i-mate still trading
Following last week's speculation that it had ceased trading, i-mate, the smartphone devices company, has announced it is still trading in Australia, Taiwan, the UK and USA. The following statement has been issued by i-mate.
The Bad News
As reported in the media the company has had to close its operations in Dubai after discovering that a financial fraud had been committed. This was uncovered in August 2009. Jim Morrison with the support of the bank, the auditors and employees set out to rescue the company but by September 17 this proved to be impossible. As a result the Dubai company will have to be shut down with the assistance of Dubai Internet City.
The Good News
To safeguard the brand and assets of i-mate these have been acquired by a new company Hillfoot Limited which will continue to trade as i-mate with operations in Australia, Taiwan, the UK and USA. The new company will be led by Jim Morrison, Chief Executive who has committed to stay until normal trading is resumed and the financial infrastructure is established to take the business forward.. Other remaining senior management include John Bassachi, Director of Engineering, Michael Cavey Director of Sales and Majeed Salman, Director of Product Development.
i-mate is one of the popular retailers of smartphone running Windows Mobile. It has a wide market in the Middle East, USA, Asia, and Europe.
i-mate will continue to offer smartphones on the Microsoft Mobile platform and is planning the launch of i-mate 810F, a rugged smartphone aimed for business users within the next few weeks.
Other products in the pipeline include Hummer 2, Centurian, Centurian Touch and the Legionnaire (project names).
i-mate will also provide a full life-time guarantee service for all users of its new smartphones.
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The Bad News
As reported in the media the company has had to close its operations in Dubai after discovering that a financial fraud had been committed. This was uncovered in August 2009. Jim Morrison with the support of the bank, the auditors and employees set out to rescue the company but by September 17 this proved to be impossible. As a result the Dubai company will have to be shut down with the assistance of Dubai Internet City.
The Good News
To safeguard the brand and assets of i-mate these have been acquired by a new company Hillfoot Limited which will continue to trade as i-mate with operations in Australia, Taiwan, the UK and USA. The new company will be led by Jim Morrison, Chief Executive who has committed to stay until normal trading is resumed and the financial infrastructure is established to take the business forward.. Other remaining senior management include John Bassachi, Director of Engineering, Michael Cavey Director of Sales and Majeed Salman, Director of Product Development.
i-mate is one of the popular retailers of smartphone running Windows Mobile. It has a wide market in the Middle East, USA, Asia, and Europe.
i-mate will continue to offer smartphones on the Microsoft Mobile platform and is planning the launch of i-mate 810F, a rugged smartphone aimed for business users within the next few weeks.
Other products in the pipeline include Hummer 2, Centurian, Centurian Touch and the Legionnaire (project names).
i-mate will also provide a full life-time guarantee service for all users of its new smartphones.
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This is very, very incorrect, I am not and will not be part of any “new” phoenix company moving forward. I am not sure where this information came from but any new venture has nothing to do with me. Rgds Michael
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