Contails.com

www.contails.com 18. Mar 2009

Ideas behind Contails

storing all contacts in one place

contact details should be easy to manage

keeping synced and up-to-date contact sources

exchanging contact details of people we know in common should be simple

User benefits today

import contacts from dispersed sources (Gmail, Yahoo, Windows Live, Outlook…)

synchronize most mobile devices (native SyncML, 3rd party plugins)

merge duplicate contacts

organize contacts with labels

User benefits today

connect with friends

fill missing contact details with your friends’ help

exchange complete contacts with other users

find contacts on your friends’ lists

exclude top-secret contacts from network discovery

Security and technology

Verisign SSL certified encryption

McAfee daily security scans

Encrypted MySQL database connections

Amazon EC2 and S3 environment

Python framework (Pylons)

Nginx load-balancing

Java synchronization server (Funambol)

YUI CSS library, Prototype for DOM/AJAX

User benefits tomorrow

find contacts deeper in the network

call people directly from Contails website

search contacts on external services

support for local service providers (e-mail, IM)

mobile application for contact sharing

Contails Advertising Platform

targeted contextual ads

paid contacts on search results list

e-mail and SMS ads

turning slices of mobile contact lists into advertising space

Business model

Contails Advertising Platform

On-demand services

Service plans (periodical fees) with premium features

Competition Contails Zyb Mobyko Synkia Phone synchronization     Contacts browsing and editing     Contacts sharing     Auto complete     Contacts grouping     Free or paid     API     Import/e x port     Microblogging     Pictures/video     SMS services     VOIP    

Target group