America Online to Showcase Latest in Mobile Communications, Entertainment, and Community At CTIA Wireless 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2003 DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2003 Wireless 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 , Entertainment and Other New Mobile Features at 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. Booth, #4653 Hall E, in Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lower end of building one is located 500 m (1640 feet) upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded America Online See AOL. Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, will showcase the company's latest wireless features and content services for handsets and handheld computing devices from popular brands including the AOL(R) Instant Messenger(TM) service, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , AOL(R) Music, ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. (R) and T9(R) Text Input in America Online's exhibit booth (#4653, Hall E) during CTIA Wireless 2003. The show runs from Monday, March 17 through Wednesday, March 19. With the theme of "Connect, Inform, Entertain," visitors to the AOL booth will find a virtual neighborhood showcasing how AOL's wireless features and services keep consumers in touch with the people and things they care about while they're on the go. A wide-range of products and services will be demonstrated including: -- The AOL Instant Messenger service (AIM(R)), with instant messaging and Buddy List(R) features that work across desktop computers, enterprises, handheld computing devices and wireless handsets, including a new color client for wireless devices and clients for SMS, WAP, and Java. -- The AOL Mobile Download Store featuring an online library of hundreds of downloadable ringtones, logos and handset screen savers. -- The AOL Music Mobile Club, which extends top AOL Music features to wireless consumers, featuring the ability to listen to music clips, access news and information on popular and up-and-coming artists, as well as download ringtones from a wireless phone. -- The AOL(R) by Phone service, AOL's popular voice recognition service, which lets members treat their e-mail like voicemail, access free directory assistance, and get their favorite AOL news and entertainment from any phone. -- The newest ICQ applications for sending and receiving wireless instant messages using SMS, Java, Symbian, iMode, WAP and more, via wireless phones and handheld computing devices. -- T9 Text Input enhancements including adaptive text features, new additions to its expanding library of languages, as well as Sloppy Type, a new text input technology specifically designed for mobile touch-screen devices. To promote its wireless instant messaging services, during the course of the CTIA Wireless show AOL will be giving away a number of wireless handsets which include the AIM service as a "built-in" feature. Stop by the booth for a chance to win an AIM-enabled wireless phone. For more information about America Online's activities at CTIA Wireless 2003 or on the company's wireless features and services please contact: To register for CTIA Wireless 2003 and to obtain press credentials, go to www.wireless2003.com/ for more information. |
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