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Comverse Launches Instant SMS, Converging the Success of SMS and the User Experience of Mobile Instant Messaging
February 12, 2007 | BARCELONA, SPAIN, 3GSM, | Print
Comverse, a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services, today announced the expansion of Comverse’s Converged Messaging portfolio with the launch of Comverse Instant SMS, which combines the worlds of SMS and Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) while preserving the successful user experience of each. Comverse will be showcasing its Total CommunicationSM Portfolio at 3GSM World Congress 2007, February 12-15 at the Comverse booth (Hall 8, Stand 8B83).
Built on field-proven, best-of-breed technology, Instant SMS upgrades the existing SMS experience, adding MIM functionalities like presence, mood expressions, emoticons, multi-party chats and personal messages. Instant SMS can also interconnect with Internet Instant Messaging (IM) users, providing a wide target group with whom users may communicate. Instant SMS is part of the pace-setting Comverse SMS 4.0 suite of advanced SMS services that integrate with the Comverse InSight™ Open Services Environment. The advanced SMS 4.0 suite shows another reason why the InSight environment, which can host a rich variety of messaging and content services, has become the market leader.
“Part of our role as global leaders in both SMS and MIM with many of the world’s largest deployments is to vigilantly track market dynamics,” said Benny Einhorn, Chief Marketing Officer at Comverse. “Instant SMS improves the messaging experience by integrating the SMS domain with MIM functionalities. The synergy created by this convergence can tap deeply into vast unrealized potential, bringing messaging revenues to a new level. As the industry distances itself from silos of separate services, Instant SMS preserves and expands successful user experiences while taking important steps towards Converged Messaging.”
According to John Delaney, Principal Analyst at Ovum. “IM has been highly successful on the PC, but remains far from reaching its potential on the mobile handset. SMS, on the other hand, has virtually universal wireless penetration and enormous popularity. The addition to SMS of some of the things that has made IM popular may offer a means of stimulating further growth in SMS usage.”
About Comverse
Comverse, a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (OTC: CMVT.PK), is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services. The company's Total CommunicationSM portfolio includes value-added messaging, personalized data and content-based services, and real-time converged billing solutions. Over 450 communication and content service providers in more than 120 countries use Comverse products to generate revenues, strengthen customer loyalty and improve operational efficiency. For additional information, visit the Comverse website at www.comverse.com or the Comverse Technology website at www.cmvt.com.
All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s).
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