Runens: Ci&T's app for social running

In April, Ci&T launched Runens, its social running app that allows you to connect locally and worldwide with others like-minded runners. According to the hotsite, the objective of using this app to run is to get a motivation boost and achieve your running goals, socially.

The app was launched during the April's NYTech Meetup and was fetured in its launch was featured in websites like Tech Crunch. 

The app is available at Apple Store under a 4+ rating. Watch a demo in the video below.

Ci&T and PUCRS signed an agreement for research funding

The objective of the research is to develop the ability to enable high performance team building throughout distributed software development. "The agreement is an important step in the Brazilian IT industry enabling the companies to operate in the global market. PUCRS has been developing researches in this field for more than 10 years, but always with multinational companies with offshore operations in Brazil. The partnership with Ci&T is a sign that this field has becoming relevant and fundamental for the Brazilian companies targeting the global market as well", says Prikladnicki. The agreement was presented yesterday.

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Movile's Zeewe wins the best mobile website award

Yesterday, Movile won the best mobile website award at Tela Viva Movel Awards.

This third edition of the event registered about 12,000 votes, more than three times the previous edition. The award is focused on the best cases and companies at the added value services segment in Brazil.

To get know the othe winners, take a look at this site (in Portuguese).

Movile is one of 10 Startups (?) in LATAM to Watch out for

This week, one of the most succesfull companies of our ecosystem was listed as one of the 10 Latin American Startups you should watch out for, according to the NextWeb.com.

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Mozca - Payment of Virtual Goods by Cell Phone

Movile entered into a partnership with Vostu, one of the biggest designers of social games for Orkut in Latin America, relying on more than 32 million players, to market items through 36 regional carriers. Since November 2010, the huge universe of Brazilian and Latin players on the growing market of social games can purchase items in some of their favorite games.

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