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Roaming Messenger Not Affected by Increasing Mobile SPAM Problems.


SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Roaming Messenger(TM) (OTCBB OTCBB

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--A Mobile Messaging Solution Without the Problems of SPAM

--Capability is Critical for Public Agencies and Enterprises That Use Mobile Devices for Mission Critical Communications

Roaming Messenger(TM) (OTCBB:RMSG) today provided insight into the results of several recent studies that document the ever increasing amount of SPAM that is appearing on mobile devices, and how its breakthrough technology provides capabilities that allow mission critical messages to stand apart from the clutter of spam and unsolicited messages.

A worldwide survey of mobile phone users and mobile services professionals, released last month at the international 3GSM conference in Cannes, was conducted by the University of St. Gallen The University of St. Gallen (in German: Universität St. Gallen) is both a research university, a vocational university and a business school based in St. Gallen, Switzerland.  in Switzerland and Bmd Wireless, with collaboration from the International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. . It found that eight out of 10 mobile users surveyed have received unsolicited messages on their mobile devices.

The instances of SPAM delivered to mobile devices have grown from 18% of all SMS messages to nearly 49% of all text messages sent, just in the past year alone, according to according to
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 another study released last month by Wireless Services Corporation, a provider of SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM.

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 infrastructure services to the major international wireless carriers.

Mobile phone SPAM Also called "SMS spam," it is the sending of unsolicited ads to cellphones and pagers via text messaging. Bluetooth phones provide another door for receiving spam (see Bluesnarfing).  is considered more intrusive than Internet SPAM, because the users of the devices have to view the message every single time to determine whether it is SPAM or not.

This trend is especially troublesome for government agencies using mobile devices in their emergency response efforts as well as corporations depending on wireless devices for mission critical enterprise communication. This amount of mobile spam can overload devices and render them unsuitable for instantaneous, real-time communication.

However, Roaming Messenger's secure, breakthrough messaging system Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently.

Mail User Agent
 operates above and beyond SMS and e-mail technology. As a result, high priority messages and rich content can be delivered without interference from annoying, costly and potentially dangerous SPAM. Roaming Messenger's integrated government-grade security protocols allow for messages to be received only from users known to the recipient.

Jon Lei, Roaming Messenger's 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. , comments, "The growing amount of SPAM on mobile devices will soon overwhelm the users' ability to use their mobile devices for secure real-time communication with back-end enterprise and public safety applications. Roaming Messenger's breakthrough messaging technology fills this vital need. Not only does our technology deliver simple textual information, but we also deliver GIS and GPS information, photos, documents and other rich content. These studies show that the amount of SPAM directed at mobile devices will continue to mushroom. We believe this real and increasing problem will automatically generate demand for next messaging technology such as Roaming Messenger."

About Roaming Messenger

Roaming Messenger is the provider of a breakthrough mobile messaging technology that allows corporations and government agencies to mobilize information and business processes, while providing end-to-end, government grade security. The Company, based in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. , has developed a proprietary technology that encapsulates workflow logic and data into "smart messengers" that roam across wired and wireless devices and track down the intended recipients. Roaming Messenger is easily integrated with existing applications, extending active functionality to the mobile world. It delivers powerful capabilities to any solution that requires real-time information to be communicated and interacted with dynamically in a highly secure manner, such as homeland security, emergency response, automation and control, enterprise messaging and business continuity. http://www.roamingmessenger.com

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Matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "may," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the Company and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: the impact of economic, competitive and other factors affecting the Company and its operations, markets, product, and distributor performance, the impact on the national and local economies resulting from terrorist actions, and U.S. actions subsequently; and other factors detailed in reports filed by the Company.
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