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OnTime is more popular than ever! We've recently been featured on the following websites:
mashable.com | lifehacker.com | product-reviews.net | themetropreneur.com | www.delawareohrealestate.com | bizjournal.com | Fox 28 | NY1’s App Wrap
OnTime was recently featured in segment on Fox28! You can watch the clip below.
DUBLIN, Ohio, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Imagine a mobile calendar application that runs in the background of an existing computer-based calendar program to help increase productivity, keep the sales force on time for appointments, and bolster a user's standing with friends and family. Ohio-based Ripple Mobile believes it's possible. By leveraging its productivity software, the company developed OnTime, a mobile application launched today making it easier for people to manage their calendar and busy, hectic lives. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101221/DC20340)
"We know timeliness, personally and professionally, has a direct impact on a person's reputation," said Kevin Miller, president and co-founder of Ripple Mobile LLC, a technology innovation firm that powers and creates secure, technology-driven applications for mobile devices. "We believe with the OnTime application, users will never be late to business meetings or important appointments again."
According to Miller, what makes OnTime different from other reminder services is the mobile calendar application's location-based capabilities, allowing users to determine time and distance from any location in real time.
"OnTime runs in the background of users' smartphones," said Miller. "By determining their location, OnTime provides timely appointment reminders to ensure they get to appointments, events and meetings on time." OnTime is secure and has minimal impact on battery life.
OnTime syncs with all existing computer-based calendars and enhances how users already organize their life and task lists. The patent-pending mobile application provides many features, including adjustable turn-by-turn directions, phone-based GPS capabilities, and social media connectivity. It even provides real-time traffic analysis, notifying a user's next appointment if they are running late.
"OnTime helps busy people by bundling multiple productivity software tools into a single app," said Miller. "And because it works with their existing calendar, there's no new software to learn or buy."
As 2010 winds down and New Year's resolutions ramp up, OnTime is launching at the right time. Research shows of all resolutions people make only half will stay committed after six months and less than 10 percent after a year. Managing stress and time is consistently among the top 10 list of resolutions, and according to healthfinder.gov, common causes of short-term stress are having too much to do with little time and getting lost.
Early adopters of OnTime can purchase the app for $1.99 until April 1, 2011, and for $4.99 thereafter.
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SOURCE Ripple Mobile
Smartphones are the fastest growing segment of the mobile phone market, which comprised 234 million subscribers in the U.S. at the end of February. 1
In the U.S., the Apple iPhone OS has practically caught up to the RIM Blackberry OS, with 28 percent and 30 percent marketshare respectively. Meanwhile, Google’s Android OS is now at 19 percent and growing. 4
In the U.S., Android's operating system (OS) was installed in 44 percent of all smartphones purchased in Q3, an increase of 11 percentage points since Q2; Apple iOS held relatively steady versus last quarter, rising one percentage point to 23 percent; RIM OS, fell to third position, declining from 28 percent to 22 percent. 5
Twenty-eight percent of U.S. mobile subscribers now have smartphones. Among those who acquired a new cellphone in the past six months, 41 percent opted for a smartphone over a standard feature phone, up from 35 percent last quarter. 6
There are 292.8 million US wireless subscriber connections, which has grown from 194.5 million in June 2005; up approximately 50 percent in five years. 7
Over a 10-year period (June 2000- June 2010) in the U.S., wireless penetration has gone from an adoption rate of 34 percent of the population to 93 percent.8
In June of 2005, 7.7 percent of U.S. households were wireless only. Five years later, in June 2010, nearly a quarter (24.5 percent) of all U.S. households were wireless only. 9
Google’s Android-enabled devices now reach more than one in five U.S. smartphone subscribers. 10
Of American consumers in the market for a smartphone, 17 percent are considering the purchase of an android-supported device in next three months, compared to 20 percent indicating they plan to purchase an iPhone, and 51 percent thinking about purchasing a Blackberry. 11
As of October 2010, 29.7 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones that run full operating systems. The most popular smartphones are the Apple iPhone and RIM Blackberry, which are caught in a statistical dead heat with 27 percent of smartphone market share in the U.S. Twenty-two percent of smartphone owners have devices with the Android operating system. 12
Among users planning to get a new smartphone, current smartphone owners showed a preference for the Apple iPhone (35 percent), while 28 percent of both smartphone and featurephone planned smartphone upgraders indicated they wanted a device with an Android operating system as their next mobile phone. 13
Apple’s iPhone and devices with the Android operating system were the “most desired” among likely smartphone upgraders, with Apple showing a slight lead among those age 55+, 18 to 24, and 25 to 34. 14
Women planning to get a smartphone are more likely to want an iPhone as their next device, with slightly more males preferring Android. 15
Nearly 1 in 5 smartphone owners are Hispanic, the second largest ethnicity next to Caucasians (62 percent) using smartphones. 16
Worldwide mobile device sales to end users totalled 325.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 13.8 percent increase from the same period in 2009. 17
While owners of Android smartphones tend to be younger than those attracted to other operating systems – 50 percent of Android owners are under the age of 35 – Apple has the most smartphone users under the age of 44, while Blackberry has the most users 45 and over. 18
14 percent of mobile subscribers have downloaded an app in the last 30 days. 19
Last year (2009) consumers downloaded some 2.4 billion applications from app stores. The download rate will accelerate over the next few years until in 2013 when smartphone downloads are expected to peak at just below seven billion. Apple’s app store will continue to lead the field. 20
Google Maps provides street maps and a route planner. It is one of the five most popular downloaded apps among smartphone users: Android (67 percent), iPhone (47 percent), Blackberry (34 percent). 21
Nearly 50 percent of mobile phone users discover new applications by trying the preinstalled apps that come on the phone. 22
Twenty-five percent of respondents in an August 2010 national survey said that the kinds or quality of applications pre-loaded or pre‐installed on their mobile handset was a factor in their purchase decision. 23
The worldwide smartphone application market is estimated to grow from $1.94 billion in 2009 to $15.65 billion by 2013.24
The application market’s growth is driven by the widespread push of advanced handset capabilities by the mobile industry and the increasingly-connected global consumer base. This trend will continue, seeing global smartphone users numbering 970 million by the end of 2013.25
Microsoft dominates the e-mail and calendar system market. 26
There are more than 500 million users on Facebook. Currently, more than 200 million (40 percent) active users currently access Facebook through their mobile devices. 27
As of October 2010, the foursquare mobile application had over 4 million users worldwide. 28
Nearly one in four U.S. adult consumers uses mobile location services, with usage highest among Apple iPhone owners (63 percent of Apple iPhone owners use location services at least once a week). 29
Nearly half of those who noticed any ads while using location-based services took at least some action. 30
1ComScore, as reported by InformationWeek, April 7, 2010
2Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing tracking Pulse report, June/July 2009
3The Nielsen Company, October 2010
4The Nielsen Company, November 2010
5The NPD Group, as reported by Osprey Flyer, Nov. 1, 2010
6The Nielsen Company, November 2010
7CTIA, June 2010
8CTIA, June 2010
9CTIA, June 2010
10ComScore
11ComScore, December 2009 report
12The Nielsen Company, December 2010
13The Nielsen Company, December 2010
14The Nielsen Company, December 2010
15The Nielsen Company, December 2010
16The Nielsen Company, December 2010
18The Nielsen Company, November 2010
19Nielsen, “App Playbook” survey, June 2010
21Nielsen, “App Playbook” survey, June 2010
22iGR whitepaper, Preloaded Applications – The Hype and the Reality, August 2010
23iGR whitepaper, Preloaded Applications – The Hype and the Reality, August 2010
24research2guidance, March 2010
25research2guidance, March 2010
26Gartner, August 2010
27Facebook
29Mobile Marketing Association, Luth Research Survey, March 2010
30Mobile Marketing Association, Luth Research Survey, March 2010
Location: Dublin, Ohio
Founded: 2010
Founders: Kevin Miller, Jim Baich, & Joel Stephens
Whether we build intuitive applications that simplify and solve common problems, create mobile productivity software to save time and stress, or develop programs that engage and entertain users, we aspire to leverage all that technology has to offer to create must-have products for consumers with a meaningful ripple effect in the marketplace.
Kevin Miller is the president and co-founder of Ripple Mobile LLC, a technology innovation firm that powers and creates technology-driven applications for mobile devices. Miller and his co-founders created Ripple Mobile just as mobile and cloud-based computing began fueling the smart phone revolution. By leveraging Ripple’s productivity software, Miller and his team launched Ripple Mobile’s flagship mobile application – OnTime – in December 2010. The OnTime app is Miller’s practical and innovative response to the everyday challenge busy individuals face regarding time management and punctuality. The OnTime mobile calendar app also served as the catalyst that led Miller to lean on his creative and engineering savvy, and embrace the opportunity to build Ripple Mobile from the ground up.
Prior to launching Ripple Mobile, Miller spent 20 years in the public and private sector as a civil engineer and consultant. He previously worked for Advanced Drainage Systems for 11 years and held several positions during his tenure, including Regional Engineer and Market Manager where he was responsible for the research, development, implementation, sales, and support of several new products including innovative piping for the irrigation industry, unique products for improving the quality of storm water leaving construction sites, and cloud based software for assisting engineers designing underground water impoundments.
Miller spent the early years of his career at engineering consulting firms, including eight years at Atlanta-based Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc., where he was the department lead for all site development plan production and design. This department was responsible for the design of commercial construction sites from strip shopping centers to regional shopping malls. He also implemented all technology networking throughout the company and its satellite offices. Miller began his career with Benchmark Engineering located in Norcross, Ga., where he was responsible for designing subdivisions and commercial developments for company clients. He also spearheaded the company’s technology infrastructure including its first CAD programs.
Miller is a registered professional engineer and earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Miller resides in Marysville with his wife and two daughters. In his spare time he enjoys playing bass in a local band and coaching basketball.
