Aether Licenses Jabber Communications Platform.Business Editors & Technology Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2002 Jabber An open standard for instant messaging (IM). There are tens of thousands of Jabber servers on the Internet, most of which are privately run within a company or college campus. There are also hundreds of public Jabber servers that any user can register with, Google Talk being the largest. , Inc., a leading developer of software for extensible 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 (IM), whose investors include Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : WEBB) and France Telecom (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : FTE FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTE Full-Time Employee FTE Full-Time Equivalency FTE Full Time Employment FTE Foundation for Teaching Economics FTE Full Time Enrollment FTE For the Enterprise (SQL) FTE Fund for Theological Education ), today announced that the Jabber Communications Platform has been licensed by Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Inc. The Jabber Communications Platform is a robust software platform for building instant messaging and presence-enabled applications and services. Built around the XML-based Jabber open protocol, JCP See Java Community Process. JCP - Java Community Process delivers an engine on which service providers, enterprises, and software developers create custom IM, VoIP and other collaborative solutions. It is designed to provide a secure and private solution for either internal or external communications and is easily set up as a wireless gateway to enable real time communications Instantaneous transmission. There is little or no network latency when transmitting in real time. See real time. to mobile devices. "This license by Aether is further validation of Jabber's business strategy to extend the platform to meet the needs of wired and wireless service providers and their business models," said Frank Cardello, VP of Business Development at Jabber, Inc. "We will continue to enhance the capabilities of the platform and look for opportunities to develop the next-generation wireless solutions for messaging applications." About Jabber, Inc. Jabber, Inc. is the developer of the world's most widely used open platform for eXtensible Instant Messaging and presence management applications. An independently operated subsidiary of Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB) with investment from France Telecom Technologies, Jabber, Inc. is a commercial software company that has its roots in the Jabber Open Source project. With over 60,000 servers deployed, Jabber has been adopted in the telecommunications, enterprise and software development markets. See www.jabber.com. About Webb Interactive Services, Inc. Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB: WEBB) is the parent company of Jabber, Inc. Please visit our web site at www.webb.net. About Aether Systems, Inc. Aether Systems helps enterprise customers improve efficiency and profitability by providing the services, software and support necessary to extend existing and future applications from the desktop to any wireless device. Through Aether Fusion(TM), Aether's wireless enabling technology foundation, Aether develops, deploys and manages wireless solutions built on industry standard technology and backed by Aether's expertise in wireless hosting, software and services. Aether provides the worlds of business and government with a single source for reliable, scalable and cost-effective wireless solutions. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com. |
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