HELSINKI -(Dow Jones)- Elisa Oyj (ELI1V.HE) said Monday that Finnair (FIA1S.HE) is the first one in the world to adopt a mobile phone service, based on a Finnish invention, that enables passengers to check-in in advance for flights with a text message.

Finnair's new text message check-in service is the first text message-based service in the world to function on all mobile operator connections - easily and without additional phone settings.

Elisa, the National Technology Agency of Finland (Tekes), the Foundation for Finnish Inventors and Nokia Forum have also participated in developing the service, which is based on Bookit Ltd's internationally patented DDM technology (Dynamic Dialog Matrix).

Elisa has configured its own telecommunication services to utilise DDM technology, and the company sells Bookit's DDM solution to business customers. Aerosystems Oy, a joint venture between IBM and Finnair, has integrated the service into Finnair's systems.

DDM technology is compatible with any application that involves communicating with people on the move. Using the DDM service is based on simple questions to which the user answers 'yes' or 'no' on a push of a button.

Elisa and Bookit have already used DDM technology for managing field workers in construction sites by using a system equipped with a camera phone.

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