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Handspring and Visto Corporation to Deliver Corporate Email for Treo 600
Visto to Extend its Server and Desktop Wireless Access Solutions for Handspring's Newest Smartphone
(Mountain View, CALIF. and Redwood Shores, CALIF., July 14, 2003)– Handspring, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAND), a leading innovator in personal communications products and Visto Corporation (www.visto.com), a leading provider of personal and corporate mobile access solutions that are easy to install, administer and use, today introduced plans to extend Visto’s wireless corporate email solution to the Treo 600 smartphone. Treo 600, expected this fall from Handspring, combines a world-class phone and Palm OS 5-based organizer with messaging, email, and web browsing features.
Visto plans to optimize its wireless email solutions to coincide with the launch of Treo 600 later this year. Visto offers Visto Mobile Access Solution, Server Edition, which provides departmental and enterprise access to corporate email without the need for a desktop computer. Visto’s Desktop Solution is designed for individual access to corporate, Internet and POP3 email via smartphones such Treo Communicators, as well as enhanced, WAP capable devices. Both Visto solutions provide secure mobile access via standard wireless services.
“Visto helped set high standards for email in the Treo product line by co-developing and hosting the Treo Mail service,” said Ed Colligan, founder, president and chief operating officer for Handspring. “We’re proud to have market innovators like Visto help make Treo 600 the top productivity device of its kind with outstanding solutions for enterprises and individuals through its market-proven set of server and desktop email products and services.”
Visto co-developed and launched Treo Mail with Handspring in early 2002 as the first mobile email solution designed for the Treo products. Treo Mail is hosted by Visto, providing secure, mobile access to desktop email through automatic delivery of corporate and Internet-based POP3 email. Visto expanded its support for Treo to its entire line of server and desktop wireless email solutions.
“Handspring’s selection of Visto as a key partner is validation of the strength and breadth of Visto’s solutions,” said Brian Bogosian, chairman, president and CEO of Visto. “We believe the Treo 600, combined with Visto wireless email products, will give corporate and individual users an extremely compelling and cost effective wireless email solution.”
Handspring and Visto also announced that they are in discussions to have Visto assume responsibility for the Treo Mail service, including the marketing and customer support functions, which are currently provided by Handspring.
About Handspring
Handspring is a leading innovator in personal communications and
handheld computing. The company's products include the Treo wireless
communicators and Treo 90 organizer, the Visor expandable handheld
computers, and client and server software for fast Web access from
handheld devices and mobile phones. Today Handspring sells its products
and accessories at www.handspring.com and through select Internet,
retail and carrier partners in the United States, Europe, Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Middle East and Mexico/Latin
America.
About Visto Corporation
Established in 1996, Visto is the leading provider of wireless messaging
solutions to mobile operators for personal and corporate use. Visto’s
technology provides secure access to the most widely used corporate
applications over any network and on a broad array of devices, and
supports both browser-based as well as offline-capable devices.
Visto Mobile Access Solution, Server Edition, provides departmental
and enterprise access to corporate email. Visto MessageXpress provides
individual access to corporate, Internet and POP3 email. Both Server
Edition and MessageXpress are well suited to the “converged”
wireless PDAs/phones using Palm OS, Pocket PC, SmartPhone, J2ME
and Symbian platforms. Visto’s WirelessInbox, provides real
time access to corporate and personal email via direct access through
desktop computers via any wireless device’s browser and is
well suited to wireless phones with only WAP browser capability.
Leveraging a portfolio of eight granted patents in synchronization,
access and security technologies, Visto’s platform is a proven,
scalable solution that has supported more than 2.7 million users.
Visto’s solutions are available through wireless operators
worldwide, including AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, KPN, Manitoba
Telecom Services, Nextel Communications, Inc., Rogers AT&T Wireless,
SaskTel Mobility, SmarTone and TELUS Mobility. http://www.visto.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due
to a number of factors including, among others, Handspring's success
in introducing the Treo 600 and Visto’s service to customers,
the availability and quality of wireless networks' enabled data
network, and consumer demand and acceptance of Treo 600. The matters
discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties
described in Handspring's most recent SEC filings. Handspring and
Visto assume no obligation to update the forward-looking information
contained in this press release.