Turkey’s eCommerce giant GittiGidiyor.com is now available on iPhone!

With GittiGidiyor on your iPhone, shopping is now much more pleasant! Using GittiGidiyor iPhone application, you can search the product you want, purchase the product by making payment, and follow up all your shopping on your iPhone. What’s more, you can message with the GittiGidiyor.com users, and view opportunity products on daily opportunities.

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Cimri.com is now at your fingertips!

Turkey's most comprehensive price, product and store comparison website Cimri.com is now available on your iPhone! On the go and looking for that perfect purchase? With Cimri.com’s new iPhone app, you can now search which stores are carrying your product at the best price, access over 200,000 product details and even compare technical features.

For a unique shopping experience, Cimri.com iPhone application can be downloaded through iTunes or iPhone App Store.

Pozitron's forecast: "In the near future, the ratio of Mobile shopping to the total sales will reach the level of 8 percent."

Pozitron founder and Endeavor Entrepreneur Fatih Isbecer attended Endeavor Entrepreneur Forum by addressing the issue "How can we reach the customer through the mobile platforms?" In his speech, Isbecer explained the new generation's spending behavior and which alternative payment options that they prefer by giving examples from Turkcell Mobile Payment, Garanti Mobile Bank and similar applications: "The aim of the mobile applications is to enable people to continue on their current work and be mobile, at the same time to use various services that are provided. In 2012, the sales of smart mobile phones are expected to outnumber computer sales. Nowadays, world’s new trend is the movement of the current shopping experience to the mobile environment. Today, the ratio to the total sales are at the level of 1 percent, in the near future In the near future, the ratio of Mobile shopping to the total sales will reach the level of 7-8 percent."

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Pozitron attended Etohum Camp.

Etohum is a network which associating investors, professionals and companies with entrepreneurs who have knowledge and ideas about the economical changes. As a member of Etohum, Fatih Isbecer attended 2010 – 2011 period second Istanbul Etohum Camp on 27th of November 2010 at Microsoft’s Turkey Office as a speaker.

Watch Fatih Isbecer's speech from: http://vimeo.com/17284893

IDO Mobil is Launched

IDO, Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. has been providing alternate commuting services for Istanbul residents for years. Pozitron developed a very practical application with an easy user interface for Marmara region residents who frequenly travels with ferries. Here is the list of things you can do with this application:

• Checking the schedules
• Reserving tickets
• Buying tickets
• Cancelling reservations or tickets
• Viewing extra or cancelled rounds

This application will be your guide to ferry transportation, download İdo Mobil application to benefit from this service.

TEBlackBerry App is finalist for the 2010 Financial World Innovation Awards

The Financial World Innovation Awards have been running for more than a decade recognising examples of the creativity, imagination and vision within the financial services industry. From early innovations in cashless payments and the introduction of security measures such as Chip and Pin to massive operations projects streamlining legacy systems, and mobile banking, the awards have gone from strength to strength, attracting entries from financial services organisations across the globe – they have celebrated winners from Kenya and South Africa, as well as numerous category winners and shortlisted entries from Australia to Pakistan to Turkey and Spain.

The finalists for the 2010 Financial World Innovation Awards have been announced and Pozitron is a finalist in "Enhancing Business Performance" category with Turk Economy Bank (TEB)'S Blackberry Application SFA Solution. 

You can view the full finalists.

Representing Turkish Entrepreneurs at the Abraaj Capital Summit in Dubai

“Celebration of Entrepreneurship” (November 8-9) in Dubai, a landmark gathering of 2,400+ entrepreneurs, business leaders, and youth in the region. Hosted by Abraaj Capital, this free-of-charge “unconference” featured a full program containing hundreds of keynotes, roundtables, and interactive sessions. Participants, who dressed casually (“Suits and ties are not allowed”) to reflect the unconventional and relaxed atmosphere, had dozens of program options at any given time, and used wireless Spotme devices to navigate session info, locate fellow participants, and trade business cards virtually.

Celebration of Entrepreneurship Featuring  Legendary Cricketer Imran Khan

The event featured numerous announcements including the launch of Abraaj’s own Riyada Enterprise Development (RED), a $500 million SME investment fund, and its new online portal Wamda, designed to be the region’s definitive online portal and social hub for all things entrepreneurship.

The Abraaj-Endeavor alliance announcement was made on the main stage, following a joint interview with Endeavor co-founders Linda Rottenberg and Peter Kellner. Numerous Endeavor board members, VentureCorps mentors, staff, and Entrepreneurs attended and played prominent speaking and organizational roles in the Celebration event, including Naguib Sawiris (Chairman, Endeavor Egypt), Fadi Ghandour (Founding board member, Endeavor Jordan), and Gregory Ericksen (Global Advisory Board member).

Endeavor also hosted two “Passion Corners.” One session featured Mohamad Haj Hasan (Jordan), Ahmed Metwally (Egypt), Ali Özgün (Turkey), and Melih Ödemis (Turkey). Another session of Turkish Entrepreneurs featured Bedriye Hülya, Firat Isbecer, Başar Akpınar, and Yunus Güvenen, moderated by Selçuk Yorgancıoğlu from Abraaj Turkey.

Fırat Isbecer from Pozitron represented Turkish Entrepreneurs in Dubai Summit. You can find detailed information following the link: http://www.wamda.com/#

Our SFA platform wins “Best Process Optimization” title at the BNP Paris Innovation Awards !

Innovation forms part of BNP Paribas' brand values, and every year the group celebrates this by making a number of Innovation Awards.

BNP Paribas promotes Responsible Innovation – innovation which results in genuine progress in the medium and longer term, both within the company and for the wider environment. Accordingly, in the 2010 series of Awards BNP Paribas has placed more emphasis on innovative activities with a bearing on corporate, social and environmental responsibility.

The winners in BNP Paribas Group’s 2010 series of Innovation Awards have been chosen from over 217 entries. In total, 24 Innovation Awards were presented to recipients in six countries by the end of October.

Pozitron's SFA solution was launched in March 2009 for Fortis Bank Turkey and in April for TEB accepting credit card applications via Blackberry devices instead of printed forms. This process is a cost-effective and time-efficient mobile solution that enables the sales team to identify and service prospective clients easily, while maintaining its focus on quality and speed. Through the blackberry devices, the application sends to the system immediately rather than waiting for courier delivery.

Among finalists, Pozitron's SFA Solution was rewarded in "Process Optimization" category on credit card direct sales via Blackberry devices (Corporate innovation) developed for Fortis Bank Turkey & TEB. You can view the Press Release.

Runner-up in Finland’s Money Talks Pitch Forum !

MoneyTalks Forum in November 2010 is a two-day efficient matchmaking and networking event with focus on cutting edge mobile technologies. It is an event linking high-tech and innovation-based companies, corporations and international and Finnish investors. The event provides a possibility to book one-to-one-meetings between participating companies, corporations and venture capitalists.

9 companies attended the Forum and investor-targeted seven-minute company presentations were made. Pozitron was chosen as the second company in the forum, recieving feedbacks about the success of the company presentation. MoneyTalks Forum hosted an Israeli and Turkish business delegations to showcase their technologies, create valuable contacts and find new business opportunities.

Turkish LPG Giant Aygaz goes iPhone with Pozitron

Aygaz is the largest LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) distributing company in Turkey serving their customers in the most innovative and pioneering way industry wide.

Pozitron has developed a ground breaking iPhone application for Aygaz customers to enable them to find their nearest Aygaz branch and shortest way to its location, to learn more about Aygaz products and campaigns, to give orders and even more with Q&A section. All this and more anytime, anywhere with the new Aygaz iPhone application available in iTunes now.

You can download the Aygaz iPhone application.

Pozitron CEO Fatih ISBECER attended Etohum Camp.

Etohum is a network aiming at associating investors, professionals and companies with entrepreneurs who have knowledge and ideas about the new economy and who want to found their own companies. As a member of Etohum, Fatih İsbecer attended 2010 – 2011 period second Istanbul Etohum Camp on 27th of November 2010 at Microsoft’s Turkey Office as a speaker.

Watch Fatih Isbecer's speech from: http://vimeo.com/17284893

Spot the ING Bonus deals around you with the ING DealFinder App

Pozitron has developed and recently launched the new iPhone application - ING Deal Finder for ING Bank customers. This location-based application allows the user to view the nearest shops that can provide you with the advantages of ING Bank campaigns, discounts and payment installments. You can simply search for the advantages according to your location and view the details of the campaigns and shops.

The ING Deal Finder application has many useful features such as:

• Mortgage Meter
• Loan Boutique
• ING Bank ATM search
• Bill Payment
• Money Transfer
• Credit Card payments and much more. 

You can download the ING DealFinder Application.

And the Oscar goes to Pozitron, Biletix chosen the best App at the Grand Interactive Awards!

Avea, as an innovative communications operator in Turkey, has organised a competition to choose the best mobile phone applications in ten different categories with the "Avea Grand Interactive Awards". The best application developers in the Turkish interactive marketing sector were invited to take part in this competition which was held on 18th October after succesfully passing through an elimination period between August 15th and September 30th.

Pozitron's application for Ticketmaster's sporting, musical and cultural event ticketing distribution company, Biletix was chosen as the "Best Application" amongst the three finalists and was the overall winner at the "Avea Grand Interactive Awards"

You can watch the video below to see the interactive detailed use and features of this award winning application:

Setting a new standard in Mobile Banking, Finansbank Cep Şubesi

Finansbank is one of the largest banks operating in Turkey. Pozitron has developed a pioneering iPhone application for Finansbank titled “Cep Şubesi” and it is now available through iTunes!

You can even use the benefits of Finansbank’s value added services, evenif you are not currently a Finansbank customer:

• Market trends by FinansOnline

• First-hand market analysis from Finansbank investment consultants

• Find the nearest Finansbank ATM’s and branches

• Bank account transactions

• Money transfer

• Credit card transactions

• Investment

• Bill payments

• Buy prepaid minutes for your mobile phone

Personalise your account by:

• Drag-dropping your favourite txns

• Saving your favourite txns as rapid txns 

To gain access to this innovative mobile banking application for everyone, not just Finansbank customers, download Finansbank Cep Şube application. 

Fly Turkish App has just landed, please remain seated and download the App.

Turkish Airlines is the 7th largest airline company in Europe, operating at international standards. Pozitron has developed the application "Fly Turkish" for Turkish Airlines customers in order to make their flight experience even faster and easier.

Now you can make your flight reservations, track your cargo or baggage, use your Miles&Smiles (M&S), award tickets and much more instantly through the "Fly Turkish" App on your iPhone.

You can even apply for a new Miles&Smiles account, and if you are already a member, you can complete every transaction from your M&S account that you would do on a computer on your iPhone.You can also personalise this application by saving your personal and bill information to complete your future transactions easier and faster.

The "Fly Turkish" iPhone application was downloaded by more than 20,000 customers in the first week of its launch. You can download this application and buy tickets immediately.

Endeavor Entrepreneur Fatih Isbecer Talking Mobile with PayPal and Haku Wale Execs at the Tech Retreat

Fatih İşbecer, Endeavor Entrepreneur and CEO of Pozitron recently presented about mobile applications in the “Innovation in Emerging Markets” Panel at California Tech Retreat as the sole Turkish presenter.

California Tech Retreat, hosted by Endeavor Global in partnership with Network Members and Stanford University, ran on the 3rd and 4th, October 2010. This conference was Endeavor’s first-ever California Tech Retreat in which a series of exclusive, invitation only events which focused on Endeavor’s high- impact technology companies took place.

The conference workshops and panels were organised featuring leaders and entrepreneurs worldwide. Among the speakers were Steve Jurvetson from DFJ, Eric Schiermeyer, cofounder of Zynga, Osama Bedier from PayPal, Juliano Tubino, Director of Emerging Markets from Microsoft, Brian Glick, Senior Product Manager from YouTube and many other global leaders.

World Basketball Trivia on Ovi Store!

World Basketball Championship is all around! 

Celebrate the success of the 2010 FIBA world basketball tournament held in Turkey. Try World Basketball Trivia 2010 and you are sure to score baskets of  fun!

World Basketball Trivia 2010 is a trivia game with various, challenging questions about international basketball and has been launched on the Ovi Store!

Ovi Store is a platform by Nokia which has hundreds of game applications available for your immediate download.

Solve some World Basketball Trivia on your Nokia and see what you really know about the game.

Test yourself and your friends by downloading Pozitron’s new application from Ovi Store!

İŞCEP's New Commercial is on TV

İŞCEP’s brand new TV commercial is on the air!

With this new commercial, İŞCEP has been greatly successful at reaching new customers through effectively using of alternative distribution channels.

İş Bankası - İşCep from arda erdik on Vimeo.

Buy Your Tickets on iPhone! Biletix App is on the air!

Reach Turkey’s biggest activity platform Biletix and buy tickets for the concerts of all your favourite stars, instantly!

Using a detailed search option, filter every event by categories such as music, sports, art or even by date and location!

Don’t try to plan for the weekend, instead by using one simple button, the award winning Biletix app can list all the events on the weekend in a second for you!

Know every activity happening around you, right now! With Biletix, you can see all the upcoming events, watch videos, choose the best seats in the house and buy tickets..

You can choose to send your newly purchased tickets to your home, to buy them yourself from the nearest Biletix sales point- or even have your purchased tickets sent to your phone as a mobile barcode!

Biletix is an award winning free iPhone application developed by Pozitron. You can easily take advance of this free Biletix application.

Pozitron Attends Mentor Capitalists Panel

Pozitron was invited to the Mentor Capitalists Panel in Istanbul which was  organised by Endeavor Global.

The Endeavor Turkey office recommended Pozitron as an applicant for a new Global Endeavor service, the Mentor Capital Program. This is a 4 month program designed to prepare the attendending companies for the global fundraising process.

After being selected, companies are carefully matched with an investor from the US and an investor from Turkish market who will help the company to prepare to raise the necessary equity capital.

The Mentor Capital Program is a Global Premium Program for the highest performing entrepreneurs in the Endeavor network. Only twenty companies were selected across 10 Endeavor offices this year and the Pozitron team was rewarded for all its hard work with a place in this project.

Bilyoner is Updated: Brand New Features!

Bilyoner.com is Turkey’s largest sports betting website. Pozitron carried Bilyoner services to mobile devices in 2005 and more than 30,000 Bilyoner users have enjoyed the Application on the go eversince.

Apart from Nokia, BlackBerry and Samsung versions, the Bilyoner App has been on the iPhone platform since August 2009. Now Pozitron has released a new update with an augmented user experience.

Check out the new version of Bilyoner’s iPhone application with new additions ! You can follow all the excitement of every race and game you like by making coupons from your mobile phone instantly!

Check out the new additions to the Bilyoner application;

• Game following system is updated
• Push Notification is added
• TJK interface is enhanced
• Easy game choice is added to game list
• Search for Milli Piyango ( National Bet) is available now
• Use new subscription choice and have an account

You can download the latest and improved Bilyoner app developed by Pozitron.

Joining TUBİSAD Network

Fatih İsbecer, CEO of Pozitron,is now a member of TUBISAD, a supportive cooperation for companies in the IT and telecommunications sector in Turkey.

TUBISAD is an organisation with more than 200 active company members, 30 Billion dollars of transaction volume and has a market share of   95% of the sector.

The aim of the corporation is to maintain a sustainable development in the IT sector in Turkey.

Blackberry Case Study published showcasing Is Bank's mobile banking app ISCEP

ISCEP’s application-based Integrated Mobile Banking (IMB) technology developed by Pozitron has been published as a case study on the Blackberry website!

Blackberry publishes the most successful enterprise solutions for CRM which increases overall productivity and improves customer service as success stories as model examples to others in the growing sector.

ISCEP has satisfied the need for a new and innovative mobile solution that would provide a quick, easy interface for the bank’s customers, no matter which mobile operator they subscribed to.

Pozitron’s İSCEP provides İşbank customers with enhanced customer service and satisfaction. It is easy to use and has high security for the protection of customer data. ISCEP is available in all kinds of platforms.
Please view the IsBank Case Study to discover more about this exciting application.