Ben Charny of ZDNet News reports that IBM will today announce plans to offer for the first time instant messaging for wireless devices. Charny writes . . .

“The 80 million users of IBM's Lotus Notes e-mail software will be able to purchase a service allowing them to receive IM (instant messages) on mobile phones, handheld computers and other wireless devices by mid-July, according to the company.”

“With the release of its 'Sametime Everyplace' service, aimed at corporate customers, IBM will join a nascent wireless IM industry trying to recreate on wireless devices the same boom that IM has enjoyed among people on personal computers.”

“IBM's announcement comes as IM technology is rising to a new level of sophistication and acceptance. For example, Microsoft plans to embed advanced messaging technology in its newest Windows XP operating system software. The wireless IM industry is expected to attract more than 100 million people in three years, according to market researcher Gartner.”

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