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m.traction Instant Messaging: real time messaging via mobilem phone
URL(s): www.siemens-mobile.com
A solution from Siemens based on Ecrio's Rich Instant
Messaging Platform
With m.traction, Siemens Information and Communication
Mobile (IC Mobile) offers mobile operators a new instant
messaging solution for mobile phones. The difference lies in
the speed: in contrast to e-mail, instant messages appear on
the display of the receiving device as soon as they are
sent. A personal "buddy list" shows which friends,
colleagues or business partners are currently waiting to
talk or where they are. Mobile phone users can therefore
meet and exchange messages "online" whenever they feel like
it.
The platform for m.traction instant messaging is provided by
Ecrio as part of an OEM agreement, while Siemens handles the
smooth integration of the overall solution in the mobile
network and contributes its Presence Server. The server
keeps track of which of members of the buddy list can
currently be reached and has indicated that he is ready to
talk.
For a virtual private conversation between two people,
e-mail is usually too slow. And in the chat room, just about
anyone can listen in. This is why instant messaging has
already established itelf as an extremely popular medium and
is used to exchange millions of short messages daily. Market
analysts share the view that mobile subscribers will also
adopt this technology in order to shorten communication
processes and simplify social intercourse.
Instant messages are not restricted to text alone, they can
also transport a variety of other files, such as photos,
drawings, ring tones, logos, and audio, video and text
files. And in addition to SMS- and WAP-capable cell phones,
PCs and PDAs can also be used as terminals.
m.traction - mobile services take off
m.traction stands for innovative end-to-end solutions from
Siemens for mobile data services in the internet. In
addition to products and their smooth integration in mobile
communication networks, this offering also covers
consulting, customizing and the provision of attractive
content. We therefore supply operators, internet and
Application Services Providers and enterprises not only with
cutting-edge technology, but also with our market expertise.
Ecrio Inc. is a provider of advanced wireless messaging
applications and infrastructure, and is headquartered in
Silicon Valley. EcrioT provides wireless carriers, portals,
service providers, and corporations a family of rich
communication and m-commerce solutions, including EcrioT
Rich Instant Messaging Platform, Ecrio Intelligent Delivery
Engine, and Ecrio Communication Gateway. These solutions
enable the messaging of All MediaT content - drawings,
handwritten notes, images, digital pictures, video, and
animation - to and from a broad range of wireless and
desktop appliances over the world's 2G, 2.5G, and 3G
networks, including GSM, CDMA, TDMA, GPRS, and UMTS. Ecrio
supports Palm OST, PocketPCT, and Symbian EpocT handhelds,
J2ME, WAP and SMS phones, Microsoft® Windows, and Internet
Explorer and Netscape® browsers. www.ecrio.com
The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (IC
Mobile) offers the complete range of mobile solutions
including mobile devices, infrastructure and applications.
Devices include mobile phones, wireless modules, mobile
organizers and cordless phones as well as products for
wireless home networks. The infrastructure portfolio
includes GSM, GPRS and 3G mobile network technologies from
base stations and switching systems to intelligent networks,
e.g. for prepaid services. Mobile Applications cover
end-to-end solutions for Messaging, Location Based Services
or Mobile Payment. For the fiscal year 2001 (September 30),
IC Mobile recorded sales of EUR 11.3 billion and employed
30,730 people worldwide.
You can access further information about Siemens IC Mobile
on the Internet at
http://www.siemens-mobile.com
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