San Jose, CA, USA; January
12, 2004 - DoOnGo Technologies,
Inc., the industry leader in
over-the-air mobile device software
management, today announced that
it closed $18 million in venture
capital funding. Led by VantagePoint
Venture Partners, the round included
Vertex Management, Inc., CDIB
Ventures, CDIB, Inc. and Mitsui
Venture Capital. The funds will
be used for product development,
business expansion in the United
States, Europe and Asia, and
enhancement of DoOnGo's sales
and marketing programs.
DoOnGo is the first company to
power OTA application services
on public wireless networks. The
company is also the first to have
a commercialized OTA solution deployed
in Japan and Asia/Pacific. Its
product suite enables wireless
carriers to offer consumers an
advanced, OTA mobile device software
upgrade service. Additionally,
DoOnGo provides device manufacturers
with a rewrite service that offers
low-cost "insurance" against high-cost
device recalls. Software upgrade
and rewrite services are in high
demand from wireless carriers as
they continue to develop a variety
of services and applications, such
as multi-player gaming. By delivering
the first software infrastructure
that increases the speed of OTA
software downloads and decreases
the delay of in-device software
updates, DoOnGo empowers carriers
to deliver breakthrough wireless
services that drive higher revenues.
Working with NEC, Sharp and Panasonic,
DoOnGo brought the first commercialized
OTA-capable phones to market for
NTT DoCoMo.
"DoOnGo has experienced tremendous
success in carrier and handset
vendor adoption and production
deployments of OTA capabilities.
We look forward to working with
DoOnGo to leverage its leadership
position in China, Japan and Korea
to expand its presence with U.S.
- and European-based carriers," said
Eric Ver Ploeg, managing director
of VantagePoint Venture Partners
and new board member for DoOnGo.
"This round of financing is a
testament to the unrivaled quality
of our wireless software management
and OTA application provisioning
solutions and DoOnGo's ability
to meet the demands of global customers
for fast and efficient solutions," said
Dr. Luosheng Peng, chairman, CEO,
and co-founder of DoOnGo Technologies. "While
DoOnGo has already reached profitability,
we are pleased to add a strong
list of investors as we continue
to build the company."
DoOnGo's Mobile Intelligence™ product
suite consists of DeltaRewrite™,
the world's most efficient point-of-service
and portal rewrite software, and
DeltaUpgrade™, the industry's
first production-deployed OTA software
management and upgrade system.
These products enable wireless
carriers and mobile device manufacturers
to accelerate time-to-market for
new products and services, increase
customer satisfaction and retention,
and reduce operational costs.
About DoOnGo Technologies,
Inc.
DoOnGo Technologies is the industry
leader in over-the-air mobile device
software management, delivering
intelligent problem resolution
and upgrade capabilities for mobile
devices on wireless networks. DoOnGo's
Mobile Intelligence™ product
suite, consisting of DeltaUpgrade™ and
DeltaRewrite™, is the most
advanced and sophisticated product
line that is carrier grade and
being deployed today for over-the-air
and point-of-service software update
and rewrite needs. This premier
product suite provides the infrastructure
that delivers intelligent management
and update capabilities for mobile
devices, including embedded software,
applications and data on wireless
networks. DoOnGo is a privately
held company headquartered in San
Jose, California with worldwide
offices in China and Japan. For
more information, please visit
DoOnGo on the Web at http://www.doongo.com
About VantagePoint Venture
Partners
VantagePoint Venture Partners is
one of the nation's largest venture
capital firms that actively works
with management teams and its strategic
partners to build technology leaders.
As an active multi-stage investor,
the Firm provides funding and resources
for all stages of a company's lifecycle
from seed round through late stage
and privately negotiated investments
in public companies. VantagePoint
is based on a full-service 'Partner-Team'
approach that provides entrepreneurs
with a blend of technology, venture
capital, operations, and corporate-finance
expertise. As hands-on investors,
the Firm is focused on technology
investments in communications,
semiconductor, software, internet,
CleanTech and healthcare commerce
sectors