CHICAGO, Feb. 9 -fastmobile, a leader in mobile integrated messaging and content solutions, today announced their worldwide agreement with California Internet giant Yahoo!. Through this relationship, fastmobile will bring the rich, multimedia features enabled by their mobile Instant Communications Platform to select Yahoo! mobile services.
The first product delivered to Yahoo! under the agreement is a mobile multimedia version of Yahoo!'s popular Instant Messaging (IM) application, Yahoo!(R) Messenger. The application is part of the Yahoo! Go mobile service announced at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This fastmobile-powered Yahoo! Messenger application delivers many exciting feature enhancements to mobile IM. Included in its advanced features are the ability to send voice IM's or camera-phone photos within an active conversation. The application also replicates the rich look and feel of the PC-based Yahoo! Messenger service.
John Hoffman, CEO of fastmobile said, "Yahoo! has been at the front of innovation in offering users their favorite desktop services on mobile phones and we're delighted to have been selected by Yahoo! to be a partner in bringing such services to market."
About fastmobile
fastmobile Inc. is a recognized global leader in the development, hosting, and delivery of value-added instant communication services over GPRS and other 2.5G and 3G mobile networks. fastmobile offers operators and service providers innovative solutions that drive incremental ARPU and fully leverage existing service and infrastructure investment to deliver higher ROI. fastmobile has operations in the US, Europe, and Asia. You may visit us at http://www.fastmobile.com .
