Thursday, January 19, 2012

YouMail, LetsTalk.com In Partnership

Irvine-based YouMail, the developer of advanced voicemail services and smartphone apps, and online phone retailer LetsTalk.com, have tied together in a partnership agreement. According to the firms, they will offer their services to each other's customers. The deal calls for YouMail's Visual Voicemail app to be preloaded on Android and Blackberry devices on LetsTalk.com, and YouMail's online store will allow users to purchase mobile devices and services from LetsTalk.com. Financial details of the deal were not announced. LetsTalk.com is a retailer of cell phones, wireless devices, and service plans. YouMail's voicemail apps provide features such as enhanced caller ID, personalized phone greetings per caller, ability to access messages via app, phone, email, or text message, and more. The firm is headed by Alex Quilici and backed by by VantagePoint Capital Partners, the Tech Coast Angels, the Tech Coast Angels ACE Fund, Siemer Ventures, and CrunchFund.