PRLog (Press Release) -
Oct 22, 2009 -
((CALGARY)) - Calgary-based MoboVivo Inc., a software company that enables broadcasters
to distribute TV shows on laptops, mobile phones, mobile media players and television media devices, will be one of three Alberta technology companies featured today when Alberta Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, Doug Horner, and Consul General of Canada, Stewart Beck, address an international trade reception in Silicon Valley.
The Plug and Play Tech Center plays host to the invitation-only event, showcasing three of Albertas finest emerging technology companies. MoboVivo founder and CEO, Trevor Doerksen, will present to an audience of investors, researchers and executives spanning the technology, investment and trade sectors.
"MoboVivo has been able to build on its vision with help from the Alberta International Business Partnership Program, AVAC, Cybera, the University of Calgary and many others," said MoboVivo founder and CEO, Trevor Doerksen. "We realize that this opportunity
to engage with the experience that Silicon Valley has to offer is only the beginning. We thank our many partners in Alberta, and look forward to growing new relationships in Silicon Valley."
MoboVivo recently unveiled new software, a platform that repurposes and distributes video to any device, including the iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm, PS3, PSP and xbox. MoboVivo's cloud-computing based software is developed with Cybera, the Grid Research Centre and the University of Calgary.
About MoboVivo - MoboVivo is a software company that enables broadcasters to distribute video for mobile phones, computers and set-top boxes, letting consumers take TV with them.
About Cybera - For the last 15 years, Cybera has supported Alberta’s system of research and development – also known as cyberinfrastructure – by planning and implementing advanced networks and computational facilities. Cybera manages CyberaNet, a high performance network that connects Alberta to CANARIE, Canada’s national research network. Cybera acts as the prime contractor for management of WestGrid, a consortium that provides advanced computing for research to universities in Western Canada
