(Redwood Shores, CA - April 26, 2004)– Visto Corporation (www.visto.com), the leading provider of personal and corporate mobile messaging solutions to wireless operators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms, today announced it has been awarded the prestigious Investors' Choice award at the Dow Jones Wireless Ventures conference. Based on selections by an audience of more than 300 leading investment and industry professionals, the ten winners were selected from among 54 companies whose CEOs were invited to present their business plans. The winners were announced at the conclusion of last week's Wireless Ventures 2004 conference held in Redwood Shores, California. The award recognizes privately held companies judged most likely to succeed.
"The outlook for the wireless industry is getting better and better and the Investors' Choice Award winners are in prime position to take advantage of these opportunities," said Richard A. Shaffer, president and editor of Dow Jones Financial Information Services.
"Visto's success has been and always will be based on the business value we deliver to our wireless operator customers and their corporate and individual subscribers. Visto's solutions lead the market because we provide secure, reliable, mobile email/PIM services, on all popular mobile devices and wireless networks," said Brian Bogosian, chairman, president and CEO of Visto. " The Investors' Choice Award helps validate Visto and our solutions as a leader and vital part of the mobile messaging landscape."
About Visto Corporation
Established in 1996, Visto is the leading provider of mobile messaging solutions to mobile operators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms. Visto Mobile Access Solution, Server Edition, provides departmental and enterprise access to corporate email. Visto Mobile Personal Edition is a flexible set of custom-branded applications and services that let mobile operators provide subscribers with real-time, secure, remote access to their corporate and personal email, PIM and other files directly from their mobile devices. Both solutions include message push for immediate email notification, and are well-suited to the "converged" mobile PDAs/phones using Palm OS, Windows Mobile (Pocket PC and Smartphone), J2ME and Symbian platforms as well as enhanced mobile WAP/Web browser-enabled mobile devices. Visto's solutions are available from Visto and through mobile operators worldwide, including AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, KPN, Manitoba Telecom Services, Nextel Communications, Inc., Rogers, SaskTel Mobility, SmarTone and TELUS Mobility. For more information, visit www.visto.com.
Visto is backed by Oak Investment Partners, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Rustic Canyon Ventures, Allegis Capital and Blueprint Ventures.