SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S MGM SIGNS MORE US SCHOOLS TO ITS TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE
December 23rd 2007 01:18
South Australian-based MGM Wireless has extended its global reach with the signing of two US school districts in California and Arizona.
The signings cap off a positive first year for MGM Wireless US operations which are based in Sunnyvale California. Some 25 US schools have signed on for the leading edge messageyou text messaging attendance system and other school-parent communication solutions which are marketed in the US.
MGM Wireless chief executive, Mark Fortunatow said the company has signed up Fairmont Private Schools, based in Orange County, in California, a group of six school campuses which received the highest award by the US Department of Education, the Blue Ribbon of Excellence.”
Mark Fortunatow said. “We have an enormous opportunity in the US over the next two quarters and this will give greater balance to our Australian operations. While Australian schools are shut down over the summer holidays, the US education system is in the middle of the school year. In Australia, our busiest quarters for sales are mid-year.
“Gaining a foothold in the US market gives greater balance to our operations as well as exposure to a market which is many times greater than Australia.”
MGM Wireless is the market leader in Australia with approximately 369 schools using messageyou, with a further 1, 050 Western Australian government schools contracted to implement messageyou through the Western Australian whole of state government contract.
MGM Wireless is also beta testing its latest school to parent communications service, School News Channel with four Australian schools, with a full scale launch due in the 2008 school year.
- From MediaBlab
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