kajeet Selects Comverse Mobile Instant Messaging Solution

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comverse, a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services, today announced that kajeet, a new Maryland-based pay-as-you-go cell phone service made for children and their parents, has selected Comverse Mobile IM for mobile instant messaging (IM).
“kajeet is a cell phone service that’s all about kids and Mobile IM is a compelling must-have service for our young, technologically savvy users,” said Daniel Neal, CEO of kajeet. “Comverse has created a hosted Mobile IM solution that is exactly on our wavelength, providing the fun and engaging experience that our teen and tween customers seek, while providing kajeet with a low setup cost and a quick time to market. Our partnership with Comverse leverages their expertise, and their high level of responsiveness and customer support. They are a strong partner who shares our desire to offer a best-in-class experience for our customers that encourages wide usage.”
Comverse Mobile IM gives mobile instant messaging a PC-like IM experience that encourages immediate service adoption and usage. The service enables kajeet users anywhere, anytime to keep in touch with their IM buddies from the convenience of their mobile handsets using AOL’s Mobile AIM® service.
“Real-time two-way and multi-party chat-like communication is essential for an innovative youth-oriented operator like kajeet,” said Ramesh Barasia, President of Comverse Americas. “Much of Comverse Mobile IM’s global success stems from its flexibility to quickly meet the exact requirements of a wide variety of operators — from emerging greenfields to tier-1 giants. Comverse Mobile IM can be implemented as a hosted solution or in-network as part of the Comverse InSight™ Open Services Environment, and is a key presence-enabled application that can support and enhance a wide range of differentiating communication and content services.”
About kajeet
Founded in 2003, kajeet is the pay-as-you-go cell phone service made from a kid’s point of view. With kajeet, kids get a new world of mobile entertainment, customization and communication and parents can feel good about getting a kid a cell phone with affordable rates for calls, texts, picture messaging and more with no long-term contracts, and no activation or termination fees. And, with the exclusive kajeet Configurator, kids and parents can customize the service to meet their family’s unique needs. kajeet and kids: use it for talking, use it for texting, use it for sharing, use it for playing ... use it for goodtm.
About the AIM® Service
The AIM® service (http://www.aim.com) is at the center of one of the largest and most dynamic online and mobile communities. It provides developers with an open and modular platform for development and access to millions of Americans at http://developer.aim.com. The AIM service is where users go to find their friends and manage their social lives through instant messaging, email and mobile texting as well as robust voice and video services.
About Comverse
Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based messaging and content value-added services, converged billing and IP communications. Comverse solutions generate revenues, strengthen customer loyalty and improve operational efficiency for over 500 communication service providers in more than 130 countries. The company's Total CommunicationSM portfolio facilitates personalized lifestyles in an evolving connected world and is based on the holistic InSight™ Open Services Environment. Comverse’s solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, VoIP, IMS and converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.