ZING Systems Inc. announced on 30th January 2007 that it has raised $13 million through additional funding. The funding was raised in a round that was conducted by IDG Ventures in Boston. Redpoint Ventures earlier conducted ZING’s financial rounds also joined IDG Ventures Boston. Camp Ventures, a Venture Capital firm also funded the new round. ZING has tied up with several other top notch companies like SIRIUS Satellite Radio and SanDisk to revolutionize user experience by creating a new variety of portable entertainment players.

ZING is a mobile entertainment technology and services company. It is based in Mountain View, CA and was founded by an exceptional team of experienced mobile digital media engineers and professionals. ZING is a premium company set up to provide the required technology, software and services and bring forth the wireless phenomena to ensure an exceptional user experience in the field of entertainment. Portable music players that are based on the ZING technology have an enhanced ability to connect, download and manage and exchange data straightaway from the player through wireless technologies without the need of a computer. ZING also has the technology to support mobile wireless player implementations of leading companies such as live digital broadcasts, Internet radio, and Internet community applications. Zing also has major plans to power a new generation of all in one mobile digital devices.

The foremost devices that are based on the ZING Mobile Entertainment Engine includes the ‘Stiletto’ a wearable satellite radio player from Sirius Satellite Radio. Another one is the Sansaconnect from San Disk, a wifi connected MP3 playerwhich also won the best of CES this year.

Time Bucher, the CEO of ZING says, "The market for mobile entertainment is exploding, and we are really only at the beginning of the curve. There is enormous untapped opportunity when you can connect consumers to their music and entertainment wherever they are, without a PC. We welcome the strategic support of IDG Ventures Boston whose knowledge and passion for the sector are a great fit with ZING. We are also pleased to have continuing participation by Redpoint Ventures, a leading investor in mobile and consumer technologies that has been with us from the very beginning, as well as Camp Ventures."

Jon Karlen of IDG Ventures Boston and a future member of Zing’s Board of Director says, “ZING technology and services are enabling an exciting new class of mobile entertainment devices. And through its partnership with leading brands, we believe ZING is in a unique position to change the playing field for mobile media players.”

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