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Cellwand Selected as one of 30 Emerging Technology Firms to Present to Leading VC's

The Silicon Valley Assoc. of Startup Entrepeneurs (SVASE) today invited 30 companies to present new products at Launch: Silicon Valley 2009 and included on the list is Cellwand Communications, the creator of the #TAXI mobile search service.

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PRLog (Press Release) - May 29, 2009 -
The Event will be held June 9 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View where CellWand will present their #TAXI service which has recently been added to major US Carrier networks and is now available to the majority of US mobile phone users with the anticipation of adding more carriers in late 2009.

"#TAXI's strength is its simplicity, and based on their success in Canada, it's clear CellWand has a huge potential in the U.S. Market" said Chris Gill, President and CEO of SVASE. "#TAXI is a great example of an easy to understand and use solution to a very real problem in a large market"

#TAXI is an award-winning application first deployed in Canada that has already generated millions of calls and revenue for Canadian wireless carriers. htpp://www.poundtaxi.com

This year's presenters were selected from almost 400 applicants.

"Launch: Silicon Valley provides a terrific platform for startups to launch their products to the world", said Chris Gill, President and CEO of SVASE. The result is a must-attend event for potential investors,partners,press, bloggers entrepeneurs, and other Silicon Valley influencers who are searching for those exciting startups that may ultimately become the next great companies to emerge from the Valley"

Launch: Silicon Valley is presented by SVASE and is co-sponsored by the early stage venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, which will host the event at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View.  Additional sponsors include Draper Fisher Juryetson, Townsend Townsend and Crew, Nair & Co.., the Band of Angels, Sand Hill Angels, the Angel Forum, Cooley Godward Kronish, The Kauffman Fellows Program, PR Newswire, Halosys Technologies, Keiretsu Forum, Krause-Taylor Associates, Life Science Angels, Link Silicon Valley and Venture Deal.

For more information about the event, go to: htpp://launchsiliconvalley.org/Index/htm

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About Cellwand:

CellWand is North America's Leading provider of mobile search applications through abbreviated dialling codes. Utilizing location based technology, voice recognition,and intelligent databases, these lifestyle applications give mobile phone users an easier way to connect to businesses and information, while providing wireless carriers with increased average revenue per user (ARPU).

CellWand"s first application, #TAXI (poundtaxi) is a registered trademark and is available on virtually every mobile phone in Canada with Bell Mobility, Fido,Rogers,TELUS. Virgin Mobile, Aliant, MTS, and SaskTel, and is now in the U.S. with AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Boost Mobile. CellWand is a privately held company founded in Jan. 2000, headquartered in Toronto, Canada and is a proud sponsor of Mothers Against Drunk Driving in both the US and Canada with MADD and MADD Canada respectively. For more information visit: htpp://www.cellwand.com

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Last Updated:May 29, 2009
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