It’s all go in the WINI camp! This is an update blog to let you know where we are at the moment:
We’re still on track to get going in June.
Our CTO currently fine tuning the driver handset software and the backend software.
We’ve secured new offices – more of that next week.
We’ve secured marketing and media buying agencies – more of that later.
We’ve negociated competitive mobile phone packages for WINI drivers. This will be going onto our website next week, the deals will be be available to WINI drivers only.
We’re recruiting! We’re looking for an administrator. Check out the job spec here for more information.
There’s also lots of exciting international oportunities are on the horizon for WINI.
Check back here for more news next week. In the meantime,
have a great Easter!
The WINI Team
Busy….Busy…Busy…
April 21st, 2011Technology – What’s for Lunch?
March 16th, 2011We here in the WINI office are all for improving the level of comfort and security between parents and children. Which is why parents will be able to register their kids’ mobile numbers onto their WINI accounts and receive a text when the account is being used.
We wonder though, have things gone just that little bit too far with the Lunchbox Commincator from Japan. Launched at the Interaction 2011 Conference on March 10, 2011 the LunchCommunicator lunch box was created by a Japanese research group. The system features a lunch box, and a small video camera and embedded computer. The video camera records the process of preparing the lunch and the computer plays back the video later when the child is eating his/her food. The child can record their review of the lunch and give their appreciation thanks.
Take a look at the video and have a look for youself as to how it works – might help if you can understand Japanese.
WINI in The Irish Times
February 21st, 2011
If you missed the article in the business section of Friday’s Irish times here it is:
To view the full article click on the link here.
A Bit of Humour for the Weekend
February 18th, 2011My Blackberry’s Not Working
It’s Friday, so here’s Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield doing some tech comedy. Enjoy!
WINI Wins Developer Challenge At Mobile World Congress 2011
February 16th, 2011PRESS RELEASE
Mobile World Congress 2011 – February 16th 2011
Dublin based WINI Technologies was last night named as the winner of the prestigious AePONA/ Neustar Developer challenge at the Mobile World Congress.
Speaking about WINI Technologies entry, Michael Crossey, VP Marketing AePONA, said “we are delighted with the number and extremely high quality of the entries this year but it is WINI’s use and integration of Location, SMS, CALL Routing and Mobile Billing API’s made their WINIcabs product stand out immediately”.
WINI, which stands for When I Need It, Where I Need it, is an Irish start up technology company based in Blackrock, Dublin. The WINI cabs system is a patented, fully automated taxi dispatch system that links available taxis with customer using existing mobile phone technology. Having automatically established their location the customer’s phone call is diverted to an available taxi driver that is less than 5 minutes drive away. Once the pick up point has been agreed the customer receives a security confirmation text giving the drivers name, make, model and colour of the taxi and taxi license number. Once the trip is complete the customer has several additional options to pay the taxi fare including charging to a credit card or even charging it to their mobile phone bill. Anyone can call a taxi using the WINIcabs system from any mobile phone.
Paul O’Loughlin Kennedy CEO WINI Technologies Stated, “Winning this award is a great honor for us. I am thrilled that we have represented what is best in Irish technology, research and development at this Global Congress. Within hours of us achieving this award we have been approached by several government bodies and international communications companies to discuss our product and how it may benefit them. I hope that our success will encourage other Irish technology companies to enter the Global stage.“
Live testing has started among the 900 Dublin Taxi drivers that have already signed up for the system with a full commercial launch planned for summer 2011
A copy of this press release with further details can be found here.
WINIcabs Agenda gets Busy for Mobile World Congress
February 9th, 2011
We feel like the kid with the best toy in the schoolyard!
Yes, another invitation to showcase the WINIcabs system at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We’re delighted to have been asked by Neustar to demonstrate the WINIcab product capability.
Neustar solve complex global communications challenges by enabling seamless connectivity across a myriad of networks, technologies and applications for carriers and enterprises alike.
The WINI team will be kept busy throughout the week using each of our three demo kits to demonstrate this new product on the following stands: GSMA App Garage, Aepona and Neustar.
WINI Demand by Global Mobile Leaders
February 8th, 2011
You may have read in our last posting that we were invited by the GSMA to showcase the WINI system at the prestigious Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
We have now also been invited to present the WINI product on Aepona’s stand at the same event. Aepona have developed the OneAPI platform for mobile. WINIcabs mobile technology system utilises its location, MMS and billing facilities – making it the ideal platform for international rollout of WINIcabs.
We have also heard some rumours that WINIcabs may be in for an award(!) – we’ll know more next week and keep you updated on events as they happen.
Follow our journey at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona on twitter: twitter.com/winicabs
GSM Association Invites WINI to Showcase
January 21st, 2011
The GSM Association contacted the WINI offices last week to invite us to present the WINICabs product on their stand at the prestigious Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The exhibition runs from 14-17 February 2011 and is the biggest mobile and technology event in the world, with 50,000 visitors from 200 countries.
WINI Technologies will show how the WINICabs product works on the OneAPI platform. The WINI system routes the call of the customer directly to the closest available taxi using the location, SMS and mobile payment features of OneAPI. We will be demonstrating in detail how this works on GSMA’s APP Garage stand 7APG in the GSMA Village in Hall 7.
Introducing WINI’s CTO
December 6th, 2010
WINI Technologies is delighted to confirm the permanent appointment of Diarmuid Quinn as Chief Technology Officer.
During the past 20 years, Diarmuid has lead Software, Integrated and Hardware design teams in Ireland, the Czech Republic and the Philippines. He’s still a hands-on Ruby on Rails developer. Diarmuid is a broadly experienced software engineer and business executive.
In addition to being a strong technologist, he has extensive Management, Sales, Account Management and Market Development experience in the Outsourced Software Development Sector (Telecommunications, Professional Broadcast, Business Applications and other sectors).
Welcome aboard Diarmuid!
Wall Street Journal Loves WINI!
November 25th, 2010On Monday some of the WINI team headed off to London to take part in MobiTechFest Europe. WINI Technologies were the only Irish company selected to present their unique business idea to investors from around the globe. The father and son team who are the Inventors and Founders of WINICabs, John & Paul O’Loughlin Kennedy were joined by their newly appointed CTO Diarmuid Quinn in London for the event.
After a successfull presentation, Ben Rooney – Technology editor of the Wall Street Journal – congratulated them on such an innovative product and requested an interview to tell his readers more. Read the full article here.
The team are heading back from London tonight to begin testing in taxis to keep the Dublin pilot project on track. We’ll keep you posted with progress!