The Fiscal Times, in partnership with Smart Online®, launches a new app for consumers using the SmartOn™ Mobile platform

DURHAM, N.C., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fiscal Times (TFT) a fast-growing digital news, opinion and media publication devoted to quality reporting on vital economic, government and consumer financial issues, has partnered with Smart Online, a leading provider of mobile software solutions, to develop a mobile app for consumers, policymakers, and business leaders using Smart Online's® unique SmartOn™ Mobile platform.

"We're very excited to offer our readers a new mobile platform that will increase consumer engagement. Our audience is 'on the go' and technologically savvy, and we want to give them an easy to navigate user experience," said Jacqueline Leo, Editor in Chief of The Fiscal Times.  "After an extensive vetting process, we believe that Smart Online's SmartOn Mobile platform provides the flexibility, analytics, and management to continue to build a successful mobile strategy."

"The toolsets and low barrier of entry of the Smart Online platform are bleeding edge mobile technology. This platform will enable our business to move at the speed of our users' needs, and that is a major industry advantage over other mobile platforms," said Diane Silberstein, Chief Revenue Officer of TFT.

The TFT app gives readers important insight on global business and industry news, and offers valuable analyses of the 2012 presidential election.

Robert Hancock, VP of Sales & Marketing at Smart Online said, "We're really honored and excited to partner with a media company like TFT. Not only are they an exciting use case, but their management team is on the cutting edge of using technology to provide a better experience for their readers. Our platform is highly capable and uniquely suitable to creating the kind of mobile applications that can be a key differentiator in top journals and media properties like The Fiscal Times……"

Check out our Online Press Kit at CTIA. For more information on Smart Online's SmartOn Mobile platform, and to set up a mobile discovery session for your organization please visit www.smartonline.com.

About Smart Online: Smart Online® is one of the leading providers of cutting edge mobile software solutions, creating easy-to-use, highly-effective mobile application development solutions for all sizes and types of organizations. The company's aim is to enable its customers to get-to-market quickly with applications that create conversations, provide services and engage with their consumers.  Our first-of-its-kind technology enables clients to rapidly create, deploy and manage custom, native Smartphone apps using our patent pending SmartOn™ Mobile platform. Using a cost-effective and quick process our clients can develop multiple applications that are deliverable across iPhone and Android platforms, and most importantly, no prior knowledge of software programming or related technical skills is needed. Our clients will also be able to leverage our robust enterprise applications and dynamic provisioning infrastructure to most effectively integrate different data sources, and securely manage all mobile solutions from a single cloud-based environment. www.smartonline.com

About Fiscal Times: The Fiscal Times (TFT) is a digital news, opinion and media service devoted to comprehensive quality reporting on vital fiscal, budgetary, health care and economic issues. TFT strives to become one of the most trusted sources of news, opinion, and research on fiscal policy and its effects on the country at large, including business and consumers.

The Fiscal Times is an editorially independent enterprise, written, edited and produced by experienced professional journalists, that provides an array of original reporting and analysis. It also publishes curated content from its partners, including The Washington Post, Business Insider, and Kaiser Health News, and research data important to understanding government policy and economics. www.thefiscaltimes.com

SOURCE Smart Online