![]() With the new software, Odigo acts as a meeting ground for customers. "Our users have also asked for AOL interoperability, and we've done that," Ronen said.ĪOL declined to comment on Odigo's new software. Accessing AIM customers is a logical step as the company tries to boost its service's popularity, according to Avner Ronen, an Odigo co-founder. AIM and ICQ are the leading IM services, with 91 million registrants in AIM's Buddy List and 62.4 million registered ICQ users, according to an April AOL earnings report. The company says it has created software that not only connects people who use its own IM service to AIM and ICQ users, but also lets customers of AOL's two services talk to each other. Now it seems New York-based Odigo has taken matters into its own hands. ![]() Since acquiring ICQ in June 1998, the online giant has maintained a wall between the two services, but it has always acknowledged it would let customers communicate with each other if there was enough demand. AOL owns both instant messaging services. ![]() The announcement could mark the first instance in which people who use the two services can communicate with each other. Start-up instant messaging firm Odigo says it has released new software that will tear down the barrier between America Online's popular AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and ICQ. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |