Palo Alto, Calif. (PRWEB via PRWebDirect) April 3, 2008 -- Box.net, a leading provider of online file storage and collaboration tools, announced today that it has partnered with ShoZu to enable consumers to quickly and easily send photos and videos captured on their mobile devices to their Box.net online storage accounts. Through the partnership, Box.net becomes the premier storage system for users of ShoZu's service.
Shozu provides fast and easy uploads of content from mobile devices to the leading Web services ranging from YouTube and Flickr, while simultaneously storing the media on Box.net as well. Photos and videos sent to Box.net from ShoZu can be easily organized, edited, accessed and shared from any web-enabled device. Users can manage and share information stored on Box.net online or from Box.net's mobile sites (m.box.net for BlackBerrys and smartphones, and i.box.net for iPhones), simplifying on-the-go file management and collaboration.
"As mobile phones and social networking are now ubiquitous, enhanced tools are required to manage the increased flow of information. The addition of Box.net's service to the ShoZu platform provides users with a safe, secure way to permanently store and access their data," said Karen Appleton, VP of Business Development, Box.net. "We're excited to provide ShoZu users with an easy tool to manage media created on their devices."
In addition to providing online file storage, Box.net has also created a powerful collaborative environment for its more than 1.6 million registered users. Recent feature launches include collaboration (beta) which enables users to share folders with colleagues, friends, and family; version history for any file on Box.net (premiums accounts only); and the OpenBox platform, which connects data from Box.net to other web-based applications and services like Zoho, Scribd, eFax, Echosign, and more.
ShoZu, the leader in wireless image publishing capabilities to multiple online destinations, is also the only service of its kind that allows users to upload the photos of their choice at either full or blog-quality resolution, send video clips up to 10 minutes in length, and allows users to add tags, title and descriptions from their mobile devices.
About Box.net, Inc.
Founded in March 2005, Box.net (www.box.net) is the first online file system that enables users to share, store, and access files of any type from anywhere. Box.net is the leading online file storage service with more than 1.6 million users, over 1 million files served every day, and more than 1000 developers in the Box Enabled Network. Box.net is the first web-native system for access and collaboration which allows a broad array of functionality. The system is used by individuals, small businesses and Fortune 1000 companies. Box.net was the first internet storage provider to launch an open API in late 2005. In December 2007, the company launched its OpenBox platform, which connects data from Box.net with other applications and services across the web, allowing users to interact with their files in a wide range of web-based services and applications that drive productivity. The open platform permits companies and developers to integrate their applications and services on the Box.net website. Box.net is a privately held company headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, and is backed by venture capitalist firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson and U.S. Venture Partners.
About ShoZu
ShoZu is the leading provider of mobile social media services that connect mobile consumers with their online social networks, personal blogs, photo storage sites and other Web 2.0 properties from the handset. The company's patented technology provides fast, easy, one-click uploads of photos and video clips from the mobile to the Web, full-resolution photo and video delivery without compression, an emerging suite of services that push content to the phone, the ability to work in the background even if a connection is dropped, and other unique features that simplify and enhance the user experience, plus a mobile advertising service that provides non-intrusive and behaviorally targeted ad delivery. The company was founded in 2000 and has formed partnerships with some of the leading players in the mobile ecosystem, including Motorola and Samsung. For more information, visit www.ShoZu.com/AboutUs.
Media Contact:
Michele Wyman
650.324.1991
Michele@box.net
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