Enhancements include photo and video sharing, files and music transfer, email notification

Mar 13, 2007 14:06 GMT  ·  By

Geodesic Information Systems announced the launch of the version 4.0 of its mobile instant messaging application, Mundu IM. Mundu allows users to stay connected with their contacts on the most popular IM services including AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk and Jabber. An exclusive feature of Mundu is the possibility of creating cross-conferences across AIM, MSN, and Yahoo instant messaging services through a single chat window on Palm and Windows Mobile Smartphone platforms.

New features added by the latest version include:

- Instant photo and video sharing - Mundu users can instantly share their photos and videos taken from their camera phones with their contacts across all popular IM services. - Send files and music - Users can now send files and music on their mobile device to friends and colleagues. - Email notification - Users can receive email notifications for their Yahoo, MSN and Google accounts on the move. - Support for major mobile platforms - Mundu IM version 4 supports Palm OS and Windows Mobile Smartphone platforms, with support for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Symbian Series 60 platforms to be added soon.

Kiran Kulkarni, Managing Director of Geodesic, commented: "As Internet enabled smart phones emerge to be vital tools for today's consumer, instant messaging (IM) on mobile devices is becoming a standard mode of communication for consumers and professionals alike. Mundu recognizes that users are spread across different IM services and aims to unite them with a single interface across services, and mobile devices."

Those who want to join the 200,000 Mundu IM users worldwide can purchase the application for $11.00 during an initial promotional period. A 5-day trial version of Mundu can be found HERE.