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BT Selects Jabber to Provide IM Common Capabilities for 21st Century Network



    Jabber, Inc. today announced that BT Group plc has selected the
    Jabber Extensible Communications Platform(TM) (Jabber XCP(TM)) to
    provide instant messaging (IM) for their 21st Century Network (21CN)
    program. The 21CN program, BT Group's ongoing network transformation
    project, will replace the United Kingdom's incumbent Public Switched
    Telephone Network (PSTN) with an Internet Protocol (IP) system while
    facilitating additional services such as on-demand interactive
    television, mobile television, and mobile radio. As part of the
    agreement, Jabber will license software to BT for consumer,
    government, and enterprise users worldwide. In addition, the
    engagement between BT and Jabber includes consulting and development
    services which will fully integrate the Jabber XCP platform into BT's
    common capabilities network.

    "We are delighted to be working with Jabber to develop our instant
    messaging capability which we will use across many of our different
    services in the future," said Dave Axam, general manager future voice
    services at BT.

    Integrating Jabber XCP into a converged network enables BT to
    extend base messaging across applications and services while meeting
    their 21CN program objectives. The services built upon the Jabber XCP
    platform will provide BT customers with a centralized view of
    customizable and intelligent message routing, one-to-one IM, group
    chat, offline messages, message history, file transfer, and
    interoperability with other messaging systems such as Yahoo!(R),
    MSN(R), Google(TM), and AOL(R). By offering these capabilities, BT
    will be able to build a cohesive user community with aggregated points
    of communication across multiple channels including mobile devices,
    televisions, softphones, gaming consoles, and PCs. Additional BT
    applications of Jabber XCP include competitive platforms for hosted
    and collaborative solutions that transform consumer and enterprise
    offerings into advanced communications tools with services such as IM,
    video, and voice.

    "BT21CN is an ideal use case of Jabber XCP serving as the core
    real-time messaging architecture for virtually any application," said
    Paul Guerin, chief executive officer of Jabber. "By integrating IM
    common capabilities into its network, 21CN becomes a platform for
    converged service offerings, with applicability that extends beyond
    the consumer space. The synergy between our product roadmap and BT's
    short- and long-term goals facilitated discussions that led to a
    mutually beneficial agreement."

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