Ambient Industries Raises Additional Round of Funding from Amadeus and Eden Ventures for Flook, the Location Browser

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and LONDON, U.K. (PRWEB) February 1, 2010

Ambient Industries (http://www.ambientindustries.com), announced today that it has closed an additional round of funding led by the Amadeus Capital Partners and Eden Ventures. The capital infusion will be used for expansion and to increase development capability.

We have attracted loyal users who find that discovering and sharing the world around them with flook is a refreshing and creative change from other me-too location-based mobile applications said Ambient Industries co-founder Roger Nolan. Users are excited to discover quirky recommendations that they wouldnt find in the guide books and just as excited to express their creative side by creating flook cards sharing their own local secrets. Flooks competitive aspect allows users to take part in a real competition of skill, and to feel a genuine sense of accomplishment when their score increases.

We have seen so much potential realized from Ambient Industries and flook, said Will Dawson, partner Amadeus. We can’t wait to see how flook will continue to grow and to discover new ways in which people will use it. We see Ambient Industries in a unique niche where the discovery is more important than search, and creativity more important than simplistic game-playing.

“We see many investment opportunities in mobile applications, but flook hits a sweet spot of creativity, discovery and location that no other companies have, said Peter Jones, partner at Eden Ventures.

A video demo of flook is available here: http://flookblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/flook-sneak-peek-video/

ABOUT AMBIENT INDUSTRIES

Ambient Industries is a mobile software company founded by Roger Nolan, Jane Sales, Tristan Brotherton and Dave Jennings.

Nolan and Sales both worked at Psion, where they were responsible for the communications layer and the kernel, respectively. Their code was the foundation of the codebase that became Symbian OS and that still runs in millions of phones today. Jennings worked at the Parkes Radio-Telescope in Australia, was the first technical hire at Play.com and chief architect for Tigerex before joining Nolan at Sonopia. Brotherton founded FluidHR, which produced the U.K.s first online staff screen software platform and building software, before joining ROO Media/KIT Digital.

Ambient Industries is based in London and San Francisco. The company is funded by Amadeus and Eden Ventures. For more information, visit http://www.ambientindustries.com.

ABOUT AMADEUS

Amadeus Capital Partners is one of Europe’s leading technology venture capital firms. Since its inception in 1997, the firm has backed over 60 companies in industries that include communications and networking hardware and software, cleantech, medtech, computer hardware and software, media, and e-commerce. Amadeus has

Ambient Industries Raises Additional Round of Funding from Amadeus and Eden Ventures for Flook, the Location Browser

Appointment-Plus Online Appointment Book Software Adds Location Lookup Feature, Allows Multi-Location Businesses to Instantly Show Closest Locations

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) April 28, 2012

Appointment-Plus, the worldwide expert in online appointment book software and creator of the scheduling industrys most flexible and feature-rich application, today announced the release of the Location Lookup, a new feature that allows multi-location small and medium-sized businesses to instantly show the address, distance and map location of all of its sites when a customer schedules an appointment or reservation with them online. This makes it easy for a scheduling customer to book an appointment or reservation at a location thats closest or most convenient.

The Location Lookup provides scheduling two options for searching locations: they can select a location from a drop-down list or enter a ZIP/postal code or address. The online appointment book will then list up to five of the closest locations (including address and distance in miles from the customer) and pinpoint them on a map. Once a preferred location is determined, the customer simply clicks on a Select button to schedule his or her appointment or reservation.

The new feature is available to Appointment-Plus clients on mid-tier or platinum accounts.

The Location Lookup is the latest feature designed by Appointment-Plus online appointment book software to enhance the customer experience of businesses and create the perfect scheduling solution that results in growing customer loyalty, increased conversions and greater profitability.

Appointment-Plus has always made the appointment-scheduling process simple and efficient for our multi-location clients, says Bob La Loggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus. Now, the process is even simpler for their customers, as they can quickly see what location is closest to them.

The new Location Lookup is another valuable benefit in making the scheduling process easy for both business and customer alike.

Since 2001, Appointment-Plus has been the premier online appointment software solution for automating, streamlining and improving the booking process through functionality such as: online customer scheduling, whereby individuals book their own appointments conveniently 24 hours a day; automated e-mail and text message reminders sent prior to a scheduled appointment time; and robust record-keeping and reporting capabilities.

Additionally, the Appointment-Plus Marketplace houses the scheduling industrys most extensive and growing collection of syncs, plug-ins, modules and integrations to improve business processes. Currently featured in the Marketplace are a new WordPress schedule widget and syncs with QuickBooks and e-marketing service providers Constant Contact, iContact, MailChimp and Vertical Response. Future releases include a Microsoft Outlook Calendar sync and mobile web apps.

To learn more about the new Location Lookup and Appointment-Plus online appointment book software, click here.

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus is the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions for growing businesses, enterprises, higher education, government and logistics. With over 15 million end-users and 80 million appointments booked since its inception in 2001, Appointment-Plus is one of the fastest growing cloud-based services in the world. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., organizations ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses use Appointment-Plus to book an average of 3 million appointments monthly.

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