For Immediate Release
SELLSMART FOR IPHONE AND IPAD SPRINGS TO LIFE FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO
GUELPH, ON (March 18, 2011) – Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has now released the iPhone and iPad version of, SellSmart, its mobile application. The application, launched on BlackBerry® devices at the beginning of the year, provides local price information, head-to-head price comparisons, and price alerts.
SellSmart is a game-changer for Ontario’s grain farmers and with positive feedback and high uptake of the BlackBerry® version there was no doubt an iPhone version was needed.
“This application is changing the way farmers access information,” says Erin Fletcher, Manager of Public Affairs and Communications, Grain Farmers of Ontario. “The success of the BlackBerry® version drove demand for iPhone and iPad versions – and we are very excited to be meeting that demand now”.
SellSmart is a custom application designed to put local price information at farmers’ fingertips. The price data for corn, soybeans, and wheat is adjusted by Farm Market News and is provided on ten minute intervals. To streamline the data, the application is personalized by the user to only display their elevators and commodities of interest. The user is able to set a target price which they want to sell at for each crop and elevator and they are then notified by their device when the price is achieved.
SellSmart for iPhone and iPad can be downloaded, free of charge, through the Apple App Store by searching with the keyword “SellSmart”. Questions can be directed to
info@gfo.ca.
Grain Farmers of Ontario Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) is the province’s newest and largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover 5 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province.
FloatPoint Media Inc.
FloatPoint Media (FPM) is a leading North American provider of custom mobile Smart Phone, and Tablet applications. Founded in 2003, and Head Quartered in Hamilton, Ontario, they specialize in architecting and developing custom BlackBerry®, iPhone, Android, and Web enterprise solutions. As a BlackBerry® Select Alliance Partner, having built well over 200 enterprise solutions for their clients, a list of some of the organizations that they have worked with can be found through their website at
http://www.floatpoint.com.
AML Communications
AML Communications, a Rogers authorized dealer, is a full service wireless and cable communications company with 30 locations from Halifax to South Western Ontario. AML has been built on a commitment of providing consistent, carefree communication allowing you to focus on the things that matter most to your business. Communication, information and productivity-based service applications can create efficiency, save time and hone your competitive edge.
www.amlcares.comContact:
Erin Fletcher, Communications – 519 767-4137;
efletcher@gfo.ca
