America Online Showcases Latest In Mobile Communications at CTIA Wireless 2003

March 2003 - America Online showcases the company's latest wireless features and content services for handsets and handheld computing devices from popular brands including the AOL Instant Messenger service, CNN, AOL Music, ICQ and T9 Text Input in America Online's exhibit booth (#4653, Hall E) during CTIA Wireless 2003.

With the theme of "Connect, Inform, Entertain," visitors to the AOL booth will find a virtual neighborhood showcasing how AOL's wireless features and services keep consumers in touch with the people and things they care about while they're on the go. A wide-range of products and services will be demonstrated including:

*The AOL Instant Messenger service (AIM), with instant messaging and Buddy List features that work across desktop computers, enterprises, handheld computing devices and wireless handsets, including a new color client for wireless devices and clients for SMS, WAP and Java.

*The AOL Mobile Download Store featuring an online library of hundreds of downloadable ringtones, logos and handset screen savers.

* The AOL Music Mobile Club, which extends top AOL Music features to wireless consumers, featuring the ability to listen to music clips, access news and information on popular and up-and-coming artists, as well as download ringtones from a wireless phone.

* The AOL by Phone service, AOL's popular voice recognition service, which lets members treat their e-mail like voicemail, access free directory assistance, and get their favorite AOL news and entertainment from any phone.

* The newest ICQ applications for sending and receiving wireless instant messages using SMS, Java, Symbian, iMode, WAP and more, via wireless phones and handheld computing devices.

* T9 Text Input enhancements including adaptive text features, new additions to its expanding library of languages, as well as Sloppy Type, a new text input technology specifically designed for mobile touch-screen devices.

To promote its wireless instant messaging services, during the course of the CTIA Wireless show AOL will be giving away a number of wireless handsets which include the AIM service as a "built-in" feature. Stop by the booth for a chance to win an AIM-enabled wireless phone.

SOURCE America Online