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sobees, Ltd.

sobees - my social desktop aggregator

Conference
DEMO 09
Market Segment
Consumer Software and Services
Funding Amount
$100,001-$500,000
Funding Round
Seed
Funding Details
Seed funding from founders
Competitors
No direct competitors. Secondary competitors include social desktop clients (twhirl, AlertThingy, 8hands), social aggregators (Power.com) and start pages (iGoogle, Netvibes).
Product Description
sobees organizes and integrates Web applications and services onto the desktop, makes them available offline and offers an easy user experience to you and your social network. sobees is the perfect desktop companion for online social networks. It pulls information from friends and from the Web and offers seamless data sharing and a friendly and intuitive interface that allows customization and better control of content and computer experience.
Market Opportunity
According to Internet World Stats, there are more than 1.4 billion Internet users in the world. The current Internet market is ready for services that integrate applications, information sources and social graphs into a single, user-friendly desktop tool that takes advantage of a software-plus-services architecture. sobees is designed for mainstream users.
DEMO Says
As our dependence on Web applications grows, so does the need to make them available 24-7. You've likely heard of deskNET's sobees application before; here at DEMO 09, the company is introducing even deeper desktop integration with key online services. There are several companies working to bring your online content offline but sobees' singular focus on the mainstream consumer is key. With the ability to consolidate all one's online content and share with your network via drag and drop, sobees is a major step toward the day when your desktop and your browser are no longer mutually exclusive.
Contact
Francois Bochatay
bochatay@desknet.ch
Company Address
2340 Le Noirmont
Switzerland
Primary Phone
0041-21-6938761
URL
www.sobees.com
Officer One
Francois Bochatay - CEO & Founder
Officer Two
Vincent Rithner - CTO & Founder
Officer Three
Nicholas Helke - CCO

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