NTT DoCoMo Funds Ecrio
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Ecrio, the pioneer in real-time
communications and commerce software for mobile phones, today announced that
marquee customer NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s premier mobile communications company,
has agreed to make a strategic investment in Ecrio. The funding will help
Ecrio expand the breadth and depth of 3G mobile applications it delivers to
the market, including VideoShare, Voice over IP (VoIP), IMPS, Push-to-Talk
(PoC), and more.
“It is the highest compliment for Ecrio when customers invest in our
business,” said Nagesh Challa, Ecrio’s chairman and CEO. “NTT DoCoMo shares
our vision for the growth in 3G networks and applications worldwide. This
investment gives Ecrio additional resources to support a global realm of
applications, services and customers.”
Stated Mr. Toshio Miki, Vice President, Managing Director of Communication
Device Development Department for NTT DoCoMo, “Over the past 18 months,
Ecrio has helped DoCoMo enrich millions of mobile handsets with our
IMS-based PushTalk(TM) service. This investment marks a significant
milestone in our work with Ecrio; we look forward to an even closer
relationship as we cooperate on next generation services based on their
experience and technology.”
NTT DoCoMo Inc. (NYSE: DCM)