AOL Wants Developers to Get the Message

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September 27, 2004 at 5:00 am #16432

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Ben Charny, CNET News

September 27, 2004

America Online is putting out a call to developers to bring its instant-messaging software to more cell phones.

The AOL Mobile Developer program, announced Monday, is meant to reduce the time manufacturers spend creating AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) software for their handsets, a spokeswoman said. Typically, handset makers and cell phone service providers must work one-on-one with AOL, which is a time-consuming process.

AOL says it also wants to ensure that AIM software on different manufacturers’ cell phones is compatible, the spokeswoman said. To do so, the company based its new developer program on a set of mobile messaging standards created by the Open Mobile Alliance, which promulgates interoperability specifications for mobile devices.

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