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Visto Corporation Wins Two Gold Mobile Star Awards For Push Email/PIM and Mobility Leadership
MobileVillage Awards Highest Gold Star Honors to Visto Mobile and Company’s CEO Brian Bogosian
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – October 31, 2005 – Visto Corporation, a leading global provider of secure push mobile email, today announced that it has won two Gold Mobile Star Awards™ from MobileVillage®, the 10-year leader in market development and news services about mobile technology.
Visto received its first Gold Mobile Star award for Visto Mobile™ with ConstantSync™ technology, Visto's carrier-grade platform for wireless access to corporate and personal e-mail, calendar, contacts and other corporate data. Visto’s president, chairman and CEO, Brian Bogosian, also received the Gold Star for Leader of a Mobile Solutions Company.
The fourth annual Mobile Star Awards aim to honor and promote the best companies, products, deployments and leaders in mobile and wireless technology. Winners are chosen by subscribers to Go Mobile®, MobileVillage’s free online newsletter. These individuals represent various segments within the wireless sector and have selected the companies they believe are driving true innovation in the mobility marketplace.
“The Mobile Star Awards program was developed to recognize the ground-breaking products and inspiring leaders that are shaping the wireless industry,” says MobileVillage Editor Gary Thayer. “We were impressed by the number of high-quality companies that submitted for the Mobile Star awards and even more pleased by the number of people that turned out to recognize the accomplishments of these leading organizations.”
During the past year, Visto has gained rapid 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. Visto also 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.
“MobileVillage’s recognition of Visto Mobile as the leading email and PIM solution further validates Visto’s strength and global presence in the mobile messaging market,” said Brian Bogosian, president, chairman and CEO of Visto Corporation. “I am also honored to receive the Gold Star award for leadership, as this is a tribute to the team’s success in securing customer relationships with some of the largest mobile operators throughout the world. As we continue to work with our carrier customers to roll out new and innovative wireless services, we expect to achieve even greater adoption of Visto’s mobile mail, PIM and business solutions by enterprises and mobile professionals worldwide.”
A list of winners in each of this year’s award categories is posted at www.mobilevillage.com/awards.htm.
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, mobile professionals and consumers. 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, Rogers Wireless, 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.
About MobileVillage®
A pioneer in developing the enterprise mobile technology market since 1993, MobileVillage® / PDA Inc. is a market and solution development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless enterprise computing within select vertical and horizontal market segments. The company has fostered countless technical and professional alliances through conferences; news; product promotions and awards; and "Best of Breed" solution identification. Visit MobileVillage online at www.mobilevillage.com.