With the market saying 'no' to Nokia's Ovi Store, what do you think can be done to change this?I just updated the post I wrote the other day about AQL’s 007 numbers flying off the virtual shelves.
The smart dudes at AQL have updated their system so you can get it to automatically display numbers that end in 007…
Genius.
So you can have a nice 0203 137 2007 for 6 quid a quarter, for example. Nice!
Do some browsing here.
Voice and messaging provider, AQL, are staging a developer competition to both celebrate their 10th anniversary and to stimulate development across the industry. Always good news.
Dr Adam Beaumont, top chap at AQL, comments:
We’re seeing a host of applications crop up start to use our interfaces, from twitter-like applications and facebook plug-ins through to integration with legal software and CRM systems
Aye. There’s actually a lot of innovation going on in the marketplace — but it’s always useful to stimulate it. So if you think you’ve got a good idea that could make use of multiple APIs (e.g. SMS, MMS, Voice, Fax and Email), then you really should give a bit of attention to the AQL Developer Competition.
Stuart, their Biz Dev chap explains:
We’re specifically looking for clever use of multiple APIs together so any combination of SMS/MMS/Voice/Fax/Email. These can be either “self-contained” applications or websites, or they can be interfaces which “enable” third party applications (such as facebook) access to aql functionality. The winners will be notified on the 15th of November. It only remains for me to wish you all the best of luck and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to send me a private message [via the AQL developer forum].
The developer rules are right here.
I’m going to be judging along with Dr Mike Short of o2, Jay Daley (CTO of Nominet), Victor Keegan of The Guardian and Dr Adam himself.
I’m thinking of a few applications already. You’ve got a lot to play with there. Lots of APIs and possibilities. Conveniently, AQL will also provide text-in numbers free of charge to developers for the duration of the competition.
Have you seen our new sponsor and advertising options here on Mobile Industry Review? Here’s an overview.
First of all, hello Future of Mobile! Not only am I speaking at the event, thanks to the support of the Future of Mobile team, we’re going to be producing a special report MIR show from the conference. We’ll have a stand there with the camera setup so if you’re there, you’ll have the opportunity to be in the MIR show. (So if you haven’t already got your ticket, I strongly recommend you get one now. The early bird ticket is £145. Get them now as they go up by £100 shortly.)
Future of Mobile are (along with AQL) occupying our new spot underneath the large Clickatell MPU. If you’d like to put your company, product or service there, let’s talk.
Kudos to the team at AQL for their support. They’ve come on-board today and if you haven’t already, you’ll be seeing this around the site:
On the bottom of all blog posts, we’ve added a blog sponsor element. Here’s what that looks like:
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