The Mobile Renaissance Guide – a hidden goldmine of mobile stats

Rating: Shouldn’t they have said the .pdf is free?
Somewhat buried by the flurry of announcments at MWC, Barcelona was the launch of the Netsize Guide 2010 – aka ‘Mobile Renaissance’ and its companion web site, www.mobile-renaissance.com. The guide represents the combined opinions of over 1,000 mobile professionals.
When you look at which companies Netsize approached it’s [...]

Uh-oh - looks like JAGTAG aren’t alone in app-less mobile barcoding anymore. Scanbuy launches ‘Scan & Send’

It seems like just yesterday that I was singing the praises of mobile barcode operator JAGTAG. But it was actually the day before yesterday. The JAGTAG solution is brilliant in that it allows anyone with a cameraphone to make use of mobile barcodes - not just smartphones. And today global mobile barcode company Scanbuy has announced its own service in the same vein: “Scan & Send”

Motorola announces major mobile barcode investment through Scanbuy

Motorola Ventures is the investment branch of the mobile manufacturer - and today it has announced that it is leading an investment round into mobile barcodes. The receiving company is Scanbuy, which maintains the ever more popular Scanlife mobile barcode reader.

Motorola Ventures Leads Investment Round in Scanbuy, Inc.

Scanbuy’s “ScanLife” technology allows companies to connect customers with digital content using barcodes and camera phones
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and NEW YORK – February 2, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), through its strategic investment arm, Motorola Ventures, today announced an investment in Scanbuy, Inc., a leader in mobile barcode solutions. Motorola acted as lead investor [...]

Intel and Warner mobile barcode campaigns miss the mark

A few interesting bits came down the line from Scanbuy today. The mobile barcode company reports on campaigns by two major brands that are integrating 2d barcodes. Intel is using them to advertise a new processor, and Warner Bros. is using them for gaming and television promotions.

Mobile barcodes = clean hands? Scanbuy teams up with Zytrel XP

Biodefense Solutions is one of many American companies that produces a hand sanitizer product. Zytrel XP is an anti-bacterial hand gel - the kind of which is much more popular in America than it is in Europe, and Biodefense is attempting to differentiate itself from the competition. And so it has announced a deal with mobile barcode company Scanbuy to place 2d barcodes on Zytrel packaging.

Google 2D barcodes for Place Pages proves mobile barcodes are the glue for the mobile search marketplace

So many amazing deals have been nurtured in the mobile barcode space over the past three years. It’s a pity that Google has to enter the space to get noteworthy media attention. Even though I would like to discuss how stories are vetted by the media for significance, at this point I am merely highlighting that Google is only one tiny player in a mobile barcode space that has intensive potential.

Scanbuy Releases Set of Tools for Commercial Printers to Easily Deploy the ScanLife 2D Barcode System

Scanbuy announced that it has released multiple services that allow a commercial printer to easily integrate 2D (two-dimensional) barcode technology using the complete ScanLife solution. These services allow printers to use all major 2D barcode formats, including Datamatrix, EZcode, and QR, and link them to the ScanLife mobile application and Code Management Platform.

A positive chat with CEO Jonathan Bulkeley on the NeoMedia licensing deal

After the Scanlife blog broke the NeoMedia / Scanbuy licensing deal, I phoned Jonathan Bulkeley, Scanbuy CEO, to get the scoop.

NEOMEDIA AND SCANBUY REACH SETTLEMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

U.S. Mobile Barcode Market Aligned for Growth
ATLANTA/NEW YORK, October 20, 2009 – Today NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (O TC BB: NEOM), and Scanbuy, Inc., leaders in mobile barcode technology, announced they have settled all pending litigation between the companies and have granted non-exclusive patent licenses to each other.
NeoMedia and Scanbuy have agreed to terminate all pending [...]

Scanbuy and NeoMedia reach a deal

Scanbuy and NeoMedia announced a cross licensing deal today which we hope will move the mobile barcode space to new heights in the United States. Both companies have invested a great deal of time and resources in developing our intellectual property, and we are pleased to have finally come to a fair agreement.

Our technology inter-operates with any mobile operator, any handset, any geography and any barcode format – that flexibility is critical to making this a viable and long-term solution. Scanbuy’s current patent portfolio covers the entire mobile barcode space, and we will continue bring innovative solutions to our partners and customers.

Thanks for your support,

Jonathan Bulkeley, Chief Executive Officer

Mobile barcodes on TV and on Sony Ericsson with Scanbuy

2d barcoding expert Scanbuy, as busy as ever, has released two pieces of news today. First, it is powering a new mobile barcode service from Latin American mobile operator Claro Chile. Second, the Scanlife barcode reader will be coming pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson camera phones.

2d barcodes come to Fritos with Scanbuy

Ever felt your bag of Fritos wasn’t interactive enough? If you live in Mexico, that’s no longer a problem. The Frito Lay brand in Mexico, Sabritas, has now placed mobile barcodes on the back of millions of packs of special edition Halloween Cheetos, in a deal with barcoding company Scanbuy.

Scanbuy boasts five new mobile barcode deals in a few weeks

We reported earlier last month on two new deals signed by mobile barcoding expert Scanbuy, both in Europe and America. These haven’t been the only projects, however, as Scanbuy has somewhat proudly pointed out today. A total of five new 2-D barcode emplacements in North America has caused Scanbuy to declare that the technology, which has been a “potential” for far too long, might finally be about to expand beyond Japan and gain wider acceptance in the States.

Are mobile barcode patent wars finally coming to an end?

We have received 12 different emails on the same subject, quoting the same material. We don’t know if its true -but it seems as though the bitter web patent mobile barcode battle between NeoMedia and Scanbuy is coming to an end.

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