Rogers Wireless & Motorola Drive 'Push Email' to Consumer Markets

Rogers Wireless & Motorola Drive 'Push Email' to Consumer Markets Fri 25 Nov 2005

TORONTO and REDWOOD SHORES, CA, Nov. 22 -- Rogers Wireless and Motorola Canada 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, 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