News & Media

15th June 2011

Mvine has been consistently recognised for providing an innovative platform that really gets to the heart of business needs. Take, for example, a recent speech made by Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to the International Digital Economy Accords in Brussels in March of this year where he referenced Mvine as a leading innovator in the Cloud Computing space, read on to find out more...

Read the full press release here.

2nd June 2011: World Investment Conference Selects Mvine As An Example Of ‘Tomorrow’s Growth’

Mvine is one of a select number of organisations worldwide to receive the recognition to present their companies in the ‘Tomorrow’s Growth Champions’ programme, a series of sessions designed to feature the most promising privately held technology companies from a variety of countries.

Read the full press release here.

21st April 2011: Collaboration Nation: Exclusive interview with Mvine

Online collaboration is big business. Assisted by the absorption of ‘cloud computing’ – online software as a service – businesses have been able to streamline operations and work on projects together far more effectively, regardless of location.

One company at the forefront of business collaboration is Mvine, which creates tailored business networks for organisations. NMK caught up with the company’s managing director Frank Joshi to learn more about collaboration.

Read the full press release here.

4th March 2011: BT teams up with Mvine to roll out cloud-based social network for staff

BT is rolling out a cloud-based social networking, blogging and data sharing service across 40,000 current and former employees

BT chose a software as a service solution from Mvine, a social business software consultancy firm, because, says Hurst, it met BT's specifications, and Mvine had already shown it could implement large-scale social networking platforms.

Read the full press release here.

2nd March 2011: Mvine included in the CloudTweaks Top 25 European Cloud Computing Rising Stars

Serial entrepreneur Frank Joshi founded Mvine Ltd. in 2005 as an online record label and music social network but he soon realized that B2B cloud platforms have great market growth potential and Mvine platform was re-designed to serve also as a social businesses software system.

We’ve been delighted with these initial meetings and can’t wait to meet more people and make some more noise in the upcoming months!

Read the full press release here.

28th February 2011: Mvine set to take the market by storm

Following a series of successful press days to introduce our product to the market we met some pretty big names from the likes of Ovum, Gartner, VRL, Computer Weekly and Computer World UK. The events were a great chance to talk to experts in the industry and get a feel for the recent popularity social business software has enjoyed in the media. We’ve even been featured in a few places since then!

We’ve been delighted with these initial meetings and can’t wait to meet more people and make some more noise in the upcoming months!

Read the full press release here.

23rd December 2010: Mvine listed in Red Herring Global Top 100

It is with immense pride and pleasure that Mvine announce their recognition as one to the top 100 Global Technology companies.

The event will take place in January from the 24th -26th in Santa Monica, Los Angeles where our CEO, Frank Joshi, will present our company to the Red Herring board.

The accreditation of this award shows Mvine as a real leader in private technology and is a great start to 2011!

For more information on the announcement see our press release.

For more information on the Red Herring Global 100 visit: http://www.herringevents.com/rhg2010/RHG.html

29th October 2010: Mvine team up with Credit Call for client benefits

Mvine and Credit Call, the specialist debit and credit card payment gateway, successfully integrate to support short term loan client Speed-e-Loans.

Following Mvine's previous integration with online payment sites such as PayPal and Barclaycard this new integration allows even more customers to enjoy secure and efficient online transactions though many of our sites.

Please view the press release for more details about the new relationship between Mvine, Credit Call and Speed-e-Loans.

3rd September 2010: Mvine pleased to welcome two new graduate recruits to their sales and marketing divisions

The Mvine family is growing as we welcome two new team members into the company, Ashley and Tori.

Ashley Rawson graduated from Nottingham University with a BSC in Computer Science, Ashley joins us to head up our sales division and to dabble in a bit of web services, graphic design, and html and CSS coding.

Tori Snowball comes to our Marketing and PR department as a graduate from Trinity College Dublin with a BA in Classics and Philosophy. Tori plans to put her skills to writing copy, organising events and corporate branding.

1st July 2010: News as it happens; Mvine announces new active dashboard application

Mvine users will now benefit from 'active' dashboards. Both home pages and group 'what's new' pages will automatically update themselves so that users get the latest news and content as it happens.

Dynamic updates have some major implications for all types of applications we provide, particularly in regard to monitoring the presence of users and connecting with contacts. Alongside individuals avatars are 'live' icons to show availability for telephony, instant messaging and video conferencing. All contacts latest updates will appear on your dashboard immediately.

The new active application allows for a fluid stream of information that is always up to date, keeping members of communities in constant possession of the knowledge they need to do business better, either on an individual level or in a shared space with other users.

22nd April 2010: Post, Tweet and Publish in one place

We can now run your social media campaigns from within the Mvine platform.

Publish once and see your information appear on all your social networking pages with Mvine's newest integration feature.

Whether you're on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Rumble or Xing, publishing event information, the latest company news or job vacancies, all of this can now be achieved through our platform. Push relevant information out to any social networking site whilst managing the content securely from within your own network. With many businesses worried about the effects of social media on brand identity, reputation and private corporate information, this tool allows for the integration of a social media strategy as well as privacy protection for any community.

19th April 2010: Mvine deliver new CSS upgrade for a more enhanced user experience

The new CSS upgrade allows for a more unique experience every time you log in to your Mvine platform, putting you at the centre of your online world- who said the world revolves around the sun!?

This upgrade is particularly important for client portals where pages can now be modified to look like an extension of their own site.

Our users all know that one of the great benefits of the Mvine platform is the decoupling of the CSS layer, allowing each application delivered to be customised to the and look and feel of each client. However the latest upgrade allows for a role based CSS facility, which means that depending on an individual's status within a community you get a completely unique experience when you log in. Various business sectors, categories of alumni or even clients will be exposed to a different and fully customised visual experience base, resulting in greater engagement.

4th January 2010: A new client who is music to our ears…

Mvine has signed a deal to build a music platform for new clients Music Balloon.

Music Balloon is an online collaborative space for unsigned artists to publish their music and engage with fans, like wise fans will be able to listen to and download the music they love, discover new acts and connect with fellow enthusiasts and artists.

Music Balloon will use the Mvine architecture to underpin and run the back end of their website, allowing a wealth of collaborative and site enriching tools such as uploads, discussions, instant messaging, streaming and commenting to take place.

This project has special place in Mvine's heart, as it allows us reminisce about our own origins in the B2C music portal industry! It is a privilege to be part of this exciting venture with Music Balloon.

For more information on MusicBalloon visit: www.musicballoon.com

8th November 2010: Mvine integration with Barclaycard Secure

Mvine are happy to announce a new integration with Barclaycard Secure for online payments on our sites.

This new integration uses Barclaycard services to give our clients and their platform users a secure and efficient way to make payments online through our sites. Barclaycard Secure protects your card against unauthorised use when you shop online. In association with Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode, it works in the same way that chip and PIN works in shops. You provide certain pre-registered security information to verify that it is genuinely you using the card, and then the transaction is authorised.

Mvine's MD, Frank Joshi, commented on the new feature: "We are very pleased with this new integration. Online safety and the safeguarding of important data and information online are of the upmost importance, especially in today's world where we conduct most of our business through the internet and where privacy is becoming a primary concern."

10th September 2009: Mvine now make it easier to pay online with Paypal integration (also making it easier to part with your money…sorry!)

We are pleased to announce that Mvine now offers a full online payment service via credit card, our new payment module uses an integration with Paypal to bring our users a secure way of buying online.

Paypal operates on thousands of sites and has over 220 million accounts worldwide. Paypal is a safer, faster, more secure way to pay online; the site never shares your financial details and remembers everything for you, safeguarding your bank, credit or debit card details. Mvine's integration with Paypal is part of our mission to increase security in the online world.

Mvine's integration with Paypal protects your data and online security whilst providing you with a simple and efficient way to pay online on all of our sites.

7th September 2009: ThemeResearch choose Mvine to provide and host their portal directory for companies in the CleanTech and Robotics industries

Mvine has struck a deal with Theme Research to build a next generation portal database that allows visitors to find comprehensive information on thousands of cleantech companies in the database, with news and forums for each clean technology - as well as specific links to other useful websites.

This free service will allow countless members and non members to access valuable information, discuss important industry topics and find experts for relevant topics within the industry. On the sentiment behind their site the company commented:

"It was important to us that this knowledge was made freely available to everyone, from industry professionals to the simply curious, from politicians to journalists, from students to pensioners, and from one side of the world to the other."

For more information on Theme Research visit: www.themeresearch.co.uk

6th July 2009: Mvine and partners Whimbrel secure funding from the Technology Strategy Board for Crisis Management Project.

Mvine, in conjunction with Intelligent Networks and Whimbrel, have successfully applied for and won a Technology Strategy Board funding bid of £75 000 to build a prototype crisis management system.

This is fantastic news as it launches Mvine into new dimension of application sets whilst harnessing the technology already available so that it is suitable for companies and governments to use in a crisis situation. Mvine's ability to deliver updates as they happen in real time, combined with its advanced events sequence and coordination is perfect for such a programme, and the platform also allows for test situations to be run and used to teach and compare for real life situations.

The grant from the TSB allows the consortium to create and deliver a product that is ready to use and which is not yet available anywhere else on the market.

For more information on the Technology Strategy Board visit: http://www.innovateuk.org/

8th March 2010: Mvine announce advanced telephony feature with BT Ribbit

Mvine is pleased to announce its latest telephony project which integrates the mvine platform with the BT Ribbit mobile technology, allowing users an enhanced method of online communication. The new device integrates advanced voice services from BT's open innovation platform Ribbit, bringing feature-rich voice applications to the desktop.

Users of any of our systems can visit another users profile and by clicking an active telephone link under their profile can connect their mobile phones to initiate a conversation. At the click of a button both users' mobile phones will ring simultaneously, the service is aimed at multinational customers looking to realise the benefits converged communications deliver.

The cloud-based service allows for easier and faster communications between users and leads the way for breaking new technology and online communications boundaries.

4th May 2009: Mvine to power a community for a livery of Technology experts

Mvine have been chosen to supply and support the website for London IT Livery company, a community that includes some of the original founders of the IT industry in the UK.

The Worshipful Information Technologists Company is the 100th Livery company in the City of London, with over 900 members and still growing, their website allows members of the company to connect and communicate personally in a virtual space.

The ITC platform demonstrates Mvine's ability to create an active and dynamic membership group. The site also allows the company to streamline all of its committee and panel communications by replicating committees online and offering them tools to publish and manage documents, events and news in one place, saving hours of time. The ability to identify the right people for the right project is easy and efficient using the sites highly specific search tool.

For more information on the ITC Company visit: www.wcit.org.uk

23rd March 2009: Mvine listed in Red Herring Top 200

Mvine are pleased and proud to announce their position as a Red Herring 200 top finalist for the 2009 Europe Awards.

The Red Herring award is a mark of distinction and prestige with only 200 companies chosen as finalists from across Europe and acknowledges Mvine's presence as an up and coming innovative technology company.

Finalists for the award are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

The Red Herring awards demonstrate the wealth of expertise and entrepreneurial and innovative ideas in European firms, and how the continent is leading the charge in many tech sectors, creating business opportunities for challengers and incumbents alike.

For more information on Red Herring visit: www.redherring.com

16th February 2009: Life's a party with Mvine's enhanced event management system

Mvine is proud to announce the launch of its latest events module, which allows users to enjoy such enhanced capabilities as many 3rd party online event management sites, such as:

• Create a customized events page, allowing you to publish documents, attach a Google map and give attendees more information.
• Easy online event registration
• Professional ticketing
• Sell tickets internally from within your own site
• Utilise search engines for event listing by allowing you to publish externally
• Harness social media to publicise your event
• Email marketing your particular event
• Create customized contacts lists
• Track traffic to your events page with our next generation analytics tools
• Customized widgets, reminders and alerts features on your attendee's dashboards
• Multiple ticketing types, depending on attendee's level
• Compatible with Paypal and other popular online secure payment processing
• Receipt of charitable donations
• Manage a series of reoccurring events
• Waitlist facility
• Online check-in facility

Keep all of your events planning, for meetings, corporate events, social functions and even trips abroad, internal to your site with this centralised event system.

8th December 2008: Mvine launches new content management facility

Taking a leaf out of good old fashioned document management Mvine is bringing its new content management system into the 21st century by allowing different user groups to have different document tagging facilities.

We at Mvine are incredibly excited about this new feature as it revolutionises an old practice and allows for a greater user experience when it comes to handling content in the cloud.

The facility also comes with an API to integrate with external data sources.

1st September 2008: Introducing Exvine:

Mvine is proud to announce its participation in the launch of a new plc, Exvine.

Insurance veteran Chris Rawson, former CIO of Lloyds of London and of Aviva, has set up a new venture with Mvine in order to take the platform to the insurance world. Chris brings a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise from a career in IT and Financial services that has spanned 37 years and is confidant of this new venture.

"Collaborative technology has a use that spans across the whole insurance board, and can roll out across multiple aspects of a business as a company grows and becomes more involved in this technology revolution. The same can also be said for the industry as a whole. Ultimately businesses will take on collaborative technology for its intranet and extranet, to connect people both sides of the firewall within an organisation." Chris Rawson, CEO, Exvine

For more information on Exvine please visit: www.exvine.com