NeuStar Launches ICQ Mobile Instant Messaging Solution With Partner Communications Ltd.
August 28 2007 - 9:36AM
PR Newswire (US)
LONDON, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR)
today announced that it has mobilised ICQ's Instant Messaging
solution in Israel for Partner Communications Ltd. This partnership
capitalizes on the popularity of the ICQ IM service to offer
Partner Communications Ltd. a competitive advantage in the mobile
market, enabling ICQ members to message each other through their
mobile phones. NeuStar is able to offer this solution to Partner
Communications Ltd. after reaching agreement with ICQ to mobilise
its Instant Messaging service for mobile operators worldwide. Allen
Scott, general manager at NeuStar Next Generation Messaging, said,
"Our deal with ICQ is an important step in the global rollout of
new mobile IM services. Operators wanting to launch any IM service,
including an ICQ Instant Messaging service for the mobile phone,
can deal directly with us." Iris Beck, vice president, marketing
and content at Partner Communications Ltd., said, "We chose to work
with NeuStar not only because of its reputation as being one of the
most successful mobile IM companies in the world, but also due to
its unique relationship with ICQ. This provided us with the means
to mobilise ICQ's popular service for our customers by dealing with
only one company - saving time and enabling us to launch quickly
and efficiently in Israel." Orey Gilliam, CEO of ICQ, said: "The
mobile instant messaging opportunity is an important one for ICQ,
which has close to 24 million active users worldwide. It is vital
for us that we work with companies that have relevant experience
and expertise." Partner Communications Ltd soft-launched the ICQ
Mobile Instant Messaging service during May 2007. About NeuStar,
Inc. and NeuStar Next Generation Messaging (NGM) NeuStar, Inc.
(NYSE:NSR) is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to
the global communications and Internet industry. In November 2006,
NeuStar created its Next Generation Messaging (NGM) Services by
acquiring Followap Inc., a leading global provider of instant
messaging, presence and interconnect services. Powering leading IMS
networks such as Nortel and working in close partnership with
handset manufacturers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs),
NeuStar's NGM Services enable subscribers to stay connected through
real-time, presence-enabled next generation services. Today, an
increasing number of leading mobile operators including Vodafone
Group, Turkcell, Hutchison 3, Wind, Vimpelcom, Swisscom and Mobinil
are NeuStar customers, and have a combined user base numbering in
the hundreds of millions of subscribers. NeuStar, Inc. is
headquartered in the United States, with subsidiary offices in
Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit
http://www.neustar.biz/ and http://www.neustar.biz/ngm. About ICQ
ICQ is a leading instant messaging service provider with a global
online communications community. The company's robust instant
messaging software, enhanced communications features and dynamic
community are available in 19 languages at http://www.icq.com/.
ICQ, created in 1996 by the Israel-based company Mirabilis, is now
wholly owned by AOL LLC. ICQ and the flower logo are registered
trademarks of AOL LLC in the USA and other countries in the world.
About Partner Communications Partner Communications Company Ltd.
("Partner") is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator
providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA services and wire free
applications under the orange(TM) brand. The Company provides
quality service and a range of features to 2.703 million
subscribers in Israel (as of March 31, 2007). The Company launched
its 3G service in 2004. Partner's ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market(TM) and the London Stock Exchange. Its shares
are also traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (Nasdaq and TASE:
PTNR; LSE: PCCD). Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison
Telecommunications International Limited ("Hutchison Telecom"), a
leading global provider of telecommunications services. Hutchison
Telecom currently offers mobile and fixed line telecommunications
services in Hong Kong, and operates mobile telecommunications
services in Macau, Israel, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Vietnam and
Indonesia. It was the first provider of 3G mobile services in Hong
Kong and Israel, and operates brands including "Hutch," "3" and
"orange." Hutchison Telecom, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa
Limited, is a listed company with American Depositary Shares quoted
on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "HTX" and shares
listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code
"2332". For more information, see http://www.htil.com/. For more
information about Partner, see http://www.investors.partner.co.il/.
DATASOURCE: NeuStar, Inc. CONTACT: Marc Abshire, +1-571-434-5151, ,
of NeuStar, Inc. Web site: http://www.neustar.biz/
http://www.icq.com/ http://www.htil.com/
http://www.investors.partner.co.il/
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