<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
Kannel	B-Language
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
WAP	B-Protocol
gateway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
the	O
essential	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
WAP	B-Protocol
infrastructure	O
as	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
everyone	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
market	O
potential	O
for	O
WAP	B-Protocol
services	O
,	O
both	O
from	O
wireless	O
operators	O
and	O
specialized	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
realized	O
as	O
efficiently	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kannel	B-Language
also	O
works	O
as	O
an	O
SMS	B-Device
gateway	O
for	O
GSM	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
GSM	O
phones	O
can	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
,	O
so	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
serve	O
many	O
more	O
clients	O
than	O
just	O
those	O
using	O
WAP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kannel	B-Language
project	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Wapit	O
Ltd	O
.	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wapit	O
no	O
longer	O
exists	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
is	O
coordinated	O
by	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Kannel	B-Language
Group	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
wireless	O
business	O
industry	O
companies	O
3G	O
LAB	O
Ltd	O
.	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
Wapme	O
Systems	O
AG	O
(	O
DE	O
)	O
,	O
ANAM	O
(	O
IE	O
)	O
andlobal	O
Networks	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
CH	O
)	O
among	O
other	O
individual	O
developers	O
and	O
contributors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kannel	B-Language
Group	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
forming	O
a	O
legal	O
body	O
for	O
the	O
Kannel	B-Language
Project	O
,	O
the	O
Kannel	B-Language
Software	O
Foundation	O
(	O
KSF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ANAM	O
has	O
retired	O
from	O
supporting	O
Kannel	B-Language
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
also	O
Wapme	O
Systems	O
has	O
stopped	O
its	O
business	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
development	O
coordination	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
The	O
Kannel	B-Language
Group	O
,	O
with	O
Stipe	O
Tolj	O
,	O
Andreas	O
Fink	O
and	O
Alexander	O
Malysh	O
as	O
chairmen	O
.	O
</s>
