Mobile email provider Visto has made a deal with Motorola to take enterprise messaging outfit Good Technologies off their hands. The deal gives Visto a leg up in its efforts to compete with Canada’s Research in Motion in the enterprise and government communications sector; Good Technology makes solutions for wireless messaging, mobile VPN connectivity, along with handheld device security and management. Visto isn’t saying how much it’s paying fro Good Technologies, but Motorola paid over $400 million for them back in 2007. The deal will roughly double Visto’s employee base to more than 400 people.
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Microsoft and Visto Settle On Mobile Email
Although neither company has revealed the specific terms of the settlement, software giant Microsoft and mobile email developer Visto have announced a settlement to a patent dispute between the companies that has been running for two years. The settlement involves Microsoft getting a license to the Visto patents for “cash and non-cash consideration,” and both companies dismissing all legal claims.
“This settlement is yet another validation of Visto’s strong and important patent portfolio,” said Visto’s co-founder and CTO Daniel Mendez, in a statement. “We are pleased that Microsoft agreed to this arrangement which we believe reinforces our ownership of these crucial inventions and technology.”
Palm, Visto team on e-mail client
PalmSource and Visto will co-market the new default messaging solution to Palm OS licensees and their wireless operators, resulting in easier integration with existing IT infrastructures.
The new email client for the Palm OS platform will provide secure, reliable push-email capabilities between Palm Powered(TM) mobile devices and enterprise-grade mail servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino, as well as access to POP3/IMAP mail servers, allowing enterprise users to stay connected to data while away from the office. The new email client will become the default messaging solution for the Palm OS platform.


