Pantech Adds OZ Messaging Technology to its Mobile Phones; OZ Mobile IM Client Powers the World's Smallest Camera Flip Phone for Consumer Messaging.MONTREAL -- OZ, the leading mobile messaging solution provider, today announced that Pantech Pantech can be:-
OZ and Pantech have signed a global agreement which allows Pantech to effectively embed the widely used OZ mobile messaging technology into any Pantech mobile phone worldwide. Licensed technology under the agreement includes the embedded OZ Mobile IM client as well as the OZ Mobile Email client See e-mail program. . "We chose to work with OZ because of the strength of their embedded mobile IM technology, their software development expertise and their long standing commitment to the mobile messaging marketplace," said Kwon Yang Hae hae tr.v. haed, haen , hae·ing, haes Scots To have. , Senior Manager, Pantech Co., Ltd. "We look forward to working closely with OZ to empower consumers with the mobile IM tool they need to stay connected when they are on the go." The OZ Mobile Messaging client is available on the new Pantech C300 device on the Cingular Wireless network, with more devices to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. shortly. Working with OZ, Pantech provides mobile operators and consumers with sleek and attractively designed handsets that enable end users to use the most popular mobile messaging application while they are on the move, providing them with the ability to stay in control and up to date with their friends and family. "Integrating the OZ client on this distinctive device demonstrates how well Java Mobile Edition (ME) clients can be properly embedded as core applications onto mobile devices," said Skuli Mogensen, 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 Founder of OZ. "We are pleased to be working with Pantech as we share a common commitment to the consumer by providing them with exciting devices and mobile messaging solutions to keep them connected to their social network." About the OZ Mobile IM and Email clients The OZ Mobile IM Client is an application that meets the dynamic needs of mobile operators and handset manufacturers with a proven, standards-based, client application that is highly customizable to meet specific customer needs; additionally it can include multiple sets of branding towards existing IM services. This enables mobile operators to offer a mobile IM experience that looks familiar to users' existing desktop IM services and allows end-users to make the choice of which IM service they log into. The OZ client does this within a small memory footprint Memory footprint refers to the amount of main memory that a program uses or references while running. This includes all sorts of active memory regions like code, static data sections (both initialized and uninitialized), heap, as well as all the stacks, plus memory required to hold while providing the best user experience possible. The OZ Mobile IM Client is based on the Open Mobile Alliance (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. ) specifications for Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS), formerly known as Wireless Village. The OZ Mobile Email Client provides users with branded clients that have a 'look and feel' that is similar to PC-based email but on their mobile phone, allowing subscribers to easily send and receive email messages from their mobile devices, as well as forward attachments. The stand-alone OZ Mobile Email Client can also be combined with the award winning OZ Mobile Instant Messaging Mobile Instant Messaging abbreviated as MIM is a presence enabled messaging service that aims to transpose the Internet desktop messaging such as ICQ or MSN experience to the usage scenario of being connected via a mobile/cellular device. (IM) Client solution to provide users with access to a combined mobile IM and email experience. This powerful combination can provide users with a complete portal messaging experience through one application on their mobile device. About OZ OZ empowers consumers to stay connected with mobile IM and email solutions that provide users with an affordable, easy, seamless and always-on mobile messaging experience. Working with the leading mobile operators, portals/ISPs and handset manufacturers, OZ delivers innovative and standards-based solutions that provide rich and fully integrated messaging experiences on millions of mobile devices. Leading companies that are Powered by OZ(TM) include: Alltel, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, Bouygues Telecom, Cingular, Dobson, KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) , Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Sprint, TCL See Tcl/Tk. Tcl - Tool Command Language & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefonica Moviles Espana, T-Mobile USA(R) and Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) is a cellular telephone company that is a joint-venture between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Sprint Nextel. Virgin Mobile USA uses Sprint's CDMA-based Personal Communications Service (PCS) network. . OZ is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit the OZ website at www.oz.com. About Pantech Wireless, Inc. Pantech Wireless, Inc., a Cypress, CA based subsidiary of Pantech & Curitel and Pantech Co., Ltd., researches, markets and develops wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America as part of the Pantech Group. For additional information, visit the PWI PWI Pro Wrestling Illustrated (magazine) PWI Projects with Industry PWI Permanent Way Institution PWI Perfusion-Weighted Imaging (application of magnetic resonance imaging) PWI Posting While Intoxicated website at www.pantechUSA.com. About Pantech Pantech, through its affiliates - Pantech Co., Ltd., Pantech&Curitel Communications, Inc. and Pantech C&I Co. - is the number two mobile phone company in South Korea and is the seventh largest handset manufacturer in the world. Pantech has been responsible for a number of breakthrough innovations in the mobile technology sector, including the introduction in 2004 of the world's first fingerprint recognition camera phone, as well as award winning camcorder, MP3 and DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) See mobile TV. phones. In 2005, Pantech affiliate Pantech&Curitel Communications acquired SK Teletech Co., the handset manufacturing arm of SK Telecom, the number one mobile network operator in South Korea. The SKY brand, originally marketed by SK Teletech as the most popular premium handset brand in South Korea, has since become part of the Pantech brand portfolio. Pantech markets its products under the SKY and Curitel brands in the domestic Korean market and under the Pantech brand overseas. Pantech collectively has approximately 5,000 employees and 22 regional sales offices worldwide. For more information on Pantech, please visit www.pantech.com.
(1) The Pantech C300 is the world's smallest camera flip phone by
volume in the GSM arena as of April 2006.
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