Unicomm, a leading event management company and The Bob Dowling Group, today have announced the first round of panelists for their upcoming LA Mobile Entertainment Summit™ to be held on December 7-8 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, Universal City, CA, is presented in association with Variety. Official Sponsors for the event include, The Weather Channel, ESPN, Mocospace, GetJar, Webtrends, Flycell, Apptera, Waterfall Mobile, Ericsson and AUGME Technologies. Keynote speakers will be announced shortly.

“The LA Mobile Entertainment Summit™ brings together some of the greatest minds in mobile technology, interactive media and entertainment” says John Golicz, CEO, Unicomm, LLC. “We are looking forward to bringing the industry’s best and brightest together for one of the most strategic executive summits in mobile entertainment.”

Additional event partners include The Mobile Excellence Awards, the most influential and coveted awards program in the industry honoring the best of the best in mobile entertainment, technology, marketing and media. More information on the Mobile Excellence Awards can be found at http://www.mobilexawards.com

“As the entertainment and mobile industry converge, Variety has broadened its content to cover all aspects of this growing sector,” said Linda Buckley Bruno, Publishing Director of Variety. “Exciting changes are occurring across the industry and distribution of content across these various mobile platforms is rapidly proving to be one that is shaping the future of the business. Partnering with the LA Mobile Entertainment Summit™ allows Variety the opportunity to cement itself at the forefront of mobile entertainment.”

Industry and media partners include Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Mobilized TV, FierceMobile Content, Fierce Wireless, Fierce Developer, Mashable, Mobile Monday LA, Interactive Television Alliance, Screen Digest, ReadWriteWeb, Interpret, LLC , UCLA, School of Management and others.

The 2010 LA Mobile Entertainment Summit™ Speakers will include:
Bob Dowling, Co-Producer & Conference Chairman; Debra Kaufman, Senior Content Advisor, LA Mobile Entertainment Summit™ ; John Rubey, President, AEG Network LIVE; Natalie Farsi, Head of Mobile, Warner Brothers; Pankaj Asundi, VP Multimedia, Ericsson; Chris Hoerenz, CMO, Fox Mobile Entertainment; Mike Scogin,VP, MTV Mobile; Suzanne McDonnell, SVP MTV Digital ; Tom Ellsworth, President, GoTV; Francisco Varela, Head of Wireless Partnerships, You Tube; Joerg Bachmaier, SVP/GM Americas, Endemol Worldwide Brand; Ron Czerny, CEO, Playphone; Michael Cai, VP Research, Interpret, LLC; Ronan de Renesse, Senior Analyst, Screen Digest; Eric Rickson, Director Mobile Analytics, Webtrends; Adrian Rubio, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Flycell; Ilja Laurs, CEO & Founder , GetJar; Matt Silk, Senior Vice President, Waterfall Mobile; Paul Arena, CEO, AUGME Technologies, Inc; Justin Siegel, CEO, Mocospace; Henry Vogel, CEO, Apptera; Allison Dollar, Executive Director, ITA & Mobile Excellence Awards; John Gaudiosi, Sr. Content Advisor, 3D Gaming Summit.

For more information about speaking submissions, exhibiting, and sponsor opportunities, please visit: www.lamobilesummit.com or contact Gloria Lombardo, Sales Director, Mobile Entertainment Group at 203-878-2577 (x105) or glombardo@unicomm.org

About Unicomm LLC. is an independent business-to-business communications company specializing in originating and managing world class trade shows and conferences in underserved and nascent markets. Founded in 1998 in Milford, CT, Unicomm enjoys impressive track record of dozens of successful show launches and hundreds of event productions. Unicomm’s properties include the 3D Entertainment Summit™ in association with VARIETY, The 3D Gaming Summit™, the LA Times Travel & Adventure Show, Adventures in Travel Expo in NY, CH, DC and Seattle, and the Green Travel Summit. For more information: www.unicomm.org.

About The Bob Dowling Group – For 17 years through 2007, Bob Dowling was editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and president of the VNU Business Media Film and Performing Arts Group. During Dowling’s tenure, The Reporter launched numerous new products, including the HollywoodReporter.com Web site, e-mail edition, weekly edition, THR East, Literary Hollywood, Festival de Cannes dailies and the Oscar Screening Guide, as well as many annual events such as the Women in Entertainment Power 100 stand-alone issue and its related breakfast event, the Next Generation ranking of prominent young executives, the Film and TV Music Conference and the reorganized Key Art Awards. Dowling recently started his own information and consulting firm, the Bob Dowling Group, to serve clients looking to navigate the converging worlds of entertainment and technology, with the 3D Entertainment Summit as a lead project.

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A Flycell, Inc. (www.flycell.com), a inovadora empresa de mídia e entretenimento móvel e on-line, anunciou hoje uma parceria exclusiva de conteúdos móveis, a primeira do gênero, com a empresa brasileira de comunicações digitais Grupo DB4, Inc. Com base neste acordo, a Flycell tem direitos exclusivos sobre os conteúdos móveis originais e de vídeo de três dos clubes de futebol mais populares do Brasil: EC Bahia, Flamengo e o campeão da Copa do Brasil de 2009 e imbatível campeão do estado de São Paulo em 2009, o Corinthians. Todos os assinantes do Flycell Brasil terão acesso a esse conteúdo exclusivo, e a empresa irá também criar serviços móveis e promoções centradas nas equipes.

A Flycell traz seu conhecimento e experiência em distribuição e marketing internacional de conteúdos móveis para os serviços móveis do Bahia, Flamengo e Corinthians em um serviço móvel exclusivo, diferente de qualquer outro existente no Brasil. Os torcedores brasileiros podem acessar http://www.flycell.com.br para fazer a assinatura desses serviços móveis ainda hoje.

“O futebol é o esporte preferido no Brasil, e os torcedores brasileiros estão entre os mais apaixonados do mundo”, disse Alberto Montesi, diretor executivo da Flycell. “Com um telefone celular em quase todos os bolsos e bolsas no Brasil, os torcedores estão ansiosos por um serviço como o da Flycell, que irá lhes oferecer informações, imagens e vídeos exclusivos dos seus ídolos desportivos, diretamente nos seus telefones. A Flycell é o único serviço no qual os usuários de telefones celulares vão encontrar este conteúdo exclusivo, desde toques com as vozes dos seus jogadores favoritos até alertas de notícias de última hora e vídeos de gols”.

A assinatura custa R$ 4,99 para clientes da Brasil Telecom, Claro, Oi e Vivo ou R$ 5,99 para clientes TIM e inclui alertas, vídeos, notícias, novidades, voicetones, papel de parede e destaques de gols e dos jogos exclusivos das equipes e jogadores. Clipes de voz, imagens e vídeos dos treinos das equipes, viagens e jogos exclusivos certamente fazem muito sucesso entre os torcedores. O serviço incluirá conteúdo móvel das estrelas favoritas dos torcedores, dentre elas Ronaldo, Zé Roberto, Adriano e Bebeto.

Sobre a Flycell
A Flycell, Inc. é um destino líder de mídia e entretenimento móvel e on-line. Permite a todas as pessoas de todos os estratos sociais personalizar seus telefones com conteúdo móvel que reflete seus próprios gostos em entretenimento, esportes, jogos e muito mais. A empresa tem parcerias globais com empresas de mídia e operadoras de redes móveis que utilizam serviços e aplicações multimídia de vanguarda da Flycell. Sediada em Nova York e fundada em 2005, a Flycell é uma subsidiária integral da empresa de serviços sem fios Acotel Group (MIL: ACO). Para obter mais informações sobre a Flycell, acesse http://www.flycell.com.

Flycell, Inc. (www.flycell.com), the innovative mobile and online media and entertainment company, announced today an exclusive, first of its kind mobile content partnership with Brazilian digital communications company Grupo DB4, Inc. Under this deal Flycell has exclusive rights over original mobile content and video for three of the most popular soccer clubs in Brazil: EC Bahia, Flamengo , and 2009 Brazil’s Cup Champion and undefeated 2009 Sao Paulo State Champion, Corinthians. All Flycell Brazil subscribers will have access to this exclusive content and the company will also create team-centric mobile services and promotions.

Flycell brings its international mobile content distribution and marketing framework expertise to the Bahia, Flamengo, and Corinthians Mobile Services for an exclusive mobile service unlike any other offered in Brazil. Brazilian fans can visit http://www.flycell.com.br to subscribe to these mobile services today.

“Soccer is huge in Brazil and Brazilian soccer fans are among the most passionate sports fans on earth,” said Alberto Montesi, CEO of Flycell. “With a cell phone in nearly every pocket and purse in Brazil, fans are hungry for a service like Flycell’s that will bring them exclusive information, images, and video of their sports idols, right to their phones. Flycell is the only service where mobile users will find this exclusive content, from ringtones featuring their favorite players’ voices to breaking news alerts and goal videos.”

The subscription costs R$4.99 for Brasil Telecom, Claro, Oi and Vivo customers or R$5.99 for TIM customers and includes exclusive Corinthains, Flamengo, and EC Bahia team and player mobile alerts, videos, news, voicetones, wallpapers, and goal and game highlights. Exclusive voice clips, images and videos of the teams training, traveling, and playing are sure to be a hit with fans. The service will include mobile content for fans’ favorite stars including Ronaldo, Zѐ Roberto, Adriano, and Bebeto.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

For more information concerning Flycell visit: http://www.flycell.com/corporate.

Flycell, Inc. (www.flycell.com), a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, today announced availability of a new edition of its portal created especially for the South African market. South Africa is the tenth country to gain its own version of the award-winning mobile content service. The website, now live at www.flycell.co.za, features some of the best and most exciting mobile entertainment content.

South Africans love their mobile phones. A March 2010 study by the research firm Synovate found that 84 percent of South Africans “cannot live without their cell phones.” The study also found that 71 percent of South African mobile phone users play mobile games and 66 percent listen to music on their phones. These statistics are particularly significant since less than 10 percent of South Africans use landlines whereas nearly 80 percent use mobile phones. These conditions make South Africa a perfect market for the mobile entertainment and content provided by Flycell.

Flycell now brings South African consumers today’s hottest ringtones as well as exciting new wallpapers, games, applications and other mobile media from today’s most popular mobile publishers. The new Flycell website serves as a one-stop-shop for South Africa’s mobile subscribers, offering them everything they need to personalize their cell phones with the latest in mobile media and entertainment, all in one easy-to-use online portal. Flycell’s service works on virtually every mobile phone and with every carrier throughout South Africa.

Flycell delivers mobile entertainment and personalization on the fly to customers all across the globe. Whether it is ringtones, wallpapers, applications or games, everything people in South Africa need for their personalized mobile lifestyle is available on the Flycell website, www.flycell.co.za.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

For more information concerning Flycell visit: http://www.flycell.com/corporate.

Flycell, Inc. (www.Flycell.com), the popular mobile and online media and entertainment company, announced today the top mobile content for 2009 based on actual consumption by millions of people who subscribe to the Flycell service around the globe. People come to Flycell to download ringtones, mobile games, wallpapers, animations and themes to personalize their mobile phones and make them unique reflections of their individuality and lifestyle.

Even though the faltering economy impacted other areas of consumer electronics and digital media, Flycell reported 2009 as its best year ever, with more people using the Flycell service for downloading mobile content than ever before.

TOP MOBILE PHONE:

Handset manufacturers and mobile operators may be interested to know which devices were the most popular ones used by Flycell subscribers. Motorola, Sony Ericsson and Kyocera each had one handset apiece in a top ten list dominated by Samsung and LG. Which handset was the most popular? The envelope please?

The handset most used by Flycell subscribers in 2009 was the touch screen LG Vu (also referred to as CU920 and CU915).

TOP MOBILE GAME:

Mobile games have become one of the most popular ways to engage the brain when a person would otherwise be bored, such as waiting for a bus, riding the subway or shopping with a girlfriend. Games based on television game shows were popular this year, with “Wheel of Fortune Deluxe” and “Jeopardy Deluxe” both landing in the top five. Which mobile game takes the top prize? The envelope please?

The game most downloaded by Flycell subscribers in 2009 was the action packed arcade game “Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2.”

TOP WALLPAPER:

Because wallpapers decorate the backgrounds of mobile phone menus and idle screens, they are the most seen images people have on their phones. The wallpaper category 2009 was the year for Bling, Butterflies, Babies, and Barack Obama. A wallpaper featured earlier in the year entitled “Obama is My Homeboy” rounded out the top five, along with the images “Blue Neon Butterfly,” “Neon Butterfly Heart” and “Baby Girl.” But what did Flycell subscribers use most to dress up their phones? The envelope please?

In a sign of things that hopefully will come as the economy improves, the flashy money and dollar sign image “$ BLING $” was the most downloaded wallpaper in 2009.

TOP RINGTONE:

Ringtones are snippets of songs that people can assign to individual contacts in an address book. When people hear a favorite artist singing a chorus to a song they love they think, “This is a call I want to take!” Do people’s tastes in ringtones match their music tastes? The Billboard Hot Digital Songs of 2009 chart, a list of the top-downloaded songs across all genres ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is topped by the Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow,” followed by hits from Lady Gaga, Flo Rida, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and other artists with ringtones at Flycell.com.

Though “Boom Boom Pow” made it to the top five in Flycell’s most downloaded ringtones of 2009, the song trailed “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” by Soulja Boy Tell’em, “I Love College” by Asher Roth and “Birthday Sex” by Jeremih. What ringtone was number one? The envelope please?

The ringtone most downloaded by Flycell subscribers in 2009 was from the song “Best I Ever Had” by the artist Drake.

TOP ARTISTS:

Flycell saw many artists skyrocket to the top of download lists in each genre and become some of 2009’s megastars. Eminem, Drake, Lil’ Wayne and Black Eyed Peas were all major players in the rap/hip-hop world this year. R&B artists like Jeremih, Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Jay Sean were all in regular rotation on the top ringtone lists throughout the year as well.

Rock legends Bon Jovi had competition from newer artists like Hinder, 3 Doors Down, Saving Abel and The All-American Rejects. Country legend George Strait also had some stiff competition from Toby Keith, Sugarland and the freshest face in country, Taylor Swift.

The pop category saw the fiercest competition of all, with undoubtedly one of the best female pop singers of all time, Mariah Carey, joined by new stars, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry as the top five pop artists stealing the hearts of Flycell subscribers. Who made it to the top? The envelope please?

The top ringtone artists in 2009 were (by genre):

• Rap/Hip-Hop: Lil Wayne
• Rock: Saving Abel
• Pop: Mariah Carey
• R&B: Keri Hilson
• Country & Folk: Taylor Swift
• Latin: Don Omar

The full lists of 2009 winners in each of the following categories can be found on the Flycell Blog:

• 2009 Ringtones of the Year
• 2009 Artists of the Year
• Top 10 Handsets of 2009
• 2009 Games of the Year
• Top 10 Wallpapers of 2009
• Top 10 Animations of 2009
• Most Popular Themes of 2009

Visit http://www.flycell.com to kick 2010 off with your own mobile content favorites.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

MobileVillage announced today the winners of its 8th annual Mobile Star Awards, awarding Flycell, Inc. CEO Alberto Montesi top honors with the SUPERSTAR award in the Visionary: Consumer Software and Services category. The mobile and online media and entertainment destination also received the top honor by being named SUPERSTAR in the Consumer App: Entertainment or Media Services category, paying tribute to the exceptional year Flycell’s service enjoyed in 2009 under Montesi’s leadership.

The Mobile Star Awards recognize the top mobile products, success stories and visionaries as chosen by thousands of readers of technology news portal MobileVillage’s Go Mobile™ newsletter. The SUPERSTAR award is the highest honor given to Mobile Star Award winners.

The Mobile Star Visionary award is the latest achievement for Montesi, who earned a place on the Silicon Alley 100 list, was recently a finalist for Executive of the Year in the 2009 International Business Awards℠, and was honored as one of Mobile Entertainment’s Top 50 Executives the past two years running.

“These awards and Flycell’s overall success in 2009 have all been a truly impressive team effort with every member of our company contributing,” said Montesi. “I personally would like to thank Flycell employees for their contributions to our exceptional growth, both here in the US as well as internationally, at a time when many of our competitors are buckling under the pressure of the failing global economy.”

Montesi was specifically recognized for his leadership and vision, guiding Flycell through four years of uninterrupted growth, including impressive double digit growth in each quarter of 2009, despite the poor economy. He attributes his company’s success to its ability to stay ahead of industry trends, make wise customer acquisition choices, and create and deliver the mobile and digital entertainment customers are demanding in an easy to use and efficient way.

Flycell‘s 2009 earnings are running more than 80 percent over the company’s earnings in 2008. Last year the company took in $75 million. For the first three quarters of 2009 the company has already eclipsed $100 million.

“Montesi’s success in staying one step ahead of mobile and digital entertainment trends, with a service consumers are willing to pay for, is a perfect example of the kind of visionary the Mobile Star Awards seek to honor,” said Gary Thayer, editor of MobileVillage. “We applaud Mr. Montesi and Flycell for being selected by their industry peers for these two awards and look forward to seeing what Flycell will bring to consumers in 2010.”

For more information on the Mobile Star Awards, or to view a list of categories and winners, visit www.MobileVillage.com.

About MobileVillage / PDA Inc.
Founded in 1993, MobileVillage is a market and solution development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless technology in a wide range of industries. MobileVillage accomplishes this by fostering education and alliances through “Best of Breed” solution identification, event partnerships, an online industry directory, industry job postings, daily online news, its widely respected Go Mobile™ newsletter, a Mobile Mentors™ program, and popular annual Mobile Star Awards™ program. Visit MobileVillage online at www.MobileVillage.com.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

MobileVillage^®, the Mobile Star Awards™, and Go Mobile™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of MobileVillage / PDA Inc.

Flycell, Inc., a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, today announced quarterly financial results citing Q3 2009 as the most successful quarter in the company’s five year history, with an impressive 87 percent increase in revenue over Q3 2008. Despite the economic downturn, Flycell once again reported double-digit growth, including growth in each of its existing countries of operation. Revenue for the first three quarters of 2009 is already a full $23 million more than the results for all of 2008, the most successful full year Flycell has had to date.

Flycell’s parent company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO) reported Flycell took in over $43 million in revenue in Q3 2009 as compared to $23 million earned in Q3 2008. Last quarter Flycell reported $39 million in revenue, giving the company revenue of $103 million for the first three quarters of 2009. Flycell reported 75 million in 2008. With revenues for the first three quarters of 2009 already more than 37 percent over the annual total for 2008, Flycell continues to be a growing and profitable enterprise.

In its report for the quarter ending September 30, Flycell’s parent company Acotel, stated its “earnings revenue of €39,112 thousand marks a 67 percent increase on the third quarter of 2008, reflecting the positive performances achieved primarily by Flycell, Inc.”

* Represents financial data from January 1 to September 30, 2009, the first
three quarters of the fiscal year

Flycell’s consistently strong quarterly growth throughout 2009 in the face of a global economic recession continues to prove the mobile entertainment industry is a hot sector.

“Despite the continued economic challenges, Flycell continued to grow the customer base that came to us for our increasingly diversified digital entertainment product and service catalog,” said Alberto Montesi, CEO of Flycell. “New products, particularly our SMS text messaging based games, are gaining in popularity. Flycell is also busy building out new international markets.”

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

Flycell, Inc., a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, today announced quarterly financial results citing Q2 2009 as the most successful quarter in the company’s five year history. Despite the economic downturn, Flycell again reported double-digit growth, including growth in each of its existing countries of operation. Revenue for the first half of 2009 is almost equal to the results for all of 2008, the most successful full year Flycell has had to date.

Flycell’s parent company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO) reported Flycell took in just over $37 million in revenue in Q2 2009 as compared to $19 million earned in Q2 2008. Last quarter Flycell reported $23 million in revenue giving the company H1 2009 revenue of $60.5 million. Acotel reported Flycell earned $75 million in 2008. With revenues for the first six months of 2009 already above 80 percent of the annual total for 2008, Flycell continues to be a growing and profitable enterprise.

* Represents financial data from January 1 to June 30, 2009, the first six months of the fiscal year

Despite an ailing global economy, Flycell continues to buck the downward financial trend with 60 percent growth from Q1 to Q2 2009; Q2 2009 represents a dramatic 95 percent increase over Q2 2008, proving the mobile entertainment industry is a hot sector.

“We couldn’t be happier with our Q2 results, especially given the tough economic climate,” said Alberto Montesi, CEO of Flycell. “This kind of growth would be impressive in any market, so given the current state of the economy, we are particularly gratified to be expanding, gaining new customers and increasing our revenue. We are seeing that the low price point of mobile content is especially attractive as more and more people are using their mobile phones as their entertainment hub and personalizing them with ringtones, games and applications.”

Ringtones continue to be the most popular mobile content beyond text messaging and email. During the last quarter Flycell expanded into other areas of mobile entertainment, including a new SMS-based low bid auction game called Bid Hunter and a text messaging based quiz game called SMS Love. Flycell plans to further expand its offerings this year as it keeps a finger on the pulse of consumer interests and industry trends.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New York, N.Y. and launched in 2004, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

Alberto Montesi, founder and CEO of Flycell, Inc., a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, has earned a Certificate of Finalist Recognition for Executive of the Year in North America in the 2009 International Business Awards^SM, known as the Stevies. The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business.

Nicknamed the Stevie^® for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented to honorees at a gala dinner on Monday, September 14 in the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

Organizations all over the world are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards. This year’s honorees were selected from more than 1,700 entries received from organizations and individuals in more than 30 countries.

Montesi was recognized as a finalist for Executive of the Year for leading his international team at Flycell to create a digital entertainment service that is responsive to the consumer’s desires and needs, while staying at the forefront of technology innovations and trends in the space.

With Montesi’s guidance and expertise, Flycell has achieved profitability at a time when many companies in the digital entertainment sector are struggling to stay afloat. Despite the faltering economy, Flycell has experienced quarter over quarter growth, with revenue for the first half of 2009 nearly equal to revenues from all of 2008.

“Being named a finalist for a Stevie Award is an honor for me personally, but more importantly, is a testament to the continued success of Flycell,” Montesi said. “The Flycell team is focused on creating and delivering the cutting-edge mobile and digital entertainment customers are demanding. We have experienced exceptional growth, especially thus far in 2009. It’s undoubtedly been the collective effort of our entire company that I’m most proud of, and I applaud the whole Flycell global team for our success.”

Members of the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were determined by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.

“Despite the harsh economic climate, entries to the IBAs actually grew a bit this year, and that illustrates the increasing importance of The International Business Awards worldwide,” said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards, presenters of the IBAs. “We congratulate all of the honorees, and we look forward to recognizing them for their achievements at our gala awards dinner in New York on September 14.”

Complete lists of honorees and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New ork, N.Y. and launched in 2005, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Flycell, Inc., the popular mobile and online media and entertainment company, is making it easy for football fans everywhere to keep up with their favorite National Football League (NFL) teams with the introduction of Sports Alerts, a premium text alert service. Sports Alerts complements Flycell’s already diverse and growing offering of online and mobile games and quizzes, all available at Flycell.com.

With the first week of the NFL Preseason kicking off August 13, Flycell’s Sports Alerts give football fans an easy way to keep up on the scores for their favorite teams with mobile text alerts delivered right to their phones. A premium SMS alert subscription service, Sports Alerts sends any number of in-game or final score updates for a user’s selected team(s) direct to their mobile phone. Sports Alerts is just one of the many Flycell offerings that can be selected using credits from a $9.99/month Flycell ClubPack subscription. Did the 49ers crush the Raiders in the Battle of the Bay? Did “da Bears” defeat the Giants? Find out with Sports Alerts from Flycell.com.

“Sports Alerts is a quick and fun way to get the latest information on your favorite teams even if you can’t be there in person,” says Lindsey Weinger, VP Web Experience at Flycell. “Fans get their selected team’s final scores delivered in real-time, right to their mobile phone. And with the option for in-game score alerts, fans can always be in the know on any scoring action, as soon as it happens.”

In addition to keeping up on the latest NFL scores, Flycell’s Sports Alerts allows fans to track and receive mobile text alerts for many other professional and college sports teams, including: Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Football and Basketball.

How to use Sports Alerts

Anyone can visit http://www.flycell.com/sports-alerts/ to get started with Sports Alerts. Simply go to the Sports Alert page, select your sport and team, and opt-in to the Sports Alerts service. Fans will receive a text message with their personalized PIN code to confirm their subscription. With a Sports Alert subscription fans can receive as many different team updates as they want.

Flycell Clubpack subscribers get the Sports Alerts service for only two credits. For just $9.99/month Flycell ClubPack subscribers receive 10 credits/per month to spend on cool mobile downloads, like ringtones and wallpapers, and other fun mobile products like games and applications.

Once a fan is subscribed, they can text HELP to 69999 to get help and text STOP to unsubscribe to Sports Alerts.
Visit http://www.flycell.com/sports-alerts/ to follow your favorite team today.

About Flycell
Flycell, Inc. is a leading mobile and online media and entertainment destination. Flycell lets people from all walks of life personalize their phones with the mobile content that reflects their own unique tastes in entertainment, sports, games and more. The company partners with media companies and mobile network operators globally that utilize Flycell’s cutting edge multimedia applications and services. Headquartered in New ork, N.Y. and launched in 2005, Flycell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of wireless services company Acotel Group (MIL: ACO).

Flycell and Flycell Sports Alerts are trademarks of Flycell, Inc. All other referenced product and brand names are trademarks of their respective companies.