{"id":146794,"date":"2019-10-01T09:47:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T07:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/imimobile-to-become-global-market-leader-for-rcs-business-messaging\/"},"modified":"2019-10-01T09:47:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T07:47:14","slug":"imimobile-to-become-global-market-leader-for-rcs-business-messaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/imimobile-to-become-global-market-leader-for-rcs-business-messaging\/","title":{"rendered":"IMImobile to become global market leader for RCS Business Messaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyPR<\/a>: <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMImobile to become global market leader for RCS Business Messaging<\/a>:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Global communications software provider IMImobile PLC has conditionally agreed to acquire 3Cinteractive Corp (3C). IMImobile is headquartered in London with offices across the world that include Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>3C is a private US, cloud-based mobile customer engagement platform company. The move will see IMImobile acquiring complementary product capabilities and a new blue-chip customer base in North America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to announce the acquisition of 3Cinteractive and look forward to bringing our technology platform and automation capabilities to more clients in North America and enhancing our RCS deployment capabilities globally,\u201d commented Jay Patel, Group Chief Executive of IMImobile.<\/p>\n<p>3Cinteractive provides a number of mobile engagement capabilities to enterprises, including mobile\u00a0messaging, mobile coupons, mobile wallet, mobile web, and more. It is a pioneer in the Rich Communications Services (RCS) Business Messaging market in North America, and the acquisition will see IMImobile establish a leadership position in deploying RCS Business Messaging solutions for large consumer-facing brands and enterprises globally.<\/p>\n<p>According to industry analysts Mobilesquared, over 3.5 billion people will use RCS by 2023 and business spend will grow to more than $  11.4 billion. For the past three years, 3Cinteractive has been working in close partnership with the GSMA and global mobile carriers to make RCS the preferred messaging channel for brands and enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>IMImobile\u2019s enterprise CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) cloud communications platform, IMIconnect, enables businesses to intelligently create, manage and automate end-to-end digital customer communications across multiple channels. Earlier this year, IMImobile announced the release of its unified RCS messaging API. Through the API and alongside IMIconnect\u2019s low-code tools and visual workflow builder, enterprises can design, build and launch RCS messaging journeys at speed and scale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3Cinteractive adds impressive experience in dealing directly with the most sophisticated consumer-oriented brands, while working closely with the mobile operators in the US on RCS and more.\u00a0Together we will be ideally positioned to serve the needs of the entire enterprise communications ecosystem with RCS and the IMImobile enterprise CPaaS offering,\u201d commented Bruce Bales, North American Chief Executive of IMImobile.<\/p>\n<p>John Duffy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at 3Cinteractive, commented, \u201cWe believe RCS is the next evolution of mobile messaging, enabling enterprises to deliver rich customer experiences to today\u2019s digitally engaged consumers. 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