2. ICQ service overview
⢠The pioneer of Instant Messaging
⢠Created in 1996 by the Israel-based company Mirabilis
⢠Owned by AOL since 1998 and acquired by Mail.RU in 2010
⢠Largest audience in eastern Europe and Germany
⢠Partnering with local the strategic partners (LSP) since 2007
⢠Offers users the free messaging app â ICQ messenger
⢠Available on all mobile devices, tablets, PC and Mac
⢠Initiated a new mobile strategy during 2011 to drive its service
growth
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4. ICQ Mobile offering
ICQ Mobile product portfolio includes:
⢠Smartphones: iPhone, Android, Symbian S60 , Symbain^3
- To be released in Q1 2012 : Windows Phone 7, Samsung Bada
- Blackberry client is provided by 3rd party
⢠Legacy phones: J2ME, windows mobile, mobile-web
Phone login and phone address book sync
⢠Available on latest version of the ICQ app for iPhone, Android and J2ME
⢠Will be available on Symbian, WP7 in Q1 2012
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