Poynt Wins Grand Prize in BlackBerry Developer Challenge

October 21, 2008-Multiplied Media is pleased to announce their application, Poynt for the BlackBerry, has won the Personal Productivity and Lifestyle category as well as one of three Best of Show Grand Prizes in the BlackBerry Partners Fund(TM) Developer Challenge for BlackBerry(R) Developers.

Poynt is a free local search tool that connects users to businesses, movie theatres, and retailers, whenever and wherever users need them. Poynt includes such features as click-to-call, click-to-browse, interactive maps, driving directions, GPS compatibility, show times, movie trailers, and movie ticket purchase. With Poynt's intuitive interface, users can find what they are looking for quickly and easily.

"We are very proud of our team, whose efforts and accomplishments enabled us to achieve this outstanding recognition. The competition was made up of some of the best developers from countries around the world," said Andrew Osis, CEO, Multiplied Media. "The increased exposure that this award brings to Poynt for the BlackBerry will greatly expand our profile, and is just as important as the prize itself."

"We knew when we created the Developer Challenge that there were a lot of talented developers building innovative applications for the BlackBerry," said Kevin Talbot, Co-Managing Partner of the BlackBerry Partners Fund. "Multiplied Media's Poynt is a great application that helps consumers find what they are looking for - whether it's a business, restaurant or movie. It was their excellence in technological achievement and implementation that won the judges over and earned them one of the Best of Show prizes in the BlackBerry Developer Challenge."

To discover why Poynt won this prestigious award consumers can download Poynt to their BlackBerry by visiting http://m.mypoynt.com from their BlackBerry browser.

Poynt, Featuring Movie Trailers, Now Available for BlackBerry Bold

September 23, 2008-Multiplied Media Corporation is pleased to announce the release of a special version of Poynt designed specifically for the BlackBerry Bold to take full advantage of the video streaming capabilities native to the recently released smartphone.

Consumers have come to rely on the convenience that Poynt provides in finding local business and movie information. Now, owners of the BlackBerry Bold are able to utilize Poynt to view streaming movie trailers on their device. The new version is available to owners of the BlackBerry Bold in Canada and will be supported when the smartphones are released on the AT&T network in the United States.

“We don’t believe that the consumer should be tied to their desktop to quickly get the information they need to plan their shopping, dining and entertainment needs,” said John Lowe, CEO, Multiplied Media. “The release of the BlackBerry Bold has allowed us to add video streaming functionality to Poynt which provides a more robust experience for the consumer, no matter where they happen to be.”

Poynt is a convenient and timesaving service that connects consumers to businesses and theaters at the moment they want to buy or acquire products or services. By entering search terms, the consumer is able to find businesses and movies near their location, get phone and address information as well as enhanced data such as interactive maps, movie reviews and the ability to purchase movie tickets.

Poynt’s application for the BlackBerry takes advantage of the smartphone’s robust capabilities including locates by GPS and IP detection, click-to-call, click-to-map and click-to-view-website functionality. The always on, always connected nature of the BlackBerry allows users of the Poynt local search service to get local business and movie information whenever and wherever they need it.

To download the beta version of Poynt, visit http://m.mypoynt.com from your BlackBerry browser.

Poynt Beta Announced for the BlackBerry

June 11, 2008-Poynt a free, all-in-one local search tool that connects consumers to retailers and theaters at the moment they want to buy or acquire products or services, is now in Beta release for the BlackBerry.

By entering search terms, you're able to find businesses and movies near you, get phone and address information, map directions to the businesses you choose, read movie reviews and purchase movie tickets while you're on the go.

"We received an overwhelming response from everyone we've demonstrated the application to," said John Lowe, CEO, Multiplied Media - the people behind Poynt. "The application is far more intuitive than using a web browser on a mobile device."

Poynt takes advantage of the BlackBerry's robust capabilities including locates by GPS and IP detection, click-to-call, click-to-map and click-to-view-website functions. The beta application is available in North America.

To download Poynt, visit http://m.mypoynt.com from your BlackBerry browser.

Multiplied Media Launches Movie Ticket Purchase on Poynt

June 5, 2008-Multiplied Media is pleased to announce the convenience of movie ticket purchase in the latest version of their Poynt local search product, released today.

Through Poynt, users have the ability to search for movies playing near them. Once a movie has been selected and the user has chosen to view showtimes a link to purchase tickets for their preferred showing is displayed via MovieTickets.com.

A MovieTickets.com account is required to complete the transaction. Existing users are able to log in with their account.

Poynt, which enables consumers to search for local businesses, services and movie information near their specified location, is available to Windows Live(R) Messenger and AIM users throughout Canada and the United States.