Michael Kelly today filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC disclosing his acquisition of 9.36% of the outstanding shares of Spindle, Inc. (OTC:SPDL).  Spindle offers businesses a unified commerce platform that integrates mobile, wireless, e-commerce, call center, loyalty, digital couponing and point-of-sale technologies.     Kelly recently announced his acquisition of Salt Lake City-based mobile commerce operator Alpha Bay, LLC.

Kelly recently retired from DISH Network where he served as executive vice president.  Kelly, a 15-year veteran of Dish, joined the company in 2000 after it merged with his Kelly Broadcasting Systems. Most recently Kelly served as president of Dish’s Blockbuster unit, which was acquired out of bankruptcy in 2011. While at Dish, Kelly led the development of its international programming business and was responsible for launching more than 50 international networks.    Kelly served as an executive vice president at Dish for more than a decade, leading direct sales, commercial sales and advertising sales operations. He spearheaded Dish’s advertising…

SaaS, Cloud, Mobile Commerce Solution integrates with existing Retail POS  Alpha Bay, LLC announced today that it has launched its Enterprise Class Point of Sale product “AIRS”™ (Adaptive Integrated Retail Solution) with enhanced mobile and cloud capabilities.  AIRS™ solution offers performance, scalability, manageability and accessibility to any retailer rather than a product suite with legacy point solutions loosely integrated.  AIRS provides a true enterprise services architecture (ESA) offering distributed, multi-tier design developed in Java, supporting both large, mainframe-class, multiprocessor Linux based servers and scalable databases. This architecture provides a rich, Web Services client experience for everything from complex data analysis and planning or…

Spindle Signs Alpha Bay to Integrate With Payment Processing Platform and Bundle Yowza!!-Branded Services Alpha Bay Will Integrate Spindle's Payment Solutions Into Its Mobile Commerce & Enterprise Business Platform March 03, 2015: 08:30 AM ET Spindle, Inc. (OTCQB: SPDL), a leading provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has entered into a reseller agreement with Alpha Bay LLC, a provider of transformative technology that offers mobile, cloud and SaaS-based solutions to retailers of all sizes, including single entrepreneurs, small to midsize businesses, and large enterprises. Alpha Bay will integrate the Yowza!! Offers mobile couponing service into its product…

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:08 am MDT -- DENVER Blockbuster, a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), today announced it has acquired the assets of retail software provider Alpha Bay Corporation. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alpha Bay specializes in software and services that deliver cloud-based mobile point-of-service (POS), inventory management, customer loyalty and business intelligence capabilities to the retail industry. The company's platform operates in real-time, giving retailers decision support at any point in the business cycle. Blockbuster will be using the Alpha Bay platform to improve in-store customer service, enhance inventory management, and…

February 23, 2010 SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 23 — ALPHA BAY today announced a multi­year technology agreement with AutoZone. Under the agreement, Alpha Bay is providing retail computing functionality with its AIRS‚® Enterprise product. “AIRS enables a more productive, efficient, and collaborative workplace for AutoZone,” remarks Alpha Bay’s CEO and Founder, Jack Blount. “It will allow for the retirement of their legacy store software applications and potentially reduce their IT maintenance, driving significant cost savings throughout AutoZone’s 4200+ stores and associated e­Commerce channels.” For more than two years, AutoZone evaluated build versus buy options for modernizing its…