Jabber Selected as the Instant Messaging Platform for the CapWIN Law Enforcement Emergency Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003 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. Platform to Provide Instant, Real-Time Communications Between Agencies to Speed Emergency Response and Reduce Communications Bottlenecks Jabber, Inc., a leading software developer of secure 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 presence-enabled communications, 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 it has kicked off its project with IBM's Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) team on the development and implementation of the multi-jurisdiction emergency network. The Jabber Communications Platform was selected in August to be a core component of this service. CapWIN was created by a consortium of law enforcement, fire, transportation, and emergency medical agencies in the Washington, D.C. region. The system will be the first multi-jurisdiction, multi-discipline network of its kind in the nation and will eliminate many of the communications bottlenecks that now hamper emergency response coordination. Law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). will be able to instantly communicate using Jabber's secure, real-time instant messaging platform, allowing better coordination between users in multiple agencies responding to an emergency. Individuals can instant message each other or create secure online "incident rooms" to communicate with multiple individuals in real-time. For example, a police officer arriving at an emergency can create an incident room and request assistance from other available agencies or officers, regardless of where they are located. "Jabber's XML-based, open platform easily interfaces with other CapWIN network components, like IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) WebSphere and Templar Corporation's INFORMANT database access system," said Rob Balgley, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President of Jabber, Inc. "Jabber is very proud to be part of the CapWIN solution, as it quite literally can save lives." 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 100,000 servers deployed, Jabber has been adopted in the telecommunications, enterprise and software development markets. Customers include France Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, BellSouth, webMethods, Lehman Brothers, AT&T, Landmark Graphics, and Juniper Networks. Please see www.jabber.com for more information. About Webb Interactive Services, Inc. Webb Interactive Services, Inc. (OTCBB:WEBB) is the parent company of Jabber, Inc. Please see www.webb.net for more information. |
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