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October 01, 2007
Mojowatch: Cubic Telecom, Nitrosell, Sxoop, and LouderVoice
An article in the Irish Independent says that some the country's Cork-based startups in the mobile and web markets, are getting some buzz internationally. We checked that claim and you'll find our results in our latest mojowatch.eu report below.
Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom, whose service names you may recognize Roam4Free and now MaxRoam, aims to eliminate the high cost of mobile roaming charges. It is in the news these days with a new cellphone offer that has caught the imagination of the international press.
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Nitrosell was also mentioned. It is three years old and is specialized in the bricks and clicks-type of eCommerce software. It doesn't have a lot of recent press coverage - mainly because it only works with a Microsoft platform and isn't targeted at consumers.
Besides, buzz isn't everything, not by a long shot. This one has some executives involved in it that know a thing or two about selling software globally. As The independent says its "board reads like a who’s who of the Irish software industry including former Horizon chief Charles Garvey (CEO)" and Iona co-founder Colin Newman (who is a non-executive director).
In addition, there is Sxoop Technologies, the company behind the Pixenate application, an online photo editor. It has a consumer-oriented service for photo-sharing sites and printing websites. We couldn't find much mojo on this one either.
But we wouldn't discount it just yet. Sxoop is integrating its tool into some big name social networking sites, and more importantly, according to its blog, it is generating revenues and making sales.
Argolon Solutions was also mentioned. The company behind LouderVoice, a web-based aggregator of online reviews going for the product and service review 'long tail'. It's still early stage but from what its blog says, and at least one other source, it is achieving some interesting results for the folks that are using it and that kind of thing is more important than getting mentioned here, or there.
Read - Is Cork our new tech capital? (the independent)
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