IXI Mobile joins forces with AT&T Wireless to launch OGO?
Device deployment based on IXI-Connect OS? brings hip and affordable messaging device, leveraging PMG? technology, to market
Redwood City, CA, -/28 September, 2004 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- IXI Mobile and its IXI-Connect OS software have been selected by AT&T Wireless for Ogo, AT&T Wireless? hip, new mobile messaging device. Ogo is the first and only device of its kind to provide simultaneous, unlimited instant messaging and email from the three leading portals ? AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! ? plus text messaging, all in a sleek, clamshell device.
Ogo features IXI-Connect OS as its core software, and includes PMG? (Personal Mobile Gateway) technology for expandability, establishing a platform for future device deployment.
Leveraging the flexibility of the IXI-Connect OS platform, IXI was able to deliver the device, based on AT&T Wireless? specifications, in a fraction of the time typically needed to develop a product of this kind. Andre Dahan, president of AT&T Wireless Mobile Multimedia Services commented: ?We have been working very closely with IXI Mobile to bring Ogo to market, and it is a testament to their technology and professionalism that this has been achieved so quickly.? He went on to say that ?going forward, PMG technology gives us the flexibility to expand our product offering with additional devices and services that appeal to our customers.?
Ogo is based on IXI-Connect OS, a complete operating system solution optimized for feature phones and data-centric mobile devices. The IXI-Connect OS platform and tool suite enabled rapid development of the complete software solution, including advanced services such as instant messaging and multiple email clients ? balancing the portals? unique requirements. In addition, the OS allowed AT&T Wireless to control the product?s branding and tailor the user experience. The device?s PMG technology facilitates the seamless addition of future mobile companion devices.
Amit Haller, CEO and co-founder of IXI Mobile commented: ?AT&T Wireless has created a new and innovative category with mass consumer appeal and IXI was pleased to bring that vision to market. As well as being a mass-market introduction for IXI-Connect OS, this is another example of the continued excitement around PMG technology and PMG-enabled devices.?
For more information about IXI, visit http://www.ixi.com. For more information about the Ogo device, visit http://www.attwireless.com/ogo
About IXI Mobile
IXI Mobile, Inc. develops software for new mobile devices. IXI?s customers include mobile operators and device manufacturers. IXI?s Personal Mobile Gateway (PMG?) software allows a mobile phone to wirelessly Internet-enable a variety of application-specific PMG Companion devices such as cameras, messaging terminals and even pens and watches. IXI?s software suite includes IXI-Connect OS, an operating system for feature phones. IXI was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company is privately held and backed by China Development Industrial Bank, Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures, Intel, Gemini Funds, Texas Instruments and TLCom Capital Partners.
About PMG
Personal Mobile Gateway (PMG?) combines cellular (e.g. GSM/GPRS, CDMA, etc.) and short distance wireless (e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi) technology, with micro-router and micro-server functionalities. The PMG is the point of connection between the wireless network and the new category of affordable and best-of-breed mobile devices (PMG? Companions). The PMG can be a stand-alone device the size of a small mint box, or integrated into a cellular phone. PMG Companion devices (e.g. watches, pens, phones, messaging terminals, gaming devices, cameras) deliver a superior user experience, while still focused on fashion and budget. PMG-enabled devices cost less to manufacture, can be brought to market faster than ordinary mobile phones or smartphones, and generate greater data usage.
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