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Media Contact
Daniel RosehillCommunications ManagerT: +353-21-420-5333 (GMT)drosehill@vconnecta.com / press@vconnecta.com
About Vconnecta
Vconnecta is a mobile solutions specialist based in Cork, Ireland, developingboth proprietary white-label custom builds and a flagship political canvassingapplication called Ecanvasser.
Vconnecta works with a wide variety of clients, including politicians and politicalparties, campaign groups and lobbyists, and anybody else needing a way to
relay live data from doorstep to dashboard.
Our applications rely on a proprietary geolocation API to relay information live betweenusers of the application and a Cloud-powered dashboard, where campaign managerscan oversee and plan the execution of an action.
Some facts about Vconnecta
● Vconnecta was founded in Cork, Ireland, by Brendan Finucane in 2011.● The company offers both white label and political canvassing mobile solutions.● Applications have been approved for retail through both the Android and Apple
platforms with Windows Mobile development approval expected in Q3-Q4 2013.
Spelling
‘Vconnecta’ is spelled with an upper-case ‘V’ and a lower-case ‘c’.
‘Ecanvasser’ is spelled with an upper-case ‘E’ and a lower-case ‘c’.
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Brendan Finucane Profile
Brendan Finucane was born in Cork City, Ireland. He is a graduate ofBusiness Information Systems (BIS) at University College Cork and cameup with the idea for Vconnecta during final year course-work for thedegree.
Brendan combined his keen interests in political and mobile technology to found acompany whose primary product (Ecanvasser) provided a substantive technologicalimprovement in the way politicians conducted door to door canvassing.
Prepared Quotes
Vconnecta technology:
“Vconnecta makes community engagement more efficient and user-friendly.Executing door to door campaign strategies should not mean relying on technology
better suited to the last century.”
“Our proprietary geolocation API drives data direct from doorstep to dashboard. Thedays of sticking pins into planning maps to track geography engagement deserve to
be confined to the dustbin of history.”
Environmentalism:
“Vconnecta is committed to helping organizations make a positive impact on theenvironment. By digitizing the myriad of offline, paper-based systems thatcharacterized the back-office of yesteryear, Vconnecta helps organizations move
forward without compromising on their carbon footprint. ”
Downloadable Resources
High resolution imagery and Ecanvasser screenshots:http://news.vconnecta.com/images/
Company background: http://news.vconnecta.com/companyinfo/
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Company news and press releases: http://news.vconnecta.com/news/
Vconnecta Social Media
Twitter: @VconnectaFacebook: facebook.com/vconnectaComplete network: http://news.vconnecta.com/socialmedia/
CEO Brendan Finucane (right) and Michael Martin, leader Fianna Fáil (left), at Vconnecta’s product launchin the Western Gateway Building, Cork. Hi-res version available from newsroom image library.
Sample Vconnecta Media Coverage
Graduate business awards at UCC (http://www.irishexaminer.com/text/business/cwmhojcweyey/)
Businesses of the future honoured (http://www.ucc.ie/en/news/fullstory-279761-en.html)
Technical Terminologies
Geolocation API: An application programming interface (API) that sends data fromthe smartphone application to the online dashboard in real-time.White-label: Custom built mobile solutions based on Vconnecta’s proprietarygeolocation API. Generally non-political clients.
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