Chalk Signs Reseller Agreement with Schiffl Mobile
RIM Gold Alliance Partner in Germany to Offer Mobile chalkboard™
WASHINGTON, DC – September 12, 2008
– Chalk Media Corp. (TSXV: CKM) today announced that it has signed a
reseller agreement with Schiffl Mobile, a Hamburg-based IT service
provider who is RIM’s only Gold Alliance Partner on the European
continent. The twelve month agreement enables Schiffl Mobile to offer
Mobile chalkboard™, Chalk’s proprietary BlackBerry® software, to its
clients.
“Being a reseller of Mobile chalkboard™ in Germany,
Austria and Eastern Europe strengthens our position as a leading
company in the BlackBerry® solutions arena”, said Martin Cornelius,
Head of Schiffl Mobile GmbH. “We are proud to offer our client base
solutions that go beyond basic data exchange and trackable,
multimedia-rich content is very much in demand. Mobile chalkboard™ is a
state-of-the art solution that will help our customers wirelessly
deliver priority training, compliance and corporate communications.”
“This
agreement is a notable part of our European reseller strategy”, adds
Stewart Walchli, President & CEO, Chalk. “Germany is a big growth
area for RIM, doubling its turnover year by year. All of the major
carriers offer BlackBerry® and RIM just launched the new BlackBerry®
Bold™ there, ahead of many other countries – including Canada. Schiffl
Mobile is a long-standing partner of RIM’s and an excellent ally for
Chalk in the German-speaking marketplace.”
About Schiffl Mobile
Schiffl
Mobile GmbH is a member of the Schiffl Group, one of the leading System
integrators for more than 20 years with its main business focus on
Identity-, Resource- and Mobile-Management in addition to Service and
Support. The holding company is a premium partner of Microsoft®,
Novell® and Research In Motion® (BlackBerry®) and currently employs
more then 140 staff. The company is headquartered in located in Hamburg
with further offices in Berlin, Stuttgart and Vienna. The turnover of
the group is in excess of 22 Mio €.
About Chalk Media Corp.
Chalk’s
mobile content deployment system, Mobile chalkboard™, allows multimedia
content to be created, securely pushed and tracked on BlackBerry®
smartphones. Our software and content help organizations communicate
with their employees, business partners and customers. Additional
information is available at www.chalk.com.
The BlackBerry®
and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive
properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM assumes no
liability and makes no representation, warranty or guarantee in
relation to third party products or services.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed the contents of this release and is not responsible for its accuracy.
For more information, please contact:
Chalk Media Corp.
Kris Sutherland
Executive Vice President
Tel: 604.453.4424
kris@chalk.com