Orange France Deploys Jabber, Inc.'s Rich Mobile Presence and Instant Messaging Platform.DENVER & PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. & HELSINKI, Finland -- European Presence and Instant Messaging Presence and Instant Messaging (PRIM) was an early proposal to the IETF of a standard protocol for instant messaging. No work has been done on it since 2001, however. Currently, SIP, its derivative SIMPLE, and XMPP are being considered for use as instant messaging protocols. Adoption Centered on Extensible, Open Architectures such as 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. XCP XCP Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber) XCP eXtended Copy Protection (First 4 Internet; UK) XCP Explicit Control Protocol XCP Expendable Current Profiler Orange France today announced the rollout of mobile presence and instant messaging (IM) services developed using the Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP). According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Orange France, the extensible and flexible nature of the open Jabber XCP architecture provides Orange France mobile subscribers with the broadest range of interoperable services. "Seamless interoperability is an expectation of mobile users in our market," said Julien Billot, head of marketing with Orange France. "Jabber XCP delivers both the interoperability our consumers demand and the rich features we require to continually differentiate our products for maximum consumer appeal." According to some industry observers, the key to European IM adoption is in offering mobile users the same ease and interoperability now enjoyed by 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. users -- expanded to include desktop contacts -- along with enhanced features such as the ability to know when friends and colleagues are online (i.e., presence), and the capacity to share rich media along with text. In addition to being able to send and receive presence and IM within the Orange France network, subscribers of the new services will be able to connect with users of other leading mobile services, as well as to the presence and messaging capabilities of desktop customers including those of leading French 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. , Wanadoo. Orange France reports that the choice to develop its services using Jabber XCP was both a function of the rich services that can be delivered through Jabber XCP, as well as the wide set of protocols supported by Jabber XCP, including: 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. , IMPS, and SIP. The services offered to mobile subscribers by Orange France will use either Jabber, Inc.'s embedded mobile client solution -- developed in close partnership with Movial of Finland -- or an IMPS-based client. Taken together, Orange France reports that subscribers will have the broadest possible set of compatible devices from which to choose. The mobile clients and services allow Orange subscribers to publish and subscribe (1) To provide a source of information that users select from and then receive on a regular basis or when certain events occur. The service can be public or private, free or paid, and information can be provided via e-mail and the Web or by means of proprietary applications. to presence, add IM contacts by phone numbers, import contacts from their address book, use emoticons, white and black list contacts, be provisioned through auto-upgrades, and work within a sophisticated yet consumer-friendly user interface. "This is a significant announcement and deployment for Jabber, Inc. that is in line with our core messages of extensibility, interoperability, and flexibility," said Tony Bamonti, president of Jabber Telecom. "This deployment is the culmination of several years of joint development work between Jabber, Inc. and Orange and the net result is the superior service Orange France is rolling out today." Jabber XCP is also the real-time presence and messaging solution choice of FT Group, which includes France Telecom and its partners and subsidiaries, including Orange and Wanadoo. ABOUT JABBER, INC. Jabber, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time messaging and presence solutions. More than five million users, representing hundreds of organizations worldwide, have licensed the Jabber XCP commercial server to underpin a wide variety of real-time, presence-powered applications, including enterprise instant messaging, transactional financial trading systems, government intelligence systems, and more. Jabber Inc., a 2004 eWeek Excellence Award Finalist, and Network Computing magazine "2004 Company to Watch," counts France Telecom, Lehman Brothers, Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, FedEx, BellSouth, McKesson, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Arcelor, CapWIN, and Juniper Networks amongst its customers. Jabber, Inc.'s investors include 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 - News), Intel Capital, Webb Interactive Services, Inc., and Jona, Inc. Please see www.jabber.com or email info@jabber.com for more information. ABOUT MOVIAL Movial Corporation develops software and services for the mobile multimedia and presence-enabled applications market. By enhancing the ability of device, system, and IM vendors to conceive, design, and deliver the software differentiators that drive revenue, Movial is the choice of Nokia, HP, Orange, and Jabber, Inc. Movial has distinguished itself with mobile presence innovations such as 'Push-to-Video,' while simultaneously becoming the time- and cost-to-market leader for Linux-based consumer electronics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Movial was founded in 2001 and employs 95 employees. |
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