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Visto Corporation Announces Support for Treo 650 Smartphone


Visto extends push email solution with new Treo 650 support

(Redwood Shores, CALIF., October 25, 2004) - Visto Corporation (www.visto.com), the leading global provider of personal and corporate wireless e-mail and PIM solutions to mobile operators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms, today announced support for palmOne, Inc.'s new TreoT 650 smartphone with Visto MobileT, the wireless e-mail platform which provides instantaneous and automatic 2-way delivery of email, contacts and calendar updates on any 2.5G or 3G device. The combination of the Treo 650 with Visto Mobile provides a robust, secure, push email/PIM capability that runs on POP3, Microsoft Outlook/Exchange, and IBM Lotus Notes/Domino servers, and scales from individuals to enterprises.

Visto Mobile is Visto's patented, carrier-grade platform for wireless access to corporate and personal e-mail, calendar, contacts and other corporate data. Visto Mobile provides secure and always up-to-date access to e-mail/PIM data via any wireless network, and provides total customer choice by supporting all popular intelligent devices and leading email platforms.

"The feature set of the Treo 650 is perfect for today's mobile work force, where communication and productivity are key," said Page Murray, vice president, marketing, for palmOne. "The Visto Mobile solution complements the Treo 650 by providing the robust, secure, real-time over-the-air delivery of wireless email, calendar and contact information that's critical to mobile productivity."

"Visto is committed to providing our Visto Mobile push email solution on the widest variety of operating systems, email platforms, and data networks," said Brian Bogosian, chairman, president and CEO of Visto Corporation. "We are seeing strong interest from global operators, partners and users for push-based mobile email/PIM solutions on devices that mirror phone and PDA functions, in a familiar format, and from the recognized leaders in the market. The push capabilities of Visto Mobile running on the Palm OS® and on a device like the Treo 650 meets all these criteria."

Ten leading wireless carriers worldwide offer their customers access to wireless e-mail and PIM through the Visto Mobile platform, including AT&T Wireless and Nextel Communications in the United States. In addition to supporting Palm OS, the solution also works with Symbian OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile SmartPhone and Pocket PC editions, J2Me-based devices, IMAP and SyncMLT based devices and any other device that has a WAP or HTML browser

Visto will be demonstrating Visto Mobile on the Treo 650 smartphone and other leading devices in booth 221 of the CTIA Wireless I.T. show in San Francisco, California, October 25th thru the 27th.

About the Treo 650 Smartphone from palmOne, Inc.

Building on the award-winning Treo 600 design, the new Treo 650 smartphone from palmOne makes it easier than ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. By combining a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging and web access(1), the Treo 650 lets users organize and simplify their business and personal lives all in one place. The Treo 650 offers integrated Bluetooth® technology, a higher-resolution screen, multimedia capabilities, a removable battery, non-volatile memory, and an improved QWERTY backlit keyboard.. More information can be found at www.palmOne.com/Treo650.

About Visto

Visto is the leading provider of wireless messaging and collaboration solutions to mobile operators for the broadest set of mobile device platforms and markets. Visto is opening up the mass market for wireless messaging and collaboration by providing a broad and open, carrier-grade, global solution for mobile operators targeting enterprises and mobile professionals, providing mobile operators with a single scalable solution to drive revenue growth and expand margins. The company's Visto MobileT platform works in real time with leading email solutions from personal to enterprise providing maximum control and flexibility for the operator and choice for the customer. Visto's customized, brandable solutions are available through mobile operators worldwide as a hosted service or a fully licensable and integrated platform, and are used by AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, KPN, Manitoba Telecom Services, Nextel Communications, Inc., Rogers Wireless, SaskTel Mobility, SmarTone and TELUS Mobility.

(1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Email requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost. ISP may also be required. Pricing varies by service provider.

Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Visto is backed by Oak Investment Partners, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Rustic Canyon Ventures, Allegis Capital and Blueprint Ventures. For more information, visit www.visto.com or email sales@visto.com.


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