Archer Mobile

{{Short description|American mobile technology company}}

{{distinguish|Archer Capital}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Archer Inc.

| logo = ArcherOrganizationLogo.png

| industry = Mobile Technology and Services

| hq_location = Seattle, WA

| fate = Acquired by IMImobile (2017)

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Matt Harris, CEO

| products = {{ubl|Mobile messaging design and delivery (MMS and SMS)|Mobile web development|Carrier solutions|Mobile applications|}}

| services = {{ubl|Mobile social integration|Strategic mobile guidance|Mobile CRM solutions|Mobile commerce (include mobile strategy and creative services in this list)|}}

| homepage =

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Archer Mobile was a mobile technology company that offered services such as MMS and SMS messaging with the ability to deliver products like mobile coupons, QR codes, Microsoft tags, and mobile bank statements.{{Citation needed|date=May 2014}} The company, based in Seattle, WA, was formed from a merger of iLoop Mobile and Lenco Mobile in 2011.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} Some of the company's work included infrastructure development in Africa, providing mobile messaging products for clients such as African Bank, Standard Bank, the MTN group, and Vodacom.{{Cite web|title=VCUpgrade.mobi - Vodacom South Africa's Mobile Upgrade Portal (Multimedia Solutions)|url=https://www.mmaglobal.com/studies/vcupgrademobi-vodacom-south-africas-mobile-upgrade-portal-multimedia-solutions|access-date=2021-03-04|website=MMA|language=en}} The company also provided the mobile website for the Obama campaign in the 2008 presidential election.{{Cite web|title=Keeping customers coming round is idea behind iLoop|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2011/04/08/keeping-customers-coming-round-iLoop.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.bizjournals.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411141232/http://www.bizjournals.com:80/sanjose/print-edition/2011/04/08/keeping-customers-coming-round-iLoop.html |archive-date=2011-04-11 }}

In 2017, Archer was purchased by IMImobile, which was in turn purchased by Cisco Systems in December 2021.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-28|title=News - Archer Digital SA changes name {{!}} IMImobile|url=https://imimobile.com/news/archer-digital-sa-becomes-imimobile-south-africa|access-date=2021-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928130505/https://imimobile.com/news/archer-digital-sa-becomes-imimobile-south-africa|archive-date=2020-09-28}}{{cite news |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisco-acquires-customer-interaction-solutions-provider-imimobile-in-730m-deal/|title=Cisco acquires customer interaction platform provider IMImobile in $730m deal|date=December 7, 2020|access-date=February 11, 2021}}