Rogers Wireless and Motorola Drive 'Push Email' to Business and Consumer Markets with MyMail on the Motorola RAZR V3
22 11월 2005 - 9:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
MyMail Service Powered by Visto Mobile Offers the First Java-based
Push Email Client for GSM Handsets TORONTO and REDWOOD SHORES, CA,
Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rogers Wireless and Motorola
Canada today announced the availability of MyMail push email
service on the Motorola RAZR V3. Now for the first time, Rogers
Wireless' business and individual customers are able to take
advantage of the first Java-based push email made available for a
GSM Handset. MyMail, powered by Visto Mobile(TM), gives customers
all the benefits of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)-like device
in the sleek form factor of a razor-thin mobile phone. The end
result is a superior user experience and real-time access to email,
contacts and calendars - with a simple flip of the phone. "The
MyMail service together with the Motorola RAZR V3 is the ultimate
combination of productivity and personal style," said John Boynton,
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Wireless.
"Now, Rogers Wireless customers can make better use of time spent
away from their PC with a sophisticated yet easy-to-use service
that helps them save time. Because this compelling service is so
simple to use with access to address books, emails and calendar
wherever you are, we are confident we have put in place an offering
that addresses already existing needs and desires across our
entire, ever-expanding mobile community." By simply downloading the
MyMail application over the air (OTA) to the Motorola RAZR V3,
business-centric customers will immediately be able to receive,
send, and delete messages and stay synchronized with their
Microsoft(R) Exchange or Lotus Domino email and PIM services while
away from their desk. These corporate email users will have the
choice of selecting either the Visto Enterprise Server (VES) or the
Desktop Redirector Application (DAC), depending on the
organization's size, scope and business requirements. For personal
email access (POP3 or IMAP), the customer simply downloads the
MyMail application OTA and enters their account credentials. "The
introduction of push Email on the Motorola RAZR V3, one of our most
popular and iconic handset models, gives people more incentive to
stay connected in style - whether for work or play," said Mike
Hortie, president of Motorola Canada. "MyMail makes the Motorola
RAZR V3 even more of an essential all-in-one mobile device." "It
has been our belief all along that Visto's push technology combined
with attractive device form factors would accelerate penetration
throughout the market, providing both enterprises and individual
users the ultimate in choice and freedom," said Brian Bogosian,
chairman, president and CEO of Visto Corporation. "With Visto
Mobile and the Motorola RAZR V3, Visto and Motorola have combined
technology to provide Rogers Wireless with an elegant and robust
solution that will be attractive to the broadest subset of mobile
users." Pricing and Availability MyMail from Rogers Wireless,
powered by Visto Mobile, is available now on the Motorola RAZR V3
with a Rogers Wireless Data Service Plan (DSP). Data service plans
begin at $15/month and are available in packages up to $60/month,
depending on the mobile customer's personal needs and/or business
requirements. The Motorola RAZR V3 is available for $99.99 for a
limited time with a three year airtime package from Rogers
Wireless. For more information, visit http://www.rogers.com/mymail.
About Rogers Wireless Rogers Wireless Inc. is Canada's largest
wireless voice and data communications services provider with
offices in Canadian cities across the country, more than 6.0
million customers, and two powerful brands: Rogers Wireless and
Fido. Rogers Wireless, which operates Canada's largest integrated
wireless voice and data network, providing advanced voice and
wireless data solutions to customers from coast to coast, is
Canada's only carrier operating on the GSM/GPRS technology
platform, the world standard for wireless communications
technology. Rogers Wireless is a subsidiary of Rogers
Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG), a diversified Canadian
communications and media company. For further information, please
visit http://www.rogers.com/. About Motorola Motorola (NYSE:MOT) is
a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless
mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems
and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces
in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people,
things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless
mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables
smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication.
Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more
information: http://www.motorola.com/. 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(TM) platform with
ConstantSync(TM) 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, 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, ePlanet Ventures, VantagePoint Venture
Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Rustic Canyon Ventures,
Allegis Capital and Blueprint Ventures. For more information, visit
http://www.visto.com/ or e-mail . (C)Copyright 2005. Visto
Corporation, Visto, the Visto logo, Visto Mobile, ConstantSync and
Constant Synchronization are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Visto Corporation. All third-party trademarks, trade
names, or service marks are the property of their respective owners
and are used only to refer to the goods or services identified by
those third-party marks. Visto's technology is protected by U.S.
Patents 6,085,192; 5,968,131; 6,023,708; 5,961,590; 6,131,116;
6,151,606; 6,233,341; 6,131,096, 6,708,221 and 6,766,454 and 12
foreign patents. Other patents pending. DATASOURCE: Rogers Wireless
Inc. CONTACT: Media: Suzanne McMeans, Manager, Corporate
Communications, Rogers Wireless, Ph: (416) 935-7167, ; Kathryn
Hanley, Hill & Knowlton for Motorola, (416) 413-1218 x4525, ;
Suzanne Panoplos, Director of Corporate Marketing, Visto
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