Colibria Focusing on Presence at CTIA Wireless 2005

Colibria launches its new message into the US market at CTIA Wireless 2005, introducing its Colibria Companion Instant Messaging and Presence Server for leveraging converged presence-driven communications on IMPS and IMS-enabled networks.

Colibria AS, the leading international developer of mobile instant messaging and presence (IMPS) technology platforms, is launching its new generation core network platforms on Booth #6749 at CTIA Wireless 2005 (March 14-16, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA). A scalable, flexible and future-proof solution, the carrier-grade Colibria Companion Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence Server supports advanced presence, messaging and multimedia services, and enables rapid and economical rollouts. Providing mobile operators with the means to build new revenue streams that increase ARPU, the Colibria Companion represents a standardised platform that will support network and service evolution seamlessly and efficiently.

Colibria’s technology platform enables converged presence-driven communications on IMPS and IMS-enabled networks, and offers mobile operators a seamless pathway for delivering and evolving IMS and IMPS services and applications. This strategy represents an important market differentiator for Colibria, as the company’s CEO, Keith Gibson, explains: "Our IMPS and Communities solutions are used extensively by mobile operators worldwide, establishing our proven leadership in presence server technology. We firmly believe that there is an immediate market opportunity for a new fully flexible carrier-grade infrastructure, with which to drive future presence and messaging applications. Our strong market presence in this sector has enabled us to develop a stable, future-proof solution, which acts as the foundation on which advanced IM and presence service enablers can reside. It will provide mobile operators with the optimum scaleable platform to deliver value-added services, which fully reflect the burgeoning possibilities of presence technology."

The Colibria Companion IM and Presence Server combines the necessary tools for delivering the most advanced services from a reliable, resilient evolutionary platform. A powerful messaging and presence enabler, it delivers certified OMA WV support for presence, instant messaging, groups, shared content and core features. The Colibria Companion comprises the full range of core components - Presence server, Instant Messaging server, Instant Messaging Gateway (MSN, AOL, Yahoo), Groups server, IMPS PC and Mobile Clients, Communities and Blogs server and clients, plus Chat server. It contains powerful presence interfaces and APIs that can be used to share presence information between a variety of applications, over and above core Instant Messaging functionality. This supports existing and new applications that use presence information more intelligently, enhancing standard telecom services – for example, SMS, MMS, voice calls, games and communities, where the emphasis is on meeting new friends and encouraging group interaction, and on maintaining efficient contact with staff and work colleagues.

About Colibria
Established in 2000, Colibria is a technology leader in the field of instant messaging and presence systems, with its IMPS and Communities solutions widely deployed by a variety of mobile operators - including Cable & Wireless, Enitel, Globe Telecom, Megatel, Telefonica Moviles and Telenor Mobil - in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Colibria's new generation core network mobile platforms are scalable and flexible solutions that provide the vital infrastructure to support advanced new presence, messaging, and multimedia services quickly and economically - fully supporting IMPS today, as well as ensuring a seamless use of IMPS and SIP for future IMS-enabled networks. Colibria's new generation carrier-grade IM and presence servers are designed to provide operators with a seamless future-proof pathway to support network and service evolution.

The company operates from locations in Norway, Manila and the UK, and is a member of the Open Mobile Alliance, contributing extensively to the OMA IMPS (previously Wireless Village) forum. Colibria is highly active in interoperability testing, and provides server test access to the major OMA IMPS client vendors.

For more information, please contact:
Liv Anne Løkka
Colibria AS
5/F Lysaker Torg
Postboks 255
1326 Lysaker
Norway
Tel: + 47 67 11 35 00
Fax: + 47 67 11 35 01
Email: lokka@colibria.com
Web: www.colibria.com

Georgina Garrett/Simon Jones
Garrett Axford
Harbour House
27 High Street
Shoreham by Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5DD, UK
Tel: +44 1273 441200
Fax: +44 1273 441300
Email: mail@garrett-axford.co.uk
Web: www.garrett-axford.co.uk