MGM Wireless
and VIP TONE Alliance
Both companies
jointly deliver an integrated and effective solution
for improving K-12 student attendance in USA and Australia
Adelaide, Australia - 16 March, 2007: Today MGM Wireless
Ltd. (based in Adelaide, South Australia) and VIP Tone,
Inc. (based in California, USA) announced a strategic
distribution agreement to co-brand and distribute both
MGM and VIP Tone attendance improvement products and
services to schools in the USA and Australia, offering
a complete solution for student attendance and parent
communications.
VIP Tone has licensed MGM's messageyou™, which will
be co-branded as School MATRIX®-messageyou™, and will
be available at an attractive promotional price as a
tightly integrated add-on module to the suite. School
MATRIX® ESAS (enhanced Student Assessment Suite) will
be promoted to all schools across Australia through
MGM's national direct sales and distribution network.
This non-exclusive, two-way alliance has been negotiated
over the past few months and represents the coming together
of two leading companies committed to excellence in
the provision of services to education establishments.
"This is indeed a significant step forward for MGM Wireless,
and will provide an instant channel to market for MGM's
suite of leading edge school attendance products into
more than 200 school districts in the US," Mr. Fortunatow
said. "VIP Tone is also the leading supplier of school
management software in Australia, with whole of Education
Department agreements in South Australia, Queensland
and Tasmania together with Catholic Education in SA."
Mr. Fortunatow added that, while the majority of South
Australian secondary schools already use messageyou™,
this agreement also paves the way for more rapid take-up
by the State's 500-plus primary schools. "VIP Tone answers
a strong need for total roll marking automation products
in Australia, making it easy to capture attendance data
through mobile devices," he added.
The Department of Education and Children's Services
(DECS) in South Australia recently announced that it
has accredited School MATRIX® ESAS, VIP Tone's new suite
of attendance data capture and roll marking products,
and has strongly recommended it to its 600 schools. VIP Tone helps educators create world-class school environments with one integrated solution for their learning, communication and collaboration needs.
"We are excited about this partnership with MGM Wireless,"
said Robert Iskander, CEO and Founder of VIP Tone. "
We are going to introduce MGM's leading edge SMS text
message communication systems into one of the biggest
education markets on the globe, the USA, which has over
90,000 schools."
MGM Wireless opened it first US office in California
earlier this year, appointing former MGM Wireless WA
executive Robin Hamon to oversee the US beach-head.
"We have been pleasantly surprised by the interest generated
from the successful messageyou™ trials in Arizona, which
commenced at the start of the US school year, last August,"
Mr Fortunatow said. "American schools and their school
communities have readily accepted the SMS text-based
communication as a way to address a significant social
and financial problem for US schools, which are largely
funded based on attendance rather than enrolment figures.
We are highly confident of messageyou reaching into
US schools this year."
About VIP Tone, Inc.
Founded by Robert Iskander in April 2000, VIP Tone, Inc is a privately held Delaware Corporation headquartered in Alameda, California, with an Australian subsidiary, VIP Tone Australia, based in Adelaide. VIP Tone's products and services are delivered to K-12 educational organisations through customized educational web portals that integrate content and software application channels, delivered securely over the web as hosted and managed services. VIP Tone's major platforms include: EduTone Xchange™, School MATRIX® and VIP PBX™. For more information, visit the VIP Tone web site at www.viptone.com.
About MGM Wireless Ltd.
A publicly listed company on the Australia Stock Exchange
(Symbol: MWR), MGM is recognized as the pioneer, expert
and market leader in the application of SMS-TEXT technology
to effectively improve student attendance. MGM delivers
an integrated suite of software called messageyou™ ,
communications and professional services. MGM solutions
enable schools to reduce costs, increase productivity,
discharge their duty of care, engage Parent involvement,
and ultimately improve student learning and social outcomes.
For more information visit www.messageyou.com.
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