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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Intellisync Corporation Completes Tourmaline Networks Acquisition
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3 -- Intellisync Corporation (Nasdaq: SYNC - News), a leading developer and marketer of wireless software for the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Tourmaline Networks, Inc., a privately held developer and marketer of mobile email solutions. Tourmaline, the largest provider of QUALCOMM-based BREW® email products to mobile operators around the world, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Intellisync.
"Tourmaline's technology not only expands the broad array of devices Intellisync supports, but also adds valuable partners to our growing mobile-operator business," said Intellisync CEO Woodson (Woody) Hobbs. "Perhaps more importantly, it will help us provide a wireless email solution to the enormous market of groupware or POP / IMAP users who do not currently own a smartphone or PDA."
Tourmaline's products support POP, HTML, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino mail on over 50 handsets, and are available in English, Spanish and Chinese language versions. Tourmaline has distribution agreements with over 20 mobile operators worldwide. In addition to Verizon Wireless, these operators include ALLTEL, Cellular South, CodeTel, Cricket, IUSACELL, MetroPCS, Midwest Wireless, US Cellular and Western Wireless in the U.S. Outside of the U.S., Tourmaline's products are offered by BellSouth Colombia, BellSouth Ecuador, BellSouth Guatemala, BellSouth Panama, Hutchinson CAT, nTelos, Telecommunications Movilnet, Telefonica Peru and Telstra. Tourmaline also provides email products to leading ISPs.
ABOUT INTELLISYNC CORPORATION
Intellisync Corporation is a leading provider of mobile software and platforms to large enterprises, mobile operators, software providers and device manufacturers. Intellisync has won the mobility industry's top awards by providing seamless synchronization, secure wireless email, device control and mobility management software that connects nearly every device, data source and application available. The world's largest corporations have selected Intellisync as their mobility solution standard, including America Online, Credit Agricole, Domino's Pizza, Guidant, IBM, Microsoft, NTT DoCoMo, Oracle | PeopleSoft, Pfizer, Target, T-Mobile, Union Pacific, Verizon Wireless and Yahoo! For more information, please visit www.intellisync.com.
ABOUT TOURMALINE NETWORKS, INC.
Tourmaline Networks, Inc. (www.tourmalinenetworks.com) develops and markets wireless email solutions for mobile workers and consumers. Tourmaline products help people increase their productivity by providing simple, secure and affordable access to email anytime, anywhere. Tourmaline products offer new revenue opportunities to telecom carriers and Internet service providers. Founded in 2000, Tourmaline is located in Solana Beach, CA.
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