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Pangolin and
its IMU and VMU products have been widely covered in the trade media. Here
are some articles about the company and our products. Articles that are
especially detailed or interesting are marked with a dark blue square (n).
The articles are listed under the following categories:
- Mobile Beat,
Reach Out and Text Someone. "The latest texting technology provides
DJs with compelling and interactive tools proven to entertain crowds...
DJs simplify their jobs by using the IMU to handle song and video
requests from the crowd, rather than have them rush the DJ booth... The
IMU system is not limited to conventional video display methods. For
larger events, the IMU can be used in conjunction with laser systems."
Mondo*DR,
Pangolin Interactive Messaging Unlimited 5.0. "Applying the latest in
video display technology to cellular communications... IMU software turns
any Windows computer into a message control centre for text and image
messages displayed simultaneously with other content... The new "juke box"
feature allows audience members to request songs and/or music videos by
sending alphanumeric code by SMS to a designated number."
- DJ Times,
Txt 4 U. "The Pangolin IMU package includes software, a portable
wireless modem, and a USB cable which connects the modem to a
computer... The IMU software is sold in two versions: IMU Basic, is
designed for use at nightclubs and bars; IMU Pro has features for
professional high volume accplications such as broadcast and cable TV."
Club Systems International,
Txt Blitz: Interactive Messaging. "Interactive text messaging gives
clubs and DJs a powerful tool to engage and build relationships with
customers. It lets them create promotions and sponsorships that produce
new, recurring streams of revenue.... Clubs can analyze data collected
from incoming messages and then tailor marketing campaigns with incentives
that turn occasional customers into regulars."
- Mobile Beat,
Cellular
Interactions. "Creating extreme possibilities for electronically
interactive entertainment..."
Nightclub & Bar Magazine,
"Interactive
Messaging Unlimited". Four-paragraph overview of the IMU system.
Night Magazine,
"Pangolin"
General-purpose video SMS and text-to-screen
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Live
Design,
Product News. "Pangolin has released its Interactive Messaging
Unlimited Version 5, a Windows-based software that allows text or picture
messages from a variety of wireless devices to be displayed immediately on
video screens... New features include expanded graphic display
capabilities, improved and simplified tools for creating and using mobile
marketing address books, Windows Vista compatibility, 'Video Jukebox' and
independent display and control of multimedia messages (MMS) and text
messages (SMS)."
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Florida Trend,
Sending a Message.
"Text messaging is expanding as a communication tool in a number of
applications .... [Pangolin has] software that processes text message
and then displays them using video or lasers.... The company is
targeting nightclubs and bars, trade shows concerts, sporting events and
churches."
Now Playing Magazine,
The Big Push.
"You can run, but you can't hide from the wizardry of wireless.... SMS
technology can make you smarter, healthier and entertain you. PangolinSMS
has developed a system that allows an entire community of users to
interact in near real-time with their phones." Available on-line without
graphics
here,
or as a PDF file from the printed magazine (with graphics)
here.
Wireless Daily News, "Pangolin software
facilitates Interactive Messaging for Public Display Apps"
Frost & Sullivan Technical Insights Alert, "Interactive Mobile Messaging Platform"
Orlando Sentinel - Central Florida Business,
"Software for cell phones"
Wireless Daily News, "Pangolin's IMU Software
Enables Chatting, Voting, Trivia, Sweepstakes"
CTV NewsNet,
"What's new in the world of
Wireless Technology" See first two paragraphs.
Trade shows, meetings and events
Exhibitor Magazine,
Get the Message? "...attendees can send text questions (via wireless
devices) for booth staff to answer during demos or presentations."
- informit.com,
Collecting Data with New Technologies: ARS, SMS and RFID. "Giving
presentations is less and less about delivering information and more and
more about getting and analyzing data in preparation for conveying a
message." Discusses using SMS and Pangolin's system to aggregate
feedback, gather audience questions and user responses: "A huge
improvement over the old 'step to the microphone' method." (If the link
does not work, click here for
the relevant text.)
New England Corporate Events,
Hot Stuff: Text
Message Power (PDF file). Short overview of using IMU to "allow
audience members at an event to communicate with the entire group,
speaker, or discussion panelists."
Event Solutions, "Text Message It"
Exhibit Builder, "Interactive Messaging"
Wireless Week, (CTIA Show Daily). "Pangolin goes to
the concert"
- PC Magazine website,
"No More Chads." Description of how Pangolin's IMU software is used
to enable interactive SMS text message voting for "best product", at the
Consumer Electronics Show. (For more details on this application,
see our CES voting page.)
Church Production Magazine,
Moving from Presentational to Interactive: Using cellular technology to
create an interactive experience. "...churches are looking for ways to
break down the barriers between the congregation and the platform to
create a more interactive experience."
Worship Facilities,
Three Technologies You Should Know About. "[Pangolin's IMU] technology
can be used to create a more collaborative experience. Not only can people
in the congregation have input on the content, it also allows people to
ask questions they might not stand up and ask." (For
more details on this application, see our Churches page.)
Religious Product News,
"Pangolin's Interactive Messaging Unlimited"
Campus Events Professional,
"Interactive Messaging Unlimited". Short overview of the IMU system.
Campus Technology, in the New Products box on the right side of
this page.
Customer loyalty
programs
UPI Hi-Tech WirelessWorld column,
'Card-less' loyalty promos. "Interactive Messaging Unlimited (IMU)...
'uses the texting technology already embedded in most cell phones, and
enables the video display of SMS/MMS messages, including combining
messages with other video content, i.e., live feeds, static or animated
graphics, and scrolling text,' the [PangolinSMS] spokesman told Wireless
World. Now that will make for some interesting in-store coupons." (If the
link does not work,
click here
for the story.)
Laser display of SMS messages
Mondo*DR, "Pangolin: Lasers Mastered". Also,
an article about
Pangolin's LivePro software.
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