HELSINKI, May 5, 2003
Movial announced today that it joined MessageVine's Village Square Partner Program to ensure interoperability between Movial's wireless Instant Messaging clients and MessageVine's Instant Messaging and Presence Server based on the latest Wireless Village (OMA IMPS) technology.
The MessageVine Village Square Program promotes Instant Messaging and Presence management interoperability efforts between vendors on an ongoing basis. "By ensuring interoperability between complementary products, carriers are able to evaluate and purchase IM and Presence products with confidence" says Amit Rahav, Vice President Marketing, MessageVine.
"Movial is committed to provide value-adding wireless IM clients to Instant Messaging and Presence solution providers, device manufacturers, and operators" said Victor Donselaar, Vice President Business Development, Movial". "By working closely with solution providers such as MessageVine, we are able to ensure interoperability and offer a turnkey Instant Messaging and Presence solution in which wireless and wired IM users benefit from a very rich user experience".
Movial Corporation develops software and services for the mobile multimedia and presence-enabled applications market. By enhancing the ability of device, system, and IM vendors to conceive, design, and deliver the software differentiators that drive revenue, Movial is the choice of Nokia, HP, Orange, and Jabber, Inc. Movial has distinguished itself with mobile presence innovations such as 'Push-to-Video,' while simultaneously becoming the time- and cost-to-market leader for Linux-based consumer electronics.
Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Movial was founded in 2001 and employs 90 employees.
The MessageVine Instant Messaging and Presence Server is the most comprehensive and technologically advanced private-label presence and messaging solution available. MessageVine delivers completely branded and customized carrier-scale solutions that are designed with open architecture, enabling integration with a full array of back-end systems including SMSCs, billing systems, presence and location servers and provisioning systems. MessageVine solutions are fully compliant with industry standards such as Wireless Village and SIMPLE. The company’s customers include leading service providers such as T-Mobile, T-Online and Telus mobility