ACL Wireless rolls out WIM 2.0
CIOL Bureau, August 5, 2002

ACL Wireless Ltd. has introduced the latest version of its ACL Wireless instant messenger. The new version complies with GPRS specifications and conforms to wireless village specifications.

Bangalore: ACL Wireless Limited has released the latest version, 2.0, of its flagship product ACL Wireless instant messenger and presence application. From its earlier version of ACL WIM 1.61, the latest version is a major upgrade in terms of underneath software technology, usability and expanse of features for a mobile phone user. ACL WIM version 2.0 is now available to multiple mobile devices including SMS client, SIM Browser client, WIB based clients or Internet connected devices.

Complying with GPRS specifications, it conforms to wireless village specifications, thereby making inter-operator messenger interoperability a reality. Further, it enables users to exchange text and multimedia messages in real time with their friends, creates their personal friends lists, manage their presence and identify their friend's presence on the network.

"ACL WIM 2.0 has been designed keeping in mind the mobile phone users. It sports friendly SMS, WAP and PC interface and therefore, usability is much more superior. Further, it makes the Operator's own community of users more engaged with the application and renders interconnect power with other operator messengers' world wide, by meeting Wireless Village Specifications ( http://www.wireless-village.org/ )", said, ACL Wireless Limited Founder and CEO, Sanjay Goyal.

ACL WIM 2.0, which interconnects with popular web based Instant Messengers, facilitates exchange of messages and presence information across devices, platforms and communities. Its object-based architecture separates presentation, protocol, data access, transport layers effectively allowing exceptional flexibility in adding new features to the running service. It is compliant with open standards like PAM, JDO, ODMG, Wireless Village, XML, MMS, WAP and SMPP. "ACL WIM version 2.0 is expected to enhance user experience on all deployed operator circles including Airtel Delhi, Spice- Karnataka, Spice- Punjab Idea Cellular-Andhra Pradesh", Goyal added.