In a press conference held today in Cairo, Nokia and Mobinil announced the launch of "Nokia Messaging, an innovative e-mail and instant messaging service, which enables Mobinil subscribers and Nokia customers to effectively use mobile messaging services in an easy, secure and affordable manner.

Nokia Messaging is an innovative Push email and instant messaging service that enables Mobinil and Nokia users to effectively use mobile messaging services in an easy, secure and affordable manner. The service allows customers to reply to, forward, send and receive e-mails instantly once they are in the customers mail inbox, in addition to uploading and viewing e-mail attachments. The service enables the customer to configure up to 10 e-mail accounts from any Post Office Protocol (POP), or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) account; such as, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Gmail and Ovi Mail. Customer can also chat with friends over Window Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, AIM, ICQ, and Ovi contacts easily on the move using Nokia smart phones.

Mobinil CEO Mr. Hassan Kabbani stated, As Mobinil is the leading mobile operator in Egypt, and Nokia a global mobile telecommunications giant, the cooperation between the two companies is a story of success over success. Our 25 million subscribers will greatly benefit from this colossal partnership, which supports our vision of making mobile internet available to everybody.

Eddy Rizk, General Manger, Nokia North Africa, said: "Nokia has been a world leader in developing innovative mobile communication solutions that have become a benchmark for the world to follow. One of Nokias visions is enabling everyone, across the world, to join the digital revolution and access their email and IM from wherever they happen to be. For our vision to come to fruition, we need to connect the unconnected and provide people with a way to easily - and affordably- create their own online identity, without ever needing to touch a personal computer. Our plan is to enable messaging across the globe, to bring the Internet and its applications to everyone. Today, our partnership with Mobinil, one of the largest mobile operators in the region, emphasizes our commitment to reach out to our customers.

To activate and download Nokia Messaging, with clear instructions on how to set it up, subscribers may visit www.mobinil.com