Vodafone E-MailConnect Delivers Ease of Use and Device Choice to Germany's
Mobile Mass Market
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Visto, the leading
provider of secure and easy-to-use mobile email, today announced that
Vodafone Germany has selected Visto Mobile to power its new mobile email
offering -- Vodafone E-MailConnect. Based on Visto Mobile(TM), this new
service brings easy-to-use mobile email to Vodafone's consumer, prosumer
and small business markets throughout Germany.
As one of the largest operators in Europe, serving more than 34 million
mobile customers, Vodafone Germany is offering the Vodafone E-MailConnect
service across the broadest range of business devices and consumer-oriented
handsets. Vodafone Germany selected the Visto Mobile(TM) platform because
it dramatically simplifies the mobile email experience for Vodafone
Germany's customers. With Visto's award-winning Easy Setup(TM) feature,
customers can mobilize their corporate and personal email within three
clicks from a Visto Smart Icon(TM) installed on their handset and "Walk Out
Working" (WOW).
"Visto is very pleased Vodafone Germany has selected Visto Mobile to
power its E-MailConnect service," said Frederic Aries, senior vice
president and general manager, EMEA. "Visto Mobile enables our customers to
provide mobile phone users with the easiest to use and most user-friendly
mobile email service available."
Pricing and Availability
Vodafone E-MailConnect powered by Visto Mobile is immediately available
on leading devices based on the Symbian, Palm, Java and Microsoft Windows
Mobile operating systems. Pricing varies depending on the service plan and
selected options. For more information, visit http://www.vodafone.de.
About Vodafone Germany
Vodafone Germany is one of the largest and most modern
telecommunications providers in Europe. It serves over 34 million
customers, realises turnover of more than EUR 8 billion and has 9,000
employees. Vodafone Germany is an innovative technology and service
enterprise, offering a comprehensive range of mobile communication services
from one provider. The portfolio includes mobile communications and fixed
network telephony, as well as data services for business and private
customers.
Continuous development, numerous patents and investments in new
products, services and the modern network have made Vodafone an innovation
leader in the German telecommunications market. The company is
headquartered in Dusseldorf. Eight branch offices and a chain of 1600
Vodafone shops keep us close to our customers. The Vodafone Germany group
of companies also includes a majority shareholding in the Arcor
telecommunications group, which is headquartered in Eschborn, Germany.
Vodafone Germany is committed to CSR and it additionally supports numerous
projects through the German Vodafone Foundation.
The company is part of the Vodafone Group. Visit the website at
http://www.vodafone.de for further information.
About Visto
Visto delivers the leading 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
Cingular, Elisa, Rogers Wireless, Qtel, SmarTone, SFR, Softbank Mobile,
Sprint-NEXTEL, TELUS, T-Mobile, Turkcell and the Vodafone Group.
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California,
with offices in Seattle, Toronto, London, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Munich,
Tokyo, 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, Visto Easy Setup, Visto Smart Icon 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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