conVISUAL bridges the gap between today's and tomorrow's wireless standards

Oberhausen, Germany (PROTEXT) - At CeBIT 2001 conVISUALpresents a brand new messaging platform that enables multimediacommunication between all mobile subscribers - without beingdependent on either brand or the technological standard of thedevices involved. At CeBIT (22nd to 28th of March in Hanover) conVISUAL presentsthe Multimedia Message Broker (MMB), a unique platform for mobilemessaging applications eliminating all barriers in mobilecommunications and connecting today's technologies with theforthcoming GPRS and UMTS technologies. Any wireless user will beable to take advantage of the multimedia applications, regardlessof the standard of their own mobile handset or that of therecipient. At last, mobile communication puts the focus back onthe user and their needs. The sophisticated technology providedby conVISUAL through the Multimedia Message Broker, supports eachof the user's communication activities automatically. conVISUAL's Multimedia Message Broker is the intelligentplatform for the creation, personalisation, conversion anddistribution of mobile Multimedia Messages. Supporting allmessaging formats (SMS, Smart Messaging, WAP-Push, EMS and MMS)the platform allows for applications that provide content of thehighest quality for each user - in a form that utilizes thecapacity of the device to its utmost. On every multimediamessage, the MMB identifies the devices involved automaticallyand then adjusts the form before presenting it to the recipient'sdevice. The modular architecture of the MMB is designed to growconcurrently with the emerging multimedia facilities of mobiledevices - a unique feature that entails optimal conditions forthe multimedia messaging future. Live at CeBIT, conVISUAL introduces forward-thinkingapplications based on the MMB. The entertaining demonstration ofthe Mobile Picture Postcard or the Animated Sports Quiz willfascinate visitors with the possibilities that will be offered bythe future GPRS and UMTS networks. The interoperability of thedifferent messaging formats makes it possible for even the mostrecent wireless applications to be used through older devicemodels. From day one, the opportunity of limitless multimediacommunication creates a real mass market for the innovativemessaging applications of tomorrow - an enormous potential fornetwork operators and service providers. conVISUAL's CEO, Dr. Thomas Wolf said,"Our aim is to enableeach mobile subscriber to take advantage of all our services,without the need to think of technology or standards. This offersan enormous market potential for the providers of ourapplications, as, for the first time, the gap between thedifferences of mobile phone equipments has been bridged." conVISUAL - the home of Visual Messaging Services conVISUAL is the first Wireless Application Service Providerfocused on the realization of Visual Messaging Services. Throughan innovative product portfolio conVISUAL creates opportunitiesfor network operators, service providers, ISPs and mediacompanies to expand their businesses by leveraging theextraordinary potential of multimedia messaging services.conVISUAL's Multimedia Message Broker (MMB) is the intelligentplatform for the creation, personalization, conversion anddistribution of mobile multimedia messages. Using the MMB,conVISUAL operates numerous messaging applications, that aregrowing concurrently with the emerging multimedia facilities ofmobile devices: The MMB supports all of today's common messagingstandards, such as SMS, Smart Messaging, Enhanced MessagingService (EMS) and WAP, as well as future GPRS and UMTStechnologies such as the Multimedia Messaging Service. otsOriginal Text Service: conVisual Internet:http://recherche.newsaktuell.de Contact: conVISUAL EssenerStrasse 2-24 46047 Oberhausen, Germany E-mail: info@convisual.comwww.convisual.com media contact Sandra Wiewiorra Media RelationsManager E-mail: press@convisual.com Phone: +49 (208) 85 96 - 807

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