<s>
Odigo	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
was	O
an	O
early	O
social	O
networking	O
service	O
based	O
on	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odigo	B-Protocol
believed	O
in	O
connecting	O
and	O
forming	O
friendships	O
:	O
members	O
would	O
"	O
meet	O
"	O
if	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
visited	O
the	O
same	O
web	O
site	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odigo	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
allowed	O
members	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
other	O
IM	O
networks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Messenger	O
and	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odigo	B-Protocol
was	O
purchased	O
for	O
an	O
estimated	O
$20	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
Israeli	O
company	O
Comverse	O
Technology	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comverse	O
leveraged	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
server	O
software	O
for	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
solutions	O
in	O
cell	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
originally	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
supplied	O
by	O
Comverse	O
,	O
who	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
help	O
innovate	O
and	O
forward	O
their	O
wireless	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
comes	O
from	O
the	O
Greek	O
"	O
οδηγώ	O
"	O
which	O
means	O
"	O
I	O
guide/lead/drive/steer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odigo	B-Protocol
reported	O
that	O
,	O
two	O
hours	O
before	O
the	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2001	O
attacks	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
their	O
employees	O
who	O
were	O
working	O
in	O
an	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
office	O
in	O
Herzliya	O
Pituah	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
near	O
Tel	O
Aviv	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
hostile	O
English	O
electronic	O
instant	B-Application
message	I-Application
non-specifically	O
threatening	O
them	O
that	O
a	O
terrorist	O
attack	O
would	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
's	O
New	O
York	O
offices	O
was	O
then	O
situated	O
within	O
a	O
mile	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Trade	O
Center	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
took	O
the	O
initiative	O
in	O
tracking	O
down	O
the	O
originating	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
message	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
FBI	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
FBI	O
could	O
track	O
down	O
the	O
Internet	O
Service	O
Provider	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
actual	O
sender	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
"	O
people-search	O
"	O
function	O
,	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
users	O
can	O
send	O
anonymous	O
messages	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
other	O
users	O
,	O
who	O
they	O
can	O
find	O
based	O
on	O
demographics	O
or	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
