device makers and media companies the ability to engage today’s consumers across the ever-expanding mobile devices and platforms.

“We are extremely happy with our partnership with MMV Financial,” said Chris Ruff, CEO of UIEvolution. “We appreciate MMV’s flexibility in structuring a deal that suited our growth requirements and business needs.  Also their ability to close quickly allowed me to focus on our business instead of a lengthy financing process.”

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22
Mar 2011

UIEMagnify supercharges interaction of apps on mobile, tablets, TVs and autos by allowing apps to easily connect to cloud services

Kirkland, WA – March 21, 2011 – UIEvolution today introduces UIEMagnify™ a cloud-based software product to enhance its already robust User Experience Management Platform for connected apps.

UIEMagnify drives engagement and supercharges interaction of apps on smartphones, tablets, TVs and autos by allowing apps to easily connect to cloud services, including social media, music & video providers, advertising networks, content management systems and payment services.

“Our customers are focused on creating app experiences that define a new connected lifestyle for their consumers,” said Chris Ruff, CEO of UIEvolution.   “With UIEMagnify, we help our customers capture this growing connected apps opportunity.”

UIEMagnify lets brands, media companies, service providers and device manufactures integrate and manage their own custom API’s and cloud services. In short, UIEMagnify  allows creation of apps that are highly branded, easy to use, and continuously upgradable. See the Full Post »

09
Mar 2011

Building on the successful launch of its Top25 Brand, UIEvolution has expanded to international destinations with the launch of Top25 Cairo, Top 25 Rio De Janeiro, Top 25 Madrid and Top 25 Barcelona.

“US mobile users are traveling abroad and global mobile app usage is growing rapidly all over the world,” said Travis Beaven, COO UIEvolution.  ”Our customers usage and the demand for these applications made expanding globally a logical extension for us.”

As the market and our customers for this app continues to grow, UIE will continue expanding the franchise to other device platforms and hundreds of new exotic locations.

07
Mar 2011

Congratulations UIE Japan and also to our partners Imagica TV and Squad for delivering this exciting new Dafloid sports application to the Android market.

The app was released in the Android Marketplace on March 5, 2011.  Here is the complete Dafloid Press Release.

This application redefines how sports information converges with audio, video and social media to create a unique daily consumer experience on Tablets and Smartphones.  Stay tuned for additional platform and updated features information.

12
Jan 2011

UIEvolution has started launching a series of iPhone applications dedicated to making it fun and easy to find 25 cool things to do in different destinations around the world. The applications are intuitive to use for travelers and offer integration with Facebook for updating friends, Google Maps for finding location directions and phone integration for quick dialing of each destination.

“Our goal with the Top 25 series is to provide a helpful vacation and travel application for destinations around the world, said Travis Beaven, Chief Experience Officer at UIEvolution.  Travelers, often overwhelmed by technology, just want to enjoy their vacation. This series of smartphone applications is designed to serve that need; to provide useful, relevant and intuitive information for the traveler away from their computer.”

Current destination applications in the Apple App Store include: See the Full Post »

04
Jan 2011

UIEvolution platform manages in-vehicle application service & extends app experience to car’s in-dash display.

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S. A., Inc. and UIEvolution today announced a partnership to bring Toyota drivers a new connected application experience in the vehicle.

Entune, Toyota’s in-vehicle multimedia system, is powered by UIEngineTM, part of UIEvolution’s app Experience Management platform. UIEvolution delivers app experiences across smart devices and multiple screens (mobile, TV, auto, tablets and more). See the Full Post »

16
Jul 2010

UIE Japan partnered with MMBI (Multimedia Broadcasting, Inc) to showcase next generation broadcast media services “multimedia broadcasting” at Wireless Japan 2010 in the Tokyo International Exhibition Center (Tokyo Big Sight), July 14-16.

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28
Jun 2010

As part of the focus of the program on integrating core, pre-loaded applications, UIEvolution joins the ranks along with five other companies  in Qualcomm’s 3Pre program for the new Brew® Mobile Platform (Brew MP™) . According to the press release on GoMo News this morning, “Qualcomm is committed to advancing the reach of Brew MP, and subsequently delivering richer applications and better experiences to consumers using a range of devices across the world’s largest markets,” said Mitch Oliver, vice president of ecosystem development for Qualcomm.

Chris Ruff responds in the article, once again surmising why UIEvolution continues to build and strengthen these strategic ties, “UIEvolution has been working with Qualcomm since the early days of Brew, and with the launch of Brew MP we are able to extend our UIEngine products to deliver a truly compelling mobile experience,” said Chris Ruff, chief executive officer of UIEvolution. See the Full Post »

04
May 2010

We’re pleased to announce we have received new investment from MMV Financial to support our sales and marketing efforts and growth in new opportunities.

 As a leader in Web application integration and delivery software for mobile phones and connected consumer electronics, we continue to expand the reach of our services internationally. Through our new relationship with MMV Financial, we now have the additional resources we need to continue our growth in this sector. See the Full Post »