WebMessenger recently announced the release of WebMessenger Mobile for Skype, a service that allows users to access their Skype accounts using their mobile phones. The service supports a full set of Skype features, including real-time presence information, chat, and voice calls.

Company chief marketing officer Joe Naylor says this is part of a larger plan WebMessenger initiated in 2000 to develop a comprehensive presence platform for both instant messaging (IM) and voice. For mobile IM, the company now has clients available for a wide range of mobile platforms, including Palm, BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile 5.0. "Using our mobile IM client, you have access to all the different IM networks," Naylor says.

WebMessenger Mobile for Skype, Naylor says, extends similar functionality to voice. "You're no longer tethered to your desktop," he says. "You can actually see presence and chat with your Skype buddies, you can initiate calls by simply clicking on them, and you can receive calls through your Skype account to your mobile device."

While Skype is generally seen as a consumer solution, not an enterprise one, Naylor says WebMessenger has always assumed that a significant percentage of business users also use the service. "And two weeks into this launch, our assumptions were validated, because by far the largest number of downloads and registrations we've received are for the BlackBerry, which of course is primarily enterprise users," he says.

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