Mpowerplayer

mpowerplayer is a technology-startup company based in Reston, Virginia, [cite web |url= http://mpowerplayer.com/?page_id=1554|title= Contact Us|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= mpowerplayer |date=2008-09-28] just outside 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 themcite web |url= http://www.mpowerplayer.com |title= mpowerplayer |accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= mpowerplayer.com |date=2008-09-28] . Customers include Sprint-Nextel, EA Mobilecite web |url= http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/09/10/mpowerplayer-raises-$2.5-million-online-mobile-game-demos|title= Mpowerplayer Raises $2.5 Million for Online Mobile Game Demos|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= Digital Media Wire|date=2008-09-10] and Sega Mobile.

Technically mpowerplayer's platform is a J2ME emulator for devices capable of running J2SE. In May 2008, the company was awarded with the Duke's Choice Award in the mobile gaming category from Sun Microsystems [cite web |url= http://wireless.ign.com/articles/872/872508p1.html|title= Mpowerplayer Wins Coveted Duke's Choice Award at JavaOne Developer Conference|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= IGN|date=2008-05-08] [cite web |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS169460+14-May-2008+PRN20080514|title= INC.spire Client Mpowerplayer Wins Duke's Choice Award|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= Reuters|date=2008-05-14] .

Funding

Following its recent launch from tech incubator LaunchBox Digital, [cite web |url= http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/launchbox-unleashes-its-first-nine-startups/|title= LaunchBox Unleashes Its First Nine Startups|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= TechCrunch|date=2008-08-05] [cite web |url= http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/east-coast-incubator-launchbox-digital-s-first-class-graduates|title= East Coast Incubator LaunchBox Digital's First 'Class' Graduates|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= Silicon Alley Insider|date=2008-08-05] on 11 September 2008 it was announced that mpowerplayer had raised $2.5 million in its first round of fundingcite web |url= http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/11/mobile-gaming-startup-mpowerplayer-raises-25m/|title= Mobile gaming startup Mpowerplayer raises $2.5M|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= Venture Beat|date=2008-09-11] . 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 [cite web |url= http://www.redherring.com/blogs/24878|title= Mpowerplayer Rings Up $2.5M|accessdate=2008-09-28 |work= |publisher= Red Herring|date=2008-09-10] .

References

External links

* [http://www.mpowerplayer.com/ mpowerplayer site]