Yahoo! partners with Reliance Communications to provide Yahoo! oneSearch for its CDMA and GSM customers
Mumbai, January 14, 2008: Reliance Communications, India’s foremost truly integrated telecommunications service provider, and Yahoo! India, the leading internet communications and media company have come together to offer Yahoo! oneSearch, Yahoo’s leading mobile search product, to Reliance Mobile users across India. Through Yahoo! oneSearch, Reliance Mobile users will be able to access news, financial information, weather conditions, flight status information and flickr™ photos. Also available to the users are local search, web images, web sites, mobile web sites, Yahoo! Answers and Wikipedia on Reliance Mobile World for handsets which are powered by WAP, Java and Brew on its CDMA and GSM networks. Yahoo! oneSearch delivers a search experience specifically designed for the mobile phone by delivering relevant results and instant answers in a user-friendly interface, anytime, anywhere without requiring PCs connected to the internet. This tie- up marks a significant extension of the strong relationship between Yahoo! and Reliance Mobile. With this new tie- up Reliance Communications and Yahoo! make it easier for customers to find relevant results on their mobiles. Together, they will enhance the search experience for consumers on their mobile phones. Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger have been part of Reliance Mobile World’s suite of services for more than 2 years This builds on their earlier joint initiative of providing of providing content, Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger currently available to millions of Reliance Mobile customers. "As an innovation leader, Reliance is bridging the Digital Divide by extending the Internet-rich Yahoo! experience to both CDMA and GSM mobile subscribers", said Krishna Durbha, Head – Sales and Marketing, Applications, Solutions and Content Group, Reliance Communications said. “Search along with Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! IM on Reliance Mobile World brings us one step closer towards the convergence of mobiles and PCs”, he added. “Yahoo!’s partnership with Reliance Communications furthers our leadership in the mobile space in India. It demonstrates our commitment to enhance the mobile Internet experience by working with mobile operators to create an optimal search experience on their mobile devices,” said David Ko, Vice President and General Manager, Connected Life Asia, Yahoo! “Together we can increase usage of mobile Internet services and create new revenue streams through mobile advertising.” This partnership marks a significant extension of the strong relationship between Yahoo! and Reliance Mobile. Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger have been part of Reliance Mobile World's suite of services for the past 2 years. The strategic partnership with Reliance Mobile continues to build upon Yahoo!’s over 20 previous search partnerships with mobile operators globally and reinforces Yahoo!'s strong leadership position in mobile audience reach, mobile search services and mobile advertising. Yahoo! oneSearch is now available in 19 countries around the world, and first launched in the United States in January 2007. For information on oneSearch and Yahoo!’s other mobile products please visit http://in.mobile.yahoo.com. About Yahoo! India: Yahoo! India (www.yahoo.co.in), launched in June 2000, has established itself as the pioneering and leading Internet portal providing value added services for Web users in India and users abroad with special interest in India. About Reliance Mobile World: Reliance Mobile World has gained popularity as a one-stop-shop for entertainment, communication, gaming and m-commerce. Thanks to the wide range of applications it has endeared itself to users from all walks of life. Reliance Mobile World has over 2500 useful applications and over 2,00,000 content titles which include mobile TV, videos, cricket updates, music, ringtones, m-commerce, mobile mail, messaging, city and TV guides, railway reservations, banking, bill payment and examination results. About Reliance Communications: Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri. Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has a market capitalization of over Rs. 3,00,000 crore, net worth in excess of Rs. 40,000 crore, cash flows of Rs. 9,000 crore, net profit of Rs. 5,000 crore and zero net debt. For further Information, please contact:
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