AOL Updates Open AIM Initiative.DULLES, Va. -- Adds Location-Based Services See mobile positioning. , PC-to-PC Calling, AIM Bot and Mac OS X Support to the AIM Software Developer Kit As part of its commitment to providing developers with open access to its popular services, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. today extended its Open AIM initiative (http://developer.aim.com) to include support for AIM Bots, location-based services and PC-to-PC voice calling. The update also includes support for developers working on the Mac OS X, Linux, and Pocket PC platforms or with the Java language. Launched in March of this year, the Open AIM(R) initiative empowers companies, communities and independent developers to build customized plugins, communications clients and mash-ups that access AOL's global instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or network. "Already, more than 45,000 developers are working with the AIM(R) Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) to bring their creativity and ingenuity to the 43 million* Americans in the AIM community," said Marcien Jenckes, AOL's vice president for Instant Messaging. "Today, we are extremely pleased to add AIM Bots as well as voice and location services See mobile positioning. to the Open AIM toolkit, and to invite developers on the Mac, Linux and Pocket PC platforms to get involved." Today's Open AIM updates include: --AOL has added support for AIM(R) Bots to the Open AIM initiative. With the new Open AIM Bots program, one click can turn any AIM(R) Screen Name into a bot. AIM Bot sample code has been added to the updated Open AIM SDK in both C++ and Java. AIM Bots are dedicated, opt-in Screen Names that help developers, marketers and individuals create new connections and establish strong bonds with contacts in the AIM community. In addition, AIM Bots can support audio calls, file transfers and picture sharing. For example, an AIM Bot could be created to let users send pictures or podcasts to their blogs. AIM Bots respond automatically to instant messages (IMs) they receive and can maintain IM conversations with multiple users - reaching up to 10,000 people per day - before encountering limits.** To prevent IM spam (Instant Messaging spam) See spim. , AIM Bots cannot initiate IMs without permission. --AOL's new AIM(R) Location services are now part of the Open AIM SDK. The new application program interfaces (APIs) - with sample code - have been added to the SDK to let developers build location services into clients, plugins*** and, in the coming weeks, Web sites. --AOL is also giving developers the ability to add AIM(R) Talk's PC-to-PC voice functionality and multi-party voice chat into their custom AIM clients. For the first time, developers can integrate robust audio features based on the open source sipXtapi SIP stack, from sipfoundry.org, into their applications with a single turnkey solution. --Finally, AOL has also added Open AIM support for developers working on the Mac OS X, Linux(R), and Pocket PC platforms, as well as support for the Java language. For complete documentation and to learn more about these Open AIM initiatives, please go to http://developer.aim.com/. Open AIM in Action From gaming communities A gaming community is usually a group of like minded individuals working towards a goal (such as promoting fair play and team work) or supporting each other within games (usually online video games such as MMORPG's or FPS's) RTS(real time strategy) games are developing larger to interactive media companies, organizations of all types are using the Open AIM SDK to brand and customize the instant messaging experience, while reaching the AIM community of more than 43 million U.S. users. Recent Open AIM projects include: --Bandalong Entertainment Inc., an interactive media company, formed an agreement with AOL to release an AIM(R) enabled version of their imstar*(TM) service, which is now built on the Open AIM(R) platform. imstar*(http://www.imstar.com) is the only lifelike, 3-D avatar-based instant messaging program for teens. --Doppelganger, designer of the world's first virtual nightclub, introduced a virtual lounge for music audiences that seamlessly integrates the AIM service. AIM(R) users can log on to a customized version of the AIM(R) client and experience real time communications Instantaneous transmission. There is little or no network latency when transmitting in real time. See real time. in Doppelganger's The Lounge featuring the Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls are an American hip hop, pop, and R&B, and dance and burlesque ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995. It began as a dance troupe based in Los Angeles, was "re-cast" as a music group in 2003, and expanded in 2005 with a parallel troupe at Caesars (TM) (http://www.pcdmusiclounge.com). --Super Computer International, Inc., (http://www.supercomputerinc.com) announced an agreement with AOL to create a customized version of the AIM service called PlayLinc(TM) that will optimize the instant messaging (IM) experience for online gamers. --WebEx Communications, Inc., (http://www.webex.com) the leading provider of on-demand collaborative business applications, teamed with AOL in February of this year to announce the creation of a secure, feature-rich version of the popular AIM service for businesses and at-work instant messaging users. About the AIM(R) Service The AIM(R) service (http://www.aim.com) is at the center of one of the largest and most dynamic online and mobile communities. It provides developers with an open and modular platform for development and access to more than 43 million Americans at http://developer.aim.com. The AIM service is a complete communications console that offers instant messaging, email and mobile texting as well as robust voice and video services. Features include a Plaxo-enabled AIM(R) Address Book and integrated access to the AIM(R) Pages, AIM(R) Phoneline, AIM(R) Phoneline Unlimited, AOL(R) Mail, AIM(R) Mail, AOL(R) Radio and AOL(R) Video services. To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Buddy List A list of colleagues, workgroup members, friends, etc., that you might wish to communicate with via instant messaging. See instant messaging. (R) feature, an historic innovation that revolutionized real-time communications, AOL is sharing an interactive timeline at http://www.AIM.com/birthday. About AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control AOL LLC and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access See how to access the Internet. subscription service in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Web brands include the AOL.com(R) website, AIM(R), MapQuest(R) and Netscape(R). AOL offers a range of digital services in the areas of education, safety and security, communications and music. The company also has operations in Europe and Canada. AOL, which is based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc. * comScore Media Metrix, March, 2006. ** Those seeking support for higher volume AIM Bots can contact aimcommercial@aol.com. *** For a complete list of AIM Triton plugins, please see http://www.aim.com/plugins. |
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