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Kodiak Networks Announces Licensing Agreement With Research In Motion (RIM) for Push-to-Talk (PTT) on Blackberry

The licensing agreement allows RIM to integrate a Java version of the Kodiak handset client with BlackBerry handsets and enables joint development and marketing efforts.

The Kodiak mobile applications capability appeals broadly to all users who need instant communications for personal and professional use. The BlackBerry Pearl from Cingular includes several convenient voice features not available with other PTT systems, such as:

* Availability — Instantly displays the current availability/status of friends, family, and business colleagues to receive a wireless call. Availability states include “Available,” “Silent,” “Do Not Disturb,” and “Unavailable.”
* Call Me Alerts — The ability to alert others that a user needs to talk and allows them to call back directly from the PTT button.
* Call Waiting — Allows users to easily accept voice calls and other PTT calls during an existing PTT session.
* Convert to Cellular — Enables BlackBerry Pearl customers to convert an individual or group PTT call instantly to a standard cellular call or instant mobile conference call at the touch of a button.
* Voice Messaging — Easily records and concurrently distributes voice messages to an individual or multiple voicemail boxes without ringing the called parties’ telephones. Does not require the caller to remember telephone or PIN numbers.
* Contact List Privacy — Permission-based contact management. Users authorize which contact and group lists they join. 

Kodiak Networks Announces Licensing Agreement With Research In Motion (RIM) for Push-to-Talk (PTT) on Blackberry.