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Jacked, Inc. Named Finalist in CTIA Wireless 2008® Emerging Technologies Award for Innovation
Jacked Mobile SportsTop™ to Provide Interactive Experience for Sporting Events on Internet-Enabled Mobile Devices
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – April 1, 2008 – Jacked, Inc.™ (www.jacked.com), developer of a new Webtop publishing platform designed to synchronize Internet content with live television, announced today that its mobile widget product was selected as a finalist in the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Awards. A panel of industry analysts, media and technology experts reviewed nearly three hundred submissions from established and emerging companies and judged product entries based on innovation, creativity and vision.
“On the heels of a successful launch for our second-screen product, the Jacked SportsTop™ , we see the third screen as an incredible opportunity to connect the millions of mobile consumers out there that want to engage with NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES,” said Bryan Biniak, CEO of Jacked. “As a finalist for this award, we are honored to be recognized by the mobile industry for the Jacked Mobile SportsTop™ and look forward to the product launch.”
The E-Tech Awards program gives industry recognition and acknowledges the best wireless products and services in the areas of Mobile CE (consumer electronics); Consumer Mobile Applications; Enterprise Solutions; Network Infrastructure; Mobile Widgets; and 4G. Judges for the more than 300 entrants include experienced members of the press and analyst community such as Steven Wildstrom, BusinessWeek; Brian Lam, Gizmodo, Peter Ha, TechCrunch and Julie Ask, Jupiter Research. The E-Tech Award Ceremony will take place on the Fashion in Motion stage in the Mobile Entertainment eXpo pavilion of the Las Vegas Convention Center on Wednesday, April 2 at 3 p.m.
About Jacked, Inc.
Jacked™ is the developer of the first Webtop publishing platform designed to synchronize Internet content with live television. The company’s initial product is the Jacked SportsTop™, a unique browser-based virtual desktop using proprietary multi-patent technology to allow sports fans to customize their game experience through a dashboard of widgets. To date, Jacked has partnered with NBC Sports to power its PlayAction Web site for Sunday night football broadcasts and the Notre Dame football season. In addition to NFL and NCAA football, Jacked currently supports NBA, NCAA Division 1 basketball and will be launching support MLB games over the next several months. Jacked was recently recognized by media company AlwaysOn as one of the OnMedia 100 Winners and was also selected as one of 30 leading technology companies to join the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program.
Jacked is a venture backed company with funding from Provenance Ventures, Core Capital Partners, and Gabriel Venture Partners. Jacked was founded in June 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, CA.
About CTIA WIRELESS 2008®
As the premier global event representing the $500 billion global wireless industry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 brings together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless.
CTIA-The Wireless Association is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premiere producer of two annual technology events representing the complete wireless, mobile and Internet industries: CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place in Las Vegas April 1-3; CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008 takes place in San Francisco September 10-12. Visit www.ctia.org.