FPT phone with preloaded Facebook® application to launch in October
FPT Technology Products Co. Ltd. will preload Facebook Apps for Java on FPT brand phones starting in October.This agreement comes on the heel of FPT became an official Preferred DeveloperConsultant for Facebook.
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09/08/2011

Now, instead of using the web browser, userscan log directly into Facebook through Facebook application for mobile. This will help make it easier for users to access the social network of more than 750 million members.
When you use Facebook on mobile, people will have the opportunity to connect and share with their family and friends whenever they want, wherever they are and to experience the familiar social networkingon a very friendly interface. Specifically, people can access news feeds, friends list and manage messages easily. The upload photos to share and viewing, comment your friends' photos on Facebook by phone will be similar to use on computers with fast speed. Also, people can synchronize the contacts from the phone on the Facebook Friend Finder. It helps to increase the number of friends on this social network since then on.
Mr. Le Hoang Hai, Deputy General Director ofFPT Technology Products Ltd, said: "The expanding cooperation with content providers, especially the big-name partners such as Facebook, Gameloft,.... has always been the strategic direction for FPT to offer mobile value-added services for customers using the FPT phone. The integration of Facebook application into the FPT phone is a major milestone for FPT mobile strategy that is working well for us as reflected in the positive reviews from major software maker to partner with well-known domestic mobile brand with stable quality. "
The first FPT handset with Facebook application will officially launched in Vietnamsometime in October.
Earlier, in late March 2011, FPT Corporationand Facebook have signed a ground breaking memorandum of understanding where FPT became the first company in Asia to become a member of the PDC Program (Preferred Developer Consultant) on Facebook. For details see: http://developers.facebook.com/preferreddevelopers/ .
Important milestones partnership between FPT and Facebook
• End of March 2011 - FPT and Facebook (represented by Facebook Ireland Limited) signed a memorandum of cooperation.A ccordingly, FPT will become members of the PDC program (Preferred DeveloperConsultant), is the official development of mobile applications specifically for the Vietnam market and promotional partners, sales ads for Facebook in Vietnam.
• As of 19/05/2011, the name of the FPT has appeared in the list of PDC program the Advisory Facebook. This list is posted on the website at http://developers.facebook.com/preferreddevelopers/ .
This is a program under which Facebook will recognize a number of software companies to partner preference. Facebook also will certify these companies have enough experience and capability to develop software on the Facebook platform.
• In Mid July 2011, FPT Products Technology Inc. signed an Application Distribution Agreement with Facebook (represented byFacebook Ireland Limited) to integrate the software runs on Facebook application for Java and Android the mobile phone brand FPT.
The first FPT branded phone with Facebook dedicated integration application for mobile will hit the market around October2011.
More information about Facebook
Founded in February 2004, Facebook's missionis to give people the right to share and make the world more open andconnected. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with people they knowin a trusted environment. Facebook is a private company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Facebook ® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
More information about the Company Technology Products Ltd FPT
On 31/12/2009, President of the Board of Trade FPT Corporation (FTG) Hoang Nam Tien signed a decision to establish the Company Technology Products Limited under the FTG FPT.
The new company name in English is the FPT transaction Technology Products Co.Ltd. (abbreviated as FTP) following the Company Chairman and CEO. FTP is a member company of JSC Trade FPT.
The company is headquartered at No. 5 Dao Duy Anh, Dong Da district, Hanoi, with chartercapital of 115.11 billion.
FTP is an independent accounting company, be allowed to open bank accounts and use the seal, its own codes.
More information on FPT
FPT is the ICT Group in Vietnam, has over 22 years of development.
FPT owns the technology on all itsdevelopment with the ISO certification for all fields, CMMi for SoftwareDevelopment; 1.000 certificate of ownership on technology of international levelfor work leading technology.
The value-added services of FPT always meet the needs of customers and partners. To date, FPT has won the trust of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers.
Throughout the years, continuous FPT Groupwas voted the most prestigious private school in Vietnam,often awarded "Business Partner of the Year" by the world's major ITvendors such as Cisco, IBM , HP ...
Contact information:
Ms Nguyễ n Thị Huyên Phương FPT Corporate Communications – TPHCM Email: [email protected] Tel: +84 8 73007300 - ext 87879 Mobile : 093 603 7879 | Ms. Mai Lan Anh FPT Corporate Communications – Hà Nội Email: [email protected] Tel: +84 4 73007300 - ext 41922 Mobile : 0912 081 922 |