Nokia to embed Oz IM client in more handsets.(News)

RCR Wireless News, November, 2004

Byline: COLIN GIBBS Mobile instant messaging is expected to take another step forward this week with an announcement that Nokia Corp. will expand its offerings of IM-friendly handsets. The world's largest handset manufacturer will build on a two-year relationship with Oz, a Canadian software developer, to embed IM clients on several new models.

The software will support the four major IM providers-AOL, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo!-and be embedded on "millions'' of handsets, according to an Oz spokeswoman. The Nokia 6800, an IM-centric device released early in November, was the first mobile phone to be commercially launched with all four messaging services available out of the box, according to Oz. Under terms of the new agreement, Nokia will embed the Oz...

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