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P$ Mobile Service App Wins Top Honours at 2013 OCTAS Awards
MONTREAL , May 28, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Stationnement de Montréal's P$ Mobile Servi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nMONTREAL, May 28, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Stationnement de Montréal's P$ Mobile Service app, developed jointly with TC Media, won the OCTAS award in the Mobile\n Solutions category at the 27th annual OCTAS competition. Winners were revealed during the 2013 OCTAS\n awards ceremony which took place this past Saturday night at the\n Montreal Convention Centre. OCTAS is organized by the IT ACTION Network\n to reward excellence in 20 different categories in the information\n technology (IT) industry in Quebec.\n\n\nLess than a year after it was introduced, P$ Mobile Service continues to be a hit. The remote payment solution is racking up\n incredible numbers: more than 175,000 downloads across all platforms\n and close to 1.5 million transactions since its launch in June 2012.\n This past fall, P$ Mobile Service was also rewarded for its ingenuity by winning the Mobiz Business -\n Society award that pays tribute to the excellence of individuals or\n businesses that stand out for their mobile solutions.\n\n\n\"With P$ Mobile Service, our goal was to propel parking into the 21st century and simplify the\n lives of Montreal motorists,\" said Charles Auger, General Manager of\n Stationnement de Montréal. \"After just a few months, it's clear we have\n achieved our mission. The application developed jointly with TC Media\n has been adopted in a major way by people who regularly park on\n Montreal's streets. We are delighted by the response from motorists and\n the industry.\"\n\n\n\"Thanks to our solid partnership with Stationnement de Montréal, our\n mobile solutions team was able to design a leading-edge remote payment\n ecosystem that is wildly popular,\" said Bruno Leclaire, Senior Vice\n President, Digital Solutions at TC Media. \"We are especially proud of\n winning the OCTAS IT Excellence award, as it showcases the talents of\n our experts and the quality of the app design. P$ Mobile Service was created entirely in Montreal and is an excellent model for any big\n modern city.\"\n\n\nP$ Mobile Service\nMotorists can pay for their parking spots using the P$ Mobile Service app, available free for iPhone, BlackBerry® and Android™ devices, or online and through its mobile version, at pservicemobile.ca. The service lets users pay for or renew their parking spo...