Wednesday, November 30, 2011

YouMail In Distribution Deal With Regional Wireless Carrier

Irvine-based YouMail, the voicemail application provider headed y Alex Quilici, said today that it has inked a deal to provide its applications to subscribers of Viaero Wireless, a Colorado-based wireless carrier serving Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. YouMail said its Visual Voicemail Plus application will be available for free, and pre-loaded on the carrier's Android smartphones. Users will also be able to download iPhone and BlackBerry versions of the software. Financial details o fthe deal were not announced. YouMail said that the effort will allow it to gain more users for its premium offerings, which are accessible via the apps. YouMail is venture backed by VantagePoint Capital Partners, Siemer Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels, and also recently added CrunchFund to its investor list.

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