Success622, This is a 5 star post IMO. Thank you for posting the link to Jeff Mould's blog, where he describes his meeting yesterday with Neomedia Management. Although he was careful with what he said, there are definitely some juicy tidbits that we learned here. Below are some excerpts:
* The meeting went excellent and we walked away with not only a renewed excitement in mobile barcode technologies, but a renewed faith in NeoMedia and the ability of the company to deliver.
* First and foremost, there are a couple “outside” factors that are out of NeoMedia’s and Announce Mobile’s control that I can not discuss that are currently inhibiting their ability to deliver
* As I had listed in a comment, the biggest holdup of getting the application to the phones is not with NeoMedia, but with the carriers. This remains true. The qode reader application is for the most part ready to go on over 250 different model phones at this point. The problem is that the carriers have yet to grant their final approval on the application.
* There are some carriers though that are closer then others and we should start seeing movement sooner then later.
* Secondly, the next meeting of MC2 is May 10. There will be more involvement from the carriers at this meeting. Everyone involved is still working on the agenda and excellent progress is being made here.
* As for the universal reader, you will see it sooner then later, just hold on. Gavitec and NeoMedia are actively working on this and there is currently one version in beta testing right now with more to follow shortly. Once testing is complete it will come to market.
* On the EFF front, as I have stated in my previous posts, this is completely nonsense. A good patent attorney that completes a thorough review of the patents AND the complaint specifically will tell you the same.
* ...things are back on track and the direction and drive of the current business model is solely focused on taking the mobile barcode market to the next level.
* There are customers and opportunities in the pipe and some actively being worked. Again, I am not at liberty to discuss these.
* NeoMedia will be moving their headquarters. This is for several reasons. First, the primary reason is that the Lee County Court System has purchased the building they are currently in and are slowly taking over the entire building (they kicked the bank out that was on the first floor). So NeoMedia will have to move when their lease is up.
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