Colibria Makes its Presence Felt at 3GSM World Congress 2005

Colibria delivers a new message at 3GSM World Congress 2005, unveiling the Colibria Companion Instant Messaging and Presence Server to evolve 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 unveiling its new generation core network mobile platforms on Stand No F13/Hall 2 at 3GSM World Congress, taking place in Cannes from 14-17 February 2005. The carrier-grade Colibria Companion Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence Server is a scalable, flexible and future-proof solution that is designed to support advanced new presence, messaging, and multimedia services quickly and economically. Colibria offers mobile operators a standardised platform concept that will support network and service evolution seamlessly and efficiently, enabling converged presence-driven communications to be realised on IMPS and IMS-enabled networks.

Colibria's technology platform provides mobile operators with a seamless pathway to deliver and evolve IMS and IMPS services and applications, unlocking new revenue streams to boost ARPU. Colibria's CEO Keith Gibson believes the company's strategy represents an important market differentiator: "Colibria has established a proven leadership in presence server technology, with our IMPS and Communities solutions widely used by mobile operators worldwide. We believe that there is now a clear market opportunity for a new fully flexible carrier-grade infrastructure that will drive future presence and messaging applications. Colibria's strong market presence in this sector has enabled us to develop a stable, future-proof solution that acts as the foundation on which advanced IM and presence service enablers can reside. This will provide mobile operators with the optimum scalable platform to deliver value-added services that fully reflect the burgeoning possibilities of presence technology."

The Colibria Companion IM and Presence Server combines the requisite tools to deliver the most advanced services from a reliable, resilient evolutionary platform. It is a powerful messaging and presence enabler, delivering 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, 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.

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