With more than 933 million accounts worldwide, and 13.2 billion messages being exchanged every day, Instant Messaging (IM) is one of the most popular methods of online communications. OZ is extending this messaging sensation from the PC to the mobile phone; providing real-time communications that empower consumers to stay connected with friends and family while they are on the go.

With the OZ Mobile IM Solution, mobile operators can offer their subscribers quick and affordable access to the world's most popular IM services from AOL®, ICQ®, MSN® and Yahoo!®. A proven solution that is currently deployed by most of the world's largest mobile operators, the OZ Mobile IM Solution is the conduit for consumers to communicate and collaborate anytime and anywhere.

The OZ Mobile IM Solution is comprised of the OZ Mobile IM Gateway and the OZ Mobile IM Client. The OZ Mobile IM Gateway seamlessly bridges the mobile phone and the portal/Internet messaging worlds. It adapts/translates IM protocols and features to efficiently match the capabilities of the mobile network with consumers' low-cost/mass-market phones.

Easily combined with the OZ Mobile IM Client, or with any standards based OMA IMPS Client, the OZ Mobile IM Gateway delivers to subscribers a preferred user experience that mirrors the leading portal IM communities. These recognizable and branded experiences minimizes the learning curve, and accelerates the adoption rate, making mobile IM services one of the most successful revenue-generating mobile messaging services that a mobile operator can offer.

The OZ Mobile IM Gateway allows mobile operators to take full operational control of the deployment, billing unification & mediation, as well as the administration of the mobilized Internet IM services. Furthermore, it provides service authorization, fault isolation, and OA&M interfaces for each of the mobile Internet IM services, and enables the operator to control traffic flow and throttling.

OZ Mobile IM Clients deliver branded user interfaces that reflect the operator-owned mobile IM community or the most popular Internet IM services. When embedded or pre-installed into devices, they offer operators a quick and easy service roll-out that encourage service adoption. Alternatively, with downloadable IM clients, mobile operators can offer to their existing subscriber base immediate access to their IM accounts on their mobile phone. The OZ Mobile IM Solution provides mobile operators with over-the-air (OTA) client upgrade capability at any time, thereby ensuring an always up-to-date and a fully featured mobile IM service offering.

By implementing OZ Mobile IM Solution, Operators can allow for faster delivery and deployment which turns into instant adoption.

• Quick time to market = Immediate ROI
• No subscriber learning curve = Instant adoption
• Seamless network integration, interconnection and evolution = Peace of mind deployment

Lightweight and optimized, OZ Mobile IM Clients can be fully customized to suit handset capabilities providing consumers with a true embedded mobile IM experience.

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Mobile IM Solution