Viadeo Builds on Open Platform Strategy with the Launch of New OpenSocial Apps

PARIS, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Viadeo, one of the world's largest business social networks, today announced that it has launched five new Google OpenSocial applications on its website, which will give members easy and quick access to a wider variety of features and tools. This is a significant step in Viadeo's commitment to building a framework that is more open and collaborative -- providing cross-platform web capabilities and content which help professionals and businesses to engage more effectively.

The five new OpenSocial applications developed to run on viadeo.com are:

• Ayos Ishare: Share your documents and files
  • Share any type of document up to 100 MB! Upload files and make them available for download straight from your profile.

• Google Presentation: Share your PowerPoint presentations
  • Import, create and share PowerPoint documents through your profile. Share your company presentation, creative portfolio, business proposals, press reviews and more.

• Poll Daddy: Create a survey
  • In just a few clicks, you can create surveys for your profile page. Find out what your network's thinking!

• Twitter: Your tweets on your profile
  • Do you have a Twitter account? Now you can automatically display your tweets on your Viadeo profile.

• YouTube: Share your videos
  • Import, create and share videos through your profile.

Dan Serfaty, CEO of Viadeo commented, "We consistently seek ways to develop an enviable platform with innovative tools that enhance our members' experience and increase usage. More than ever, business professionals are looking for a cohesive online experience; they want to be able to access applications quickly; find and manage content easily; and seamlessly interact with each other. At the same time, developers are creating richer apps for this increasingly connected world and they want technology and delivery barriers broken down. Viadeo's support of OpenSocial allows us to offer the kind of functionality that our customers need and ask for. I believe this is yet another opportunity for our company to leverage its global and local reach, particularly throughout Europe, Asia, the United States and emerging countries where Google continues to grow in popularity."

The Company expects to make additional OpenSocial applications available to members in later deployments this year.

About Viadeo

Founded in June 2004, Viadeo quickly established itself as an essential tool for professional networking in Europe and beyond. Since then, Viadeo is used by those who want to increase their business opportunities (to discover new clients, staff and business partners), enhance their visibility and their online reputation, and manage and develop their network of professional contacts.

Viadeo's over 25 million members globally, consist of business owners, entrepreneurs and managers from a diverse range of businesses both start-up and well established. Based in Paris (head office), Viadeo also has offices and teams in the UK (London), Spain (Madrid and Barcelona), Italy (Milan), China (Beijing), India (New Delhi), Mexico (Mexico City) and Montreal (Canada). The Company employs 200 staff worldwide. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.viadeo.com.

SOURCE Viadeo