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CounterPath Offers Advance Preview of Bria Mobile Softphone App for Android Smartphones and Tablets at Mobile World Congress
Customer demand drives early release of Bria Android Edition and Bria Android Tablet Ed...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nCustomer demand drives early release of Bria Android Edition and Bria Android Tablet Edition that enable an enriched calling experience\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Feb. 23, 2012 /CNW/ - By 2016, nearly four-fifths of 640 million mobile VoIP users will be\n making calls through apps downloaded on their smartphones, according to a recent report released by Juniper Research. While the\n mobile market has thus far been largely dominated by Apple iOS devices,\n Info Tech's latest Android Market traffic numbers indicate its growth\n is four times faster than that of the Apple App store, making Android\n users an even more important target market for app developers.\n\n\nDue to this overwhelming customer demand, CounterPath Corporation (OTCBB: CPAH) (TSX-V: CCV) today announced it will be releasing its\n Bria Android Edition with video for smartphones and Bria Android Tablet\n Edition with voice, earlier than previously scheduled, and will be\n offering an advance preview of the softphone applications to attendees\n of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain next week. These\n standards-based, service agnostic softphones provide an intuitive user\n interface for making and receiving VoIP calls on Android smartphones\n and tablets, and in the case of smartphones, also video calls, sending\n messages and managing presence all over a Wi-Fi or a 3G/4G wireless\n connection. The applications will become commercially available\n mid-March.\n\n\nThe Bria Android and Android Tablet Editions are SIP-based softphone\n applications specifically designed for the Android OS. The Bria app\n provides Android smartphone and tablet users with a feature-rich\n application no matter where they go while still benefiting from the\n multiple advantages of smartphone and tablet devices, creating a truly\n mobile enterprise communications experience.\n\n\nBria Android Edition (for smartphones) and Bria Android Tablet Edition\n features allow users to:\n\n\nTalk and send messages from your mobile softphone, turning your\n smartphone or tablet into your primary communications device. With the Bria softphone application, you can take advantage of lower\n calling rates offered by mobile VoIP service providers and benefit from\n the extended productivity features of a mobile device.\n\nUse your Android device anywhere and anytime to connect with your\n col...