- Launch Reinforces Visto's Global Leadership and Innovation for Mobile
Messaging
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress --
Visto, the leading global provider of mobile email, today announced that
T-Mobile International has selected Visto Mobile(TM) to power T-Mobile's
Mobile E-Mail Pro, a broad based, easy-to-use push email service.
"After a thorough evaluation of push email messaging platforms,
T-Mobile selected Visto on the basis of its technology leadership as well
as time-to- market advantages. Due to increasing demand from within our
fast growing subscriber base, we are aggressively expanding our push-based
mobile email offering," said Joachim Horn, chief technology officer of
T-Mobile International. "We recognize that more and more consumers and
business customers would like the convenience and added responsiveness that
mobile email can bring to their day. With the new Visto-powered service, we
offer, easy-to-use, solution for mass market adoption."
Mobile E-Mail Pro from T-Mobile is available in Germany and is expected
to roll out across Europe over the next 18 months. It will provide instant
access to all types of Internet accounts as well as Microsoft Exchange and
Lotus Notes email accounts from a broad range of consumer and business
mobile devices including Symbian Series 40/60, UIQ, Windows Mobile 5/6 and
Java enabled phones. In addition, users will be able to maintain and access
an up- to-date calendar and contacts list centrally, via an online secure
portal.
"Our selection by T-Mobile is again validation that Visto is providing
the world's best technology to bring consumer and business email to any
device, said Brian A. Bogosian, chairman, president and CEO of Visto."
"T-Mobile has a long history of quality of service and innovation,"
added Frederic Aries, senior vice president and general manager of Europe,
Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for Visto. "With more than 100 million
subscribers on its network, T-Mobile is renowned for having one of the
fastest growth rates for data products and services. T-Mobile's choice of
Visto is a major milestone in our development in Europe and will
significantly contribute to the rapid expansion of the mobile email market
for all individuals.
About Visto
Visto delivers the most advanced global platform for mobile operators
to provide easy-to-use mobile email to the broadest set of devices. Visto's
open solution enables email for the mass market, targeting enterprises,
small businesses, mobile professionals and consumers. The company's
patented Visto Mobile(TM) platform with ConstantSync(TM) technology works
in real time with POP3, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino email
solutions for personal to business use, providing maximum control and
flexibility for the operator and choice for the customer. Visto's
customized, brandable solutions are available through mobile operators
worldwide including AT&T-Cingular, Elisa, Rogers Wireless, Qtel, SmarTone,
SFR, Softbank Mobile, Sprint-NEXTEL, TELUS, Turkcell and the Vodafone
Group.
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California,
with offices in Seattle, Toronto, London, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Dusseldorf,
Tokyo, Beijing, and Tianjin, China, Visto is backed by Oak Investment
Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Altitude Capital Partners, Meritech
Capital Partners, DFJ ePlanet Ventures, DFJ Growth Fund, Rustic Canyon
Ventures, GKM Newport, Stanford Accelerator and Blueprint Ventures. For
more information, visit http://www.visto.com or email info@visto.com.
(C)Copyright 2008 Visto Corporation
Visto Corporation, Visto, the Visto logo, Visto Mobile, ConstantSync,
Constant Synchronization and worklife.freedom are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Visto Corporation. All third-party trademarks,
trade names, or service marks are the property of their respective owners
and are used only to refer to the goods or services identified by those
third-party marks. Visto's technology is protected by U.S. Patents
6,085,192; 5,968,131; 6,023,708; 5,961,590; 6,131,116; 6,151,606;
6,233,341; 6,131,096, 6,708,221 and 6,766,454 along with numerous foreign
patents and applications pending and the following NTP U.S. Patents:
5,436,960, 5,438,611, 5,479,472, 5,625,670, 5,631,946, 5,819,172,
6,067,451, 6,317,592
All third-party trademarks, trade names, or service marks used herein
are the property of their respective owners and are used only to refer to
the goods or services identified by those third-party marks.
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CONTACT:
Maureen O'Connell of Visto, +1-650-486-6503,
Mobile, +1-408-679-0648, moconnell@visto.com; or Richard Fogg and
Alex Sowden, +44 (0)118 939 5900, visto@the-CC-group.com, both of
The CC Group for Visto
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