Motorola Mobility has acquired Zecter, maker of synchronization and streaming technologies for on-demand digital
media consumption. The Zecter technologies will be added to MOTOBLUR services and Motorola's mobile phones.
Zecter's
solutions connect users to their content seamlessly and instantaneously,
giving them simple, on-the-go access to music, video, photos and
documents from their smartphones, tablets, PCs and web-portals. Zecter
currently has two products commercially available: ZumoDrive for
cloud-based content sync, access, and sharing; and ZumoCast for personal
media streaming to any computer or smartphone. Both products use innovative virtual
file-system technologies to make any personal content instantly
available even if it is not stored locally.
Zecter will
further enhance Motorola Mobility's mobile content experience and
MOTOBLUR service offering by enabling consumers to enjoy their digital
content across their smartphones wherever they are. Motorola
Mobility will integrate Zecter's wireless syncing, desktop integration,
video transcoding, and thin-file retrieval technologies across its mobile
and MOTOBLUR offerings to provide consumers with real-time access to
their content.
As part of the
transition, the distribution of Zecter's ZumoCast software will be
suspended while enhancements are made. Existing ZumoCast users may
continue to enjoy the service without interruption. Motorola Mobility
will provide regular updates for ZumoCast users as well as exciting
future plans for this service. The ZumoDrive solution will be
unaffected.