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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Visto Launches First Enterprise-grade Push Email Service in China
Beijing, China and Redwood City, CA, May 15, 2006 - Visto Corporation, the leading global provider of secure push mobile email, and Lenovo Chinaweal System & Service Co., Ltd., the system integration subsidiary of Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's third largest PC manufacturer and the leading IT equipment and services provider in China, today announced a partnership that will bring the first enterprise-grade mobile push email solution to the Chinese market. This agreement enables Lenovo to immediately offer the Visto Mobile(tm) secure push email service to businesses of all sizes in both Chinese and English on twelve of the most popular mobile devices on China's wireless networks.
"With Visto Mobile, we deliver a mobile push email service to satisfy the needs of business customers, regardless of their size, email infrastructure, or preferred mobile device," said Ms. Caihong He, president of Lenovo Chinaweal. "The market has been anxiously waiting for a secure, real time mobile email service. In keeping with our strong tradition of innovation, we are proud to be the first to market with Visto and bring the huge productivity benefits of wireless email to China."
"Lenovo's strong leadership position in the Chinese market in combination with Visto's advanced global technology makes this exciting partnership a catalyst for rapid wireless email growth in China," said Brian Bogosian, president, chairman and CEO of Visto. "This service is the first of its kind in China and unlike competing mobile email offerings, the Visto Mobile solution is available immediately on a broad range of mobile devices. China is central to our strategy and we will continue to invest heavily in the region, providing partners such as Lenovo with the superior local resources that are required for driving adoption among China's 400 million mobile users."
Over the last year, Visto has aggressively invested in the Chinese market and has significantly expanded its Asia Pacific operations. With more than 60 people in China and a robust organizational growth plan, Visto will continue to expand and support new market opportunities in Asia. Currently, the company has established sales offices throughout the region and a world-class development centre in Tianjin, China. The Tianjin office is a major R&D centre for Visto, supporting the company's global product and technology vision while providing local support for partners throughout the region.
Lenovo is prepared to deploy the service internally to its own mobile employees, and already has commitments from a number of initial launch customers that include some of China's largest enterprises.
Availability
Available immediately under the Visto Mobile brand, the service is offered and supported by Lenovo. With Visto Mobile, all of China's business users will have secure and instantaneous access to mobile email on a range of mobile devices including the Lenovo ET960, Lenovo ET 980, Nokia 6600, Nokia 7610, Nokia 6670, Nokia 3230, Sony Ericsson P910C, Dopod 818, Dopod 828, Dopod 838, Dopod 585 and Dopod 586.
About Lenovo Chinaweal and Lenovo Group Lenovo Chinaweal System & Service Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lenovo Group Ltd., is the principal entity of the Lenovo Group engaged in the telecom IT services business, with more than 10 years of experience in system integration, implementation services and software development. Lenovo Chinaweal provides customers with professional consulting services, innovative IT solutions and value-added services with the goal to bring about competitive advantages to China's telecom carriers and enterprises.
Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, Lenovo Group develops, manufactures and markets reliable high-quality, secure, and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina.
About Visto
Visto delivers the leading global platform for delivering wireless push email to the broadest set of mobile devices. Visto's open solution enables email for the mass market, targeting large enterprises, small businesses and mobile professionals. 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 customer. Visto Mobile utilizes ConstantSync(tm), a real-time push technology that ensures valuable corporate data is always up to date and never stored outside the firewall. The complete platform comprises server, desktop, and device software, providing a complete mobile e-mail/PIM solution for today's business user. Visto's customized, brandable solutions are available through leading mobile operators and systems integrators worldwide including Cingular, Elisa, KPN, Lenovo Group Ltd, Rogers Wireless, SaskTel Mobility, SmarTone, SFR, Sprint-Nextel, TELUS Mobility, Turkcell and the Vodafone Group.
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