The San Francisco-based designer and developer of software for mobile devices, Beejive today unveiled BeejiveIM for iPhone (News - Alert) 2.0, a fast and affordable instant messaging (IM) application.

 

This iPhone app is highly customizable and supports popular IM and networking services including AIM, iChat, MobileMe, MSN, Windows Live, Yahoo!, MySpace (News - Alert), GoogleTalk, ICQ, and Jabber. With this, users can access all of their IM clients from one user-friendly interface.

 

In addition, BeejiveIM enables users to benefit from the connectivity and full features of desktop instant messaging from their iPhones, making it much easier and cost-effective to communicate than via texting. 

 

BeejiveIM for iPhone 2.0 includes new features that enable users to connect with friends and family members more effectively and share information in a more in-depth way. Instead of relying on text messages to reach someone who may or may not be available, the always-connected BeejiveIM lets users know who is there, and enables them to communicate in an way not possible before.

 

The new BeejiveIM for iPhone 2.0 features include:

 

-- Photo transfer, which users to send photos directly within the body of an IM, giving users both high photo quality and enhanced ease of use.

-- Voice notes: Truly personalize an IM experience by adding voice via a smooth, direct transfer.

-- Full integration with iPhone's address book: Now users can link their buddies directly to their phone contact list, making it easier to keep in touch.

-- Extensive file support: Now more than ever, an iPhone can be a great business tool as users can easily receive and review different file types, including most image, audio, and video files, PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint documents.

-- Configurable sounds when sending and receiving IMs: Users can choose to use default sounds when they send or receive an IM, or use the AIM or Yahoo! sounds.

-- A truly native experience: BeejiveIM has the complete look and feel of native iPhone apps, offering users the iPhone's great degree of customizability in look and feel so that you can seamlessly integrate instant messaging into their overall iPhone experience.

 

"We created BeejiveIM to address the lack of reliable, user-friendly instant messaging applications available to mobile users. The fact that we were widely viewed as the top social networking app of 2008 demonstrates what a need there was for such a service,"

said Kai Yu, founder and CEO, Beejive.

 

"Now, with BeejiveIM 2.0 we are able to offer iPhone users a rich collaboration platform, where they can do everything from exchange their favorite MP3s to get a colleague a needed PDF in seconds flat. We are excited to see what our BeejiveIM community will accomplish with these new tools," he added.

 

To take advantage of this opportunity, consumers can purchase BeejiveIM for iPhone 2.0 starting today on the iTunes App Store for $15.99. Please visit the iTunes App Store directly or follow the link from http://beejive.com/iphone/.

 

Founded in 2006, Beejive (pronounced \be-hiv\) is a privately held company that specializes in the design and development of software for mobile devices. Beejive strives to become the world's premier developer of fast, reliable, and easy-to-use mobile software. BeejiveIM, the initial offering from the company’s product portfolio, is a multi-protocol instant messaging client that connects the mobile user to the major instant messaging networks. BeejiveIM was created to address the lack of reliable, user-friendly instant messaging applications available to mobile users.