release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . march 2016 shape gmbh type private industry mobile software headquarters stuttgart germany area served worldwide products im im video im talk business card reader idisplay webcamera barcode reader vr xplayer rdm gpsed website shape.ag shape.ag formerly shape services is a cross platform independent software vendor and web based services provider . the company develops instant messaging social networking productivity entertainment games media and location based applications for apple iphone 1 ipod touch and ipad 2 blackberry 3 windows phone windows mobile android symbian s60 uiq j2me and hp palm webos mobile platforms . contents 1 about the company 2 current products 3 see also 4 references 5 external links about the company edit shape.ag with ag standing for apps & games citation needed is a worldwide operating company headquartered in stuttgart germany and offices in germany and ukraine . the company was founded in 2002 and as of 2011 had more than 60 employees . in may 2008 shape acquired warelex llc the us developer of multimedia applications and technologies for mobile devices . 4 in july 2011 shape has agreed to acquire crisp app the hong kong based developer of the fone app for ios . 5 in 2011 the company added location based instant messaging service neighbors into im application . in 2012 shape raised 10 million from russian investment firm finam . 6 in march 2012 shape officially changed its name from shape services to shape.ag ag stands for apps & games citation needed . current products edit the company s best known software products include im multiprotocol multiplatform mobile instant messenger . 7 im web multiprotocol web instant messenger . 8 new sicher free mobile cross platform secure messenger with encrypted file transfer . business card reader ocr utility for business cards processing and saving of contacts in address book . 9 idisplay utility allowing to use devices running on android os and ios as a secondary display for windows and mac computers . rdm multiplatform remote access application for mobile devices . checkin checkin pro an augmented reality app that overlays user s current surroundings with places from select geolocation applications allowing users to see each notable destination relative to its position in the real world . 10 chat for gtalk monoclient instant messenger for google talk google . see also edit skype skype voip program msn messenger msn instant messenger yahoo messenger yahoo instant messenger references edit engadget.com ipadmodo.com blackberry cool.com prnewswire shape services acquired warelex llc shape services acquires developer of fone finam puts 10m in mobile messaging application im geardiary.com news.cnet.com wireless week 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