Pirq Launches App for Android, Enabling More Smart Phone Users to Get Deals, Give Back

(September 9, 2011) Kirkland, Washington. PIRQ, a deal app and service that integrates Microsoft Tag into a 100% smart phone solution to offer a new "2.0" solution for daily deals, announced today that its app is live for public download from Android Market or www.pirq.com. Pirq has been available for iPhone users since early August.

Each time a customer uses the Pirq app, Pirq donates 10% of its revenue to United Way in a partnership called "Deals for Meals", in which donations go toward ending hunger in our community. There is no additional cost to the business or the customer.

Deals are available every day throughout the Greater Seattle area at 130 dining businesses at 20-50% off the total bill for consumers, based on location. Pirq gives business owners more promotional campaign control in a 100% yield management solution, which prevents too many deals from being redeemed during peak business hours.

"With Pirq availability for both iPhone and Android, Pirq enables even more people to save money but give back to people who need help right now," said James Sun, CEO of Pirq. "This is a daily deals with a noble purpose. And of course, every business loves a repeat customer."

More than 130 select Seattle and Eastside dining locations are offering quality discounts through Pirq, including Cupcake Royale and O'Asian in Seattle, Basil's Kitchen and Grand Cru in Bellevue and 13 Caffe Ladro locations throughout the area.

Pirq is also the antidote to recurring daily deal problems such as pre-payment for coupons that go unused, overwhelming deal redemption during peak hours, and fake coupons that ultimately hurt businesses. Pirq is already expanding into the San Francisco Bay Area and at least ten more cities over the next 12-18 months.

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About Pirq

Pirq is the antidote to the "one-time daily deal" maze and craze, solving problems for both businesses and consumers in a deal app and service delivered via smart phones. Pirq brings together the resources of two experienced and respected companies: Passport Unlimited, a 25-year veteran of providing upscale dining and lifestyle perks to more than 800,000 Fortune 500 professionals, and GeoPage, a location-based platform company, which built a proprietary, interactive web and mobile application platform. Follow Pirq Online: Website: www.pirq.com | Twitter: @Pirqcom | Facebook: www.facebook.com/pirqcom