SachManya invited to present at 4G WiMAX Developers Syposium at Stanford

June 24, 2010, Stanford, CA /--, Chintu Parikh, CEO of SachManya was invited to demonstrate company's location aware news platform 360News at the 4G WIMAX Developers Symposium, which was organized by Clear, Sprint, Intel and Cisco. See video of the interview here, courtsey Cisco & CLear.

SachManya invited to present YAPPER-Your APP makER at ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit's Speed Geeking Event

May 8, 2010, Mountain View, CA /--, ReadWriteWeb Mobile Summit's at the Computer History Museum, had a session on "Speed Geeking" led by Marshall Kirkpatrick and Kaliya Hamlin. Each company did their 'pitch' in five minutes and people chose which session to attend based on their own interests and expertise. The companies on the list included: CallFire, WorldMate, My City Way, IPEVO, Google Goggles, Burn, Micello, Newsy, Mixmobi, Stalqer, Mogotix, Blog Talk Radio's Cinch, Justin.tv (which was broadcasting on-site btw), Geodellic, and Yapper.
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SachManya, the company behind YAPPER-Your APP makER, gets the most dates at

at Web 2.0 Expo's Speed Dating Event for Promising Start-Ups and Prominent VCs

May 5, 2010, San Francisco, CA /--  At this year's Web 2.0 Expo, Zoosk is helping to connect start-ups with the investment community. Zoosk's VC and start-up speed dating session provides a fun and unique forum for enthusiastic start-ups to pitch their ideas one-on-one with a VC. Each start-up will get the chance to 'flirt' with up to four VCs during the matchmaking program and will be given three minutes of undivided attention each. To qualify, the company must be a start-up or entrepreneur looking for seed or additional funding.

SachManya CEO, Chintu Parikh, got the most dates from the VCs at the event where sixteen promising startups from all the world participated to get attention from top-tier VCs. At the end of the event, Chintu Parikh was interviewed by David Berlind, TechWeb.com editor-in-chief for an Inofrmation Week cover story: Develop iPhone, iPad, Android And BlackBerry Apps With Just A Browser. Also, San Francisco Chronicle reporter and leading technology blogger Zennie Abraham interviewed Chintu at Zoosk Party in the evening.

Web 2.0 Expo: Mobile Location Streams Panel

May 5, 2010, San Francisco, CA /-- Nicole DeMeo, EVP Marketing for SachManya to present along side representatives from Google and Twitter on Mobile Location Streams Panel which will be hosted by Brady Forest, Co-Chair of Web 2.0 Expo and Chair of Where 2.0 conference.
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AT&T "Open Call - Apps For All!" Contest for Application Developers at 2010 CTIA

March 23, 2010, Las Vegas, NV/ --Continuing its commitment to openness and innovation, AT&T* today announced the fifth annual “Open Call - Apps For All!” contest, taking place at the CTIA Wireless convention in Las Vegas March 23-24. Designed to identify the country’s most innovative wireless applications, the “Open Call - Apps For All!” contest is an evolution of AT&T’s Fast-Pitch contest held at CTIA for the past four years.

Developers of the best applications and content will be rewarded with cash prizes, exclusive marketing opportunities, and earn the coveted title of 2010 Open Call winner. The contest is divided into four categories: Brew Mobile Platform (BMP), Android, Java & RIM, and an “Open” category reviewing applications and content of all platforms. AT&T will award a total of $40,000 in cash prizes, $10,000 to a winner in each of the four categories.

SachManya's both the platforms 360News and YAPPER-Your APP makER where selected as semi-finalists in AT&T Open Call contest which was held at CTIA in Las Vegas.

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SachManya's 360News, winner of the Audience Choice at 2010 Where 2.0 Conference

March 30, 2010, San Jose, CA/ -- Now in its sixth year, the Where 2.0 Conference is where the grassroots and leading edge developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. In the O'Reilly conference tradition, Where 2.0 presents leading trends rather than chasing them.

SachManya LLC's location driven news and citizen journalism platform 360News, avaialble on the web iPhone, Android, and Blackberry won the audience award at 2010 Where 2.0's IGNITE session.

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NAVTEQ Announces Finalists and Judges Panel for 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) in North America Region

CHICAGO, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced today the finalists of the North America region of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. Twelve contestants have been selected to advance to Final Judging, including location-aware applications with the latest features in mapping, social networking, user-generated content, augmented reality, geofencing and location-based gaming.

The winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, March 30 in San Jose, California, in conjunction with the O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference. The finalists for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in the North America region are:

SachManya LLC (www.sachmanya.com), United States: 360News is an innovative mobile application that puts the power of news reporting in the hands of citizen journalists and news enthusiasts. Geotagged user-generated news can be shared with the rest of the world in a fast and easy manner.
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