Mpowerplayer Explained

mpowerplayer was a technology-startup company based in Reston, Virginia,[1] just outside of Washington, D.C. The company offers a solution for the video game industry (game publishers and mobile operators) to enable their customers to browse and demo mobile games on their web browser before buying them.[2] Customers include Sprint-Nextel, EA Mobile[3] and Sega Mobile.

Technically mpowerplayer's platform is a Java ME emulator for devices capable of running Java SE. In May 2008, the company was awarded with the Duke's Choice Award in the mobile gaming category from Sun Microsystems.[4] [5]

Funding

Following its launch from tech incubator LaunchBox Digital,[6] [7] on 11 September 2008 it was announced that mpowerplayer had raised $2.5 million in its first round of funding.[8] Funding comes from New Atlantic Ventures, the Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund and LaunchBox Digital. The company plans to use the funding to expand their presence and their widget-based mobile game catalog on more social networking sites.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact Us. 2008-09-28 . mpowerplayer . 2008-09-28.
  2. Web site: mpowerplayer . 2008-09-28 . mpowerplayer.com . 2008-09-28.
  3. Web site: Mpowerplayer Raises $2.5 Million for Online Mobile Game Demos. 2008-09-28. Digital Media Wire. 2008-09-10. 2008-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914003420/http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/09/10/mpowerplayer-raises-$2.5-million-online-mobile-game-demos. dead.
  4. Web site: Mpowerplayer Wins Coveted Duke's Choice Award at JavaOne Developer Conference. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516080201/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/872/872508p1.html. dead. May 16, 2008. 2008-09-28 . IGN. 2008-05-08.
  5. Web site: INC.spire Client Mpowerplayer Wins Duke's Choice Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20080927045519/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS169460+14-May-2008+PRN20080514. dead. 2008-09-27. 2008-09-28 . Reuters. 2008-05-14.
  6. Web site: LaunchBox Unleashes Its First Nine Startups. 2008-09-28 . TechCrunch. 2008-08-05.
  7. Web site: East Coast Incubator LaunchBox Digital's First 'Class' Graduates. 2008-09-28 . Silicon Alley Insider. 2008-08-05.
  8. Web site: Mobile gaming startup Mpowerplayer raises $2.5M. 2008-09-28 . Venture Beat. 2008-09-11.
  9. Web site: Mpowerplayer Rings Up $2.5M. 2008-09-28. Red Herring. 2008-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080915044956/http://redherring.com/blogs/24878. 2008-09-15. dead.

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