LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Online dating is going global as singles worldwide take to the Web in their search for love and companionship — while the dating sites they're visiting seek a competitive edge from Userplane, a pioneer in applying Flash-based instant messaging to support live communications for Web-based communities. Userplane announced today that it is providing the Userplane Instant Communicator(TM) audio/video instant messaging technology and Userplane AV Recorder to eight international online dating sites. Userplane President Michael Jones will participate in the inaugural meeting of IDEA OASIS, a not-for-profit association for the Online Dating and Social Networking industries. …Held on July 15 at the Internet Dating Conference in Nice, France.

Michael tells me they have 150 or so customers in total. I hear nothing but good things about Userplane and Michael. Well worth a look in if you’re in the market for IM and A/V add-ins.