First Ever Messenger Interoperable Carrier Interoperable -MICI- Partnership Announced by MECA and IPSH.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003 MECA MECA Maine College of Art MECA Middle East Children's Alliance MECA Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (Washington, DC) MECA Marriage Equality California MECA Mars Environmental Compatibility Assessment , a leader in promotional messenger marketing services announced today that it has inked a deal with mobile messaging firm IPSH to create the first messenger interoperable carrier interoperable (MICI MICI Maladies Inflammatoires Chroniques de l'Intestin ) solution. This new standard is a giant leap for (desktop to mobile) convergence as it will link together twenty-six U.S. cell phone carriers and desktop messenger networks such as YAHOO! Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , 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. , through MECA's own proprietary system. The majority of U.S. cell phone subscribers and messenger users will be able to communicate with each other through one platform for the first time. The announcement is a breakthrough as MECA will be the first platform to integrate interoperable versions of the fastest forms of communication in the world, messaging and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. . Both messaging and SMS are growing at a historic pace and are set to dethrone email and voice calls as the primary forms of communication as early as 2006 according to industry research firm, The Radicati Group. The new MICI platform has the potential to connect well over 100 million cell phone subscribers and messenger accounts in the United States. "We have worked hard to achieve interoperable desktop to mobile convergence and have found a great partner in IPSH to help us achieve this goal. The jointly developed MICI platform is a first for the industry and will go a long way toward bringing previously unconnected people together through one experience," says Bruce Klickstein, President MECA. The initial MICI launch is tentatively scheduled for launch Q1 2004. About MECA: MECA delivers the next generation of consumer connectivity. MECA is the industry leader in the development and deployment of consumer focused messenger based promotions. MECA's clients and partners are amongst the top entertainment and consumer brand entities, including Vivendi-Universal, Time Warner, Real Networks, Electronic Arts, Marvel and many others. www.meca.com About IPSH: IPSH is the premier North American SMS/MMS infrastructure services company delivering effective mobile messaging solutions using its proprietary PRISM platform. Clients that utilize IPSH's PRISM platform include AT&T, Madonna, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Universal Music, Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. , Warner Bros Theatrical, Bertelsmann, EMI, and SONY. www.ipsh.com |
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