The Denver Post Business Section Covers Double Encore
The Denver Post published an article in the Business Section over Labor Day weekend about an emerging iPhone developer scene in our hometown, Denver, Colorado. Double Encore CEO Dan Burcaw was interviewed about the company's first year, including some of our recent work for major clients.
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Double Encore CEO Presenting at InsideMobile Co-Presented by O'Reilly
Dan Burcaw will be presenting at InsideMobile, co-presented by O'Reilly and 360conferences on July 26-27, 2009 in San Jose, CA. Dan will be sharing his experiences over the past year building Double Encore and what it means for the broader mobile industry. Tickets for InsideMobile are currently on sale.
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Double Encore Presenting at 360|iDev Conference
Double Encore CEO Dan Burcaw will be speaking at the upcoming 360|iDev conference. Double Encore Director of Process and Design Lindsay Giachetti you will also be presenting. 360|iDev will be in Denver, CO on September 27-30, 2009. Tickets are also on sale now at at a currently discounted rate.
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Double Encore Ships 19 App Releases in First 10 Months
Double Encore announced that in just 10 months it has shipped 19 app releases to the iPhone App Store. "We launched Double Encore with a clear mission to create exceptional apps. Our focus on great design, usability, and engineering has produced over two dozen app releases for our clients in less than a year. Our track record offers real world expertise that is second-to-none," said Dan Burcaw, Founder and CEO of Double Encore.
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PencilBot ESL2 Now Available
A new app is now available in the PencilBot ESL series. ESL2 "Green Level" features brand new content as well as the vocabulary flashcards we recently introduced in an update to the three ESL1 applications. ESL2 also features "Finish Line", a great new feature to help. you track your progress and comprehension.
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Macworld Reviews Brightkite for iPhone
Macworld provides a glowing review of Double Encore-developed Brightkite for iPhone saying "[t]he attention to detail and the amount of effort put into developing this app becomes quite clear when you delve into some of Brightkite's advanced features." The Brightkite team deserves much of the credit for building such a solid, well-designed service from which we built the iiPhone app.
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Bad Decision Blocker Hits App Store
For a significant undocumented percentage of the global population, cell phones have become inanimate enablers, facilitating socially and professionally crippling accidents and decisions. The Bad Decision Blocker is here to thwart this epidemic. By making contact info unavailable for a user-selected time period, the Double Encore developed BDB application prevents outgoing phone calls, text messages, and emails to the selected contacts from the iPhone's address book.
CNN: Bad Decision Blocker Featured on Morning Express .. >>
ABC News: The End of Drunk Dialing and Errant E-Mails? .. >>
UPI: Companies target drunk messages .. >>
TechCrunch: The iPhone Gets A New Weapon In The War On Drunk Dials .. >>

Five Developers React to iPhone 3.0
theAppleBlog interviewed Double Encore CEO Dan Burcaw yesterday about his take on the new operating system revealed by Apple. Dan was also on hand for Apple’s announcements and was still riding the Apple high after he left 1 Infinite Loop. "If you haven't thought about building an iPhone app, you might want to look into it. This thing is going to be a runaway train by the time 3.0 hits."
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Join Double Encore's Colorado Interactive Party at SXSW on March 15th!
Double Encore and a host of other Colorado companies are throwing what is sure to be one of the best parties of the SXSW Interactive show this year in Austin. Called Colorado Interactive, the event goes from 8pm to 4am on March 15th at Pure Volume located in downtown Austin at 229 East 2nd Street. If you're attending SXSW, this is a night you won't want to miss.
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Double Encore CEO Dan Burcaw Interviewed by Blogger Michael Myers
Double Encore headquarters was visited recently by blogger Michael Myers who sat down with Dan Burcaw to discuss the company, the mobile industry, and a wide range of other topics. Michael and Dan also discussed some of the barriers and challenges faced in developing software for the iPhone platform.
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Double Encore Sponsors 360|iDev; 2GB USB Drive For Each Attendee
We are pleased to announced our sponsorship of 360|iDev, an iPhone developer conference happening in San Jose, CA on March 2-4. Our sponsorship will provide each attendee with a 2GB USB flash drive which can be used to collect speaker materials throughout the conference. Double Encore CEO Dan Burcaw will be attending so please be sure to say hello.

Getting Social on Your Mobile - Mile High Social Media Club, February 18, 2009
Double Encore's Dan Burcaw will be co-presenting tomorrow night at the Mile High Social Media Club at The The Curtis Hotel from 5-7pm on the state of iPhone applications for Social Media. Burcaw will be joined two other mobile entrepreneurs - Joe Pezzillo of Metafy and Danny Newman of id345.

Brightkite Revisited and an iPhone/Android Comparison - Refresh Denver, February 18, 2009
Double Encore's Dave Batton will be joining the Brightkite team at Forest Room 5 at 6pm for Refresh Denver to discuss our work with Brightkite on the iPhone app.

Pencilbot ESL Test Apps Pending Apple Approval
Double Encore has submitted the first two PencilBot ESL Test apps to Apple for approval. The new apps feature 18 diverse, fun topics in a variety of formats, including conversations, interviews, lectures and news reports, offering extensive listening practice to prepare for the listening sections of important test such as the TOEFL or TOEIC.

Brightkite for iPhone Voted One of 10 Most Creative iPhone Apps of 2008
Double Encore developed Brightkite for iPhone has been voted one of the 10 Most Creative iPhone Apps of 2008. The app shares very good company on the Top 10 list which was the result of tough selection criteria.
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Double Encore Developed Brightkite for iPhone v1.1 Ships
Brightkite for iPhone version 1.1 is now available on the iPhone App Store. The new release developed by Double Encore for Brightkite offers a variety of new features including the ability to sign up for a Brightkite account through the app.
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PencilBot ESL Apps Available Worldwide on the iPhone App Store!
Three Double Encore developed apps for English as a Second Language learners are now available worldwide on the iPhone App Store. The first three apps offer store front descriptions and instructions in 11 languages with more on the way. Double Encore is actively working on the next in a series of PencilBot apps.
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How to Succeed in Apple's App Store
The Mac Observer posted an indepth analysis today on the iPhone App Store market including insight from Double Encore's Dan Burcaw. There's a lot more to selling in the App Store than a simplistic development effort and then dropping the app into Apple's hands. "The real battle is getting eyeballs on the product," Mr. Burcaw said. And there are ways to do this. One developer built a viral YouTube video that whetted people's appetite for the app even before it shipped.
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Double Encore previews 'Start to Market' iPhone development strategy
Hundreds of app ideas are pitched to us each week. The lesson from entrepreneurship is that good ideas are a dime a dozen. Execution is everything. What are you doing to execute on your vision and make your app idea reality? With Start to Market, Double Encore is helping clients execute in full, not in part. Do you want your app to be just another good idea lost in the weeds of the App Store?
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PencilBot ESL Applications for iPhone Are Now Pending Apple Approval
Double Encore and Edutainment Resources are pleased to announce that the first three PencilBot ESL applications are now pending approve with Apple for including in the App Store. The first three apps offer three skill levels in English - Green, Blue and Red - corresponding to easiest, medium and hardest. Initially, PencilBot ESL iPhone Apps will be available with instructions in English, Japanese, Chinese-simplified, Chinese-traditional, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Italian and Russian.
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Double Encore Delivers Three New iPhone Apps; PencilBot on iPhone Brings On-the-Go Activities to ESL Learners
Double Encore and Edutainment Resources recently collaborated to bring the PencilBot language learning series of interactive DVDs to iPhone. Fully embracing Double Encore's Start to Market approach to iPhone Development, the project kicked off with a brainstorming, design, and strategy session earlier this year in Denver.
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Get a Sneak Peek of PencilBot ESL, Developed by Double Encore
Double Encore has been working with Edutainment Resources to develop three PencilBot ESL iPhone Apps. A sneak peek video has been posted in anticipation of general availability in December.
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Brightkite for iPhone is Now Available
Brightkite for iPhone is now available on the App Store! Get it today and see how the premier location-based social network changes how you interact with people, places, and friends!
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Get a Sneak Peek of Brightkite for iPhone, Developed by Double Encore
Double Encore has partnered closely with Brightkite, the premier location-based social network to bring many of the features of the services to iPhone. The first release, available soon as a free download on the App Store, gives users the ability to post notes and photos at a place, see activity streams, send messages, and much more.
TechCrunch: A Peek At Brightkite For the iPhone... >>
Ars Technica: Brighkite iPhone app preview, invites, video in action... >>
Gizmodo: Brightkite iPhone App Helps You Meet People... >>
Watch the sneak peek video of Brightkite for iPhone on Vimeo .. >>

Join Dan Burcaw as he discusses custom business applications for iPhone at the Apple Store Twenty Ninth Street.

Join Double Encore CEO Dan Burcaw at Colorado's first iPhoneDevCamp this coming weekend!
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The Mac Observer: Double Encore, the Manhattan Project for iPhone Development
John Martellaro Interviews Double Encore, Inc. CEO Dan Burcaw about his vision for the company founded last week: "Mr. Burcaw believes that the sustainability comes from working with businesses to develop innovative, critical software for the iPhone that will help them with their business operations. He believes that the App Store alone is just a microcosm of the wider entrepreneurship possible with the iPhone. His goal is to fully develop each iPhone application in just eight weeks."
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Say Hello to Double Encore: The Manhattan Project for iPhone Applications
Introducing a new software consultancy focused exclusively on developing applications for Apple's iPhone. The company offers aggressive service engagements to fully-develop iPhone (or iPod touch) applications from start to market in a rapid timeframe. Burcaw is most well known for co-founding Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. (acquired by Fixstars) the company famous for developing Yellow Dog Linux. During his tenure as Chief Technology Officer at Terra Soft, Burcaw led the engineering team responsible for delivering solutions to customers such as the US Navy.
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Open Source and the Soul of a Startup
Double Encore's CEO Dan Burcaw discusses his thoughts on building a company from scratch. Burcaw believes that Open Source offers many lessons that provide a strong company soul that will better prepare a startup for the key tests along the way.
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