vMessage is an online application enabling users to send video email to mobile phones and to desktop computers. The application is hosted online with no software downloads required. The application is available at www.vMessage.net.

vMessage is a file format

File format

A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...

 used for the storage and exchange of short messages, typically SMS

SMS

SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...

 messages, between mobile devices and desktop computer

Desktop computer

A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...

s. The format is used by multiple vendors, including Nokia

Nokia

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, Siemens

Siemens

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, and Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc., was a smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, that was responsible for products such as the Pre and Pixi as well as the Treo and Centro smartphones. Previous product lines include the PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm V, Palm VII, Zire and Tungsten. While their older...

, and is similar to the commonly used vCard

VCard

vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards are often attached to e-mail messages, but can be exchanged in other ways, such as on the World Wide Web or Instant Messaging...

 format. vCard is used within the format to embed contact information for the sender of the message.

The vMessage standard is defined by IrDA

IRDA

IRDA may refer to:* Infrared Data Association, in information and communications technology , a standard for communication between devices over short distances using infrared signals...

(Infrared Data Association) in the IrDA Infrared Mobile Communications (IrMC) v1.1 specification. The file extension used when transferring vMessages is vmg.
This standard is mainly concerned with defining methods of exchanging personal data such as business cards, appointments, and notes between mobile devices.

A sub-set of the specification is available here.