m|Toc

Presence & Instant Messaging Solution

Introduction

Features of mobile phones and services in networks are being enhanced as GPRS is maturing as a technology and bearer of always on data to provide data services beyond the conventional voice-only services. The results are:

  • Widespread usage and acceptance of Instant Messaging
  • Convergence of Internet and wireless domains
  • New technology capability of GPRS
    • Always on
    • More real time and value adding content
  • Location Based Services becoming a reality through maturing technology

The drivers for using Instant Messaging are

  • Chat is a convenient way to “be in touch”
  • Chat is a useful tool to communicate in near-real-time
  • SMS is a success story; IM is the next generation extension to SMS
  • Look and feel of SMS, in a more interactive manner
  • More value added services can be enabled through the IM channel
  • Display of what you talked/typed earlier.
  • “Always on” provides the right medium for Instant Messaging

Presence 

A presence system allows users to subscribe to each other, 
view each other’s presence information and be notified of 
changes in state.
  • Ability to see and display a user’s online status
  • Integration with other applications that can use presence information for different end user benefits
  • APIs for ease of integration with any application which can exchange presence information (subscription, notification, modification etc.)
  • SIP based standard system that can integrate with any other SIP based system
  • Integrated Instant Messaging module for a common platform providing presence and instant messaging service
  • Allows the entity to view the list of who is watching
  • Management of access rights for presence information

Introduction – m|Toc (my talk)

ORG’s mitoc is a standards based presence module providing various modes of access for presence information of entities. These modes of access involve GPRS & 3G modes of wireless access. These services are also available for 3rd party integration using easy to use APIs.

Presence module is pre-integrated with Instant Messaging service based on SIP for Instant Messaging Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE).

ORG also provides client modules for mobile access mediums to access the application and information framework. The client side application can also be used for development of applications that use presence and instant messaging.