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MCN Wins EContent 100 Recognition
December 03, 2008

Mobile search pioneer joins Nokia, Microsoft, Google and other “Companies that matter most in the Digital Content Industry”

Tokyo, Japan and Mountain View, CA— December 3, 2008—Mobile Content Networks (MCN: www.mcn-inc.com), the pioneering provider of search management, search merchandising, and PPC content promotion solutions for the global mobile industry, has been named one of the Top 100 most influential companies by EContent, the respected source for information about the digital content industry.

MCN’s recognition by a panel of 14 judges who reviewed hundreds of companies comes at the conclusion of a remarkable year of global growth for the company.  In 2008 MCN:

·     launched mobile content and commerce search services with more than 20 mobile    operators and portals in Japan, Europe, and S. Asia;

·    launched allwords(sm), the mobile industry’s most effective Pay-per-Click (PPC) content promotion programs providing the most direct, profitable connection between mobile users and content providers;

·     extended its subscriber reach to over 300,000,000 mobile users worldwide

“We are delighted to be recognized for our achievements this year,” said MCN CEO Marc Bookman. “Mobile digital content and commerce services generated more than $20 billion in revenue this year and is projected by Juniper Research to more than double in the next 3 years. MCN is perfectly positioned to help operators, portals, and content providers reach mobile users with the most advanced federated search platform, search merchandising, and content promotion solutions.”

"MCN has joined the EContent 100 this year due to its position as a leader in federated mobile search and search merchandising," said Michelle Manafy, Editor in Chief at EContent. "Our judges recognized that MCN's 'made for mobile' solutions offer a direct, profitable connection between mobile subscribers and content providers and are creating new revenue opportunities for operators and portals worldwide."

About EContent Magazine

 EContent magazine, and the EContent site is dedicated to identifying and explaining emerging digital content trends, strategies, and resources that help readers navigate the content maze and find a clear path to profits. The EContent 100 winners list is available at www.econtentmag.com.

About MCN http://www.mcn-inc.com

MCN (Mobile Content Networks) provides mobile search and revenue solutions that deliver the most direct, profitable connections between mobile users and the content and information they want to consume on their phones. With more than 30 operator and portal partners reaching 300,000,000 mobile users, MCN has established itself as the leader in mobile content and commerce discovery and transactions.

MCN pioneered Real-Time Federated Search Management, and with its allwords(sm) PPC Content Promotion system has created the mobile industry’s highest performing content promotion paid search programs.

MobileSearch.net, the MCN white label solution, delivers relevant, actionable results across both WAP and SMS in high value “vertical” content categories (Music, Images, Games, Video, Local, etc) in 2-3 clicks, in any language, and across any mobile network and mobile device. MobileSearch.net launches in weeks and connects directly to any local or global content source or search engine specified by MCN’s partners to deliver mobile search services under their brand and business rules.

MCN partners include Yahoo! Japan Mobile, NTT DoCoMo, Nokia WidSets, Thailand’s AIS, DTAC, and TrueMove, Scandinavia’s Tele2, Elisa, and DNA, and numerous other operators and portals in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.  

MCN’s business operations are headquartered in Tokyo, with its research and product development center in Mountain View, CA. MCN has sales offices in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Thailand, and the U.S., and technical operations in Japan, the U.S, and Europe.