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Vlingo Recognized as One of the Area's "Best Places to Work" by the Boston Business Journal
Results Based on Answers to Surveys Completed by vlingo Employees
| Source: vlingo Corp.
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - June 10, 2008) - The Boston Business Journal today recognized
vlingo as one of the greater Boston area's "Best Places to Work" when it
announced its annual ranking of 60 small, midsized and large companies that
are considered the best places to work based on survey responses from
employees of the nominated companies. Vlingo and staff were honored at an
awards breakfast this morning.
"Being recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the 'Best Places
to Work' is a distinct honor for a company like vlingo," said Dave Grannan,
CEO, vlingo. "We launched our beta service last summer and since then, our
momentum has been made possible by our employees' hard work and dedication.
Vlingo is now live as the voice power for Yahoo! oneSearch, with much more
to come over the next six months. We could not have achieved this without
the people on the ground, making it happen each and every day."
"This is one of our most popular events because it focuses on both employer
and employees," said Michael Olivieri, publisher of the Boston Business
Journal. "We have found that achieving the title of 'Best Place to Work' is
something companies are very proud to achieve because it shows they care
about their most important asset -- their employees."
The "Best Places to Work" ranking is based on surveys completed by a
substantial number of employees at each nominated company. The surveys ask
questions related to work environment, work-life balance, job satisfaction,
advancement opportunities, compensation and benefits. This year's top
ranking firms were chosen from 392 nominations -- a record number of
submissions in the six-year history of the Best Places to Work. Companies
are grouped based on their number of employees, as large (more than 500
employees), midsize (101-500 local employees) and small (20-100 local
employees).
About vlingo
Vlingo is a voice-powered user interface that unlocks access to mobile
phone wireless data services. Vlingo allows users to speak or type into any
vlingo-enabled text box and get accurate, easy and consistent access to all
the information, entertainment and communication made possible through
today's mobile applications. By giving consumers control of the mobile
Internet with the power of their voices, vlingo provides a quantum leap in
usability for mobile data services that are currently restricted by limited
user interfaces. IDC has named vlingo one of the "Ten Emerging Mobile
Players to Watch in 2008." The company secured its venture capital
financing from Charles River Ventures, Sigma Partners and Yahoo! Inc.
Founded in 2006, vlingo is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Why
tap when you can talk? www.vlingo.com.