Marriages to be made on mobile phones!

BANGALORE, India: Nokia today announced a tie-up with BharatMatrimony that will allow Nokia device owners in India to use their services through Nokia Catalogs, a mobile ‘shopping mall’ that offers a wide variety of content, applications and services on Nokia devices.

Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO, BharatMatrimony Group says "We at BharatMatrimony firmly believe in the power of technology and have been continuously innovating features to simplify the process of match making.

Through this collaboration with Nokia and Mobile2Win, we are happy to take our matrimony services into a new platform, thus benefiting customers on the move. This will also help us reach out to a wider audience."

“Nokia is now able to offer this service to more people all over India via a downloadable application that can be found in Catalogs, providing them with all the necessary information they need about prospective partners," said Lee Epting, Vice President, Forum Nokia, during her recent visit to India.

Soon, BharatMatrimony on Nokia devices will also offer features such as support videos, images and voice introduction, and a click-to-call facility. In order to reach out to consumers across the country even better, the service will also be offered in multiple Indian languages.

Today, Nokia Catalogs offers consumers a wide range of exciting content on their Nokia devices, ranging from entertainment related ringtones, branded Bollywood content, to games and productivity applications. Users can access Catalogs easily and browse for content to purchase anytime.

Content providers who are currently offering content in India on Nokia Catalogs include CornerShop, Hungama, Indiagames and Mauj. Regional and global content from CNBC and Nokia Software Market are also available for consumers in India.

Other content providers offering exclusive music and entertainment content and services on Nokia Catalogs include Jamba, Warner Bros Digital Distribution, Sony Pictures, Electronic Arts and Handango. Today Nokia Catalogs is shipping on over 50 models of Nokia devices and are already in the hands of over 40 million consumers worldwide.