SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s app-based home-finding platform Zigbang Co. has completed its acquisition of Samsung SDS Co’s home internet of things (IoT) division. The company announced on Thursday that it took over home IoT business-related intellectual property rights and business rights for major sales, production and contracts from the Korean and [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s app-based home matching platform Zigbang Co. said Thursday that it had established a U.S. subsidiary called Soma Development Co. to help expand its presence in the global virtual office market. On Friday, the company unveiled a new global virtual office platform called Soma, an upgraded version of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The way in which Naver is dealing with mobile searches for housing has ruffled feathers, as accusations that it is marginalizing its competitors’ websites in favor of its own services are increasing. According to industry sources, the tension between Naver and its clients-cum-competitors started to sizzle in May of this [...]
SEOUL, Jan.4 (Korea Bizwire) – With Korean internet giants Naver and Kakao bolstering their mobile real estate service offerings, competition is becoming fierce. The mobile real estate brokerage market, which has been lead by startups like ZigBang, is expected to grow significantly this year. According to industry reports, Naver has launched the official version of [...]