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Articles tagged with: Mobile Im
Industry Seeks Successor to SMS
Wireless messaging is the most successful mainstream mobile data service to have emerged during the 30-year history of the cellular telecom industry. New research from Gartner shows that an estimated 936 billion messages were sent worldwide in 2005 via SMS. Gartner predicts this will reach 2.3 trillion by 2010. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, mms, mobile-email, text-messaging, gartner
Spanish Operator Launches SMS 2.0
Colibria reports that its IM and Presence Server and mobile clients have been deployed by Spain's Telefonica Moviles Espana, to launch its new messaging service, SMS 2.0. Telefonica Moviles's subscribers will now have access to the new messaging service, SMS 2.0, which is enhancing existing SMS by adding features such as real-time messaging, buddy lists, presence information, group messaging and the ability to track entire conversations. more
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Business Use of Wireless IM to Exceed $2 Billion
A new report from Strategy Analytics finds that a number of supply and demand side catalysts are aligning to accelerate business use of mobile Instant Messaging (IM) into a US$2 billion-plus opportunity in Western Europe and North America by 2010. From wireless access, to secure and fully auditable enterprise IM platforms, to public mobile IM services such as MSN Messenger, AIM and Yahoo! - both IT-sanctioned and rogue use of mobile IM is set to grow significantly. more
Related Tags: oracle, mobile-messaging, mobile-email, analytics, ibm, voicemail, strategy-analytics, nortel, rim, instant-messaging, ims, mobile-instant-messaging
LG introduces Followap's IM client to its mobile phones
Followap, a provider of mobile instant messaging (IM) and presence solutions, has announced that LG Mobile has selected it's mobile IM iFollow Client to be integrated into its latest 3G handset the LG U300. more
Related Tags: instant-messaging, mobile-instant-messaging
Yahoo! Messenger is the #1 Mobile Instant Messenger Application
Yahoo! Messenger rises to the top among mobile IM applications, according to Telephia. The Telephia Mobile Internet Report shows that nearly 7.9 million mobile users logged onto Yahoo! Messenger via their wireless device in December 2005, reaching nearly 4% of all wireless subscribers. AOL Instant Messenger secured a reach of 3.6% with an audience of more than 7.3 million wireless consumers, while MSN Messenger attracted an audience of nearly 4.3 million, reaching 2.1%. more
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Comverse Wins Australian IM Contract
Comverse has commenced work with Australia's Optus to deliver its Mobile Instant Messaging service based on it's Mobile IM solution. Optus has also chosen Comverse's Presence Platform to supply its subscribers with presence-based value added services. Mobile IM brings instant messaging to the mobile environment, closely replicating the look, feel, and functionality of the popular desktop IM user experience with real-time two-way and multi-party chat-like communication based on presence-enhanced buddy lists. more
Related Tags: optus, comverse, instant-messaging, mobile-instant-messaging
AOL instant messenger for Cingular users
The USA's Cingular Wireless has announced the launch of Mobile Instant Messaging for Cingular customers using AOL Instant MessengerT (AIM) and ICQ services. The expanded partnership with America Online lets Cingular customers see when their friends, family and colleagues are online and are able to send and receive real-time text messages on their wireless phones. more
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TeleCommunication Systems, (TCS) has signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with the Instant Messaging developer, MessageVine. The agreement calls for the integration of the MessageVine IM Server with several TCS text messaging and location products. With the combined solution, wireless operators can establish their own instant messaging service by letting subscribers access a branded client interface. In other words, wireless carriers may display their own brand name on the subscribers' handset screens as subscribers use their instant messaging service. more
Related Tags: telus, instant-messaging