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T-Online Selects Messagevine’s Instant Messaging Technology
URL(s): www.messagevine.com
New York – April 18, 2001 - MessageVine, the leading provider of carrier
scale wireless and wireline instant messaging (IM) solutions, has announced
the licensing of MessageVine’s IM platform technology, by T-Online, giving
Europe’s largest Internet access provider the ability to provide
presence-based, two-way messaging to its 7.9million subscribers.
Under the terms of the agreement, the scaleable IM server from MessageVine
operates as the core of a comprehensive solution that gives T-Online
completely customised desktop and wireless messaging applications. The
T-Online Messenger (TOM) is designed around the brand and services offered
by T-Online. From PCs and mobile devices, TOM users can create buddy lists,
see whether their buddies are available to chat (online, mobile, do not
disturb, offline etc.), and communicate in real time.
“We believe that enabling presence-based messaging between all
Internet-capable devices – including mobiles and PDAs – increases the value
of the services that T-Online offers to its subscribers,” said Eli Efrat,
CEO of MessageVine. “Our goal is to give wireless operators and ISPs the
most technologically advanced IM solutions, in turn enabling them to offer
their subscribers the best communications services possible.”
Beyond giving users the ability to communicate with each other by desktop
and wireless IM, TOM acts as a launch pad for the T-Online portal. The
branded desktop messenger gives users additional services – such as news
feeds, shopping promotions and direct access to T-Online eMail – encouraging
them to access the T-Online site and make use of other T-Online services
more frequently.
Europe has been less quick to embrace IM than the US. As the largest
Internet access provider in Europe the decision by T-Online to provide an IM
service to its subscribers is extremely significant. In an increasingly
competitive marketplace, services such as IM enable Internet access
providers, multi-access portals, carriers and telcos to differentiate
themselves, increase customer loyalty and develop new revenue streams.
TOM is now available for download at www.t-online.de/service/ and wireless
TOM can be accessed at wap.tom.t-online.de
T-Online International AG is Europe's leading online service provider. The
group, active not only in Germany, but in France, Austria, Spain and
Portugal, has 7.9 million customers (as per December 31st 2000). The German
portal www.t-online.de reaches more than half of all German Internet users,
making it the unchallenged market leader by far (MMXI). Page impressions on
the German T-Online portal www.t-online.de have almost tripled from 139
million in January 2000 to 380 million in January 2001. The T-Online group
currently employs about 2700 people (as per December 31th 2000). Further
informations: www.t-online.de.
MessageVine is the leading worldwide provider of private-label Instant
Messaging server products, delivering completely branded and customised
carrier-scale wireless and wireline IM solutions to wireless carriers,
telcos and ISPs. MessageVine’s products, designed with open architecture
that integrates with the full array of back-end systems, enable its
customers to extend their brands and maintain constant communication with
their subscribers. Privately funded, MessageVine was founded in 1999 and
has offices in New York, San Mateo and Tel Aviv. For more information,
please visit our Website: www.messagevine.com
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