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Good raises $20 million in VC funds

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Good Technology Inc. announced it raised an additional $20 million in its Series E expansion round of venture-capital financing. ValueAct Capital led the round. Good said it intends to use the money to expand its GoodLink, GoodAccess and Good Mobile Defense products, and...

Good raises $20 million in VC funds

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. announced it raised an additional $20 million in its Series E expansion round of venture-capital financing. ValueAct Capital led the round. Good said it intends to use the monies to expand its GoodLink, GoodAccess and Good Mobile Defense products, and...

Sony Ericsson hedges on wireless e-mail standards

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. released a new high-end 3G device and also laid out its plans for wireless e-mail. The company apparently has decided to forgo choosing sides in the hotly contested wireless e-mail market by supporting virtually every major wireless e-mail program...

Microsoft crows over wireless e-mail

BARCELONA, Spain-Microsoft Corp. furthered its efforts in the wireless e-mail space with an announcement that Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Orange SA, T-Mobile International and Vodafone Group plc plan to offer its push e-mail service. The service works on devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system.The...

Sony Ericsson goes all-in on wireless e-mail

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. released a new high-end 3G device and also laid out its plans for wireless e-mail. The company apparently has decided to forgo choosing sides in the hotly contested wireless e-mail market by supporting virtually every major wireless e-mail program...

Wireless e-mail space intense with patents, lawsuits, competition

The flurry of legal wrangling in the wireless e-mail space continued as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against competitor Good Technology Inc. Meanwhile, Research In Motion Ltd. scored several patent wins. In its lawsuit, Visto accused Good of violating four of its patents...

Visto sues Good for wireless e-mail patent infringement

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-The flurry of legal wrangling in the wireless e-mail space continued as Visto Corp. filed a patent infringement suit against competitor Good Technology Inc. The software developer accused Good of violating four of its patents for synchronizing, managing and accessing mobile e-mail....

Visto joins lawsuit frenzy

The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued last week as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to wireless synchronization, managing and securing data between servers and handheld devices. The...

Visto challenges Microsoft over patent infringement, inks deal with NTP

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-The wave of litigation in the mobile e-mail space continued as Visto Corp. filed a patent-infringement suit against Microsoft Corp. Visto claims the software giant violated three patents relating to synchronizing and managing data between servers and handheld mobile devices. The move...

Vodafone launches own brand of e-mail service with Visto

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced it has launched a mobile e-mail service in the United Kingdom under its own brand of Vodafone Business Email. The company said the service is available in hosted and "behind the firewall" versions to business customers alongside Vodafone's existing Blackberry...

Vodafone launches own brand of e-mail service with Visto

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc e announced it has launched a mobile e-mail service in the United Kingdom under its own brand of Vodafone Business Email. The company said the service is available in hosted and "behind the firewall" versions to business customers alongside Vodafone's existing...

Nokia’s Intellisync buy pushes it further into e-mail space

Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million acquisition of Intellisync Corp. The handset manufacturer last week announced plans to buy the San Jose, Calif.-based developer, offering $5.25 per...

Nokia buys Intellisync for $430 million

HELSINKI, Finland-Just two months after launching its own branded wireless e-mail offering, Nokia Corp. is jumping head-first into the space with the $430 million acquisition of Intellisync Corp. The handset manufacturer Wednesday announced plans to buy the San Jose, Calif.-based developer, offering $5.25 per...

Visto adds $70 million to war chest

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Visto Corp. hopes a whopping $70 million financing round can propel it to the forefront of the white-hot wireless e-mail space.The developer added to its already-fat wallet with the latest round, which was led by DFJ ePlanet Ventures. Current investors Draper Fisher...

Ericsson targets BlackBerry with EMO product

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced Jordanian operator MobileCom will use its Ericsson Mobile Organizer to offer push e-mail services. The deal is notable as it puts Ericsson in direct competition with the likes of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and other wireless e-mail firms...

Cingular pushes Oz e-mail to users

Few killer apps have fizzled the way mobile e-mail has. Although it seems nearly every U.S. consumer has at least two e-mail accounts-one for work and another for personal use-only a small percentage access e-mail from their handsets. And while Research in Motion Ltd....

Nokia releases trio of business-focused devices

LONDON-Nokia Corp. continues to pursue enterprise users, using last week's Smartphone Show here to unveil a trio of advanced devices that pit the manufacturer squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. The new Eseries handsets are designed for European,...

E-mail vendors position for market growth

The squabble over mobile e-mail market share continues, with Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., Visto Corp., and others making waves in the market. Market potential drives such feuds, as research and consulting firm IDC predicted the number of worldwide mobile workers will grow...

Nokia releases trio of business-focused devices

LONDON-Nokia Corp. released a trio of advanced, business-focused devices that pit the company squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Specifically, Nokia's new E61 device features the same design as Palm's Treo, Motorola's Q and RIM's BlackBerry, but adds...

Nokia pushes into wireless e-mail

Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone, be it a low-end, voice-centric device or a high-end smart phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly...

Nokia takes on enterprise market with wireless e-mail product

Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly against players like Research In Motion Ltd., Good Technology Inc., Visto...

Rhetoric in enterprise space points to increased interest

The wireless enterprise market-long a scene of sedate players and leisurely sales cycles-has cracked open with finger pointing, name calling, innuendo and otherwise rabid competition. "It really is a great indicator that it (the market) is starting to blossom," said Jason Guesman, vice president...

Sprint teams with Yahoo! for wireless e-mail service

OVERLAND PARK, Calif.-The wireless e-mail space remains hot as Sprint PCS teamed with Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. and software developer Seven to offer service to mass-market mobile users. Dubbed Yahoo! Mail for Mobile, the service is available through a downloadable client for $3 a...

Sprint teams with Yahoo! for wireless e-mail service

The wireless e-mail space remained hot Wednesday as Sprint PCS said it is teaming with Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. and software developer Seven to offer service to mass-market mobile users. Dubbed Yahoo! Mail for Mobile, the service is available through a downloadable client for...