AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), an enterprise cloud platform for mobile, announced today that it would offer qualifying small and midsize businesses (SMBs) a free 60-day license to its Mobile Engagement software development kits (SDKs) at no cost if they complete the Phunware Phenom Certified Developer Program within the next 60 days.

Sadly, SMBs like retailers and restaurants are struggling to stay in business in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Many of them are turning to mobile applications as digital transformation initiatives become critical to survival, but these solutions often lack the functionality required to effectively drive adoption, utilization and profitability.

Phunware’s Mobile Engagement SDKs are available on Github and can be easily added to any existing mobile applications using Apple iOS or Google Android operating systems to help SMBs manage and deliver contextual campaigns that better engage their customers by delivering the right content to the right person at the right time in the right place:

Broadcast Campaigns – reach targeted application audiences with messages distributed at specific times.

Geofence Entry / Exit Campaigns – target messaging to reach audiences when they are in close proximity to a specific location such as a place of business.

Beacon Entry / Exit Campaigns – target audiences at a more granular level when they are at specific venue locations such as designated parking spaces for curbside delivery.

Many states are exploring ways to reopen businesses while maintaining social distancing. For example, the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has already signed an Executive Order authorizing the re-opening of retail businesses effective tomorrow, April 24, as long as they ensure proper steps are taken and enable a “Retail-To-Go” model that supports curbside pickups or delivery. Phunware’s Mobile Engagement SDKs can provide SMBs with the functionality that they need to implement such a strategy.

Phunware can also help SMBs cost-effectively develop a native mobile application portfolio if they don’t already have one. These industry solutions, available on both the Apple iOS and Google Android operating systems, can be developed within days and provide a unique software layer with access to all of the features and capabilities of Phunware’s award-winning Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, to include Phunware’s full suite of SDKs.

Interested parties can sign up to complete the Phunware Phenom Certified Developer Program as desired to take full advantage of the free MaaS license program detailed. For details, visit phunware.com.

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