Zamano
Zamano plc was an Internet and mobile technology company based in Dublin. The company decided in February 2017 to bring their premium rate SMS business lines to a close by the end of 2017. In September 2017 it was reported that the company, following a management buy out, was considering investing in oil and gas exploration companies. History. The company's IPO, in early 2007, coincided with a number of acquisitions, including of Red Circle Technologies. In 2011 Zamano announced investment in a new entity called Newsworthie. However, investment in Newsworthie was ended in October 2011 with outgoing CEO  John O'Shea announcing that "As our investment capacity is limited, we intend focusing it entirely on opportunities related to our mobile expertise, and have suspended further investment in Newsworthie." O'Shea departed the company as CEO in November 2011 and was replaced by interim-CEO Pat Landy in a temporary role. In April 2015, Zamano, signed a deal with Three mobile to allow the company's technology to be used as a conduit by e-commerce providers. Products. Zamano offers products for mobile messaging, mobile payments and mobile advertising. It also acts as a direct operator connection in Ireland and the  UK. Everneo was a division of Zamano that offered mobile and cloud video, video clubs, mobile games, apps, entertainment portals, ringtones, wallpapers, screensavers, SMS services, and IVR lines. In 2011, TCM announced a partnership with Zamano to power SMS alerts on . In November 2013, Zamano launched Message Hero, an online business SMS service available to customers in Ireland and the UK Recognition. Zamano appeared in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 from 2006 to 2009. This followed from coming 2nd in the Rising Star Category in 2005. In 2004, Zamano won the award for Best Wireless Content at the O2 DMI  Awards. Zamano was also nominated for an Annual Global Mobile Award, in the Best Mobile Internet Application category for its TxT Manager. The company was linked to a number of charity services launching the Childline HelpText Service in 2006. Controversy. On 4 February 2010, the UK phone service regulator PhonepayPlus fined and formally reprimanded Zamano £15,000 for breaching its terms and conditions in relation to unsolicited reverse-charge premium rate SMS messages. PhonepayPlus also ordered Zamano to issue refunds. On 29 March 2012, Zamano was fined a further £35,000 by PhonepayPlus for breaching its terms and conditions in  relation to unsolicited reverse-charge premium rate SMS messages. Between May 2012 and September 2013 Zamano received 587 complaints from consumers in relation to a competition service, "Play2Win". Consumers stated that they had received unsolicited, reverse-billed text messages and that they had not engaged with the service, or acknowledged engaging with the service but stated that they believed it was free. A Phonepayplus tribunal found that Zamano breached the Fairness and Misleading aspects of its code. Given repeated breaches of the code by Zamano, the tribunal imposed an increased fine of £40,000 Partnerships and acquisitions. In 2002 Zamano  partnered with RTÉ Interactive to launch a wireless SMS-based game called Showdown. Earlier that year the group had already released a number of games on the O2 mobile network. Later in 2002, Zamano acquired Avoca's interactive SMS business. This provided the company with 10 premium rate SMS short codes covering four UK mobile networks. In 2007, Zamano completed the acquisitions of Red Circle Technologies and Eirborne.