Sharp Corporation makes strategic investment in Danger, Inc.
Funding to support Danger's ongoing market expansion
Palo Alto, CA — November 30, 2006 — Danger, Inc. a mobile Internet software and services company, today announced that Sharp Corporation has made a strategic investment in the company. Danger will use the funding as part of its ongoing growth efforts. .
Sharp has worked with Danger as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) since 2004. As a result of the partnership between the two companies, Sharp develops devices that are supported by Danger's mobile Internet service. Danger has created a client/server platform that enables an "always-on" connection, continuously synchronizing, backing-up and managing the secure transmission of data between the network and the device.
Danger's award-winning service provides end-users with an optimized Web browsing experience, push e-mail, enhanced instant messaging capabilities and access to a Web-based, online account to manage all of his or her data from a desktop computer. The unique device operating system delivers a set of uncompromised applications that interact with each other and operate simultaneously, allowing users to multitask, much like the familiar desktop environment.
About Danger, Inc. Danger provides a complete solution that enables wireless operators to offer innovative mobile data products to consumers over next-generation wireless networks. Danger's mobile Internet platform is a Java-compatible, client/server platform and application suite that delivers an easy-to-use, personalized mobile Internet experience for consumers. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company backed by leading venture capital firms and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Additional information about the company is available at
www.danger.com.
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Danger is a registered trademark of Danger, Inc.
Please Contact: Matthew Flegal - Public Relations Manager, Danger, Inc.
650-289-6675
mflegal@danger.com
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