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Visto Announces Broad Device Support for Windows Mobile 5.0 Software Platform
Company Provides Mobile Professionals More Choice With Availability of Visto Mobile on Leading Mobile Handsets
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 28, 2005 – Visto Corporation, a leading global provider of secure push mobile email, today announced at the CTIA Fall 2005 Wireless show, the availability of Visto Mobile™ with ConstantSync™ technology on handsets based on the Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform. Visto’s support for these devices (Motorola Q, Audiovox PPC 6700 and the i-mate JASJAR) underscores the company’s commitment to delivering mobile messaging solutions on the widest and most up to date array of mobile handsets available on the market today.
"The flexibility of the Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform enables Visto to address an even broader portion of the enterprise market with a solution that serves all levels within an organization,” said Chris Hill, group product manager for the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "We designed Windows Mobile 5.0 to work with a variety of new applications, providing our industry partners with the ability to offer enterprises a complete suite of productivity services that matches their lifestyle requirements.”
With Visto Mobile™ and Constantsync™ technology, wireless operators can offer enterprises instantaneous wireless access to critical business data, enabling mobile workers to make more productive of their time spent away from their desks or out of the office. The combination of the Visto Mobile solution with a handset based on the Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform, provides end users with a user experience that includes fast access to information, viewing of key business documents and solid performance through efficient data utilization.
"We will continue to execute on our strategy of driving the adoption of mobile push email and PIM throughout the world by providing freedom of choice through open systems and true device alternatives,” said Brian Bogosian, chairman, president and CEO of Visto. “The Windows Mobile 5.0 software platform provides us with a powerful platform for delivering the mobile email solutions that are rapidly becoming a ‘must have’ for large organizations and an even more critical lifeline for smaller businesses. As momentum continues to build in the mobile messaging market, we will work with mobile operators throughout the world and our strategic partners to bring to market the innovative wireless services that enterprise will use to grow their businesses.”
During the past year, Visto has experienced strong growth and momentum, with the Visto Mobile solution currently available from more than 15 leading wireless operators around the world, including: Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile community; Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest wireless operator; and Sprint-Nextel, a provider of fully integrated wireless communications services in the United States. With the addition of Motorola Q, Audiovox PPC 6700 and the i-mate JASJAR, Visto has the distinction of being the first mobile email vendor to deliver “push-based” wireless email on more than 60 handsets from leading device manufacturers all over the world.
About Visto
Visto delivers the leading global platform for mobile operators to provide wireless push e-mail to the broadest set of mobile devices. Visto’s open solution enables e-mail for the mass market, targeting large enterprises, small businesses and mobile professionals. The company’s patented Visto Mobile™ platform with ConstantSync™ technology works in real time with POP3, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino e-mail solutions for personal to enterprise 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, KPN, Manitoba Telecom Services, Rogers Wireless, SaskTel Mobility, SmarTone, SFR, Sprint-Nextel, TELUS Mobility and the Vodafone Group.
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with offices in Seattle, London, Rome, Paris, Toronto, Tokyo, Beijing and Tianjin, China, Visto is backed by Oak Investment Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Rustic Canyon Ventures, Allegis Capital and Blueprint Ventures. For more information, visit www.visto.com or e-mail sales@visto.com.