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Pune, India, June 13th, 2001: ADI
Software Technologies, a key player in the
development of wireless applications, today
announced their partnership with Odigo,
the leading provider of Instant Messaging
(IM) and Presence solutions, to develop
Odigo client applications for mobile devices.
Odigo's product offerings include an Instant
Messaging Server Platform, which enables
interoperable, robust and intuitive Instant
Messaging, as well as client implementations,
currently available for the Windows and
Mac platforms as well as Java, WAP and SMS
devices. The alliance with ADI extends
Odigo's existing range of client applications
to the Windows CE, Palm OS and Symbian/EPOC
32 platforms. As with all Odigo client offerings,
the IM clients developed by ADI will
be completely customizable by Odigo IM licensees.
"We're keen to offer our licensees and
their end-users the widest possible choice
of devices from which to access their Odigo
accounts, so partnering with a company that
has strong mobile and wireless technology
like ADI is an important move on that
front.", stated Ran Cohen, Odigo Director
of Strategic Development. "ADI brings
unrivaled expertise in the development of
mobile computing applications which will
allow users to access their existing Odigo
accounts from their Windows CE, Palm and
Symbian/EPOC32 based devices."
ADI has been a pioneering and key player
in the development of application software
for mobile devices. As an active supporter
of Windows CE since 1996 and more recently
of the Symbian/EPOC32 OS, Palm and Amiga
platforms, ADI has made rapid strides
in product development and deployment. The
company is proud to have developed the largest
number of applications for the entire range
of personal digital assistants.
Says Komal Khilnani, ADI's Manager-Strategic
Alliances, "Odigo shares our vision of bringing
compelling solutions, specifically instant
messaging, to a wide variety of mobile devices.
Our discussions with Odigo convinced each
of us of how closely our respective strategies
are aligned and we are ecstatic about our
partnership with Odigo."
About ADI
Amiga Development India Pvt. Ltd.
is a key player in the development of messaging
and connectivity application software for
Mobile and Wireless devices. ADI's portfolio
consists of end-user mobile applications
based on innovative implementation of Internet-based
technologies. ADI develops wireless messaging
solutions that are device agnostic and carrier
independent.
Across multiple operating systems and multiple
carriers, ADI's solutions are for the
corporate mobile worker as well as consumers.
ADI offers products, technology components
and complete end-user solutions that enable
people to use handheld devices for mobile
data communications, productivity applications,
Instant Messaging and entertainment.
For more information about ADI's mobile
and wireless products, visit the company's
web site at http://www.ruksun.com
About Odigo, Inc:
Odigo,
Inc., founded in 1998, is a U.S. based
company with headquarters in New York City.
The Odigo team consists of 80 employees.
Odigo, Inc. is the leading provider of Instant
Messaging (IM) Solutions. Odigo's services
include developing private-label IM clients,
hosting IM services and installing complete
IM solutions.
All Odigo IM Solutions are based on the
company's Open Instant Messaging Platform,
which enables the most interoperable, robust
and intuitive Instant Messaging services
extensible to any Internet-enabled device.
Over 130 companies have licensed Odigo's
IM Solutions, including British Telecom,
Austria Telecom, Hungary Telecom, Prodigy,
StarMedia, Netease, DreamNet (of NTT DoCoMo)
and Univision.
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