Solution Enables Service Providers to Generate Revenue by Offering Compelling New Webtop and Mobile Messaging Service for the Mass Market REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ --
Funambol, the leading provider of Mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by
open source, and Laszlo Systems, a global leader in Rich Internet Application
(RIA) software and developer of the OpenLaszlo open source development
platform, today announced that they are integrating the commercial versions of
their award-winning Mobile 2.0 and Web 2.0 messaging solutions.
The joint offering combines Laszlo Webtop, a unified web-based
communication suite that includes email, contacts and calendar, with
Funambol's push email and PIM sync software, which is deployable across 1.5
billion mobile phones. The combined solution enables service providers to
rapidly transform their email operations into a compelling new way for
consumer and business users to access email, contacts and calendars over the
Internet and on mobile devices. The offering also enables service providers to
leverage an ad-based model for online and mobile users, providing an important
new revenue stream.
"The Funambol-Laszlo solution fills an important void in the market," said
Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of Funambol. "Service providers are facing a build
vs. buy vs. outsource email decision. Many are competing, directly or
indirectly, with Web 2.0 email and mobile offerings, from Google, Yahoo!, AOL
and Hotmail (LiveMail). The Funambol-Laszlo solution enables service providers
to upgrade their email systems to be state-of-the-art and to compete on a
level playing field with Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 offerings."
Service providers need to make some difficult choices about their
messaging services. Upgrading their internal systems requires extensive time
and resources, and developing Web 2.0 and mobile messaging applications, which
are now de rigueur, is not their core competency. Most commercially available
systems are not competitive in terms of their user interfaces and breadth of
mobile capabilities. Outsourcing also does not provide the breadth, depth and
rich interface of messaging and mobile offerings from the top portals and
search engines. The Funambol-Laszlo solution provides service providers with a
world-class Web 2.0 email, contacts and calendar interface, and a push email
and PIM sync solution for 1.5 billion devices. The joint solution easily
integrates into a service provider's infrastructure and enables service
providers to generate incremental revenue from online and mobile advertising.
"As users move from desktop to mobile devices, they will expect a richer
Web 2.0-like experience on cell phones," said Antony Campitelli, Vice
President of Marketing at Laszlo. "The Funambol-Laszlo solution combines
Mobile 2.0 with Web 2.0 to satisfy this need, and in the process, creates a
new compelling revenue generator for service providers."
The Funambol-Laszlo solution is available immediately. For more
information, please visit the Funambol website at http://www.funambol.com or
the Laszlo website at http://www.laszlosystems.com.
About Funambol
Funambol provides mobile 2.0 messaging software powered by open source.
The company is the leading provider of open source push email and PIM sync
solutions for the mass market. Funambol open source has been downloaded more
than two million times by 50,000 developers and project participants in 200
countries. The commercial version of Funambol has been deployed at service
providers, mobile operators, portals, device manufacturers and ISVs including
customers such as 1&1, Earthlink and CA, Inc. Funambol is headquartered in
Redwood City, CA with an R&D center in Italy. See http://www.funambol.com.
About Laszlo Systems
Laszlo Systems is a global leader of Rich Internet Application (RIA)
solutions. Its flagship commercial product, Laszlo Webtop, enables service
providers to deliver a Web 2.0 unified communication experience that is
customizable and extensible by the provider. Laszlo is also the original
developer of OpenLaszlo, the premier open source RIA development platform used
by tens of thousands of developers worldwide. Laszlo's software and solutions
have been universally adopted by corporations and service providers, ranging
from the Fortune 100 to smaller-sized businesses, and extend across the
consumer, enterprise, education and government industries. For more
information about San Mateo, Calif.-based Laszlo Systems, visit
http://www.laszlosystems.com.
Media Contacts
Shelly Milam for Funambol
Page One PR
(415) 875-7491
shelly@pageonepr.com
Antony Campitelli for Laszlo Systems
(650) 358-2726
acampitelli@laszlosystems.com
SOURCE Funambol
