Co. at a Glance: ADALIVE
Co. Name: www.adalive.com
Headquarters: 150 East Emerson Road, Lexington, MA 02420
Raj Sisodia, Chrmn, tel/fax 877-269-7861 rsisodia@adAlive.com
Ownership: Private
Investors: Davenport Capital Partners
Tech. Category: Outdoor to Web
Mission:
adAlive, Inc. provides a network of information access-points for PDA-users. adAlive access-points, available soon in major airports, are attached to billboard advertisements found in major walkways. PDA users simply approach an adAlive access-point (identifiable by the red 'i'), point their PDA's infrared port at it, and quickly access city guides, email, personalized content, etc. All content and services are fast and free, and can easily be downloaded on the PDA for later use. Unlike Internet kiosks, adAlive is free and download rates should be much faster than what is available through current wireless technology
Products/Services:
Following airports, adAlive access-points will be available in other public areas, such as hotels and retail stores. Support for other mobile devices with infrared ports, such as cell phones, is in development.
Deployment:
Beta program scheduled to launch in November with PDA-users and frequent air travelers
Customers:
Press Links:
http://www.adalive.com/news.htm
November 1, 2000 adAlive Announces First Round Funding, Management Team
November
01, 2000 AdAlive gets $2.5M to launch interactive
PDA service