SHAPE Services

SHAPE GmbH
Industry Mobile software
Headquarters Stuttgart, Germany
Area served
 Worldwide
Products IM+, IM+ Video, IM+ Talk, Business Card Reader, iDisplay, WebCamera, Barcode Reader, VR+, xPlayer, RDM+, GPSed
Website shape.ag

SHAPE.AG (formerly SHAPE Services) is a cross-platform independent software vendor and web-based services provider. The company develops instant messaging, social networking, productivity, entertainment, games, media and location-based applications for Apple iPhone,[1] iPod Touch and iPad,[2] BlackBerry,[3] Windows Phone/Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian S60, UIQ, J2ME, and HP/Palm webOS mobile platforms.

About the company

SHAPE.AG (with AG standing for Apps&Games )is a worldwide operating company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany and offices in Germany and Ukraine. The company was founded in 2002 and as of 2011 had more than 60 employees.
In May 2008 SHAPE acquired Warelex LLC, the US developer of multimedia applications and technologies for mobile devices.[4]
In July 2011 SHAPE has agreed to acquire Crisp App, the Hong Kong-based developer of the fone app for iOS.[5]
In 2011 the company added location-based instant messaging service Neighbors into IM+ application.
In 2012 SHAPE raised $10 million from Russian investment firm Finam.[6]
In March 2012 SHAPE officially changed its name from SHAPE Services to SHAPE.AG (AG stands for Apps&Games ).

Current products

The company's best-known software products include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Engadget.com
  2. ↑ Ipadmodo.com
  3. ↑ Blackberry Cool.com
  4. ↑ PRNewsWire: SHAPE Services Acquired Warelex LLC
  5. ↑ SHAPE Services Acquires Developer of Fone
  6. ↑ Finam Puts $10M in Mobile Messaging Application IM+
  7. ↑ GearDiary.com
  8. ↑ news.cnet.com
  9. ↑ Wireless Week
  10. ↑ TechCrunch

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