mTalk Unified Messenger Available for Java phones

MADISON, WI, June 7th, 2006:

MantraGroup Inc., a leading provider of mobile software solutions, has announced mTalk Messenger, an instant messaging solution targeted to J2ME Devices.

Instant Messaging (IM) is one of the fastest growing segments of the Internet and is becoming a popular communication choice embraced by millions of people around the world to communicate with their family, friends and business associates in an easy and powerful manner.

mTalk provides a single point contact which allows you to view all your contacts (buddies) in one place and even chat with your buddies irrespective of the network they belong to.

mTalk provides a rich and powerful UI which allows you to access most of the handy features in a single tap or two. Some of the features include IM services to popular networks (SameTime, MSN, AOL, Yahoo, Jabber, ICQ and IRC), Presence & Status settings, Emoticon support, Easy Buddy lists (Add/Delete buddies) maintenance, Quick Text, E-mail and call tagging and Multiple login accounts. mTalk has achieved “Java Verified” status under the Sun Microsystems Java Verification Program. The Java Verification Program is designed to identify qualified mobile applications developed with Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) technology.

mTalk for Consumers (CC):


CC is available in 2 editions - Standard and Premier. The Deluxe edition allows access to powerful buddy agents (bots) which retrieve real time information like stock, weather, news, currency, California traffic, Gmail unread emails, Amazon searches, AI Chat Bot, eBay, dictionary, Fedex tracking etc. Additionally, it also facilitates multiple account logins to all popular IM networks.

The Standard and Deluxe editions are available for purchase from MantraGroup for US$19.95 and US$29.95 on a subscription basis for 1 year.

mTalk for Enterprise (CE):

CE is the ideal business productivity tool for corporations because it is cost effective, secure, scalable, cross-platform (communicates with Sametime, Jabber, AOL, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and any configurable corporate IM services) and requires little IT support. mTalk offers huge benefits including improved employee communication and productivity with a variety of additional functions and personalization features, all the while reinforcing the network security standards. mTalk is a secure, reliable instant messaging system that fits the needs of businesses of all sizes. The core technology has the versatility to serve all businesses, from small companies to large corporations with workers dispersed throughout the globe. CE includes all the CC features along with Data encryption (AES / Blowfish), Message Archive support with precise timestamps and is Firewall friendly.

Key Features:

• Login access to messengers like Yahoo/MSN/AOL/Jabber/ICQ
• Readily available roBots to get important information in a single tap (stocks, weather, traffic status, quotes, news, eBay, Google and many more)
• Simultaneous login to six different messenger accounts and two accounts of the same IM type
• User friendly yet simple view of buddy list (Tree View)
• Ability to run the mTalk messenger in background while using other applications
• Pre-defined message support: quick text messages
• Support for emoticons
• Mail notifications/customizable alerts
• Auto updates of mTalk
  
  

About the company:

MantraGroup (http://www.mantragroup.com) is a solutions and services company focusing on development of software for the wireless PDAs and cutting edge smartphones.

Company is very well known for its Wireless IM product, mTalk and Mobile VoIP product, mobiVoIP (http://www.mobivoip.net).