Cingular Captures the Moment With AOL's New Instant Pictures Feature

March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA -- Cingular Wireless today announced it is working with America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, to give Cingular Wireless customers easy access to AOL's new mobile portal, Instant Pictures and mobile You've Got Pictures services.

"AOL's new Instant Pictures feature for the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service builds on the tremendous success of both camera phones and the mobile instant messaging trend," said Jim Ryan, vice president of consumer data services, Cingular Wireless. "We look forward to offering our customers AOL's innovative mobile imaging services."

The Instant Pictures feature for the AIM service gives AIM users the ability to send pictures from their desktop to mobile phones, as an extension of AOL's popular mobile IM service. The service will work with most multimedia messaging capable Cingular handsets, and will also let those who receive mobile picture messages respond with their own photo message for a fun and interactive picture sharing experience. In addition, AOL's new mobile You've Got Pictures service allows subscribers to access and share photos from their digital photo albums on their cell phones.

"We are taking instant messaging to the next level by adding picture transfer services that connect desktop and mobile users. Mobile picture services turn cell phones into personal media centers, helping people capture key moments and share them with friends and family," said Himesh Bhise, vice president and general manager, AOL Mobile, America Online, Inc. "And, our new mobile portal brings it all together for wireless users, making it easier than ever to find their favorite mobile services."

The AOL Mobile Picture Messaging service is supported by AOL's new Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) server as well as its Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Instant Messaging Presence Server (IMPS) or "Wireless Village" server. AOL's new mobile services are being demonstrated in Exhibit Hall A, Booth #331.

Source: Cingular Wireless

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