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Millions already use instant messaging on PCs connected to the Internet.
The Wireless Village initiative, chaired by Nokia's Director of Messaging Frank Dawson, intends to deliver architectural, protocol, and test specifications and tools for instant messaging and presence services by the end of this year. The initiative is open to participation from the industry. We hope to grow a community that represents wireless and fixed players. America Online Inc., today's instant messaging market leader with ICQ and AIM, has been invited, Dawson said. Mobile and fixed instant messaging might not work together from the start, although Dawson stressed Wireless Village doesn't seek a partition between wireless and fixed messaging.