The Wireless Village, een samenwerkingsverband tussen Ericson, Motorola en Nokia heeft versie 1.0 van de specificaties van de Instant Messaging and Presence Services (IMPS) vrijgegeven. IMPS is een soort van ICQ en moet ervoor zorgen dat gebruikers via hun mobiele telefoons met andere bezitters van mobiele telefoons of met internet gebruikers berichten kunnen uitwisselen. IMPS v1.0 kan zowel met het huidige 2G en 2.5G (GPRS) als met het toekomstige 3G (UMTS) mobiele telefoon netwerk overweg. Uiteraard zijn de drie oprichters van The Wireless Village erg gelukkig met de specificaties:
"After 10 months of hard work, the Wireless Village initiative has shown that it has fulfilled its commitments to deliver the 1.0 specifications on time. Ericsson has demonstrated its leadership role in developing next generation IMPS solutions based on the Wireless Village specifications. In strong cooperation with SonyEricsson, we will deliver a new set of applications and services that deploy to 2G, 2.5G, and 3G networks," says Jan Lindgren, Vice President, Ericsson Internet Applications.
"This specification gives us the ability to give our customers what they want--interoperability," said Mike Bordelon, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola's Internet Software and Content Group. "Motorola is a constant champion of open standards to drive adoption of mobile data services, because open standards result in technology that's easy for consumers to use and enjoy. Instant messaging with presence is a great example of how the industry can simplify communication."
"The launch of the Wireless Village specifications is a major step, providing a good foundation for Nokia for developing best-of-breed IMPS solutions for 3rd Generation environments. These specifications also enable attractive offerings for operators, as they contribute to building globally interoperable and user-friendly mobile Internet services over a broad array of servers and terminals," said Jouko Häyrynen, vice president, Forum Nokia.
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