Followap's Interconnect Hub Creates the World's Largest Operator-Owned IM Community.Interconnectivity is a Catalyst for the Mass Market Adoption of Operator IM SINGAPORE -- Followap, the leading provider of Presence, Instant Messaging and Interconnect solutions to the telecommunications industry today announced it has created the world's largest operator-owned IM community, interconnecting leading operators through its Interconnect Hub, supporting the GSMA's initiative of Personal IM to build a global interoperable IM community. Followap interconnects the Vodafone Group operators, provides national interconnectivity in France, connects operator-owned communities to ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. communities, and has signed up several tier-one operators for interconnectivity through its Interconnect Hub. "Once connected to Followap's Interconnect Hub, the first IM multi-operator network environment, mobile users are able to seamlessly communicate across national and operator boundaries, to form one large IM and Presence community," said Simon Brown, VP Global Sales and Customer Operations at Followap. "IM interoperability is essential for the adoption of operator branded IM services, enabling mobile IM to quickly evolve from a local service to a mass market global service, just as with 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. . Interconnected Mobile IM is also the spring board for next generation, real time IP services such as content, dating, voice and video services. Followap's Interconnect Hub, is expected to significantly boost our customers messaging traffic and revenues and supports the GSM Association's initiative to provide users with "ubiquitous IM" services," concluded Brown. Followap's drive for IM and Presence interconnectivity builds on Followap's lead in the operator-branded IM market. First launched in 2000, Followap's iFollow IMSC IMSC Integrated Media Systems Center (University of Southern California) IMSC Information Management Steering Committee IMSC International Mobile Satellite Conference IMSC Interworking Mobile Switching Center (Instant Messaging Service Centre) powers over 15 operator-owned communities worldwide, accounting for more than 80% of the operator-owned communities market. Followap is providing this connectivity using its Interconnect Platform (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ). A uniquely positioned solution, iFollow ICP is a carrier-grade platform dedicated to IM and Presence interconnectivity hubbing. iFollow ICP supports all interconnectivity protocols (IMPS SSP (1) (Service Switching Point) The local exchange node in an SS7 telephone network. The SSP can be part of the voice switch or in a separate computer connected to it. , SIP SIMPLE, XMPP (EXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) An XML-based protocol for real time communications, originally developed by Jeremie Miller in 1998 for the Jabber instant messaging system. and their local variants), provides inter-operator billing and clearing tools, supports operators' interconnect agreement structure and can be provided as a service or as an on-site platform. About Followap Followap is the leading provider of Presence, Instant Messaging and Interconnect solutions to the telecommunications industry. Pioneering this field, Followap's customer base consists today over 25 network operators, with a combined user base of about 300 million subscribers. Followap's products were first launched in 2000 and are designed especially for the operator, enabling advanced, interoperable presence-enhanced services, whilst also creating the infrastructure for next-generation networks. Followap contributes to industry standardization efforts in forums including OMA (1) See Object Management Architecture. (2) (Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., La Jolla, CA, www.openmobilealliance.org) An organization formed in June of 2002 by the consolidation of the WAP Forum group and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative. , IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force , 3GPP and the GSM Association. Followap is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified vendor. Followap has offices in Europe, the US and Asia. For more information, please visit www.followap.com |
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