Followap to Enable Ogo Mobile Messaging Service Launched by Swisscom Mobile; Swisscom Is the First Operator in Europe to Launch a Fully Featured Mobile MSN Messenger and Hotmail Service.LONDON -- Followap, the leading provider of Presence solutions, today announced it is providing the Mobile Messaging Gateway Hardware and/or software that converts one messaging protocol to another. It provides an interface between two store and forward nodes, or message transfer agents (MTAs). See messaging middleware. (MMG MMG Macquarie Media Group MMG Ministry Medical Group MMG Medium Machine Gun MMG Mobile Messaging Gateway MMG Master of Management MMG Meridian Management Group, Inc. ) in IXI Mobile's Ogo mobile messaging device and end-to-end service that delivers MSN Messenger Microsoft's instant messaging (IM) service, which provides text messaging and voice calling. Part of the MSN Network, MSN Messenger clients are available for non-XP versions of Windows, Mac, Pocket PC and MSN TV. For Windows XP, the IM client is Windows Messenger. and mobile MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). Hotmail applications. Swisscom Mobile's 4 million customers now have access to these popular internet messaging services while on the go. Customers of Swisscom Mobile, Switzerland's leading telecoms company, can access their MSN Messenger and MSN Hotmail services using IXI's Ogo(TM) -- a mass-market, on-the-go messaging device with a QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. and a large screen, available worldwide. The device connects users to their MSN Messenger service and to their MSN Hotmail as well as POP3 and IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 4 email accounts, allowing them to easily utilise the full power of mobile IM and email. Damian Black, Vice President Business Development, Followap, said: "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 and email services on mobile devices are becoming a very important messaging tool worldwide -- there is strong consumer demand. Swisscom subscribers are able to get the richest MSN Instant messaging and Email experience, on a device that makes them easy to use and is very user friendly. This in turn provides the operator with a potentially significant additional revenue source, as mobile IM and email is seen as a major growth opportunity." About Followap's Mobile Messaging Gateway (MMG) The iFollow MMG enables mobilization of branded consumer IM and Email services. Mobile operators can create a stream of new revenues by providing their subscribers with access to their Internet communities of choice, such as MSN Messenger and Hotmail, using a large variety of mobile clients. iFollow MMG is a telecom grade solution integrated with operator network elements and customer care systems for superior service quality and includes flexible billing modules to support sophisticated marketing plans. About Followap Followap is the leading provider of Presence solutions to the telecommunications industry. Pioneering this field, Followap's customer base consists today of over 15 network operators, many of them tier-one operators, with a combined subscriber base of over 200 million users. Followap's Presence Platform enables operators to establish advanced Presence enhanced services, whilst also creating the infrastructure for next-generation networks. Followap's products and services are being offered directly or via selected partners. 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 certified provider. For additional information please visit Followap's web site at http://www.followap.com. |
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