CommWarrior spreads by Bluetooth as well as by MMS, which makes it far more able to actually get around.

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It turns out that the MMS is a founding partner of the MHQP- which also includes consumers, hospitals, insurers and government agencies.

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This has helped make it a popular alternative to SMS and MMS message services.

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"MMS has not been as successful to the extent it was anticipated and there doesn't look like there will be significant changes over the next 12 months, " said Mr Shaikh.

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The company does it all--it provides short messaging services (SMS)--multimedia services (MMS) Internet access (WAP) and wireless gaming.

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