Vizrea
Company: Vizrea Corporation, Seattle, Washington
Company Description: Vizrea Corporation was founded in 2003 by former Microsoft Corp VP and Distinguished Engineer Michael Toutonghi. Vizrea's first product Vizrea Snap launched at DEMO 2006 and is the first complete photo solution designed specifically for camera phone users. It's the most innovative solution for automatically moving digital content from the camera phone to the web and PC in an organized way.
Nomination Category: Company, Office & Product Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best New Product or Service
Nomination Title: Vizrea Corporation's Vizrea Snap
1. Tell the story about this nominated product or service (up to 500 words). Describe its function, features, benefits, and sales to date. You may include hyperlinks to product photos and data sheets. IMPORTANT: Begin each link with http://, and enclose each link in square brackets; for example, [http://www.youraddress.com]:
Vizrea Corporation's Vizrea Snap is the first complete photo solution for camera phone users. Vizrea was founded by Michael Toutonghi, a former Microsoft exec in 2003. When Mike left Microsoft, he wanted to reconnect with family and friends. But sharing digital content was way too hard. So, Vizrea was born.
Vizrea Snap includes three components: Vizrea Snap for PCs; Vizrea Snap for Camera Phones; and Vizrea Snap for the Web. All three components interoperate seamlessly allowing the user to automatically send photos and video from the camera phone to the PC and/or Web in an organized manner without pushing any buttons! Simplicity is key! The user can also have access to all their PC or web content on the phone - turning the camera phone into a portable photo album. Vizrea also provides mobile blogging and social networking capabilities, has a partnership with Nokia and are international with offices in Seattle and Prague. Vizrea Snap has thousands of users today. With Vizrea Snap, camera phone users can finally do something with the photos they take.
2. List hyperlinks to any online news stories, press releases, product reviews, or other documents that support the claims made in the section above. IMPORTANT: Begin each link with http://, and enclose each link in square brackets; for example, [http://www.youraddress.com]:
Online Demo: http://www.vizrea.com/tour1.aspx
http://www.vizrea.com
http://www.vizrea.com/about.aspx
http://www.vizrea.com/pressreleases.aspx
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20060209.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2006-02-22-vizrea-snap_x.htm
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002788966_vizrea07.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002788966_vizrea07.html
http://www.mobiletracker.net/archives/2006/02/07/vizrea-snap
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060207/vizrea-snap-first-complete-photo-
solution-for-camera-phone-users/
http://seattlebonvivant.typepad.com/seattle_bon_vivant/2006/02/on_storing_and_.html
http://graemethickins.typepad.com/graeme_blogs_here/2006/02/sharing_consume.html
3. Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about the leader(s) of the team that developed this nominated product or service:
Mike Toutonghi, President, CEO - A former Microsoft Corporate Vice-President and Distinguished Engineer, Mike conceived of and built the eHome Division, which was responsible for Windows XP Media Center Edition. Mike was also a founder and General Manager of Microsoft's .NET Platform.
Brad Chase - Strategy and Business Consultant - A former Microsoft Senior Vice-President, responsible for taking MSN from the status of an also-ran to the most popular worldwide online service, doubling both revenue and traffic in the process. Brad's previous roles at Microsoft include marketing or overall leadership for Microsoft Office, Windows, Internet Explorer and MS-DOS. Brad is well known for conceiving of and leading the worldwide rollout of Windows 95.