Rogers Wireless and Motorola Drive 'Push Email' to Business and Consumer Markets with MyMail on the Motorola RAZR V3
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MyMail Service Powered by Visto Mobile Offers the First Java-based Push Email Client for GSM Handsets
TORONTO and REDWOOD SHORES, CA, Nov. 22 / -- 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® 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 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 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: 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 www.visto.com or e-mail sales@visto.com.
©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.
Source: Rogers Wireless Inc.
CONTACT: Media: Suzanne McMeans, Manager, Corporate Communications, Rogers Wireless, Ph: (416) 935-7167, Suzanne.mcmeans@rci.rogers.com; Kathryn Hanley, Hill & Knowlton for Motorola, (416) 413-1218 x4525, Kathryn.hanley@hillandknowlton.ca; Suzanne Panoplos, Director of Corporate Marketing, Visto Corporation, (650) 486-6026(p);
